PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kris Blackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Soini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kris Blackman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Blackman
vs
Soini

180 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kris Blackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Timo Soini!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soini thows a body shot but no joy.
Soini tries to clinch there but Blackman circles away.
Soini fails with an attempt to clinch.

Soini gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blackman throws an elbow but it misses.
Soini throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Soini fails to pull guard.
Soini jumps guard but Blackman stands there with Soini around his waist. Soini gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blackman lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Blackman.

Soini jumps into guard, dragging Blackman to the mat.
Soini looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blackman is one step ahead there.
Soini is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Soini looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Soini is controlling Blackman's posture.
Soini throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackman sitting in guard here, content to control.

Soini looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Blackman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Soini is proving hard to escape from.
Soini throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Soini trying to keep a closed guard but Blackman is proving a slippery customer.
Soini seems keen to control Blackman's posture.

Soini looking for a guillotine here but Blackman defends easily.
Soini looks gassed!
Blackman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Soini is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Soini looking for a sweep. Not yet Soini, not yet.

Soini keeping busy on the bottom but Blackman has passed one foot through into half guard.
Blackman wants to stand but Soini has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Soini can do anything to dispel that myth.
Soini gets back to full guard.
Blackman wants to control from the top but Soini keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soini tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Soini looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Blackman passes into side control.
Soini is trying to get back to half guard.

Blackman decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Soini is looking to clinch but Blackman is avoiding it.
Soini slips under a jab from Blackman.
Soini doesn't manage to clinch there - Blackman circles away.
Soini tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blackman looks to land a combination but Soini avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soini looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blackman keeps the fight on the outside.

Soini has closed the distance and engaged Blackman in a clinch.
Blackman can't break the clinch.
Soini is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Blackman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Soini lands a nice elbow.

Soini has picked Blackman up - he's going for a ride! Soini dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Soini throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Soini takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Soini lands a nice short elbow.
Soini looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Soini lands with a punch from half guard.
Soini takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Soini frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Soini controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timo Soini dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Soini tries to clinch but Blackman is having none of it.
Blackman shoots in for a takedown but Soini shows good takedown defense.
Blackman misses with a wild body shot.
Blackman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Blackman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Soini looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Soini wants to improve his position but Blackman is controlling well.
Blackman blocks the strikes from Soini.
Soini is positioning himself well to prevent Blackman advancing to mount.
Blackman wants to stand up but Soini is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackman blocks the strikes from Soini.
Soini is trying is best to control the position here.
Soini is breathing heavily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Blackman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blackman lands a two punch combo.
Blackman tries to clinch up.
Kris Blackman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soini avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blackman fails with an attempt to clinch.

Soini moves into range and clinches up with Blackman.

Soini drags the fight down to the ground.
Soini tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Soini is trying to control the position but Blackman postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soini wants to improve his position but instead Blackman has moved into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soini manages to get to full guard.
Blackman stopping the sweep attempt from Soini.

Soini looking for a guillotine here but Blackman defends easily.
Soini looking for a sweep. Not yet Soini, not yet.
Soini throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Soini looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackman postures up.
Soini wants to sweep but no luck.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Soini tries to clinch but Blackman is having none of it.
Soini wants to clinch.

Soini gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Soini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blackman.
Soini tries to land knees in the clinch but Blackman avoids the damage to the body.

Blackman is fighting off a takedown attempt but Soini is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Blackman to the mat. Blackman regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Soini looking to pass the guard.
Soini postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Soini lands a couple of elbows.
Soini is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Soini lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackman wants to stand up but Soini is controlling him.
Soini wants to control from the top but Blackman keeps moving.
Blackman wants to stand but Soini is controlling the position.
Soini has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Soini stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blackman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blackman wants to get back to his feet but Soini is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Soini moves in looking to clinch but Blackman pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timo Soini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Blackman looks to clinch

and Soini counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Soini changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blackman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blackman darts in trying to clinch

and Soini counters by clinching up.
Soini tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Blackman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blackman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blackman tries to land knees in the clinch but Soini avoids the damage to the body.
Soini wants to stall.

Blackman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blackman wants to clinch up but Soini keeps it at a distance.
Blackman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blackman.
Blackman tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Soini counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Soini trying to control but Blackman is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soini throws and elbow that misses. Blackman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Soini's guard. Nice move by Blackman!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soini trying to keep a closed guard but Blackman is proving a slippery customer.
Soini has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Blackman has passed into side control.
Soini is trying to improve his position.
Soini regains half guard.
Timo Soini has got the better of the ground game so far.
Soini moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Blackman is sitting in close to Soini's body. Soini has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Blackman is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Blackman is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Soini.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Timo Soini!