PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sauvo Korhonen (ranked 4815 p4p, 3291 weight class) and Altaf Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Altaf Hussain looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Korhonen
vs
Hussain

190 cm
25
200
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
196
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sauvo Korhonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Altaf Hussain!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussain is looking to clinch but Korhonen is avoiding it.
Korhonen keeps the fight on the outside.
Korhonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Hussain.

Korhonen takes the fight into the clinch.
Korhonen prevents a body shot from Hussain.
Hussain looking to throw knees to the head but Korhonen is blocking nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussain tries to work over Korhonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hussain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Korhonen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Korhonen is trying to maintain a safe position but Hussain gets an underhook and turns Korhonen into the cage.
Hussain works on Korhonen's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain misses with a knee to the head.
Korhonen prevents a body shot from Hussain.
Korhonen tries to pull guard but Hussain forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hussain lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Sauvo Korhonen has been cut.
Hussain connects with a knee to the head.
Hussain scores with a hook to the body.
Hussain looking to throw knees to the head but Korhonen is blocking nicely.
Hussain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hussain struggles to land a body shot inside as Korhonen controls his hands.
Hussain misses with a knee strike.
Hussain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Korhonen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hussain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Korhonen blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Korhonen to work.
Hussain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hussain misses with a knee to the head.
Hussain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hussain avoiding damage as Korhonen throws knees to the body.
Korhonen trying to land knees to the body.
Korhonen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hussain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Korhonen blocks it with crossed arms.
Hussain with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain tries a knee to the head but Korhonen blocks it.
Hussain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hussain being controlled against the cage.
Korhonen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hussain avoids it.
Korhonen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hussain pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hussain looking to throw knees to the head but Korhonen is blocking nicely.
Korhonen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hussain up against the cage.
Hussain misses with a knee strike.

Korhonen jumps guard and drags Hussain to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Korhonen looking for a triangle here. Hussain is fighting it but it looks tight! Korhonen pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Hussain is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Sauvo Korhonen!
An out of breath Sauvo Korhonen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.