PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Suggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Talentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Talentti comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Metallica - Ecstasy Of Gold kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Suggs
vs
Talentti

200 cm
20
154 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

167 cm
21
153 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terrell Suggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Talentti!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suggs defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Talentti.
Suggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Talentti.
Nice jab there from Suggs.
Suggs looks to land a combination but Talentti avoids it well.
Suggs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suggs really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Suggs scores with a jab.
Suggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Talentti circles away quickly and effectively.
Suggs throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Suggs connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Talentti momentarily.
Talentti fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Suggs avoids it really well and circles away.
Suggs lands a lovely overhand right.
Suggs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Talentti on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talentti shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Suggs as he jumps to the side.
Terrell Suggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommi Talentti.
Talentti looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Talentti feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Suggs wants to stand and escape but Talentti is having none of it.
Talentti wants to get up but he can't break Suggs's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Suggs wants to get back to his feet but Talentti is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Talentti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suggs swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Suggs pushes Talentti off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Suggs.
Talentti throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Suggs's waist but Suggs gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Talentti off to one side.
Suggs with a jab.

Talentti takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suggs gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Talentti.
Suggs is trying to push Talentti away but Talentti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Talentti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Talentti prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Talentti gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Suggs tries to kick Talentti off but Talentti keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Talentti misses with a head shot. Suggs uses the momentum to regain guard.
Suggs is looking to stand up but Talentti isn't so interested in that idea.
Suggs trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Talentti throws an elbow that misses. Suggs uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Talentti's guard. Nice move by Suggs!

Suggs stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Suggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Talentti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suggs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Talentti in his tracks.
Talentti scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suggs lands the left hand.
A jab from Talentti misses.
Suggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Talentti circles away quickly and effectively.
Suggs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suggs is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Suggs connects with a crisp jab.
Talentti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Suggs is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Suggs falls off balance throwing a combination

and Talentti counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Talentti.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Suggs pushes Talentti off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Terrell Suggs will probably get the nod.
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.

Talentti scoring well with a low kick there.
Terrell Suggs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suggs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Talentti moves in looking to clinch but Suggs pushes him off.
Suggs throws a combination. Talentti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A punch combination from Suggs misses.
Talentti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Suggs throws out a loose jab but Talentti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talentti dodges the punch combination from Suggs.
Suggs throws a right hand that Talentti ducks under and follows up with a left that Talentti also avoids with ease.
Talentti dives in and grabs Suggs's left leg, looking for a takedown. Suggs pushes down on Talentti's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Talentti.
Talentti misses with a takedown attempt - Suggs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A punch combination from Suggs misses.
Talentti is trying hard to land a takedown here. Suggs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Terrell Suggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommi Talentti.
Talentti misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Suggs throws a right hand that Talentti ducks under and follows up with a left that Talentti also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Suggs. No joy for Talentti on that attempt.
Suggs misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suggs throws a nice looking combination but Talentti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Suggs is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Talentti moves into the clinch.
Suggs goes for a takedown in the clinch but Talentti prevents it.
Suggs tries for a takedown. No joy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Talentti is trying to drag Suggs to the mat but Suggs just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Suggs has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Talentti after a bit of a struggle.
Talentti can't get the takedown.
Suggs is trying to push Talentti away but Talentti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Talentti goes for a takedown attempt but Suggs pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Talentti takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suggs misses with a double jab
and Talentti counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Suggs. That snapped Talentti's head back.
Suggs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Terrell Suggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Suggs throws a combination. Talentti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Talentti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suggs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Talentti tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Suggs swivels and escapes.
A combination from Suggs does no damage.
Suggs connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Talentti's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talentti misses with a few strikes there.
Talentti lands a jab-cross combination.
Talentti is breathing heavily.
Suggs misses with the combination.
Suggs misses with a few strikes there.
Talentti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Talentti fails with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talentti looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Suggs is fending him off so far but Talentti persists. Nope, Suggs circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Terrell Suggs will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Talentti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab lands there for Suggs.
Tommi Talentti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice jab there from Talentti.
A telegraphed right hand from Talentti misses the target.
Suggs misses with a double jab.
A right-left combo lands from Suggs.
Suggs misses with an uppercut. Talentti saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Suggs. Those never looked like landing.
Talentti shoots for a takedown but Suggs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Talentti dodges the punch combination from Suggs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Talentti scores with a four punch combination!
Talentti closes the distance and clinches up with Suggs, looking for a takedown. Talentti pushes Suggs against the cage but Suggs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Talentti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Suggs misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice cross by Suggs.
Talentti scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Some wild striking there from Suggs.
Nice uppercut there from Talentti.
Suggs throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suggs throws a nice looking combination but Talentti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Talentti shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Suggs as he jumps to the side.
Terrell Suggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommi Talentti.
Suggs swinging wildly here.
Suggs misses with the combination.
No joy there for Talentti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Talentti looks for a takedown but Suggs sprawls well.
Suggs looks to land a combination but Talentti avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suggs misses with the combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Suggs.
Suggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Talentti is looking to land body kicks.
Suggs falls off balance throwing a combination

and Talentti counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Talentti is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talentti prevents Suggs from standing back up.
Suggs is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Talentti scores with a couple of nice shots.
Talentti is pressing down on Suggs's thigh, looking to free his foot. Suggs is holding on for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Suggs makes his way to full guard, as Talentti worked for a kimura.

Suggs manages to escape and get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suggs lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Suggs looks to land a left hand but Talentti moved out of range nicely.
Tommi Talentti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terrell Suggs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Talentti is looking to clinch but Suggs is avoiding it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tommi Talentti.
I think Suggs 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Terrell Suggs!