PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johan Fredrikson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaheli Sonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonni comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Chica kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kaheli Sonni was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Fredrikson
vs
Sonni

178 cm
25
175 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Fenrir Fightgear - Steel Penn

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 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Fredrikson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaheli Sonni!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Fredrikson.
Sonni misses with a leg kick.
Sonni misses with a wild body shot.
Sonni blocks a jab.
Sonni misses with a wild body shot.
Fredrikson dives in and grabs Sonni's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sonni pushes down on Fredrikson's head and hops out.
Sonni ducks under a wild hook from Fredrikson.
Sonni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sonni fakes the leg kick and cracks Fredrikson in the body.
Fredrikson blocks a head kick by Sonni.
Sonni throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sonni lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Sonni.
Fredrikson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fredrikson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sonni.
Fredrikson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sonni sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fredrikson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fredrikson blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni misses the shot to the body.
Fredrikson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sonni scores with a leg kick.
Sonni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sonni connects with an inside leg kick.
Fredrikson is breathing heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Fredrikson 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Johan Fredrikson has been cut.
Sonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fredrikson.
Fredrikson tries to move into range but Sonni moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kaheli Sonni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sonni on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonni keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Fredrikson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sonni. That's going to slow Fredrikson down.
Fredrikson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fredrikson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fredrikson moves away.
Fredrikson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fredrikson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fredrikson.
Sonni throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fredrikson.
Fredrikson staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Fredrikson misses.
Nice defenses there by Fredrikson.
Sonni thows a body shot but no joy.
Sonni is looking to land body kicks.
Sonni is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fredrikson rather than just go for the knockout.
Fredrikson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sonni connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fredrikson's hands.
Fredrikson throws a hook to the side of Sonni's head but Sonni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredrikson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sonni. That one must have hurt.
Kaheli Sonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonni throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Fredrikson.
Sonni throws a head kick that Fredrikson semi-blocks.
Sonni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonni scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonni scores with a hook to the body. Fredrikson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sonni. Fredrikson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sonni fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sonni scores with a shot to the body.
Sonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Fredrikson is just out of range.
Sonni throws a hook but Fredrikson avoids it easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Fredrikson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Fredrikson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sonni. Sonni obviously looking to wear him down.
Sonni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fredrikson.
Fredrikson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sonni.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni slips under a jab from Fredrikson.
Sonni dips to his left and cracks Fredrikson with an uppercut!
Fredrikson looks up at the clock. Bad move! Sonni lands a right hand from hell, dropping Fredrikson. Sonni pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaheli Sonni!
A very excited looking Kaheli Sonni made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.