PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwighd Shrude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filip Suligoj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dwighd Shrude has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shrude
vs
Suligoj

190 cm
23
225 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
27
222 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dwighd Shrude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Filip Suligoj!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Suligoj forces Shrude back against the cage and clinches.
Shrude takes a knee to the side of the body.
Suligoj scores a nice knee to the body.
Shrude is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suligoj throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shrude blocks it with crossed arms.
Shrude managing to block the knees to the body from Suligoj.
Suligoj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shrude avoids it.
Shrude is trying to stall.
Suligoj tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Suligoj lands with a short shot to the head.
Shrude working aggressively here.
Suligoj misses with a body punch.
Suligoj misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shrude.
Suligoj lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shrude backwards.
Suligoj avoids a wild elbow strike from Shrude.
Shrude misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suligoj tries to land a knee to the head but Shrude blocks with his arms.
Shrude presses Suligoj against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Suligoj landing knees to the body.
Suligoj missing with knees to the body.
Suligoj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Suligoj scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shrude is working Suligoj over against the cage.
Suligoj avoids the elbow strike from Shrude, against the cage.
Suligoj tries to land a knee to the head but Shrude blocks with his arms.
Suligoj on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shrude working aggressively here.
Shrude tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suligoj's elbow.
Suligoj with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shrude blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shrude blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suligoj utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shrude swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shrude misses with a punch to the body.
Shrude working aggressively here.
Suligoj missing with knees to the body.
Suligoj is leaning against Shrude and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Suligoj.
Suligoj misses with a knee strike.
Shrude pushes off an throws an elbow but Suligoj leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suligoj throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shrude blocks it with crossed arms.
Shrude tries to throw a body punch but Suligoj avoids it by throwing Shrude back against the cage.
Suligoj avoiding damage as Shrude throws knees to the body.
Suligoj misses with a knee to the head.
Suligoj tries to land a knee to the head but Shrude blocks with his arms.
Shrude tries to throw a body punch but Suligoj avoids it by throwing Shrude back against the cage.
Suligoj landing knees to the body.
Shrude working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Suligoj trying to land knees to the body.
Shrude managing to block the knees to the body from Suligoj.
Shrude on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shrude trying to land knees to the body.
Suligoj misses with a knee strike.
Suligoj blocks a body shot from Shrude.
Shrude misses with a short punch on the inside.
Suligoj misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shrude.
Shrude lands a body shot.
A short right from Suligoj.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suligoj missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shrude throws an elbow but misses.
Suligoj misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shrude misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suligoj.
Shrude lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Suligoj landing knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shrude just misses with a elbow thrown towards Suligoj's brow.
Suligoj throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Suligoj.
Suligoj tries to land knees in the clinch but Shrude avoids the damage to the body.
Suligoj tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shrude on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suligoj avoids a wild elbow strike from Shrude.
Suligoj lands a knee to the body.
Suligoj missing with knees to the body.
Suligoj scores with a knee to the head.
Shrude stalling in the clinch but Suligoj improves position.
Suligoj working Shrude over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suligoj utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shrude working aggressively here.
Suligoj landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shrude displaying some good clinch control by pressing Suligoj up against the cage.
Suligoj lands a knee to the head.
Suligoj lands a nice knee to the body.
Suligoj lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Dwighd Shrude has been cut.
Shrude on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suligoj lands a knee to the body.
Suligoj unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Suligoj using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suligoj misses with a knee to the head.
Suligoj looking to throw knees to the head but Shrude is blocking nicely.
Suligoj misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shrude.
Suligoj using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shrude has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Suligoj throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Filip Suligoj dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwighd Shrude's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Suligoj gets a clinch.
Suligoj with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Suligoj.
Suligoj landing knees to the head.
Suligoj misses with an elbow strike.
Filip Suligoj seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Suligoj throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shrude.
Shrude scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shrude throws an elbow but it misses.
Shrude goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Suligoj with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Suligoj misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Shrude - that landed with a thud.
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!
Shrude misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suligoj.
Shrude blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shrude lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shrude throws an elbow but misses.
Shrude on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suligoj is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suligoj with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Suligoj blocks an elbow strike from Shrude.
Shrude blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shrude trying to stall but Suligoj improves his position.
Suligoj lands a hook that snaps the head of Shrude backwards.
Suligoj scores with a shot to the side of Shrude's head.
Suligoj using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shrude.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Suligoj has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shrude blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shrude takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shrude is trying to stall.
Suligoj blocks the elbow strike.
Suligoj landing knees to the head.
Suligoj tries to throw a body punch but Shrude avoids it by throwing Suligoj back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suligoj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suligoj misses with a knee strike.
Suligoj scores a nice knee to the body.
Suligoj trying to land knees to the body.
Suligoj tries to land a knee to the head but Shrude blocks with his arms.
Shrude softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shrude throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Suligoj unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Suligoj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shrude avoids it.
Shrude cracks Suligoj with a nice body shot.
Suligoj struggles to land a body shot inside as Shrude controls his hands.
Suligoj missing with knees to the body.
Shrude lands an elbow inside that Suligoj shrugs off.
Suligoj misses with a knee to the head.
Shrude lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Suligoj on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suligoj's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shrude on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shrude.
Shrude wants to stall.
Suligoj blocking some punches.
Suligoj blocks an elbow strike from Shrude.
Suligoj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Suligoj using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Suligoj looking to throw knees to the head but Shrude is blocking nicely.
Shrude tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shrude scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Suligoj with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Suligoj utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Suligoj missing with knees to the body.
Shrude tries to work over Suligoj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shrude missing with knees to the body.
Suligoj throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shrude blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suligoj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shrude tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suligoj's elbow.
A body shot lands from Shrude.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shrude slows down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shrude just misses with a elbow thrown towards Suligoj's brow.
Suligoj connects with a knee to the head.
Shrude is trying to stall.
Shrude struggles to land a body shot inside as Suligoj controls his hands.
Shrude avoiding damage as Suligoj throws knees to the body.
Shrude taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suligoj tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Suligoj misses with a knee strike.
Shrude missing with knees to the body.
Shrude lands an elbow that stopped Suligoj in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Filip Suligoj will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dwighd Shrude's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Shrude connects with a jab.

Suligoj instigates a clinch.
Suligoj works on Shrude's body with a couple of short punches.
Suligoj misses with a knee to the head.
Shrude tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shrude misses with some punches.
Suligoj landing knees to the head.
Suligoj misses with a hook from the clinch.
Suligoj landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Suligoj prevents a body shot from Shrude.
Suligoj with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Suligoj misses with a knee strike.
Shrude misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shrude trying to land knees to the body.
Shrude misses with some punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suligoj using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shrude has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Suligoj using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shrude has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shrude tries to throw a body punch but Suligoj avoids it by throwing Shrude back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shrude swings wildly with an uppercut but Suligoj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suligoj missing with knees to the body.
Suligoj scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Suligoj avoids the elbow strike from Shrude, against the cage.
Shrude is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Suligoj is keeping busy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shrude creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Suligoj connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shrude's face.
Suligoj tries to land a knee to the head but Shrude blocks with his arms.
Suligoj misses with a knee to the head.
Suligoj utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Suligoj is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shrude is defending well for now.
Shrude using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shrude scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shrude trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shrude lands a nice elbow.
Shrude avoiding damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suligoj misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shrude misses with a punch on the inside.
Shrude blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suligoj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shrude avoids it.
Suligoj utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Suligoj unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shrude lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shrude misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suligoj throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shrude blocks it with crossed arms.
Shrude throws a punch but it's blocked by Suligoj.
Suligoj misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shrude.
Shrude lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shrude lands a body shot.
Shrude misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suligoj.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shrude misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shrude lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Suligoj.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Suligoj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Suligoj throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shrude blocks it with crossed arms.
Suligoj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shrude avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shrude blocks a body shot from Suligoj.
Suligoj looking to throw knees to the head but Shrude is blocking nicely.
Suligoj tries a knee to the head but Shrude blocks it.
Shrude goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shrude tries a body shot but Suligoj blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shrude.
Shrude can't find room to land a body shot as Suligoj controls the action.
Suligoj working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suligoj landing knees to the body.
Suligoj with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shrude creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shrude misses with a punch on the inside.
Suligoj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shrude avoids it.
Suligoj with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shrude lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shrude tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suligoj's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shrude.
Suligoj throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shrude misses with a punch to the body.
Shrude is looking to control Suligoj's arms but Suligoj gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shrude has his back to the cage.
Filip Suligoj is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Suligoj blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shrude.
Shrude swings wildly with an uppercut but Suligoj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suligoj with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

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 Dwighd Shrude.
I think Suligoj has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Filip Suligoj!