PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Viljo Suokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suokas's entrance music is Limp Bizkit - Break stuff. A fine choice. Evans has chosen Fcuk You - Dinooosaur as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Suokas
vs
Evans

175 cm
26
165 lbs
11 - 14 - 0

187 cm
30
188 lbs
18 - 16 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Viljo Suokas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Quinton Evans!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suokas tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
Suokas is looking to clinch but Evans is avoiding it.
Evans fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Evans scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Suokas.
Evans throws a body punch but Suokas moves out of range.
Suokas lands a head shot.

Evans fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Suokas, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Suokas throws an elbow but misses.
Suokas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Evans stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Evans swings wildly with an uppercut but Suokas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evans jumps guard but Suokas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Suokas has Evans pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans is looking to control Suokas's arms but Suokas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Evans has his back to the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Evans is trying to pull guard but Suokas has him pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Evans.
Evans takes a shot to the head.
Suokas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Evans misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suokas.
Suokas is struggling to control the position.

Evans manages to break the clinch.
Suokas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Suokas swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
Evans scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suokas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evans comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Suokas doesn't manage to clinch there - Evans circles away.
Evans tried to score with a low kick but Suokas checks it.
Evans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evans. Suokas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suokas tries to clinch but Evans moves away
and Evans counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
An inside leg kick from Suokas misses.
Evans scores with a sloppy right hand. Suokas should have avoided that one.
Evans jabs Suokas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Evans tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Suokas is able to avoid easily.
Suokas wants to clinch
and Evans counters with a head kick. That will keep Suokas thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Evans swats away the attempt to clinch by Suokas.
A jab from Suokas finds it's way through Evans's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans thows a body kick. Suokas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Evans connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Suokas momentarily.
Evans listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Suokas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Evans manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Evans lands a jab.
Suokas tries to clinch up
and Evans counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suokas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Suokas looks to clinch
and Evans counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suokas takes one to the chin there.

Suokas is rocked!
Suokas tries to clinch there but Evans circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Suokas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Suokas moves out of range of the body kick.
Evans misses with a low kick.
Suokas slips a straight right by Evans.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Evans lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Suokas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Suokas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Evans tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Suokas is able to avoid easily.
Evans is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Suokas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Evans misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Evans misses with a leg kick.
Evans lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Suokas misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suokas doesn't manage to clinch there - Evans circles away.
Suokas moves out of range as Evans strikes.
Evans swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Evans dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nice body kick there by Suokas.
Evans scores with a jab to the body.
Evans connects with a looping right hand.
Evans ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Suokas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Evans paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Evans throws a leg kick that is checked
and Suokas counters with a straight right hand.
Suokas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Evans paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suokas lands a glancing blow to the side of Evans's head.
Evans moves away from the strike by Suokas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suokas misses with a low kick as Evans jumps back.
Evans catches Suokas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Evans lands with a hook. Suokas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Evans with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Suokas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Evans manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suokas manages to avoid it.
Suokas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Evans throws the left hand but Suokas avoids the punch easily.
Suokas misses with a body shot.
Evans tries to work over Suokas's front leg with a kick but Suokas checks it.
Suokas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evans throws a nice outside leg kick.
Suokas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Evans paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suokas moves in looking to clinch but Evans pushes him off.
Evans just misses with a punch to the body.
Evans tries a low kick but Suokas avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Suokas.
Suokas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evans.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suokas tries to clinch
and Evans counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suokas drops his hands momentarily and Evans takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Suokas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Suokas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Evans looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suokas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Evans misses with a straight right.
Suokas ducks under a wild hook from Evans.
Evans has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A jab from Evans misses.
Suokas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Suokas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Suokas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Evans is keeping busy.
Evans takes an elbow to the temple.
Viljo Suokas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Suokas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Evans blocks an elbow strike from Suokas.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Suokas avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
Evans misses with some punches.
Evans tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Suokas smiles and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suokas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Evans ducks under a wild hook from Suokas.
Evans buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suokas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Evans moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Evans decides to pull guard.

Evans looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Suokas passes into side control.
Suokas tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Evans is trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

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 Viljo Suokas.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 19:19
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 19:19
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 19:20

The fight is ruled a majority draw!