PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saku Thirtynine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Tonttila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thirtynine comes to the ring accompanied by Speed 2 Remix by Tetsuya Komura . Saku Thirtynine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Thirtynine
vs
Tonttila

178 cm
23
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

177 cm
23
172 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Thirtynine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sami Tonttila!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thirtynine fails with the takedown.
Sami Tonttila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thirtynine shoots for a double leg takedown but Tonttila sprawls well. He's pushed Thirtynine's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Tonttila misses the target.
Thirtynine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tonttila.
Tonttila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thirtynine.
A punch combination from Tonttila misses.
Tonttila swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thirtynine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tonttila swings for the body but Thirtynine moves out of range.
Thirtynine shoots in but Tonttila avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saku Thirtynine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thirtynine changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tonttila tries to avoid it but Thirtynine manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tonttila to the ground. Tonttila escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Thirtynine looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tonttila!
Thirtynine has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tonttila's face.
Tonttila is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thirtynine tries to take Tonttila's back but instead Tonttila uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thirtynine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Thirtynine is working for a kimura but Tonttila is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Thirtynine thows a huge punch but Tonttila dodges it nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thirtynine tries to pass to full mount but Tonttila defends it.
Thirtynine is looking to take a break and control but Tonttila is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thirtynine wants to free his trapped foot but Tonttila is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Thirtynine missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A jab from Tonttila does it's job there.
Tonttila throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thirtynine fails with the takedown.
Thirtynine blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonttila lands with a kick to the temple. Thirtynine shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tonttila throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tonttila misses with a double jab.

Thirtynine closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Thirtynine is breathing heavily.
Thirtynine trying to control the action but Tonttila is working from the bottom.
Tonttila is trying to maintain the position but Thirtynine is very close to passing his half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tonttila can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thirtynine passes to full mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tonttila can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonttila wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Thirtynine.
Tonttila tries to hold on but Thirtynine postures up.
Thirtynine lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Thirtynine looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thirtynine lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saku Thirtynine dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Thirtynine fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tonttila sprawls well initially but Thirtynine persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Thirtynine is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Tonttila really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thirtynine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tonttila is trying to maintain the position but Thirtynine is very close to passing his half guard.
Thirtynine is looking to advance position but Tonttila won't allow it.
Tonttila is breathing heavily.
Thirtynine wants to stand up but Tonttila is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thirtynine keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Thirtynine postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Tonttila to stand up.

Thirtynine closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Thirtynine wants to stand but Tonttila has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Tonttila keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Thirtynine is looking to take a break and control but Tonttila is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thirtynine wants to pass the guard but Tonttila is defending well.
Tonttila wants to improve his position but Thirtynine is controlling well.
Thirtynine is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thirtynine tries to control but Tonttila wriggling away.

Thirtynine looking for a guillotine from mount but Tonttila is having none of it.
Thirtynine tries to control but Tonttila wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tonttila tries to reverse the position but Thirtynine maintains control.
Tonttila slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tonttila is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thirtynine tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tonttila knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thirtynine is keen to just control but Tonttila is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saku Thirtynine dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Thirtynine misses with a looping right.

Thirtynine shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tonttila's guard.
Thirtynine trying to control but Tonttila is working from the bottom.
Thirtynine stands and throws Tonttila's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Thirtynine stands up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Thirtynine shoots in and bounces Tonttila off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thirtynine trying to control the position from guard on top but Tonttila is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two 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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Saku Thirtynine just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Thirtynine lands with an overhand left.
Thirtynine shoots in looking for a takedown. Tonttila tries to sprawl out of it but Thirtynine keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Tonttila manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tonttila scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tonttila scores with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Tonttila.
Tonttila misses with a wild body shot.
Thirtynine changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tonttila tries to avoid it but Thirtynine manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tonttila to the ground. Tonttila escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonttila uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tonttila lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tonttila lands a jab to the head.
Thirtynine shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tonttila as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saku Thirtynine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Tonttila. No joy for Thirtynine on that attempt.
Sami Tonttila has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tonttila tries to bum rush Thirtynine with a series of wild strikes but Thirtynine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tonttila misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tonttila takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Thirtynine changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tonttila looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Thirtynine tries to advance to mount but can't.
Thirtynine landing a few strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonttila tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thirtynine working the body and head with strikes.
Tonttila takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Thirtynine decides to stand back up.
Thirtynine fails to land the takedown.
Nice defenses there by Thirtynine.
Tonttila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saku Thirtynine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tonttila keeps the fight on the outside.
Thirtynine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tonttila swats him away and circles back towards the center.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saku Thirtynine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thirtynine, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saku Thirtynine!