PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Sonninen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy Odoors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sonninen
vs
Odoors

182 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

187 cm
28
200 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kaarlo Sonninen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paddy Odoors!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Sonninen misses.
Sonninen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Odoors looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sonninen fails to land the takedown.
Odoors keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sonninen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Odoors manages to avoid it.
Odoors wants to clinch up but Sonninen keeps it at a distance.
Odoors uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonninen.
Odoors lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sonninen thows a body shot but no joy.
Odoors uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonninen.
Sonninen throws a series of punches but Odoors avoids them all with ease.
Sonninen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Sonninen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Odoors is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sonninen asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odoors tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

Odoors showing good submission defense here.
Sonninen punches the canvas rather than the man.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Sonninen controlling the positon.
Odoors wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sonninen looking for the choke from the back.

Sonninen is persistently looking for the submission but Odoors is defending it well.
Sonninen cracks Odoors with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Odoors from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Odoors wants to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonninen is landing with strikes. Odoors can't take much more of this.
Odoors looking very determined here, making life difficult for Sonninen.
Odoors covers up after that shot from Sonninen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odoors covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Odoors looking very determined here, making life difficult for Sonninen.
Odoors is trying to stand back up.
Sonninen is punishing Odoors with strikes - can he finish him?!
Sonninen lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Sonninen 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.
Odoors holding both Sonninen 's hands and preventing any damage.
Sonninen punishes Odoors with strikes from the back mount.

Odoors is rocked!
Sonninen is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Odoors prevents Sonninen from getting a body triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonninen wants to control but Odoors manages to buck him off and is now in Sonninen's guard! Nice work there by Odoors!
Sonninen looking to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Sonninen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Odoors passes into side control.

Odoors decides to stand back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sonninen misses with a two punch combination.
Odoors stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Odoors wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaarlo Sonninen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Odoors misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Odoors looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sonninen with a poor takedown

and Odoors counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Odoors.
Odoors prevents Sonninen from breaking the clinch.
Sonninen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Odoors avoids it.
Sonninen trying to land knees to the body.
Odoors blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sonninen.

Sonninen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kaarlo Sonninen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Odoors closes the distance but Sonninen moves to the side

and Sonninen counters with a single leg into guard. Odoors didn't expect that.

Odoors pushes Sonninen off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonninen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Odoors moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kaarlo Sonninen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonninen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Odoors misses with a few strikes there.
Odoors wants to clinch.
Sonninen closes the distance and clinches up with Odoors, looking for a takedown. Sonninen pushes Odoors against the cage but Odoors circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Odoors avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sonninen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Odoors has closed the distance and engaged Sonninen in a clinch.
Sonninen stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sonninen breaks from the clinch.
Sonninen misses the shot to the body.
Odoors misses with a few strikes there.
Sonninen throws a jab but it's blocked by Odoors.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sonninen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaarlo Sonninen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Odoors misses with a head kick.
Odoors doesn't manage to clinch there - Sonninen circles away.
Sonninen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Odoors pinned against the cage. Odoors gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Sonninen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Odoors is trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonninen laying and praying for a moment but Odoors takes advantage and regains half guard.
Odoors pushes Sonninen off looking to stand but Sonninen dives back in and keeps control.
Odoors scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Sonninen manages to mount him!
Odoors is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sonninen raining down shots from the mount!
Sonninen landing shots from mount.
Odoors is in a horrible position here. Sonninen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Odoors is still in real trouble! Can Sonninen finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Odoors wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonninen loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Odoors scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Sonninen land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Sonninen stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaarlo Sonninen!