PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaheli Sonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Hazuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonni comes to the cage accompanied by Chica. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hazuki's choice of entrance music: Gaff's Eulogy by Andrew Bayer. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Sonni
vs
Hazuki

186 cm
23
185 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

189 cm
24
185 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaheli Sonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryo Hazuki!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazuki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hazuki throws a jab but it's blocked by Sonni.
Hazuki avoids a kick to the body.
Sonni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Hazuki to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Hazuki misses.
Sonni takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hazuki throws a lazy right hand but Sonni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sonni looks for the body kick but Hazuki saw that one coming.
Sonni throws a leg kick that misses.
Sonni takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hazuki.
Hazuki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hazuki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sonni feints and then cracks Hazuki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hazuki down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonni connects with an inside leg kick.
Sonni motions for Hazuki to come forward. Sonni throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hazuki throws a sloppy head kick and Sonni moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hazuki checks a leg kick.
Hazuki misses with an uppercut. Sonni saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni darts in looking for a takedown but Hazuki gets double underhooks and turns Sonni into the cage.

Hazuki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sonni stuns Hazuki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sonni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hazuki throws a lazy right hand but Sonni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sonni takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sonni ducks under a wild hook from Hazuki.
Sonni takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hazuki blocks the body kick.
Hazuki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hazuki throws a hook but Sonni avoids it easily.
Sonni throws out a leg kick but Hazuki moves out of range and Sonni only half commits.
Sonni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hazuki scores with a nice right hand.
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!
Sonni takes a swing at Hazuki's ribcage but misses.
Hazuki throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni checks a leg kick.
Sonni fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hazuki checks it well.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hazuki moves away.
Sonni is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Ryo Hazuki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sonni tries to land a body kick
enabling Hazuki to counter with a crisp jab.
Hazuki misses with an uppercut.

Sonni bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sonni lands a nice forearm strike.
Hazuki avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sonni.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hazuki is trying to buck Sonni off.
Hazuki is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sonni's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sonni prevents Hazuki from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hazuki told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Sonni throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sonni is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sonni has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Kaheli Sonni wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hazuki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hazuki 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.
Sonni looks to throw the jab but Hazuki is out of range.
Sonni tries to work over Hazuki's front leg with a kick but Hazuki checks it.
A big left from Hazuki misses.
Hazuki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hazuki lands with an uppercut that bounces Sonni off the cage and back into range.
Hazuki connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Hazuki misses the target.
Hazuki checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sonni lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Hazuki misses its intended target.
Hazuki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A right-left combo lands from Hazuki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryo Hazuki 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.

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sonni.
Hazuki misses with a right hand
and Sonni counters with a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Hazuki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A leg kick checked by Hazuki.
Hazuki jabs Sonni right on the nose. Sonni blinks but takes it well.
A head kick by Sonni misses
letting Hazuki counter with a right hand.
Sonni misses with a looping right.
A bone on bone clash there as Hazuki blocks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Sonni.
Sonni shoots in for a takedown but Hazuki shows good takedown defense.
Hazuki blocks the body kick.
Hazuki fails to land with a series of punches.
Sonni connects with an inside leg kick.
A combination from Hazuki does no damage.
Sonni connects with a nice looking jab.
Sonni is looking to wear down Hazuki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hazuki thows a body shot but no joy.
A leg kick checked by Hazuki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hazuki moves away.
Sonni misses with a wild body shot.
Sonni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sonni misses with a low kick.
Sonni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hazuki throws a jab when Sonni was well out of range.
Hazuki throws a good cross that connects.
Sonni connects with an inside leg kick.
Sonni checks a leg kick nicely.
Sonni is looking to land body kicks.
Sonni moves out of range of the body kick.
Hazuki misses with a hook.
Sonni misses with a low kick.
Hazuki scores with a sloppy right hand. Sonni should have avoided that one.
Sonni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hazuki.
Hazuki stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaheli Sonni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Sonni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hazuki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sonni's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Hazuki blocks the leg kick.
Hazuki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sonni throws a hook but Hazuki avoids it easily.
Hazuki misses with an uppercut.
Sonni cracks Hazuki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hazuki lands with a hook. Sonni tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Some bone on bone action there as Hazuki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sonni tries to work over Hazuki's front leg with a kick but Hazuki checks it.
Sonni fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hazuki is out of range.

Sonni scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sonni is looking to take a break and control but Hazuki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni prevents Hazuki from escaping the position.
Sonni throwing strikes but Hazuki manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

Hazuki stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sonni shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hazuki pinned against the cage. Hazuki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sonni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sonni keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazuki ducks right into an uppercut from Sonni.
Hazuki misses with a looping right.
Hazuki misses with a looping left.
Good exchange - Hazuki coming out on top.
Hazuki throws a body punch but Sonni moves out of range.
Sonni lands a jab to Hazuki's midsection.
Hazuki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hazuki swings for the body but Sonni moves out of range.
Good exchange - Hazuki coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hazuki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sonni looks to land a body kick but Hazuki moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sonni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Sonni scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hazuki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sonni.
Sonni not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaheli Sonni dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hazuki misses with a hook.
Sonni slips a jab from Hazuki.
Ryo Hazuki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hazuki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sonni shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hazuki defends it nicely.
A slow jab from Hazuki misses its intended target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sonni 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 Hazuki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hazuki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sonni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sonni throws a combination. Hazuki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hazuki thuds his right hand into Sonni's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hazuki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sonni can pounce on him.

Sonni shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hazuki napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonni postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sonni works to advance to full mount. Hazuki defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hazuki is looking to escape.
Sonni working the ground and pound effectively.
Sonni trying to control but Hazuki is having none of it.
Hazuki is trying desperately to improve position.
Hazuki is squirming around, avoiding Sonni's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni controlling from mount.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kaheli Sonni wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sonni has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hazuki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hazuki. Hazuki obviously looking to wear him down.
Hazuki lands with an uppercut that bounces Sonni off the cage and back into range.
Sonni throws a leg kick but Hazuki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sonni misses with a low kick.
Hazuki throws a nice looking combination but Sonni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sonni ducks under a wild hook from Hazuki.
Sonni throws a front kick aimed at Hazuki's knee but Hazuki avoids it well.
Sonni shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hazuki pinned against the cage. Hazuki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sonni throws an overhand right that lands on Hazuki's shoulder, as Hazuki tries to avoid the shot.
Hazuki moves out of range as Sonni strikes.
Sonni tries to land a leg kick but Hazuki saw it coming and moves away.
Hazuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sonni.
Sonni looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sonni ducks under a wild hook from Hazuki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hazuki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hazuki throws a big shot that misses.
Hazuki scores with a jab to the head.
Sonni scores with a kick to the body.
Sonni lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Hazuki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sonni shoots in looking for a takedown but Hazuki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sonni's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaheli Sonni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hazuki missing with a left hand there. Sonni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sonni blocks a jab.
Sonni throws a big shot that misses.
Sonni drops his hands momentarily and Hazuki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sonni attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonni has a takedown stuffed.

Sonni scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaheli Sonni showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sonni has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaheli Sonni!
Kaheli Sonni decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.