PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roland Saukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yugi Kantana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Saukkonen
vs
Kantana

185 cm
28
217 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

190 cm
29
212 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roland Saukkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yugi Kantana!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kantana tries to bum rush Saukkonen with a series of wild strikes but Saukkonen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crunch! Kantana slams his shin into Saukkonen's torso.
Kantana connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saukkonen momentarily.
Kantana goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Roland Saukkonen has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Saukkonen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saukkonen. Kantana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saukkonen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kantana throws a head kick but Saukkonen moves out of range.
Kantana looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Saukkonen shoots in for a takedown but Kantana shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kantana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kantana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kantana looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Saukkonen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kantana tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Saukkonen is in Kantana's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Saukkonen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kantana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Saukkonen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukkonen is in close to Kantana's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Saukkonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saukkonen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Saukkonen scoring with some ground and pound.
Kantana keeping moving, preventing Saukkonen from controlling successfully.
Saukkonen distracts Kantana with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Saukkonen wants to control from the top but Kantana keeps moving.

Kantana is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Saukkonen defends well.
Saukkonen advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kantana is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saukkonen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kantana wants to hold on but Saukkonen pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saukkonen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kantana?
Saukkonen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kantana looks winded!
Kantana tries to reverse the position but Saukkonen maintains control.
Kantana is squirming around, avoiding Saukkonen's attempts to control the action.
Saukkonen prevents Kantana from getting the reversal.
Saukkonen avoids the attempt from Kantana to control.
Kantana is trying desperately to improve position.
Saukkonen breaks from Kantana's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saukkonen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Saukkonen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kantana can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Kantana is rocked!
Saukkonen lands a big elbow - Kantana is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Kantana is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Roland Saukkonen!
A very excited looking Roland Saukkonen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.