PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roland Saukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Jobber Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Saukkonen
vs
Jobber Jr

185 cm
25
217 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

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TITAN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roland Saukkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mr Jobber Jr!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Saukkonen misses.
A slow jab from Saukkonen misses its intended target.
Saukkonen throws out a loose jab but Jobber Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jobber Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saukkonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jobber Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Saukkonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jobber Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Saukkonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Saukkonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jobber Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Roland Saukkonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saukkonen is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jobber Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jobber Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

It looks like Roland Saukkonen has been cut.
Jobber Jr throws a one two combo.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Jobber Jr and Saukkonen goes tumbling to the canvas! Jobber Jr follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Saukkonen is rocked!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jobber Jr tries to stand but can't do so whilst Saukkonen controls his leg.
Jobber Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Saukkonen is trying to control but can't.
Jobber Jr is trying to control. Saukkonen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jobber Jr thows a huge punch but Saukkonen dodges it nicely.
Jobber Jr is keen to just control but Saukkonen is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukkonen tries to roll over but Jobber Jr keeps him under control.
Jobber Jr winds up and cracks Saukkonen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jobber Jr winds up and cracks Saukkonen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Saukkonen landing a few short strikes.
Saukkonen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jobber Jr's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jobber Jr's back!
Jobber Jr covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Jobber Jr tries to escape the position.
Saukkonen misses with punches from the back.
I really don't envy Jobber Jr right now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber Jr covering up well under a series of strikes from Saukkonen.
Jobber Jr tries to escape but Saukkonen has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Jobber Jr trying to control the hands but Saukkonen breaks the grip.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jobber Jr covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Saukkonen lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Jobber Jr.
You can see the frustration on Jobber Jr's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Saukkonen scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Jobber Jr is looking for a way out.
Saukkonen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Saukkonen has Jobber Jr flattened out and is raining down punches.
Jobber Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saukkonen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saukkonen somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Saukkonen is landing with strikes. Jobber Jr can't take much more of this.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saukkonen lands a shot to the head.
Saukkonen lands an elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Jobber Jr's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Saukkonen keeps control of the position easily here as Jobber Jr tries to buck him off.
Saukkonen scores with punches to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jobber Jr grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saukkonen lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Saukkonen's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Saukkonen loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Jobber Jr hold on?
Saukkonen wants to control but Jobber Jr is keeping busy.
You can see the frustration on Jobber Jr's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Saukkonen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Saukkonen throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Jobber Jr!
Saukkonen struggling to keep hold of the position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Saukkonen. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Saukkonen scores with punches to the body.
Jobber Jr grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Saukkonen lands with a hammerfist to the side of Jobber Jr's head.
Saukkonen connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Jobber Jr to escape the position.
Saukkonen lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saukkonen has the hooks in. Jobber Jr is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Saukkonen throwing damaging strikes from the back! Jobber Jr could be in trouble here!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Saukkonen's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Saukkonen scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Jobber Jr is looking for a way out.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Saukkonen lands with a hammerfist to the side of Jobber Jr's head.
Saukkonen is punishing Jobber Jr with some ground and pound.
Saukkonen is working the ground and pound. Can Jobber Jr escape?
Saukkonen landing with strikes.
Saukkonen scores with punches and elbows.
Saukkonen lands punches and elbows.
Jobber Jr covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Saukkonen scores with punches to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Saukkonen lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Jobber Jr.
Jobber Jr tries to roll but Saukkonen sticks to his back.
Saukkonen lands punches and elbows.
Saukkonen is punishing Jobber Jr with strikes - can he finish him?!
Saukkonen lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saukkonen lands punches and elbows.
Saukkonen is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Jobber Jr up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saukkonen is punishing Jobber Jr with strikes - can he finish him?!
Saukkonen is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Saukkonen gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Saukkonen gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Saukkonen apologises and we restart here on the feet.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Jobber Jr.

Roland Saukkonen's cut is getting worse.
Jobber Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saukkonen throws out the jab.
Saukkonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Jobber Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saukkonen looks to land a right hand but Jobber Jr moved out of range.
Saukkonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jobber Jr throws out the jab.
Jobber Jr slips a jab from Saukkonen.
A jab from Saukkonen misses.
Jobber Jr throws a jab when Saukkonen was well out of range.
Jobber Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saukkonen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jobber Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jobber Jr misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Jobber Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jobber Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Saukkonen in his tracks.
Jobber Jr cracks Saukkonen with an open hand slap.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jobber Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saukkonen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jobber Jr throws a lazy right hand but Saukkonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saukkonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saukkonen walks into a straight right hand from Jobber Jr.
Jobber Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Jobber Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Saukkonen tries to clinch but Jobber Jr is having none of it.

Saukkonen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Jobber Jr gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saukkonen trying to hold on to Jobber Jr's head to control him but Jobber Jr postures up.
Saukkonen moves into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Saukkonen is on top in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roland Saukkonen.
I think Saukkonen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Roland Saukkonen!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Roland Saukkonen!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Roland Saukkonen!

Roland Saukkonen wins by unanimous decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Roland Saukkonen waved his t-shirt featuring QFClothing's logo in front of the cameras.