PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antti Sokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taavetti Luupaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sokka comes to the cage accompanied by Black Sun Aeon - Core of Winter. Luupaa has chosen Bone Thugs N' Harmony - No Surrender as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Sokka
vs
Luupaa

185 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Sokka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taavetti Luupaa!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sokka scores with a takedown into Luupaa's guard.

Sokka gets to his feet. Luupaa looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sokka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luupaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sokka.
Luupaa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sokka.
Sokka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sokka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Sokka changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Luupaa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Luupaa sneaks back into half guard.
Luupaa is looking for a sweep. Sokka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Luupaa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Luupaa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Luupaa looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokka wants to get up but he can't break Luupaa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Luupaa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sokka with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Luupaa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sokka is working Luupaa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sokka pushing down on Luupaa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sokka working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sokka looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sokka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Luupaa keeps working.
Luupaa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sokka's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sokka's back!
Luupaa doesn't have the hooks in and Sokka manages to turn into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luupaa keeping moving, preventing Sokka from controlling successfully.
Sokka preventing the sweep.
Sokka distracts Luupaa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sokka has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sokka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Sokka thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sokka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Luupaa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Luupaa swats away the attempt to clinch by Sokka.
Sokka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Luupaa is fending him off so far but Sokka persists. Nope, Luupaa circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antti Sokka. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Luupaa throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sokka was covering up waiting for the punch and Luupaa finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sokka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luupaa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Sokka stands up out of the half guard.
Luupaa is looking to clinch but Sokka is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Sokka misses.
Sokka misses with a takedown attempt

and Luupaa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sokka's guard.
Luupaa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Luupaa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Luupaa stopping the sweep attempt from Sokka.
Luupaa looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luupaa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sokka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sokka lands strikes from half guard.
Luupaa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Sokka is trying for a kimura here. Luupaa looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Sokka wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Antti Sokka!