PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between O Soto Gari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teras Kassit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Teras Kassit was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Soto Gari
vs
Kassit

170 cm
27
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
23
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, O Soto Gari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teras Kassit!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kassit.
Kassit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gari.
Kassit shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gari eats them both and turns towards Kassit to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gari, as that shot connected.
Kassit misses with a hook.
Kassit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gari.
Gari lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gari lands a really nice looking cross but Kassit seems unphased.
Kassit tries to land a body kick
and Gari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kassit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kassit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gari circles away quickly and effectively.
Gari digs a good body shot into Kassit's ribs.
Kassit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gari with a jab.
Kassit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gari moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gari lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gari misses with a body shot.
Kassit ducks under a wild hook from Gari.
Gari with a jab.
Gari swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Kassit counter with a right hand.
Kassit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Kassit. Those never looked like landing.
Kassit misses with an uppercut
and Gari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kassit's corner calls for a 1-2. Kassit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gari avoids the body shot from Kassit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gari works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kassit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kassit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gari lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gari is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kassit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kassit throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gari thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've been informed that Kassit has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gari scores with a jab.
Gari swinging wildly here.
A big left from Kassit misses.
Kassit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gari bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kassit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kassit thows a leg kick but Gari checks it
enabling Gari to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gari avoids the head kick by Kassit.
Good shot there by Kassit.
Nice shot lands for Kassit.
Nice defenses there by Gari.
Gari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kassit throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gari throws out a powerful jab.
Kassit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gari with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gari darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kassit throws a nice looking combination but Gari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Gari gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gari taking a breather.
Kassit tries to land a knee to the head but Gari blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gari lands a nice uppercut.
Kassit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kassit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gari makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gari dodges an elbow strike from Kassit.
Gari slows down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Gari.
Gari lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kassit tries to break free but Gari pushes him back against the cage.
Gari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kassit looking to stall.
Gari lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

O Soto Gari dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kassit ducks right into an uppercut from Gari.
Kassit throws a right hand that misses
and Gari counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kassit throws a shot to the body.
Kassit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Kassit.
Gari ducks under a wild hook from Kassit.
Gari is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gari connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheers as Gari lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kassit doesn't seem phased though.
Gari lands the left hand.
Kassit misses with a kick to the body
and Gari counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kassit misses with a hook
and Gari counters with a nice uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gari.
Gari avoids a kick to the body.
Gari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gari misses with a hook. Kassit ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Teras Kassit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kassit ducks under a wild hook from Gari.
Kassit is looking for the big counter here.
Kassit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kassit slips a jab and a cross from Gari.
Kassit misses with a hook.
Gari dodges the punch combination from Kassit.
Gari seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kassit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kassit misses with a head kick.
Gari fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kassit just manages to avoid it.
Kassit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gari.
A big left from Gari misses.
Nice shot lands for Gari.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gari throws a body punch but Kassit moves out of range.
Kassit throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gari looks to land a right hand but Kassit moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kassit ducks under a wild hook from Gari.
Kassit misses with a hook
and Gari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gari avoids the head kick by Kassit.
Gari is looking to counter punch.
Kassit ducks under a wild hook from Gari.
Gari throws out a loose jab but Kassit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kassit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Soto Gari is winning the standup battle so far.
Kassit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kassit throws out the jab.
Gari tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kassit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kassit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gari connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Gari misses.
Kassit raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kassit moves out of range of the strikes.
Gari defending well as Kassit loads up on a big left hand.
Gari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kassit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gari scores with a jab to the body.
Kassit misses with a wild combination.
Kassit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gari's hands.
Kassit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gari in his tracks.
Teras Kassit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gari scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kassit lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kassit moves out of range of the strikes.
Gari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kassit can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kassit moves away.
Gari cracks Kassit with an open hand slap.
Kassit throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Kassit misses.
A jab from Gari misses.
Gari lands with a cross.
Kassit tried to score with a low kick but Gari checks it.
Gari defending well as Kassit loads up on a big left hand.
Gari 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.
Gari just misses with a punch to the body.
Kassit throws a jab when Gari was well out of range.
Gari throws a series of strikes that have Kassit backpedaling.
Gari misses with an uppercut.
Kassit throws an overhand right that lands on Gari's shoulder, as Gari tries to avoid the shot.
Gari ducks under a wild hook from Kassit.
Gari tries to counter by clinching up but Kassit breaks away and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

O Soto Gari dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice shot lands for Gari.
Gari throws the left hand but Kassit avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Gari misses its intended target.
Kassit misses with a two punch combination.
Gari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kassit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Gari moves into the clinch.
Kassit misses with a punch to the body.
Kassit misses with a body punch.
Kassit can't break the clinch.
Kassit tries to break the clinch but Gari is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kassit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gari.
Gari displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kassit up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Gari.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kassit tries to work over Gari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Gari - that landed with a thud.
Kassit trying to land knees to the body.
O Soto Gari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gari lands a shoulder strike.
Gari blocks an elbow strike.
Gari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kassit misses with an elbow over the top.
Kassit can't find room to land a body shot as Gari controls the action.

Kassit breaks the clinch.
Kassit misses with a two punch combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kassit letting Gari take a breather here.
Gari digs a right hand underneath Kassit's ribcage. Kassit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Gari.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gari scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gari lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gari takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kassit is trying to push Gari away but Gari has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gari lands a left hand.
Kassit is trying to maintain a safe position but Gari gets an underhook and turns Kassit into the cage.
Kassit throws a head punch that misses.
Gari lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kassit backwards.
Gari works on Kassit's body with a couple of short punches.
Kassit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Kassit is rocked!
Gari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kassit is still on wobbly legs! Can Gari finish him?
Gari cracks Kassit with a nice body shot.

Gari drops Kassit onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kassit is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kassit lands with a right to the head.
Gari dips a shoulder and cracks Kassit with a mighty uppercut! Kassit falls back against the cage and Gari unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kassit is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Gari screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). O Soto Gari!