PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kassim Magufuli I V (ranked 656 p4p, 85 weight class) and Tero Susi (ranked 796 p4p, 101 weight class). Kassim Magufuli I V could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tero Susi's chin.

Magufuli I V
vs
Susi

195 cm
29
216 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

190 cm
32
205 lbs
18 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Groove Gear
KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kassim Magufuli I V!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Susi!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susi throws a hook but Magufuli I V blocks it.
Susi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Susi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magufuli I V throws out the jab.
Susi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Magufuli I V fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Susi checks it well.
Susi throws a hook to the side of Magufuli I V's head but Magufuli I V sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magufuli I V lands a right hook to the body.
Susi misses with a straight right.
Magufuli I V misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Magufuli I V lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Susi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Susi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Magufuli I V gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Susi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magufuli I V takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Magufuli I V avoids the head kick by Susi.
It looked like Magufuli I V wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Susi looks to land a right hand but Magufuli I V moved out of range.
Susi just misses with a punch to the body.
Magufuli I V tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Susi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Susi moves into the clinch.
Magufuli I V lands an uppercut.
Susi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Susi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Magufuli I V backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Magufuli I V blocking some punches.
Magufuli I V working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Magufuli I V lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Susi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Magufuli I V misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Susi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Susi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Susi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
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.

Susi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Magufuli I V defends well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Susi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Magufuli I V is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Susi looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Magufuli I V avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Susi looking for a guillotine here but Magufuli I V defends easily.

Susi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Susi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Magufuli I V passes into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Magufuli I V tries to advance to mount but Susi denies him.
Susi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Magufuli I V's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Susi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Magufuli I V is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Susi is looking to improve his position.
Susi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Susi is still trying to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are battling for position here. Susi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Susi is trying to control the position but Magufuli I V postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tero Susi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Susi swats away the attempt to clinch by Magufuli I V.
A big right from Magufuli I V misses.
Magufuli I V uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Susi.
Susi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Magufuli I V. Magufuli I V circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Susi misses with a combination
and Magufuli I V counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Susi throws a right hand that misses

and Magufuli I V counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Magufuli I V.
Susi misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magufuli I V.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Susi tries to work over Magufuli I V's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Magufuli I V pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Susi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Magufuli I V.
Susi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magufuli I V throws out a loose jab but Susi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magufuli I V with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magufuli I V.
Nice jab there from Susi.
Magufuli I V is looking to score with low kicks.
Susi feints a counter leg kick.
Susi lands with a straight right. Magufuli I V didn't see that one coming.
Magufuli I V looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Susi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Magufuli I V checks a leg kick nicely.
Magufuli I V walks into a jab.
Susi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Magufuli I V pushes Susi away with a front kick.
Susi misses with a jab to the body
and Magufuli I V counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Susi misses with a looping left.
Tero Susi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Susi tries to move into range but Magufuli I V moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Susi throws a lazy head kick
and Magufuli I V counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Susi! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Magufuli I V!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kassim Magufuli I V!
Kassim Magufuli I V thanked the fans post fight for their support.