PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ed Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pulla Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Gein
vs
Sorsa

185 cm
22
175 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

187 cm
21
185 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BioPharm Nutrition

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ed Gein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pulla Sorsa!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorsa slips a jab from Gein.
Gein shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sorsa scores with a nice right hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sorsa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sorsa tries to throw a body punch but Gein avoids it by throwing Sorsa back against the cage.
Gein letting Sorsa take a breather here.
Gein working hard to break the clinch.
Sorsa slows down the pace here.

Gein manages to break the clinch.
Sorsa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gein throws a hook but Sorsa avoids it easily.
Sorsa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gein will feel that in the morning.
Sorsa ducks under a wild hook from Gein.
Sorsa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sorsa pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorsa slips a straight right by Gein.
Gein loads up on a big right hand but Sorsa slips the punch.
Sorsa slips under a jab from Gein.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sorsa tries to land knees in the clinch but Gein avoids the damage to the body.
Sorsa lands a body shot.
Gein is looking to break free of the clinch but Sorsa has double underhooks.
Gein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gein just leaning against Sorsa, taking a breather.
Gein lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sorsa backwards.
Still in the clinch, Sorsa scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Sorsa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gein swats away the attempt to clinch by Sorsa.
Pulla Sorsa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sorsa slips a jab from Gein.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein misses with a hook.
Gein takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Sorsa throws a leg kick but Gein checks it.
Gein moves out of range of the body kick.
Gein loads up on a big right hand but Sorsa slips the punch.
Sorsa scores with a push kick.
Sorsa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gein throws a right hand that misses
and Sorsa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gein misses with an uppercut.
Gein misses with an uppercut. Sorsa saw that one coming.
Gein blocks a jab.
Sorsa cracks the inside of Gein's front leg.

Sorsa clinches up against the cage.
Gein pushes Sorsa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gein lands with a short shot to the head.
Gein can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gein misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sorsa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Come on Gein - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sorsa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sorsa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gein lands with a left to the head.
Sorsa tries to work over Gein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sorsa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gein misses with some punches.
Sorsa tries to throw a body punch but Gein avoids it by throwing Sorsa back against the cage.
Sorsa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sorsa pushes Gein back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sorsa stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sorsa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gein lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sorsa controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Sorsa's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Sorsa tries to stall but Gein uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Sorsa.
Gein working hard to break the clinch.
Sorsa working aggressively here.
Gein wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pulla Sorsa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gein lands with a straight right. Sorsa didn't see that one coming.
Sorsa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gein looks to land a right hand but Sorsa moved out of range.
Sorsa is looking to chop away at Gein's legs.
Sorsa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sorsa looks to clinch
and Gein counters with a left to the body.
Gein darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gein scores with a nice right hand.
Sorsa tries to clinch but Gein is having none of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sorsa. That's going to slow Gein down.
Sorsa cracks the inside of Gein's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gein jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Gein tries to keep at a distance but Sorsa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sorsa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sorsa struggles to land a body shot inside as Gein controls his hands.
Gein can't break the clinch.
Gein looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein has had enough of the clinch but Sorsa keeps him there for the moment.
Sorsa stalls.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sorsa.

Gein manages to break the clinch.
Gein misses with a few strikes there.
Gein swats away the attempt to clinch by Sorsa.
Gein rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sorsa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gein is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sorsa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fighters circling - Gein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sorsa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gein misses with a head kick.
Sorsa is looking to clinch but Gein is avoiding it.
Gein on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sorsa throws a low kick but Gein moves out of range easily.
Nice body punch from Sorsa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sorsa tries to score with a low kick but Gein moves his leg out of the way.
Gein takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pulla Sorsa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sorsa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gein's head.
Sorsa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sorsa throws a head kick that misses.
Sorsa misses with a kick to the body.
Sorsa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gein.
Sorsa connects with the punch.
Gein throws the kick towards the body but Sorsa avoids it.
Sorsa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gein thows a body shot but no joy.
Sorsa digs a good hook to Gein's body.
Gein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sorsa.
Sorsa is looking to clinch but Gein is avoiding it.
Gein gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sorsa.
A big right from Sorsa misses.
Gein misses with a hook. Sorsa ducked under it nicely.
Sorsa scores with a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Sorsa misses.
Gein throws a hook but Sorsa avoids it easily.
Gein's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sorsa under the eye.
Pulla Sorsa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sorsa throws a big shot that misses.
Gein chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sorsa can pounce on him.
Sorsa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gein throws a poor cross that misses
and Sorsa counters with a thumping low kick.
Gein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sorsa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sorsa moves out of range of the strikes.
Sorsa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gein paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gein swats away the attempt to clinch by Sorsa.
Gein misses with a hook. Sorsa ducked under it nicely.
Gein has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sorsa.
Gein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sorsa misses with a double jab.
Sorsa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gein throws a jab but it's blocked by Sorsa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sorsa clinches with his opponent.
Gein is looking to break free of the clinch but Sorsa has double underhooks.
Gein is trying to force a seperation but Sorsa has the dominant position.
Gein letting Sorsa take a breather here.
Gein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sorsa lands a nice uppercut.
Sorsa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sorsa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gein is trying to break free.
Sorsa lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Sorsa scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pulla Sorsa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Gein smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sorsa tries to clinch there but Gein circles away.
Sorsa moves away from the strike by Gein.
Gein misses with a few strikes there.
Gein throws a big shot that misses.
Gein throws a big shot that misses.

Gein tries to keep at a distance but Sorsa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sorsa lands with a short shot to the head.
Sorsa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gein.
Sorsa misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Gein escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sorsa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Gein misses.
Sorsa thuds his right hand into Gein's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Gein misses.
Sorsa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gein throws a right hand that Sorsa ducks under and follows up with a left that Sorsa also avoids with ease.
Gein is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sorsa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gein finds it's way round the side to connect with Sorsa's head.

Sorsa closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Sorsa - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gein.
Gein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Sorsa.
Sorsa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gein misses with some punches.
Sorsa lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sorsa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gein backwards.
Gein is trying to break the clinch but Sorsa is controlling him.
Pulla Sorsa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sorsa stalls.
Sorsa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ed Gein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa keeps control of Gein as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Gein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sorsa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sorsa stalks Gein and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gein's face. Gein staggers backwards, shaken.

Gein is rocked!
Sorsa throws a head kick that half lands.
Oh Gein is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sorsa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gein gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Gein tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Sorsa is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Gein buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Gein!! Gein is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Sorsa throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pulla Sorsa!