PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tero Susi (ranked 819 p4p, 127 weight class) and Jari Bull (ranked 603 p4p, 90 weight class). Tero Susi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jari Bull's chin.

Susi
vs
Bull

190 cm
29
205 lbs
14 - 5 - 1

200 cm
27
210 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Susi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Bull!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Susi.
Bull is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Susi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Susi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Susi misses with a right hand
and Bull counters with an outside leg kick.
Bull ducks under a wild hook from Susi.
Bull throws a shot from downtown. Susi moves away and avoids it.
Bull jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Susi throws an off balance right hand
and Bull counters with a straight right hand.
Bull ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bull clobbers Susi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Susi misses with a right hand
and Bull makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bull swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Susi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Susi throws a jab but it's blocked by Bull.
Bull looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Susi throws an overhand right that lands on Bull's shoulder, as Bull tries to avoid the shot.
Bull looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Bull misses.
Susi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Susi.
Susi throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Susi. That snapped Bull's head back.

It looks like Jari Bull has been cut.
Bull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Susi.
Susi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Susi misses with a wild body shot.
Susi misses with a takedown
and Bull counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Susi looks to land a right hand but Bull moved out of range.
Bull buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bull counters with a nice body shot.
Susi throws a wild body kick that Bull sees coming a mile off.
Bull tried to score with a low kick but Susi checks it.
Susi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bull fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Susi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Susi scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bull moves into range and connects with a jab.
Susi takes a swing at Bull's ribcage but misses.
Susi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bull momentarily.
Bull tries to clinch but Susi moves out of range.
Susi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bull.
The fighters circling - Bull throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Susi lands the left hand.
Susi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bull throws out the jab.
Susi throws a shot from downtown. Bull moves away and avoids it.
Bull catches Susi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Susi cracks Bull with a good jab.
Bull lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Susi circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab by Susi.
Susi throws a big shot that misses.
Susi throws a lazy body kick
and Bull makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Susi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Susi.
Bull was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Susi was well out of range. Poor timing from Bull.
Bull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Susi.
Bull misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bull pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Susi. That's going to slow Bull down.
Tero Susi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bull takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bull buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Susi lands with a right hand.
Bull checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bull throws a combination. Susi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Susi throws a jab but it's blocked by Bull.
Susi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jari Bull will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jari Bull's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bull misses with a body shot
and Susi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Susi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Susi throws a leg kick
and Bull counters with an outside leg kick.
A low kick from Susi misses
and Bull counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Susi connects with a solid leg kick.
Bull has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Susi misses with an uppercut. Bull saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Bull misses.
Bull thows a left - swing and a miss!
A lazy left from Bull finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Susi.
Bull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bull takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Susi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bull looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull just misses with a punch to the body.

Susi clinches with his opponent.
Susi lands a shoulder strike.
Susi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bull's elbow.
Susi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Susi can't find room to land a body shot as Bull controls the action.
Bull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Susi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Susi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bull blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Susi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bull throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Bull.
Bull is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Susi swings wildly with an uppercut but Bull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bull working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Susi breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Susi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bull! But no joy.
Susi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bull was well out of range. Poor timing from Susi.
The fighters circling - Susi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Susi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bull.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Susi throws a body punch but Bull moves out of range.
Jari Bull seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bull misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Susi, right into the meat.
Susi is looking to score with low kicks.
Bull scores with a leg kick.
Bull slips a jab from Susi.
Bull looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Susi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Susi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Susi throws a right and a left that Bull avoids nicely.
Bull looks to throw the jab but Susi is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bull.
Susi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Susi.
Bull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Susi.
Susi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bull moves away.
Bull throws out a counter right but Susi avoids it with no problem.
Susi thuds a left hand into Bull's body.
Susi misses with an uppercut. Bull saw that one coming.
Susi misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bull! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi tries to land a leg kick but Bull saw it coming and moves away.
Susi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bull counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Susi misses with a body punch
and Bull counters with a nice leg kick.
Bull throws a body shot but no joy.
Bull misses with a body shot.
Susi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bull lands with a cross.
Susi misses with a left hand
and Bull counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bull takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bull blocks a head kick by Susi.
Bull is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tero Susi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jari Bull's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Susi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Susi dodges the punch combination from Bull.
Susi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bull.
Susi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bull's sensitive parts.
Susi throws a lazy right hand but Bull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Susi looks to throw the jab but Bull is out of range.
Susi throws a leg kick
and Bull counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Susi walks into a straight right hand from Bull.
Susi looks to land a right hand but Bull moved out of range.
Bull let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Susi scores with a nice right hand.
Nice body punch from Bull.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull ducks under a wild hook from Susi.
Bull only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Susi moves out of range of the strikes.
Susi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Susi throws a big shot that misses.
Susi loads up on a big right hand but Bull slips the punch.
Bull has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Susi.
Bull tries to clinch
and Susi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Susi scores with a hook to the body. Bull takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bull rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Susi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Susi lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Bull.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bull.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi avoids the body shot from Bull.
Susi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Susi misses the jab.
Bull pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Susi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Susi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bull with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Susi to score with a decent uppercut.
Susi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bull avoids the body shot from Susi.
Bull bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Susi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Bull counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Susi misses the target.
Susi wants to clinch.
Bull throws out a counter right but Susi avoids it with no problem.
Bull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Susi manages to avoid it.
Bull takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bull takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Susi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bull looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Susi. Bull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bull throws a body punch but Susi moves out of range.
Bull cracks Susi with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull moves out of range as Susi strikes.
Susi walks into a left hand.
Bull looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Susi throws a leg kick but Bull sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Susi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bull manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bull lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Susi takes a swing at Bull's ribcage but misses.
Bull looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Susi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Susi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bull misses the shot to the body.
Bull takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Susi missing with a left hand there. Bull was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bull looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tero Susi.
Well Susi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tero Susi!
A very excited looking Tero Susi rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.