PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sudarshan Yaakov (ranked 3762 p4p, 96 weight class) and Jonathon Harel (ranked 3806 p4p, 97 weight class). Sudarshan Yaakov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yaakov
vs
Harel

175 cm
25
152 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
179 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sudarshan Yaakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonathon Harel!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yaakov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yaakov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harel circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Harel.
Yaakov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yaakov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harel ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Harel no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Yaakov stopping the sweep attempt from Harel.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harel can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaakov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Harel has control of Yaakov's left arm, preventing Yaakov from doing any damage.
Harel throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Harel is looking to sweep but instead, Yaakov has passed into half guard.
Yaakov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Harel trying to control here.
Harel regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Yaakov.
Yaakov forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harel is looking to control Yaakov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harel avoid being mounted?
Yaakov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yaakov tries to stand but can't do so whilst Harel controls his leg.
Harel is staying active underneath Yaakov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yaakov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Yaakov prevents Harel from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harel is controlling Yaakov's trapped leg to prevent Yaakov from advancing to side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yaakov wants to take a breather but Harel is having none of it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Harel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Yaakov drives through with a takedown into Harel's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Harel wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Yaakov manages to pass to side control.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yaakov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Harel defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yaakov is working for a submission of some sort.
Harel tries to roll over but Yaakov keeps him under control.
Yaakov wants to control but Harel is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harel is trying to stand up here but Yaakov is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sudarshan Yaakov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Harel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harel pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Harel drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Harel wants to control from the top but Yaakov keeps moving.
Harel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yaakov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yaakov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Harel trying to control the position from guard on top but Yaakov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Yaakov is pulling down on Harel's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harel preventing the sweep.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Harel would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Yaakov moves out of range as Harel throws a body kick.
Harel shoots in for a takedown but Yaakov shows good takedown defense.

Harel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Harel is looking to stand back up but Yaakov counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Harel.
Yaakov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harel can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yaakov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Harel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yaakov throwing strikes but missing.
Yaakov works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harel trying to control from the bottom.
Yaakov trying to control from half guard but Harel is working away.
Yaakov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yaakov misses with a head shot. Harel uses the momentum to regain guard.
Harel throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Harel wants to hit a switch here but Yaakov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Harel there!
Yaakov trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yaakov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harel is looking to escape.
Yaakov throws some wild stikes that Harel manages to avoid easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harel tries to hold on but Yaakov pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sudarshan Yaakov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Harel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Harel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Harel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yaakov.

Yaakov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Harel can't do much from the bottom here.
The ground and pound from Yaakov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaakov is looking to take a break and control but Harel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yaakov fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaakov advances to mount.
Harel can't escape the position.
Yaakov tries to control but Harel wriggling away.
Harel is desperately trying to improve his position but Yaakov has a good base and remains in mount.
Yaakov misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Harel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yaakov throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaakov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Harel is working to get back to half guard.
Yaakov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Harel can't escape the position.
Yaakov tries to control but Harel wriggling away.
Harel is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaakov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harel is looking to escape.
Yaakov controlling his opponent.
Harel is controlling an arm, preventing Yaakov from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Yaakov content just to control the position here.
Yaakov throwing strikes here but Harel is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harel is looking to get to half guard.
Yaakov trying to control but Harel is having none of it.
Harel is trying to escape the mount.
Harel tries to hold on but Yaakov postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yaakov throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sudarshan Yaakov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yaakov 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sudarshan Yaakov!