PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaheli Sonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arttu Attila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonni's entrance music is Chica. A fine choice. Arttu Attila is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sonni
vs
Attila

186 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

179 cm
23
179 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Brute

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaheli Sonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arttu Attila!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Attila gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sonni counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sonni lands with a slapping head kick.
Sonni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Attila ducks under a wild hook from Sonni.
Sonni misses with a low kick as Attila jumps back.
Sonni looks to throw the jab but Attila is out of range.
Sonni throws a body punch but Attila moves out of range.
Attila misses with a takedown attempt - Sonni sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sonni looks for the body kick but Attila saw that one coming.
Kaheli Sonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Attila misses with a takedown
and Sonni counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kaheli Sonni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arttu Attila.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Sonni. That snapped Attila's head back.
Attila bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Attila moves away from the strike by Sonni.
Sonni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sonni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Attila takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Attila closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sonni circles away.
Attila ducks under a wild hook from Sonni.
Attila with a poor takedown
and Sonni counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good leg kick by Sonni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sonni lands a leg kick that knocks Attila off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sonni. Attila does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attila blocks a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Sonni as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Attila chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sonni can pounce on him.
Sonni displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Attila.
Sonni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sonni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sonni misses with a hook. Attila ducked under it nicely.
Sonni jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Attila avoids a kick to the body.
Attila closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sonni circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attila avoids the head kick by Sonni.
Jab by Sonni.
A low kick from Sonni is predictable there

and Attila counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sonni won't be happy with that.
Sonni tries to buck Attila off but Attila is having none of it.
Attila advances nicely into full mount.
Sonni is looking to improve his position but Attila isn't that keen on the idea.
Sonni tries to hold on but Attila postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Attila with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni can't escape the position.
Attila controlling from mount.
Attila working the ground and pound effectively.
Sonni is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sonni is squirming around, avoiding Attila's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonni wants to control but Attila is having none of it.
Attila cracks Sonni with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sonni throws a leg kick but Attila sees it coming and moves out of range.
Attila fails with the takedown
and Sonni counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Attila has a takedown stuffed.
Sonni misses with a left hand

and Attila counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Attila.
Sonni trying to control the position.
Sonni is really struggling to control Attila but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sonni looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sonni is trying to control the position but Attila postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kaheli Sonni.
Sonni throws a jab but it's blocked by Attila.
An inside leg kick lands from Sonni.
Sonni throws a big shot that misses.
Attila fails with the takedown
and Sonni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kaheli Sonni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arttu Attila.
Attila tries for a takedown but Sonni circles away easily
and Sonni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sonni misses with an uppercut. Attila saw that one coming.
Arttu Attila is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Attila misses with a takedown
and Sonni counters with a left to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sonni!
Attila is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attila shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sonni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Attila takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Sonni moves into range and clinches up with Attila.
Sonni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Attila.
Sonni holding his opponent close, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Attila managing to block the knees to the body from Sonni.
Sonni misses with a knee strike.
Attila on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sonni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Attila.
Attila has Sonni pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sonni manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Attila is defending well for now.
Sonni content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sonni prevents a takedown attempt there.
A right hand to the body from Sonni.
Sonni stalling against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni tries to land knees in the clinch but Attila avoids the damage to the body.
Attila tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sonni missing with knees to the body.
Attila has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sonni is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Attila is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sonni is defending well.
Sonni missing with knees to the body.
Sonni tries to land knees in the clinch but Attila avoids the damage to the body.
Sonni missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sonni - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sonni is pressed up against the cage. Attila has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sonni down to the mat. Sonni avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaheli Sonni dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Attila shoots in but no luck this time.

Attila scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Attila in side control, throwing shots but Sonni defends.
Sonni struggling a bit here.
Attila throws an elbow but Sonni slips to the side and avoids it well.
Attila working away.

Attila goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sonni rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Attila's guard! Nice work there by Sonni!
Sonni seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kaheli Sonni just wasn't active enough.
Sonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Attila is just out of range.
Sonni misses with an uppercut

so Attila counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Attila looking to pass the guard.
Attila is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sonni wants to sweep here but Attila controlling him for the moment.
Attila passes Sonni's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Attila is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sonni defends it well.
Sonni is looking to control Attila's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sonni avoid being mounted?
Sonni is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

Attila is looking for a kimura here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sonni wants to control but Attila is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Attila is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sonni defends it well.
Attila thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sonni's head.
Sonni keeping control of the position.
Sonni tries to kick Attila off but Attila keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Attila seems to be looking for submissions.
Attila misses with a head shot. Sonni uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sonni has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Attila can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kaheli Sonni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Attila pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sonni is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Arttu Attila has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Attila won't allow Sonni to sweep him here.
Attila is looking to advance position but Sonni has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Arttu Attila comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sonni 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaheli Sonni!
A relieved looking Kaheli Sonni thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.