PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frog Ribbit (ranked 939 p4p, 919 weight class) and Yka Sonni (ranked 130 p4p, 125 weight class). Frog Ribbit is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Ribbit
vs
Sonni

187 cm
36
208
22 - 7 - 0

175 cm
28
205
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frog Ribbit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yka Sonni!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribbit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sonni has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sonni there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ribbit throws a hook but Sonni blocks it.
A left lands for Ribbit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sonni.
Sonni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonni lands a nice shot to the body.
Ribbit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sonni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ribbit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sonni moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonni misses with a straight left.
Ribbit just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ribbit. Sonni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sonni scores with a push kick.
Sonni moves out of range as Ribbit throws a body kick.
Ribbit throws an off balance right hand
and Sonni counters with a leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sonni has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbit throws a looping overhand right but Sonni ducks down to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ribbit.
A telegraphed right hand from Sonni misses the target.
Sonni lands a leg kick that knocks Ribbit off balance momentarily.
Frog Ribbit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribbit looks to throw a body kick

and Sonni counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Ribbit has his feet on Sonni's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ribbit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sonni. Sonni obviously looking to wear him down.
Sonni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ribbit.
Sonni let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ribbit misses with an uppercut.
Sonni throws a body kick that misses.
Ribbit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sonni throws out a loose jab but Ribbit uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribbit ducks under a wild hook from Sonni.
A leg kick checked by Sonni.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sonni, as that shot connected.
Ribbit swings widly with a right hand
and Sonni counters with a left to the body.
Ribbit blocks a low kick nicely.
Ribbit misses with a leg kick
letting Sonni counter with a right hand.
Sonni takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ribbit lands with a straight right. Sonni didn't see that one coming.
Ribbit ducks under a wild hook from Sonni.
Ribbit swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sonni counters with a nice uppercut.
Ribbit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A shot to the liver by Ribbit. Beautiful body shot.
Ribbit tests Sonni's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Ribbit. That snapped Sonni's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ribbit lands a big uppercut and Sonni crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sonni looks OK. Ribbit waves Sonni back to his feet!

Sonni is rocked!
Sonni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ribbit. Ribbit obviously looking to wear him down.

Sonni moves into range and clinches up with Ribbit.
Sonni working aggressively here.
Ribbit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sonni's elbow.
Sonni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Ribbit.
Ribbit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonni scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sonni.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sonni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Sonni - that landed with a thud.
Ribbit blocks a body shot from Sonni.
Sonni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ribbit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Sonni.
Sonni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribbit.
Ribbit blocks an uppercut.
Sonni misses with some punches.
Ribbit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ribbit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sonni throws a head punch that misses.
Sonni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ribbit throws a punch but it's blocked by Sonni.
Sonni scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ribbit working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni lands a shot to the body.
Sonni misses with a punch on the inside.
Sonni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ribbit tries to work over Sonni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Frog Ribbit will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Sonni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ribbit throws out the jab.
Ribbit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sonni was well out of range. Poor timing from Ribbit.
Ribbit is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ribbit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sonni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sonni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ribbit.
Sonni looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sonni throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sonni slips under a jab.

Sonni closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ribbit quickly recovers to half guard.
Ribbit tries to kick Sonni off in order to stand up. Sonni Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribbit being controlled for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribbit is not content to let Sonni control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni working away.
Sonni has knee on belly momentarily but Ribbit bucks him off and regains half guard.
Sonni with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ribbit trying to control here.
Sonni slows the pace down in half guard.
Ribbit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sonni is working away from the top position though.
Sonni uses his free foot to push down on Ribbit's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ribbit.
Sonni controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribbit wants to control but Sonni is having none of it.
Sonni punching from mount but Ribbit doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonni tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Sonni goes for an armbar but Ribbit turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Ribbit.
Ribbit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ribbit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Ribbit stands and steps away. Sonni gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ribbit throws a lazy head kick
and Sonni counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sonni with a nice calf kick.
Ribbit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ribbit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ribbit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ribbit scores with a body shot.
Sonni slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yka Sonni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Ribbit swings for the body but Sonni moves out of range.
Ribbit misses with a shot to the body
enabling Sonni to counter with a crisp jab.
Sonni scores with a sloppy right hand. Ribbit should have avoided that one.
Ribbit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ribbit walks into a stiff left hand from Sonni.
Sonni throws a push kick but Ribbit slaps the foot to one side.
Ribbit quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ribbit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sonni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ribbit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ribbit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribbit misses with a wild body shot.
Sonni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonni throws out a loose jab but Ribbit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ribbit slips a straight right by Sonni.
A leg kick checked by Sonni.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ribbit misses with a body shot.
Sonni with the counter takedown but Ribbit avoids it easily.
Frog Ribbit is winning the standup battle so far.
Ribbit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Frog Ribbit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ribbit with the inside leg kick.
Sonni throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ribbit tried to score with a low kick but Sonni checks it.
Ribbit clobbers Sonni with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sonni moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ribbit lands a lovely overhand right.
Ribbit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sonni.
Ribbit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ribbit throws a low kick but Sonni avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping body kick lands there for Sonni.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribbit throws a leg kick
and Sonni counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ribbit's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sonni paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ribbit misses with a looping right.
Ribbit backing away here, and Sonni unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ribbit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ribbit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ribbit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sonni can pounce on him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sonni.
Ribbit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Ribbit is rocked!
Sonni misses with a straight left.
Ribbit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oh Ribbit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sonni misses with an uppercut. Ribbit saw that one coming.
Ribbit seems to have got his legs back now.
Sonni scores with a jab to the head.
Ribbit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ribbit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni fakes the leg kick and cracks Ribbit in the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sonni.
Ribbit throws a wild body kick that Sonni sees coming a mile off.
Sonni tries a quick counter leg kick but Ribbit is wise to it.
Ribbit loads up on a big right hand but Sonni slips the punch.
Ribbit throws a shot from downtown. Sonni moves away and avoids it.
Sonni scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sonni connects with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Ribbit misses the target.
A head kick by Ribbit misses
and Sonni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sonni takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sonni lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ribbit. Sonni does a little dance to reset his feet.

Sonni drops Ribbit with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ribbit looks back up at him and smiles so Sonni waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ribbit misses with a body punch
and Sonni counters with a nice uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sonni.
Sonni throws an overhand right that drops Ribbit like a sack of potatoes! Sonni dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yka Sonni!
Yka Sonni decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.