PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaisla Suhisee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaisla Suhisee could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bubba Smith's chin.

Suhisee
vs
Smith

190 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
272 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaisla Suhisee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bubba Smith!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suhisee tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Suhisee wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Kaisla Suhisee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Suhisee has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Suhisee lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Bubba Smith has been cut.

Suhisee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Suhisee pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Suhisee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Suhisee with a knee to the head.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Suhisee won't allow it.

Suhisee breaks the clinch.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Suhisee is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Suhisee circles away and we're back to standing.

Suhisee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Suhisee with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Suhisee manages to break the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Suhisee.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Suhisee tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Suhisee dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Suhisee misses with a few strikes there.
Suhisee cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Suhisee moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Kaisla Suhisee has been cut.

Suhisee moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Suhisee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Suhisee misses with a body punch.

Suhisee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Suhisee's shoulder, as Suhisee tries to avoid the shot.

Suhisee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Suhisee has him pressed against the cage.

Suhisee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suhisee is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Smith 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.
Smith misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Suhisee clinches.
Suhisee landing knees to the head.
Suhisee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Smith looks winded!

Suhisee manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Suhisee moves into the clinch.
Suhisee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith is trying to break free.
A left hand lands to the body for Suhisee.
Suhisee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.

Suhisee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suhisee scores with a kick to the body.

Smith tries to keep at a distance but Suhisee has taken the fight into the clinch.

Suhisee breaks from the clinch.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.

Suhisee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Suhisee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Suhisee clinches.

Suhisee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kaisla Suhisee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Suhisee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Suhisee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suhisee avoids it.
Suhisee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Suhisee is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Suhisee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Suhisee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Suhisee throws a nice inside leg kick.

Suhisee darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.

Suhisee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Smith gets tackled into the cage by Suhisee. Suhisee maintains the clinch.
Suhisee lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Suhisee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Suhisee clinches.
A knee to the head by Suhisee.

Suhisee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Suhisee moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Suhisee obliges.

Suhisee breaks the clinch.

Suhisee has taken the fight to the clinch.

Suhisee breaks from the clinch.

Suhisee closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
Suhisee with a knee to the head.

Suhisee breaks the clinch.

Suhisee closes the distance and clinches.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Suhisee connects with a knee to the head.

Suhisee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Smith gets tackled into the cage by Suhisee. Suhisee maintains the clinch.
Smith tries to break free but Suhisee pushes him back against the cage.

Suhisee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith looks to land a combination but Suhisee avoids it well.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Suhisee has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.

Suhisee breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaisla Suhisee dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Suhisee.
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Suhisee's waist but Suhisee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Suhisee has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Suhisee moves into the clinch.
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Suhisee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith throws a chopping leg kick but Suhisee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Suhisee closes the distance and clinches.
Suhisee lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.

Suhisee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suhisee scores with a kick to the midsection.
Suhisee is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.

Suhisee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Suhisee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suhisee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
A nice inside leg kick there by Suhisee. That's going to slow Smith down.
Smith is breathing heavily.

Suhisee drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Suhisee breaks from the clinch.
Bubba Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Suhisee scores with a knee to the head.
Suhisee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Suhisee manages to break the clinch.

Suhisee closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
Smith can't break the clinch.

Suhisee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Suhisee closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.

Suhisee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Suhisee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kaisla Suhisee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Suhisee lands a knee to the head.

Suhisee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suhisee tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Suhisee's calf.
Suhisee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kaisla Suhisee is winning the standup battle so far.

Suhisee clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Suhisee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Suhisee drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.

Suhisee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Suhisee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith tried to score with a low kick but Suhisee checks it.
Smith looks to land a combination but Suhisee avoids it well.

Suhisee instigates a clinch.

Suhisee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suhisee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suhisee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Suhisee drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.

Suhisee breaks from the clinch.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.

Suhisee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Suhisee connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suhisee landing knees to the head.

Suhisee breaks from the clinch.

Suhisee moves into the clinch.

Suhisee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Suhisee closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
Suhisee lands a nice knee to the body.
Suhisee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.

Suhisee manages to break the clinch.

Suhisee has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Suhisee scores with a knee to the head.
Suhisee digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.

Suhisee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Suhisee rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Suhisee with a knee to the head.

Suhisee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Suhisee takes the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Suhisee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Suhisee.

Suhisee breaks the clinch.

Suhisee rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Suhisee.

That has opened up Bubba Smith's cut even more.
Suhisee landing knees to the head.
Suhisee scores with a knee to the head.

Suhisee breaks from the clinch.

Suhisee clinches with his opponent.

Suhisee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suhisee tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Suhisee wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.

Suhisee has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Suhisee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Suhisee scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Suhisee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Suhisee clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaisla Suhisee dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Suhisee clinches.

Suhisee breaks from the clinch.

Suhisee instigates a clinch.
Suhisee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Suhisee keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Suhisee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Smith wants to break free but Suhisee has control.

Suhisee breaks the clinch.
Suhisee wants to clinch.
Suhisee connects with a high kick.
Suhisee wants to clinch.
Suhisee tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Suhisee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suhisee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Suhisee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suhisee.

Suhisee darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.

Suhisee manages to break the clinch.
Suhisee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suhisee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Suhisee gets a clinch.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Suhisee lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Suhisee - that landed with a thud.

Suhisee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Suhisee clinches.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Suhisee has the dominant position.

Suhisee breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suhisee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bubba Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Suhisee clinches up against the cage.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Suhisee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Suhisee fails with an attempt to clinch.

Suhisee closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.

Suhisee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Suhisee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Suhisee with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Suhisee.

Suhisee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Suhisee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suhisee delivers a nice body kick.

Suhisee clinches with his opponent.
Suhisee digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Suhisee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Suhisee breaks from the clinch.
Suhisee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Suhisee clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Suhisee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suhisee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Suhisee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Suhisee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Suhisee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Suhisee lands a damaging elbow.

Suhisee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Suhisee clinches up against the cage.
Suhisee connects with a knee to the head.

Suhisee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Suhisee has managed to clinch.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!

Suhisee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suhisee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith tries to clinch but Suhisee is having none of it.
Suhisee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suhisee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the 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!

Suhisee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Suhisee takes the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Suhisee.

Suhisee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suhisee circles away quickly and effectively.

Suhisee rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.

Suhisee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Suhisee gets a clinch.
Suhisee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Suhisee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Suhisee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suhisee landing knees to the head.

Smith manages to break the clinch.
Suhisee tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Kaisla Suhisee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaisla Suhisee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Suhisee 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaisla Suhisee!
The defeated Bubba Smith had this to say: 'bad judges!'.