PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Suutari Nuorempi (ranked 1432 p4p, 1573 weight class) and Blade Blake (ranked 225 p4p, 251 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Nuorempi
vs
Blake

193 cm
30
218
9 - 5 - 0

180 cm
28
215
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Fantasy Threads

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Suutari Nuorempi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blade Blake!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake moves away from the strike by Nuorempi.
Nuorempi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Nuorempi misses.
Blake wants to counter with a clinch but Nuorempi pushes him away.
Blake looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nuorempi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blake is looking to clinch.
Blake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab from Nuorempi.

It looks like Blade Blake has been cut.
Nuorempi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blake.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Nuorempi.
Nuorempi connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Nuorempi misses its intended target.
Suutari Nuorempi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nuorempi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nuorempi lands with a shot to the body.
Blake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake wants to clinch up but Nuorempi keeps it at a distance.
Nuorempi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nuorempi connects with a right hand. Blake shakes it off.
Blake throws a solid leg kick but Nuorempi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blake.
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blake wants to counter the offense by Nuorempi and move into the clinch position.
Nuorempi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blake.
Nuorempi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Blake needs to keep his hands up - Nuorempi had a free shot at his head there.
A big left from Nuorempi misses.
Blake is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Blake is looking to clinch.
Nuorempi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nuorempi misses with an uppercut.
Blake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nuorempi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blake throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nuorempi throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Blake counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake fails to pull guard.

Nuorempi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blake ducks right into an uppercut from Nuorempi.

That has opened up Blade Blake's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Nuorempi.
Blake tries to clinch up but Nuorempi circles away and keeps his distance.
Nuorempi throws a nice looking combination but Blake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nuorempi throws out a loose jab but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nuorempi throws out a loose jab but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nuorempi.
Blake on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nuorempi throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake thuds a left hand into Nuorempi's body.
Nuorempi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blake tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nuorempi scores with the left hand. Blake knows he should have avoided that one.

The cut above Blade Blake's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nuorempi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blake wants to counter with a clinch but Nuorempi pushes him away.
Blake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nuorempi.
Nuorempi throws a body shot but no joy.
Blake is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nuorempi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nuorempi throws a jab but it's blocked by Blake.
Blake pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nuorempi is out of range and Blake settles back down.
Nuorempi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nuorempi misses with an uppercut. Blake saw that one coming.
Blake is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nuorempi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nuorempi throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuorempi misses with a body shot.
Blake throws a wild body kick that Nuorempi sees coming a mile off.
Nuorempi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blake. Blake circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nuorempi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nuorempi works the jab nicely.

Blade Blake's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nuorempi misses the jab.
Nuorempi misses with a double jab.
Blake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nuorempi.
Nuorempi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nuorempi misses with a hook.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Nuorempi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Suutari Nuorempi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blade Blake's cut.
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.

Blake avoids the body shot from Nuorempi.
Nuorempi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Blake moves away from the strike by Nuorempi.
A jab from Nuorempi does it's job there.
Nuorempi misses with a straight left.
Nuorempi tries to bum rush Blake with a series of wild strikes but Blake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nuorempi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blake tries to clinch up.
Nuorempi misses with a looping right.
Blake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nuorempi throws a body shot but no joy.
Blake slips a jab from Nuorempi.
Nuorempi with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake tried to score with a low kick but Nuorempi checks it.
Nuorempi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blake was well out of range. Poor timing from Nuorempi.
Blake wants to counter the offense by Nuorempi and move into the clinch position.
A good leg kick by Blake.
Blake tries to clinch
and Nuorempi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nuorempi throws out the jab.
Blake wants to counter the offense by Nuorempi and move into the clinch position.
Nuorempi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nuorempi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nuorempi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nuorempi cracks Blake with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nuorempi moves out of range of the leg kick from Blake.
A slow jab from Nuorempi misses its intended target.
Blake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nuorempi.
Blake is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Suutari Nuorempi!
An out of breath Suutari Nuorempi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.