PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rmarkas Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viljo Suokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fletcher comes to the cage accompanied by Keep on Lovin Me Baby by Colin James. Suokas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Limp Bizkit - Break stuff. Viljo Suokas has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Fletcher
vs
Suokas

175 cm
38
146 lbs
40 - 22 - 0

175 cm
26
165 lbs
11 - 19 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 40 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Rmarkas Fletcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Viljo Suokas!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suokas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fletcher defending well as Suokas loads up on a big left hand.
Suokas swings widly with a right hand
enabling Fletcher to counter with a crisp jab.
Fletcher lands with an overhand left.
Fletcher dives in and grabs Suokas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Suokas pushes down on Fletcher's head and hops out.

Fletcher shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Fletcher was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Suokas is not content to let Fletcher control the position.
Fletcher landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fletcher trying to control the position but Suokas is working away.
Fletcher throws a strike aimed at the side of Suokas's head but Suokas avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Suokas is avoiding damage well.
Suokas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fletcher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Suokas prevents Fletcher from improving position.
Suokas can't do much from the bottom here.
Fletcher is trying to ground and pound but Suokas uses the momentary lack of control by Fletcher to regain half guard.
Fletcher throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fletcher trying to control from half guard but Suokas is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher throwing shots but Suokas is blocking nicely.
Fletcher looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fletcher seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Suokas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Fletcher is working for a submission of some sort.
Fletcher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher wants to pass the guard but Suokas is defending well.

Fletcher is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fletcher is pressing down on Suokas's thigh, looking to free his foot. Suokas is holding on for now.
Fletcher not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fletcher works his way into side control.
Fletcher throws an elbow but Suokas slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suokas avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Fletcher.
Fletcher controls the position from side control.
Fletcher misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fletcher cracks Suokas with a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An elbow from Fletcher crashes against the mat.
Fletcher passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Suokas!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rmarkas Fletcher dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Fletcher feints and as Suokas raises his hands in defense, Fletcher changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fletcher wants to control from the top but Suokas keeps moving.
Fletcher looking to pass the guard.
Fletcher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Suokas wants to stand but Fletcher is controlling the position.
Fletcher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suokas trying to keep a closed guard but Fletcher is proving a slippery customer.
Suokas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fletcher 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.
Fletcher trying to control but Suokas is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fletcher shoots in looking for a takedown but Suokas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fletcher's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Suokas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fletcher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suokas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fletcher is trying hard to land a takedown here. Suokas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fletcher's jab looks to have found its range, popping Suokas under the eye.

Fletcher moves into range and clinches up with Suokas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suokas's elbow.
Suokas lands a right hand.
Suokas tries to land knees in the clinch but Fletcher avoids the damage to the body.
Suokas blocking some punches.
Fletcher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Suokas blocks an uppercut.
Suokas can't find room to land a body shot as Fletcher controls the action.
Fletcher misses with a body punch.
Fletcher tries to throw a body punch but Suokas avoids it by throwing Fletcher back against the cage.
Fletcher struggles to land a body shot inside as Suokas controls his hands.
Suokas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suokas looking to stall.
Fletcher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fletcher lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Suokas or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Suokas.
With the fighters up against the cage, Suokas throws an elbow but misses.
Fletcher working aggressively here.
Fletcher tries to work over Suokas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Viljo Suokas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fletcher creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Suokas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fletcher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Suokas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fletcher is defending well for now.
Fletcher digs a right hand into Suokas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Suokas's gas tank.
Suokas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fletcher is defending well for now.
Suokas blocks a body shot from Fletcher.
Fletcher working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Suokas.
Suokas is leaning against Fletcher and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fletcher can't find room to land a body shot as Suokas controls the action.
Fletcher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fletcher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fletcher blocks an elbow strike from Suokas.
Fletcher lands with a left to the head.
Suokas lands an elbow that stopped Fletcher in his tracks for a moment.
Suokas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suokas pushes off an throws an elbow but Fletcher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from Fletcher.
Fletcher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fletcher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fletcher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Suokas lands a shoulder strike.
Suokas managing to block the knees to the body from Fletcher.
Fletcher lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Fletcher as the two fighters clinch.
Rmarkas Fletcher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Suokas has a couple of punches blocked by Fletcher.
Fletcher takes an elbow to the temple.
Suokas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fletcher is defending well for now.
Suokas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fletcher misses with a body punch.
Fletcher presses Suokas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fletcher.
Fletcher struggles to land a body shot inside as Suokas controls his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rmarkas Fletcher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fletcher has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 20:18
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 20:18
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 20:18

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rmarkas Fletcher!