PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Susi (ranked 387 p4p, 858 weight class) and Paul Hunt (ranked 60 p4p, 134 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Susi
vs
Hunt

190 cm
24
210
11 - 3 - 0

192 cm
23
223
8 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Susi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Paul Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt slips under a jab.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Susi.
Susi throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
Paul Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hunt throws a body punch but Susi moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Susi misses the target.
Susi loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Hunt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt slips under a jab from Susi.
Susi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Susi clobbers Hunt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Paul Hunt has been cut.
Susi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt misses with a combination
and Susi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Susi connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Susi is looking to slow Hunt down with leg kicks.
Susi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Susi checks the leg kick nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Susi.
Hunt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Susi blocks the body kick.
Hunt connects with a body shot.
Hunt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Susi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt misses the body punch
and Susi counters with a good low kick that Hunt was not able to check.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Susi throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That kick from Susi tenderised Hunt's leg. Hunt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Susi loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Susi misses the jab.
Susi moves forwards but Hunt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Susi scores with a spinning back kick!
Hunt slips under a jab from Susi.
Susi moves forwards but Hunt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hunt throws a leg kick
and Susi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hunt cracks Susi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hunt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Susi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hunt throws a series of punches but Susi moves out of range.
Susi connects with a high kick.

That has opened up Paul Hunt's cut even more.
Hunt tries to bum rush Susi with a series of wild strikes but Susi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Susi rather than just go for the knockout.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Susi misses with a straight left.
Susi throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Susi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Susi.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Susi counters with a body kick that stops Hunt in his tracks momentarily.
Hunt throws a chopping leg kick but Susi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Susi is looking to counter with head kicks.
Susi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Susi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Susi takes a jab right on the kisser.

Susi clinches up with Hunt and pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Susi.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Susi.
Susi throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hunt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Susi fails to land.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Susi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Hunt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt pushes off an throws an elbow but Susi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Susi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hunt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Susi fails to land.
Susi cracks Hunt with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Susi.
Susi blocks an elbow strike from Hunt.
A head punch on the inside from Susi fails to land.
Susi misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Susi.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hunt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Susi lands a hook to the side of the head.
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 Kaarlo Susi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Hunt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hunt misses with a straight right.
Susi misses with an uppercut
and Hunt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Susi throws out the jab.
Hunt scores with a hook to the body. Susi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hunt connects with a looping right hand.
Susi thows a leg kick but Hunt checks it
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Susi defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Susi.
Hunt lands a leg kick that knocks Susi off balance momentarily.
Hunt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Susi is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Hunt tenderised Susi's leg. Susi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Susi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Susi moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Susi moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Susi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Good standup being displayed there by Hunt as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Susi misses.
Hunt replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Susi blocks it well.
Susi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hunt scores with the left hand. Susi knows he should have avoided that one.
Hunt lands a front kick.
Hunt defending well as Susi loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hunt lands a head shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Susi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Susi has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Still in the clinch, Susi scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Susi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Susi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Susi lands with a left to the head.
Susi working aggressively here.
Susi scores with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hunt misses with an elbow over the top.
Susi scores with a shoulder strike.

Hunt manages to break the clinch.
Hunt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Hunt is predictable there
and Susi counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hunt.
Susi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Susi.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Susi is just out of range.
Susi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Susi moves out of range of the body kick.
Susi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hunt. That did some damage!
Susi missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Susi has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Susi.
Susi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.

The cut above Paul Hunt's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Susi swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt tries to circle away but Susi has him pinned against the cage.
Susi tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Susi back against the cage.
Susi throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Susi lands a left hand.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Hunt trying to land knees to the body.
Susi can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Hunt wants to stall.
Susi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hunt blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Susi lands with a left to the head.
Susi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Susi misses with the head strike.
Susi misses with the head strike.
Susi misses with some punches.

Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!
Hunt throws a head kick but Susi moves out of range.
Susi thinks about countering with a body kick.
Susi moves out of range of the strikes.
Susi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Susi throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hunt lands a high kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt checks a leg kick.
Susi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Susi misses with a hook
and Hunt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Susi thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kaarlo Susi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Hunt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Hunt connects with a body shot.
Hunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Susi's sensitive parts.
Hunt misses with a series of wild punches.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Susi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Susi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt throws a wild body kick that Susi sees coming a mile off.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Susi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Susi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hunt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Susi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A swing and a miss from Susi.
Hunt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hunt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Hunt. Beautiful body shot.
Susi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.
Susi misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Susi tries to land a leg kick but Hunt saw it coming and moves away.
Hunt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Hunt moves into range and clinches up with Susi.
Susi misses with a short punch on the inside.

Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Susi with a hook.
Hunt moves out of range of the leg kick from Susi.

Hunt rushes Susi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Susi has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Susi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaarlo Susi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Susi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Susi.
Susi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Susi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Susi.

Paul Hunt's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Susi blocks an uppercut.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Susi controls the action.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Susis head.
Susi throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt is working Susi over against the cage.
Susi tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Susi gets through Hunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Hunt.
Susi swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Susi.
Susi has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt stalling the fight.
A short uppercut from Susi.
Susi misses with the head strike.
A short right from Susi.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Susi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Susi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Susi scores with a shoulder strike.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Susi.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Susi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Susi throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt throws an elbow but it misses.
Hunt misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunt crunches a lovely knee into Susi's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunt slows down the pace here.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Hunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt misses with a kick to the body.
Susi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Susi throwing a counter right hand but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Paul Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Susi throws out the jab.
Susi throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt throws a leg kick
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paul Hunt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kaarlo Susi!
An out of breath Kaarlo Susi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.