PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jyrki Sukulaku (ranked 753 p4p, 932 weight class) and Arriorus Adee (ranked 108 p4p, 137 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Sukulaku
vs
Adee

178 cm
33
155
23 - 15 - 0

170 cm
33
170
22 - 18 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jyrki Sukulaku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arriorus Adee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sukulaku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adee.
Adee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sukulaku.
Sukulaku scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Arriorus Adee has been cut.
Sukulaku misses with a looping left.
Sukulaku tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Adee lands a slapping body shot.
Adee works Sukulaku's body with a nice hook.
Adee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sukulaku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adee misses with a right hand
and Sukulaku counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Adee thinking.
Sukulaku blocks a head kick by Adee.
Sukulaku does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Adee wants to counter the offense by Sukulaku and move into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Adee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Adee clinches with his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Adee as Sukulaku tries to tie him up.
Sukulaku jumps guard but Adee turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Adee.
Adee blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Adee on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Adee fails to land.
Sukulaku swings wildly with an uppercut but Adee uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been informed that Adee has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sukulaku.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adee.
Adee cracks Sukulaku with a nice body shot.
Adee misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Adee.
Adee misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sukulaku creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adee.
Adee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sukulakus head.
Adee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sukulaku backwards.
Adee prevents a takedown attempt there.

Sukulaku successfully pulls guard.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Adee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Sukulaku is looking for a triangle but Adee pushes his legs off easily.

Sukulaku looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Adee has picked Sukulaku up and slammed him! Sukulaku can't keep hold of the triangle and Adee manages to pass to side control!
Sukulaku is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Adee off and has taken his back!
Adee is trying to stand back up.
Adee is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Sukulaku off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

Sukulaku working for a choke but Adee is defending well.
Sukulaku controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adee is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
What can Adee do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
A lull in the action here.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Will Sukulaku go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Sukulaku is controlling the position but Adee somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Well, if Sukulaku is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sukulaku trying to pass the guard but Adee defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Arriorus Adee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arriorus Adee's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sukulaku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adee keeps Sukulaku at a distance using the push kick.
Sukulaku loads up on a big right hand but Adee slips the punch.
Sukulaku looks to throw the jab but Adee is out of range.
A shot to the body from Adee misses
and Sukulaku counters with a stiff right hand.
Adee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sukulaku under the eye.
Sukulaku misses with an uppercut.

Adee clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sukulaku creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Sukulaku.

Sukulaku decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sukulaku is looking for a triangle here but Adee uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sukulaku can't do much from the bottom here.
Sukulaku is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adee has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sukulaku!
Sukulaku can't escape the position.
Sukulaku is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sukulaku is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jyrki Sukulaku overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sukulaku tries to hold on but Adee pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sukulaku sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sukulaku slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sukulaku working for submissions but it's allowed Adee to get to half guard.
Adee prevents Sukulaku from improving his position.
Adee is thwarting Sukulaku's attempts to control the position.

Adee escapes and gets back to his feet.
Sukulaku takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sukulaku misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sukulaku.
Sukulaku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adee.
A shot to the liver by Adee. Beautiful body shot.
Sukulaku on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Adee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sukulaku rather than just go for the knockout.
Adee lands a body shot.
Adee lands a jab to Sukulaku's midsection.
Sukulaku misses with a right hand
and Adee counters with a nice uppercut.
Adee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sukulaku takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sukulaku is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adee.
Adee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Adee slips a jab from Sukulaku.
Adee lands a nice looking body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Adee.
Adee delivers a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sukulaku moves out of range of the leg kick from Adee.
An attempted straight right counter from Sukulaku misses the target.
Sukulaku with a jab.
Sukulaku is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big left from Sukulaku misses.
Adee lands a nice looking body shot.
Adee fails to land with a series of punches.
Sukulaku misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and Adee releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sukulaku loads up on a big right hand but Adee slips the punch.
A big left from Sukulaku misses.
Adee lands a nice hook to Sukulaku's body. Sukulaku takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sukulaku listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Adee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arriorus Adee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sukulaku misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sukulaku darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arriorus Adee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arriorus Adee'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!

Adee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sukulaku looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sukulaku throws a jab but it's blocked by Adee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sukulaku. Adee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Adee lands with a cross.
Adee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sukulaku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adee! But no joy.
Sukulaku tries a head kick but it misses.
Sukulaku takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sukulaku steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Adee. That one must have hurt.
Sukulaku throws a head kick that misses
and Adee counters with a straight right hand.
Sukulaku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adee throws a sloppy head kick and Sukulaku moves out of range easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Adee. Sukulaku shrugs it off though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sukulaku is looking for a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukulaku throws a hook but Adee avoids it easily.
Sukulaku misses with a straight right.
A head kick by Sukulaku misses
and Adee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Adee.
Adee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sukulaku moves away.
A solid body kick from Adee.
Sukulaku on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sukulaku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adee clobbers Sukulaku with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Adee digs a good hook to Sukulaku's body.
Adee lands a right hook to the body.
Adee scores with a head kick. Sukulaku tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sukulaku throws a series of punches but Adee moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Adee.
That kick from Adee tenderised Sukulaku's leg. Sukulaku is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adee lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Crunch! Adee slams his shin into Sukulaku's torso.
Sukulaku is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adee.
Sukulaku lands with a hook. Adee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sukulaku throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sukulaku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Adee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Sukulaku.
Adee wants to clinch up but Sukulaku keeps it at a distance.
Sukulaku looks to land a combination but Adee avoids it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Adee misses.
Adee is looking to slow Sukulaku down with leg kicks.
Sukulaku needs to keep his hands up - Adee had a free shot at his head there.
Adee scores with a head kick. Sukulaku tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sukulaku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sukulaku lands a jab.
Sukulaku is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Adee lands with an uppercut that bounces Sukulaku off the cage and back into range.
Adee lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sukulaku will feel that in the morning.
Adee works the jab nicely.
Adee throws out a powerful jab.
Jyrki Sukulaku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sukulaku moves out of range of the body kick.
A clash of legs there as Adee blocks the low kick.
Adee is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sukulaku with a body shot.
Adee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sukulaku.
Sukulaku works the jab nicely.
Sukulaku thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sukulaku backing away here, and Adee unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sukulaku misses with a lunging right hand
and Adee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sukulaku has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Adee.
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!
Adee lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adee walks into a jab.
Adee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jab, jab by Sukulaku - just one landing.
Adee's corner calls for a 1-2. Adee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Adee throws a nice head kick!
Adee throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Adee thuds a left hand into Sukulaku's body.

Sukulaku lands a high kick to the side of Adee's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Sukulaku dives into guard, looking to finish.

Adee is rocked!
Adee wants to get back to his feet but Sukulaku is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Adee is still in real trouble! Can Sukulaku finish him?
Sukulaku throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sukulaku won't allow Adee to get back to his feet.
Sukulaku loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sukulaku throws a strike but Adee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arriorus Adee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Adee winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arriorus Adee!