PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cael Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Sotaheimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gable
vs
Sotaheimo

182 cm
25
192 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
32
192 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cael Gable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Sotaheimo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gable avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sotaheimo throws a poor cross that misses
letting Gable counter with a right hand.
Gable comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Gable looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sotaheimo!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gable landing strikes.
Sotaheimo is looking for a sweep.
Gable scoring with punches and elbows.
Gable creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gable is working Sotaheimo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sotaheimo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sotaheimo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gable working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gable working away.
Gable throws an elbow but Sotaheimo slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gable wants to control for a moment but Sotaheimo uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sotaheimo taking some punishment here, with Gable in his half guard.
Sotaheimo tries to roll over but Gable keeps him under control.
Gable missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sotaheimo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gable working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gable throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sotaheimo wants to stand and escape but Gable is having none of it.
Sotaheimo trying to control the position here.
Gable works over Sotaheimo with some ground and pound from guard.
Gable content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sotaheimo trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable stays in close to Sotaheimo's body and controls the position.
Gable seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sotaheimo for as long as he can get away with.
Gable working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gable postures up in Sotaheimo's guard and throws a big left but Sotaheimo blocks it.
Gable is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sotaheimo seems keen to control Gable's posture.
Gable trying to control the position from guard on top but Sotaheimo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gable throws an elbow that misses. Sotaheimo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gable's guard. Nice move by Sotaheimo!
Gable has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gable controlling the position.
Gable lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotaheimo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gable postures up and lands a big shot to Sotaheimo's brow.
Sotaheimo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Gable has Sotaheimo pulled in close to control his posture.
Gable keeping moving, preventing Sotaheimo from controlling successfully.
Gable manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sotaheimo manages to get himself to full guard.

Gable definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gable in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gable with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sotaheimo is looking to stand up but Gable isn't so interested in that idea.
Gable being controlled here momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gable distracts Sotaheimo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gable landing some decent shots from guard.
Sotaheimo keeping full guard, as Gable tries to pass.
Gable stopping the sweep attempt from Sotaheimo.
Gable lands a couple of elbows.
Sotaheimo is trying to keep Gable in close.
Sotaheimo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sotaheimo wants to stand and escape but Gable is having none of it.
Gable trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gable stands up over Sotaheimo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cael Gable dominated that round.
That's time! Gable's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gable throws a series of punches but Sotaheimo avoids them all with ease.
Sotaheimo misses with an uppercut
letting Gable counter with a right hand.
Gable shoots in and drives through. Sotaheimo sprawls well.
Sotaheimo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gable is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sotaheimo can do to turn this around?
Gable sizes up Sotaheimo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gable throws a big shot that misses.
Sotaheimo tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sotaheimo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gable.
Sotaheimo scores with the left hand. Gable knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Cael Gable has been cut.
Sotaheimo misses with a looping left.
Gable attempts a counter takedown but Sotaheimo avoids it well and moves away.
Sotaheimo tried to score with a low kick but Gable checks it.
Sotaheimo tries to move into range but Gable moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ari Sotaheimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotaheimo misses with an uppercut. Gable saw that one coming.
Gable feinted with a counter takedown.
Sotaheimo misses with an uppercut. Gable saw that one coming.
Gable jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sotaheimo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cael Gable is winning the standup battle so far.
Gable throws a shot from downtown. Sotaheimo moves away and avoids it.
Sotaheimo looks to land a left hand but Gable moved out of range nicely.
Gable attempts a counter takedown but Sotaheimo avoids it well and moves away.
Sotaheimo throws a sloppy head kick and Gable moves out of range easily.
Sotaheimo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gable finds it's way round the side to connect with Sotaheimo's head.
Gable misses with a takedown attempt - Sotaheimo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gable takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sotaheimo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sotaheimo under the eye.
Gable takes a kick to the side of the head.

Gable is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gable gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oh Gable is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Gable closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sotaheimo's guard.
Gable seems to have got his legs back now.
Sotaheimo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gable is one step ahead there.
Gable content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sotaheimo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gable slips nicely into half guard.
Gable lands with a punch from half guard.
Gable seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gable working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Sotaheimo is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable working Sotaheimo over with strikes.
Sotaheimo is still in real trouble! Can Gable finish him?
Gable scores with a big shot! Sotaheimo's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Sotaheimo! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cael Gable!
Cael Gable bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.