PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Repe Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and T Rex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sorsa
vs
Rex

190 cm
19
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Repe Sorsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, T Rex!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rex stuffs the takedown attempt from Sorsa. Sorsa gets slowly back to his feet.
Sorsa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rex swivels and escapes.

Rex instigates a clinch.
Sorsa can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Repe Sorsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rex can't break the clinch.

Rex manages to break the clinch.
Rex will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rex is looking to clinch but Sorsa is avoiding it.
Sorsa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rex's waist but Rex gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sorsa off to one side.

Rex rushes Sorsa and presses him up against the cage.

Rex escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rex fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sorsa misses with a takedown attempt - Rex sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sorsa closes the distance looking to clinch

and Rex counters by clinching up.
Rex is trying to break free.
Rex stops a takedown attempt from Sorsa.
Sorsa tries to pull guard but Rex holds him up against the cage and eventually Sorsa drops back down to his feet.
Rex can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rex wants to get back to striking at distance but Sorsa won't allow it.
Sorsa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rex pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rex misses the shot to the body.

Sorsa feints and as Rex raises his hands in defense, Sorsa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rex tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Rex has an active guard here but Sorsa has managed to pass into half guard.
Sorsa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sorsa throwing shots but Rex is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rex manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sorsa preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Rex is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sorsa pushes down on Rex's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sorsa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sorsa is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rex!
Sorsa controlling his opponent.
Sorsa prevents Rex from getting the reversal.
Sorsa working Rex over with strikes here.

Sorsa working for a submission but Rex is keeping him at bay.
Rex takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Sorsa looking to control and managing it successfully.

Sorsa is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Rex is surviving well by controlling Sorsa's body position as best he can.
Rex is working to get back to half guard.
Rex tries to hold on but Sorsa pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sorsa wants to control the pace but Rex is squirming around nicely.
Sorsa avoids the attempt from Rex to control.
Rex looks gassed!

Sorsa with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sorsa manages to capitalize on a mistake by Rex to take his back!
Rex rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Sorsa is working for a submission of some sort.
Rex trying to control but Sorsa postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Repe Sorsa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rex wants to clinch but Sorsa slips to the side

and Sorsa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rex!
Sorsa wants to control the pace but Rex is squirming around nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rex can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rex sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Sorsa decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Rex gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rex wants to get back to striking at distance but Sorsa won't allow it.
Rex is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sorsa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sorsa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rex pulls his leg out and moves away.
An inside leg kick from Sorsa misses.
Sorsa has his takedown stuffed
and Rex counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Repe Sorsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Rex moves into range and clinches up with Sorsa.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rex breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sorsa circles away from the clinch attempt.

Sorsa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rex is breathing heavily.
Sorsa postures up.
Sorsa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rex can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sorsa controls the pace.
Sorsa wants to control from the top but Rex keeps moving.
Sorsa stands and throws Rex's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sorsa working the ground and pound.

Sorsa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sorsa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa scoring with punches and elbows.
Sorsa has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sorsa landing punches.
Rex working to try and regain half guard.
Sorsa is landing with some decent strikes but Rex is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sorsa looking to control but Rex is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sorsa prevents Rex from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rex really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sorsa landing strikes from the mount and Rex is in trouble!
Sorsa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sorsa lands with some strikes.
Rex is looking to get to half guard.

Sorsa looking to secure an arm triangle but Rex defends it well.
Rex is in a horrible position here. Sorsa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sorsa tries to control but Rex wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rex looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

Rex is looking to control the hands but Sorsa breaks free and manages to sink in a rear naked choke that ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Repe Sorsa!