PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jari Suomalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Showtime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Showtime has chosen Old Toms Hut as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Suomalainen
vs
Showtime

175 cm
24
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

170 cm
34
180 lbs
11 - 26 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

KnockOut

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jari Suomalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 26 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rick Showtime!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Showtime doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Showtime takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Showtime pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Suomalainen misses the target.
Showtime swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Suomalainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Showtime misses with a hook
and Suomalainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Suomalainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Showtime.
Suomalainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Showtime misses with a hook
and Suomalainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Showtime tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Showtime, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Showtime falls off balance throwing a combination
and Suomalainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Suomalainen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Showtime shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Showtime misses with a combination
and Showtime takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Showtime.
Suomalainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Showtime.
Showtime misses with a takedown attempt
and Suomalainen counters with a straight right hand.
Jari Suomalainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Showtime.
Showtime shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Suomalainen as he avoids it easily.
Showtime throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Showtime takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Showtime misses with a double jab
and Suomalainen counters with a nice uppercut.
Showtime throws a body shot but no joy.
Suomalainen throws a big counter combination but Showtime scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Showtime throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Suomalainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Showtime pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Suomalainen back to the cage. Showtime follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suomalainen throws the left hand but Showtime avoids the punch easily.
Showtime tries to close the distance and clinch but Suomalainen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suomalainen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Showtime misses with a wild body shot.
Showtime misses with a left hand
and Suomalainen counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suomalainen leaves Showtime with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Suomalainen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Suomalainen lands with a hook. Showtime tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Showtime wants to clinch up but Suomalainen keeps it at a distance.
Showtime misses with a wild combination.
Suomalainen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Showtime lands a right hook to the body.
Showtime swinging wildly here.
Suomalainen misses with an uppercut.
Showtime misses with a takedown attempt
and Suomalainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Suomalainen misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Showtime swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Suomalainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Showtime shoots and misses
and Suomalainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Showtime drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Suomalainen misses.

Showtime clinches with his opponent.

Showtime breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Showtime tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suomalainen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suomalainen misses with a looping left.
Showtime tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suomalainen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suomalainen throwing a counter right hand but Showtime manages to avoid it.
Showtime misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suomalainen throws a right and a left that Showtime avoids nicely.
Showtime tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Suomalainen defends well and Showtime ends up having to push Suomalainen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Showtime fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jari Suomalainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suomalainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Showtime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Showtime shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Suomalainen as he avoids it easily.
Showtime looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suomalainen swinging wildly here.
Suomalainen throws a series of punches but Showtime moves out of range.
Suomalainen throws a series of punches but Showtime moves out of range.
Showtime takes a jab right on the kisser.
Showtime looks to clinch
letting Suomalainen counter with a right hand.
Suomalainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Suomalainen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Showtime tries to clinch but Suomalainen moves out of range.
Showtime misses with an uppercut.
Showtime fails in his attempt to clinch.
Showtime tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Showtime takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jari Suomalainen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Suomalainen misses with a hook. Showtime ducked under it nicely.
Showtime throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suomalainen throwing a counter right hand but Showtime manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Showtime looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Suomalainen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Showtime shoots in and drives through. Suomalainen sprawls well.
Showtime shoots in for a takedown but Suomalainen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Suomalainen throws a big counter combination but Showtime scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Showtime misses with a head kick.

Showtime closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Suomalainen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Suomalainen throws a punch but it's blocked by Showtime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suomalainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Suomalainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Suomalainen misses with the head strike.
Suomalainen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Showtime can do to turn this around?
Suomalainen misses with a punch on the inside.

Showtime breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Showtime tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Suomalainen defends well and Showtime ends up having to push Suomalainen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jari Suomalainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Showtime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Showtime. Those never looked like landing.
Suomalainen throwing a counter right hand but Showtime manages to avoid it.
Suomalainen scores with a sloppy right hand. Showtime should have avoided that one.

Showtime moves into the clinch.

Showtime escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Showtime has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Showtime throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Suomalainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Suomalainen does no damage.
Showtime shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Suomalainen as he avoids it easily.
Showtime is breathing heavily.
Showtime swinging wildly here.
It looked like Suomalainen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Suomalainen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jari Suomalainen is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Showtime is predictable there
and Suomalainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Showtime looks to land a combination but Suomalainen avoids it well.
Suomalainen throws a right hand that Showtime ducks under and follows up with a left that Showtime also avoids with ease.
Showtime stalks Suomalainen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Suomalainen's face. Suomalainen staggers backwards, shaken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Showtime displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suomalainen throws out the jab.
Showtime darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Showtime misses with a wild combination.
Suomalainen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Showtime misses with a few strikes there.
Suomalainen with a hook.
Suomalainen looks to throw the jab but Showtime is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Showtime.
Showtime misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Suomalainen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Suomalainen does it's job there.
Rick Showtime is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Showtime throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Suomalainen counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Showtime moves away from the strike by Suomalainen.
Showtime bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Showtime throws a left and a right that both miss
and Suomalainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rick Showtime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Showtime wants to clinch up but Suomalainen keeps it at a distance.
Showtime tries to clinch up.
Showtime throws a right and a left that Suomalainen avoids nicely.
Suomalainen is looking to counter punch.
Suomalainen throws a looping overhand right but Showtime ducks down to avoid it.
Showtime misses with a takedown attempt
letting Suomalainen counter with a right hand.
Suomalainen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Showtime dives in and grabs Suomalainen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Suomalainen pushes down on Showtime's head and hops out.
A big right from Suomalainen misses.
Suomalainen misses with a straight left.
Showtime misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Showtime tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Showtime throws a shot from downtown. Suomalainen moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Suomalainen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Showtime misses with a takedown
and Suomalainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suomalainen throws a big shot that misses.
Showtime throws a counter combo.
Showtime is looking to clinch.
Showtime falls off balance throwing a combination
and Suomalainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of 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!
A big left from Suomalainen misses.

Showtime clinches with his opponent.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Showtime manages to break the clinch.
Showtime misses with a combination
and Suomalainen counters with a three punch combo that has Showtime backing up. Showtime nods at Suomalainen to acknowledge the strikes.
Showtime throws a nice looking combination but Suomalainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jari Suomalainen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Suomalainen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Suomalainen moves out of range as Showtime strikes.
Suomalainen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Showtime tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Suomalainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Showtime is rocked!
Showtime doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Suomalainen counters with a huge left! Showtime is in big trouble! He's backing up but Suomalainen isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Showtime from any more damage. A dominating finish by Suomalainen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jari Suomalainen!