PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renka Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Kuoppala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuoppala comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Children of Bodom - Warheart kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Susi
vs
Kuoppala

179 cm
21
179 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

181 cm
21
183 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Renka Susi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Kuoppala!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susi misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Kuoppala misses.
Susi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Susi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Susi throws out a powerful jab.
Kuoppala fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Susi misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Kuoppala.
Kuoppala defending well as Susi loads up on a big left hand.
Susi just misses with a punch to the body.

Susi gets the takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
You can see the frustration on Kuoppala's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuoppala is not content to let Susi control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Susi working the ground and pound but Kuoppala is defending the strikes.
Susi in side control lands a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Kuoppala's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kuoppala avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Susi.
Susi wants to control but Kuoppala is keeping him busy.
Kuoppala tries to buck Susi off but Susi is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuoppala is trying to control Susi's posture but Susi avoids it.
Check out the look on Susi's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kuoppala managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Susi.
Kuoppala is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Susi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Susi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Susi wants to take a breather but Kuoppala is having none of it.
Susi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kuoppala is staying active underneath Susi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuoppala wants to control but Susi is keeping busy.
Susi is pressing down on Kuoppala's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kuoppala is holding on for now.
Kuoppala keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Susi wants to take a breather but Kuoppala is having none of it.
Kuoppala wants to control but Susi is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Alexander Kuoppala has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Kuoppala.
Kuoppala stalks Susi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Susi's face. Susi staggers backwards, shaken.
Susi checks a low kick from Kuoppala.
Alexander Kuoppala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuoppala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Susi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi looks for a takedown but Kuoppala sprawls well.
Susi thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuoppala moves out of range of the body kick.
Kuoppala avoids the body shot from Susi.
Susi defending well as Kuoppala loads up on a big left hand.
Kuoppala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Susi.
Susi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuoppala throws out the jab.
Susi throws a wild body kick that Kuoppala sees coming a mile off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Susi lands a nice looking body kick.
Kuoppala blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renka Susi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Susi throws the left hand but Kuoppala avoids the punch easily.
Susi throws a lazy right hand but Kuoppala sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuoppala lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Renka Susi has been cut.
Susi throws a series of strikes that have Kuoppala backpedaling.
Nice defenses there by Susi.
Kuoppala throws a hook but Susi blocks it.
Susi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuoppala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuoppala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Susi.
Kuoppala with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Susi to score with a decent uppercut.
Renka Susi is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuoppala fails to land with a series of punches.

Susi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Susi wants to control but Kuoppala is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi working the head and body with strikes.
Susi tries to advance to mount but Kuoppala denies him.
Susi scoring with punches from side control.
Kuoppala taking a bit of punishment here - Susi scoring with strikes.

Susi tries for a kimura but Kuoppala is defending well.
Susi working the head and body with strikes.
Kuoppala takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kuoppala prevents Susi from improving position.
Renka Susi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Susi crashes against the mat.
Susi lands a decent elbow from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Susi tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kuoppala manages to work his way to half guard, despite Susi's best efforts.
Susi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Susi wants to free his trapped foot but Kuoppala is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kuoppala has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Susi is working away from the top position though.
Susi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi tries to pass to full mount but Kuoppala defends it.
Susi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Susi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kuoppala trying to control but Susi postures up.
Susi is trying to control. Kuoppala wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Susi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kuoppala defending well though.
Kuoppala keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Susi 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.
Kuoppala on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Susi moves into full mount! Kuoppala won't be happy about that!
Susi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kuoppala can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Susi lands a heavy elbow.
Susi landing strikes from the mount.
Susi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Susi landing strikes from the mount and Kuoppala is in trouble!
Susi is landing with some decent strikes but Kuoppala is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Susi working the ground and pound effectively.

Kuoppala is rocked!
Susi lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Kuoppala! Susi sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Kuoppala and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Renka Susi!
Renka Susi managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!), into his post fight interview.