PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Wang (ranked 1473 p4p, 1800 weight class) and Kaarlo Susi (ranked 193 p4p, 239 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wang
vs
Susi

194 cm
26
209
6 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
210
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Carnage Clothing

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Susi!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Susi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wang closes the distance but Susi moves to the side
and Susi counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Charles Wang has been cut.
Wang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wang looks to clinch

and Susi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wang! Susi lets Wang back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Wang is rocked!
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!
Wang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Susi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Oh Wang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wang tries to clinch there but Susi circles away.
It seemed like Susi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wang seems to have got his legs back now.
Wang looks to clinch

and Susi counters with a nice right hand that sends Wang toppling to the canvas! Wang scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Susi finish him?!
Wang tries to clinch but Susi moves out of range.
Wang closes the distance but Susi moves to the side
and Susi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wang thinking.
Wang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Susi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Susi throws a jab when Wang was well out of range.
Wang moves in looking to clinch but Susi pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Susi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wang tries to clinch there but Susi circles away.
Susi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Susi keeps the fight on the outside.
Susi looks to land a right hand but Wang moved out of range.
Wang is looking to clinch but Susi is avoiding it.
Susi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Susi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Susi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wang tries to clinch up but Susi circles away and keeps his distance.
Susi keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Susi! But no joy.
Wang is looking to clinch.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch but Susi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Susi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wang is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wang is looking to clinch.
Wang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Susi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang 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.
Susi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wang with a body shot.
Susi swats away the attempt to clinch by Wang.

Wang instigates a clinch.

Susi manages to break the clinch.
Wang moves in looking to clinch but Susi pushes him off.
Wang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wang is looking to clinch.
Wang wants to clinch
letting Susi counter with a right hand.
Susi misses with an uppercut. Wang saw that one coming.
Wang is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Susi.
Susi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wang tries to clinch but Susi moves away

and Susi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wang! Susi lets Wang back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wang tries to clinch but Susi is having none of it.
Wang tries to clinch there but Susi circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wang tries to clinch but Susi is having none of it.
Wang closes the distance but Susi moves to the side
and Susi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Susi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Susi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Susi misses with an uppercut. Wang saw that one coming.
Wang tries to clinch but Susi moves away
and Susi counters with a nice uppercut.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Susi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice side step and Susi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wang is looking to clinch but Susi is avoiding it.
Susi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wang wants to clinch but Susi slips to the side
and Susi counters with a nice uppercut.
Wang wants to clinch.
Susi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Susi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wang looks to clinch

and Susi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wang! Susi lets Wang back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Susi misses with a hook.
Wang is looking to clinch but Susi is avoiding it.
Susi throws out a counter right but Wang avoids it with no problem.
Susi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Susi keeps the fight on the outside.
Susi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wang with a body shot.
Wang looks to clinch

and Susi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wang! Susi lets Wang back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Wang wants to clinch.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch but Susi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wang fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Susi feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Wang sprawling to the canvas! Wang rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Susi finish him?!
Wang darts in trying to clinch
and Susi counters with a right hand from hell and Wang is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kaarlo Susi!
A relieved looking Kaarlo Susi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.