PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akseli Suokuokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suokuokka comes to the cage accompanied by The Bags - Cavemen Rejoice. Sam Winchester has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Akseli Suokuokka's chin.

Suokuokka
vs
Winchester

189 cm
24
255 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

197 cm
25
265 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akseli Suokuokka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Winchester!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Suokuokka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Winchester at a distance.
Akseli Suokuokka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Suokuokka shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winchester swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Suokuokka content just to control the position here.
Suokuokka wants to control the pace but Winchester is squirming around nicely.
Suokuokka prevents Winchester from getting the reversal.
Winchester throwing hammer fists to the chest of Suokuokka. What's that going to do exactly?
Suokuokka wants to control the pace but Winchester is squirming around nicely.
Suokuokka looking to control and managing it successfully.
Suokuokka blocks Winchester's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester throwing hammer fists to the chest of Suokuokka. What's that going to do exactly?
Suokuokka is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Winchester can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Winchester swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Winchester has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Suokuokka trying to control but Winchester is having none of it.
Winchester tries to reverse the position but Suokuokka maintains control.
Suokuokka controlling from mount.
Winchester throwing hammer fists to the chest of Suokuokka. What's that going to do exactly?
Winchester regains half guard.
Winchester flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Winchester tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Suokuokka winds up and cracks Winchester with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winchester is refusing to be controlled, as Suokuokka sits in half guard.
Winchester missing with punches from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suokuokka trying to control from half guard but Winchester is working away.
Winchester throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Winchester is trying to get back to full guard.
Suokuokka is taking a breather. Winchester says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Akseli Suokuokka.
Suokuokka lands with a right hand.
Horrible takedown by Winchester or perhaps it was just good defense by Suokuokka which made him look bad.
Suokuokka lands a nice hook to Winchester's body. Winchester takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Suokuokka scores with a body shot.
Winchester looks gassed!
Suokuokka misses with a jab, cross combination.

Suokuokka clinches up against the cage.
Suokuokka prevents the takedown attempt.
Winchester tries for a takedown. No joy.
Akseli Suokuokka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Winchester.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Suokuokka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Suokuokka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Suokuokka moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Suokuokka.
Winchester is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Suokuokka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Suokuokka instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Suokuokka.

Suokuokka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Suokuokka closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Winchester did well to prevent Suokuokka getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suokuokka winds up and cracks Winchester with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Suokuokka looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Winchester is refusing to be controlled, as Suokuokka sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Winchester landing strikes from the bottom.
Winchester tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Nice strikes from Suokuokka there.
Suokuokka blocks the strikes from Winchester.
Winchester tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Winchester throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Suokuokka tries to stand but can't do so whilst Winchester controls his leg.

Suokuokka is working for a submission of some sort.
Winchester tries to get to full guard but Suokuokka has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suokuokka is taking a breather. Winchester says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akseli Suokuokka dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Suokuokka is looking to clinch.

Suokuokka takes the fight into the clinch.
Winchester is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Suokuokka gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Suokuokka prevents a takedown attempt there.

Suokuokka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Winchester shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Suokuokka sprawls well. Suokuokka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Winchester gets slowly back to his feet.
Akseli Suokuokka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Winchester.
Winchester closes this distance looking for a takedown but Suokuokka circles away.
Suokuokka goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Sam Winchester has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suokuokka jabs Winchester to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Suokuokka throws an overhand right that drops Winchester like a sack of potatoes! Suokuokka dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akseli Suokuokka!
Akseli Suokuokka thanked the fans post fight for their support.