PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rauta Naama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaheli Sonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naama comes to the cage accompanied by Bulls On Parade. Sonni has chosen Chica as his entrance music. Kaheli Sonni will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Naama
vs
Sonni

175 cm
24
170 lbs
11 - 8 - 1

186 cm
24
185 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Meet the Future

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 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauta Naama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaheli Sonni!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naama.
Sonni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Naama has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Naama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Naama lands a jab to Sonni's midsection.
Naama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sonni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sonni misses with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sonni. Naama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Naama looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Naama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Naama throws a nice looking combination but Sonni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sonni digs a good hook to Naama's body.
Naama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sonni moves away.
Naama lands a jab-cross combination.
Good exchange - Sonni coming out on top.
Sonni misses with a low kick.
Sonni throws a leg kick
and Naama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sonni lands a glancing blow to the side of Naama's head.
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 misses with a straight right.
Naama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sonni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Naama tries to clinch up but Sonni circles away and keeps his distance.
Naama fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sonni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sonni slips a jab and a cross from Naama.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naama.
Sonni finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sonni misses with a looping left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sonni throws a low kick but Naama avoids it.
Naama takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Naama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sonni.
Naama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Naama misses with an uppercut. Sonni saw that one coming.
Naama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Naama throws a hook but Sonni blocks it.
Naama is looking to wear down Sonni with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sonni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Naama throws out the jab.
Sonni throws a hook to the side of Naama's head but Naama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sonni takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Naama looks to land a left hand but Sonni moved out of range nicely.
Sonni staying out of range there.
Naama misses with a wild body shot.
Naama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sonni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Naama.
Naama takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Naama cracks Sonni with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Naama blocks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni scores with a jab. Naama acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonni throws a looping overhand right but Naama ducks down to avoid it.
Naama swings for the body but Sonni moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Naama, right into the meat.
Naama uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sonni has time to react.
Sonni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Naama moves away from the strike by Sonni.
Sonni lands a jab to the head.
Sonni throws a hook to the side of Naama's head but Naama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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 Naama has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Naama and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Naama throws a combination. Sonni tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Naama connects with a body shot that sends Sonni's belly button to the back.
Sonni throws a shot from downtown. Naama moves away and avoids it.
Sonni motions for Naama to come forward. Sonni throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Naama tries to clinch but Sonni moves out of range.
Sonni tries to land a leg kick but Naama saw it coming and moves away.
Sonni misses with a wild body shot.
Naama lands a nice shot that snaps Sonni's head back.
Sonni avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sonni manages to avoid it.
Naama looks to land a right hand but Sonni moved out of range.

Naama clinches with his opponent.
Sonni is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sonni avoids the elbow strike from Naama, against the cage.
Naama throws an elbow that misses.
Sonni wants to break the clinch but can't.
Naama throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sonni has had enough of the clinch but Naama keeps him there for the moment.
Naama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sonni working hard to break the clinch.
Naama misses with a knee to the head.
Naama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sonni.
Naama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sonni.
Naama jumps guard but Sonni turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Naama missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sonni blocks it with crossed arms.
Naama has Sonni pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sonni manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sonni has had enough of the clinch but Naama keeps him there for the moment.

Sonni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Naama misses with a two punch combination.
Naama tries to clinch up.
Sonni slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Naama there.
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 feints and then cracks Naama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Naama down.
A big left from Naama misses.
Naama misses the jab.
Naama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonni.
Sonni throws a low kick but it's checked well by Naama.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naama throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Naama fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sonni, pushing him back against the cage.

Sonni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slow jab from Naama misses its intended target.
Sonni tries to land a front kick but Naama steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rauta Naama will probably get the nod.
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.

Naama drives through and clinches with Sonni against the cage.
Sonni wants to break free but Naama has control.

Sonni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sonni will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sonni just misses with a punch to the body.
Sonni connects with a right hand. Naama shakes it off.
Naama misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Sonni.
Nice body punch from Sonni.
Sonni takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sonni misses with a body shot.
Sonni throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Naama shoots for a double leg takedown but Sonni sprawls well. He's pushed Naama's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Naama closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Naama lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Naama.
Sonni on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Sonni tightens his grip and picks Naama up, before dumping him to the ground. Naama manages to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sonni slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Naama looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sonni passes into side control.
Sonni trying to control the position but Naama is working away.
Naama is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Sonni is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Naama can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naama is working to get back to half guard.
Naama gets back to half guard.
Sonni frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Naama working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naama manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Naama tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Sonni has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Sonni takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naama really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sonni sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naama is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kaheli Sonni will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Naama swinging wildly here.
Naama misses with a series of wild punches.

Naama gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Naama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Naama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Naama is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sonni gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Naama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sonni avoids it.
Naama misses with a knee to the head.
Sonni managing to block the knees to the body from Naama.

Sonni breaks from the clinch.
Sonni goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sonni takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Naama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sonni.
A good leg kick by Sonni.
Naama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naama defending well as Sonni loads up on a big left hand.
Naama lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Naama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sonni.
Sonni throws a wild body kick that Naama sees coming a mile off.
Sonni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sonni throws a wild body kick that Naama sees coming a mile off.
Sonni will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Naama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonni throws a leg kick but Naama checks it.
Naama lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sonni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kaheli Sonni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sonni throws a jab when Naama was well out of range.
Naama misses with a hook.
Sonni throws a looping overhand right but Naama ducks down to avoid it.
Sonni connects with an inside leg kick.
Naama checks a leg kick.
Naama tries to clinch but Sonni is having none of it.
Naama staying out of range there.
Naama thuds his shin into the meat of Sonni's side.
Naama slips a straight right by Sonni.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Naama.
Sonni connects with a body shot that sends Naama's belly button to the back.
Sonni throws a leg kick but Naama moved away.
Kaheli Sonni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sonni misses with a looping right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sonni misses with a leg kick

and Naama counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Sonni.
Naama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sonni wants to break free but Naama has control.

Naama has Sonni pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Naama pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Sonni tumbling to the mat - Naama dives into Sonni's guard.
Kaheli Sonni has got the better of the ground game so far.
Naama is looking to pass into half guard but Sonni pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sonni is in guard.
Naama is looking to sweep but instead, Sonni has passed into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni slows the pace down in half guard.
Naama trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Sonni content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naama is looking to improve his position but Sonni isn't that keen on the idea.
Sonni controlling his opponent.
Naama sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naama tries to get to full guard but Sonni has control of the leg.

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 Rauta Naama.
I think Naama 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rauta Naama!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rauta Naama waved his t-shirt featuring Outkast Clothing Line's logo in front of the cameras.