PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Todd Rosario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Soini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rosario
vs
Soini

212 cm
24
279 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

210 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Todd Rosario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Soini!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soini misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice jab there from Soini.
Soini tries to clinch but Rosario moves out of range.
And Rosario counters with a quick kick to the body but Soini blocks it.
Soini looks to land a body kick but Rosario moved away.

Rosario gets a clinch.
Rosario stalling against the cage.
Soini has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rosario avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Soini has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rosario avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rosario.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosario is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Todd Rosario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timo Soini.
Soini has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rosario is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soini lands with a good body shot.
Soini misses with a double jab
and Rosario counters with a body kick that stops Soini in his tracks momentarily.
Rosario is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Rosario shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rosario was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Soini tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Soini can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rosario working the ground and pound effectively.
Soini is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rosario looking to finish Soini with some ground and pound. This is bad for Soini!
Rosario looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosario manages to capitalize on a mistake by Soini to take his back!
Soini is trying to get back to his feet but Rosario has full control of the position and if anything, Soini has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Rosario controls the action.

Rosario is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Soini is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Todd Rosario!