PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jorma Suoro (ranked 5606 p4p, 553 weight class) and Verneri Ahma (ranked 4657 p4p, 489 weight class). Jorma Suoro has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Suoro
vs
Ahma

178 cm
19
164 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

172 cm
20
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorma Suoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Verneri Ahma!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suoro ducks under a wild hook from Ahma.
Ahma misses with a wild body shot.
Suoro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Suoro moves out of range of the strikes.
Suoro misses with an uppercut
and Ahma counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice defenses there by Ahma.
Ahma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suoro.
Suoro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Suoro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Suoro throws a hook but Ahma blocks it.
Suoro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ahma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suoro takes one to the side of the head.
Suoro blocks a jab.
Ahma scores with a crisp jab that stopped Suoro in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suoro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ahma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suoro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Suoro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Suoro takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Suoro scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suoro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ahma lands with a nice combination. Suoro backs away looking to recover.
Ahma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suoro. That did some damage!
Ahma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Suoro at a distance.
Ahma tries to close the distance and clinch but Suoro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ahma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Suoro on the side of the head.
Ahma turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Suoro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jorma Suoro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahma scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Suoro is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahma throws out a loose jab but Suoro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suoro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Suoro throws a body punch but Ahma moves out of range.
Suoro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Suoro misses with a looping left.
Ahma sizes up Suoro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Suoro misses the jab.
Jab, jab by Suoro - just one landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suoro. Ahma does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suoro misses with an uppercut
enabling Ahma to counter with a crisp jab.
Suoro throws a right hand that Ahma ducks under and follows up with a left that Ahma also avoids with ease.
Suoro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ahma lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Suoro ducks under a wild hook from Ahma.
Ahma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ahma scores with a shot to the body.
Suoro lands a right hook to the body.
Ahma misses with a hook to the body
and Suoro counters with a series of strikes. Ahma will be more careful next time no doubt.
Suoro swings widly with a right hand
and Ahma makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Suoro really felt that one!
Suoro moves out of range of the body kick.

Ahma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Suoro wants to get back to striking at distance but Ahma won't allow it.
Ahma lands a left hand.
Suoro blocking some punches.
Suoro blocks an uppercut.
Ahma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ahma.
Suoro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ahma has a couple of punches blocked by Suoro.
Ahma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suoro's elbow.
Good body shot from Suoro.
Ahma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Suoro.
Ahma swings wildly with an uppercut but Suoro uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Ahma.
Ahma scores with a shoulder strike.
Ahma lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ahma has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Suoro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ahma can turn it around.
Ahma has a couple of punches blocked by Suoro.
A nice left hand lands by Ahma.
Suoro blocks an uppercut.
Ahma misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Suoro backwards.
Ahma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ahma misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Ahma.
Suoro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ahma has him pressed against the cage.
Ahma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suoro's elbow.

Ahma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suoro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ahma has time to react.
Ahma blocks a jab.
Suoro misses the shot to the body.
Ahma misses with a body shot.
Suoro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suoro throws a combination that misses
and Ahma counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ahma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Suoro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A jab from Suoro misses.
Suoro looks to land a right hand but Ahma moved out of range.
Ahma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ahma checks a leg kick.
Suoro throws a hook but Ahma avoids it easily.
Ahma swings for the body but Suoro moves out of range.
Ahma scores with a punch to the head.
Ahma looks to throw the jab but Suoro is out of range.
A lazy left from Suoro finds it's target.
Jorma Suoro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suoro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ahma.
Ahma lands a jab to the head.
Suoro throws a body punch but Ahma moves out of range.
Ahma feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suoro misses with a body shot.
Ahma moves out of range as Suoro strikes.
Ahma paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ahma misses with an uppercut.
Ahma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Suoro throws an overhand right that lands on Ahma's shoulder, as Ahma tries to avoid the shot.
Suoro throws out a loose jab but Ahma uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suoro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body punch from Ahma.
Suoro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ahma.
Ahma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suoro.
Ahma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ahma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Suoro moves out of range as Ahma strikes.
The fighters circling - Ahma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Suoro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ahma counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Suoro. Those never looked like landing.
Ahma sizes up Suoro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Suoro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Ahma misses the target.
It looked like Suoro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ahma dodges the punch combination from Suoro.

Ahma gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ahma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ahma swings wildly with an uppercut but Suoro uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Suoro.
A frustrated look appears on Suoro's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Suoro breaks from the clinch.
Ahma fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Ahma misses.
Suoro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Suoro throws a jab but it's blocked by Ahma.
Suoro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ahma was well out of range. Poor timing from Suoro.

Ahma has Suoro up against the cage in a clinch.
Ahma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ahma working aggressively here.
Ahma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Ahma.
Ahma struggles to land a body shot inside as Suoro controls his hands.
Suoro working hard to break the clinch.
Ahma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ahma.
Ahma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ahma pushes Suoro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ahma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Ahma scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ahma swings wildly with an uppercut but Suoro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahma cracks Suoro with a nice body shot.
Ahma can't find room to land a body shot as Suoro controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahma lands with a right to the head.
Ahma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ahma digs a right hand underneath Suoro's ribcage. Suoro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ahma lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Suoro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahma misses with a body punch.
Ahma tries to throw a body punch but Suoro avoids it by throwing Ahma back against the cage.
Ahma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ahma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ahma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Ahma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suoro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ahma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ahma! But no joy.
Suoro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good exchange - Suoro coming out on top.
Ahma throws a hook to the side of Suoro's head but Suoro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheers as Suoro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ahma doesn't seem phased though.
A left and a right from Ahma both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Verneri Ahma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ahma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suoro.

It looks like Jorma Suoro has been cut.
Suoro swings for the body but Ahma moves out of range.
Ahma throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ahma throws a shot from downtown. Suoro moves away and avoids it.
Suoro is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Suoro misses with a wild body shot.
Ahma is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Suoro with a body shot.
Suoro misses with a hook. Ahma ducked under it nicely.
Suoro ducks under a wild hook from Ahma.
Suoro ducks under a wild hook from Ahma.
Suoro fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ahma darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Suoro punishes Ahma's body with a nice straight punch.
Ahma throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suoro throws a big shot that misses.
Ahma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ahma feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Suoros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oh Suoro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ahma moves away from the strike by Suoro.
Suoro seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahma throws a hook but Suoro blocks it.
Verneri Ahma seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Ahma tenderised Suoro's leg. Suoro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ahma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suoro throws out the jab.
A big left from Ahma misses.
Ahma misses with an attempted mid kick.
Suoro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suoro takes a swing at Ahma's ribcage but misses.
Suoro misses with a left hand
and Ahma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Ahma moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ahma fails to land.
Ahma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ahma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ahma lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ahma lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Suoro blocks a body shot from Ahma.
Ahma working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Ahma.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Ahma.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ahma lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Suoro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahma misses with the head strike.
Ahma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ahma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ahma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Ahma fails to land.
Ahma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Ahma fails to land.
Ahma working aggressively here.
Suoro blocks an uppercut.
Suoro tries to circle away but Ahma has him pinned against the cage.
Ahma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ahma throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahma lands with a right to the head.
Ahma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Suoro backwards.
Ahma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suoro's elbow.
Jorma Suoro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ahma working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ahma.
Ahma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Ahma.
A head punch on the inside from Ahma fails to land.
Ahma throws a head punch that misses.
Suoro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ahma misses with the head strike.
Ahma lands a nice shot to the body.
Suoro takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ahma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Ahma.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suoro tries to break the clinch but Ahma is controlling the position.
Ahma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahma unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Suoro! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ahma is unloading with more strikes now! Suoro drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Verneri Ahma!
Verneri Ahma decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.