PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eino Juutilainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Sulkijalihas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sulkijalihas has chosen SMC Hoodrats as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Juutilainen
vs
Sulkijalihas

175 cm
25
155 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

170 cm
25
160 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Frank`s TASTE 'Q147 Recovery/Muscle

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eino Juutilainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Sulkijalihas!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to de liver by Juutilainen. Beautiful body shot.
Juutilainen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sulkijalihas defends it nicely.

Juutilainen gets the takedown into side control.
Sulkijalihas is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Juutilainen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Juutilainen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Juutilainen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sulkijalihas tries to escape but Juutilainen is in control.
Juutilainen working the ground and pound.
Sulkijalihas takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sulkijalihas is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Sulkijalihas is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Juutilainen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Sulkijalihas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sulkijalihas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sulkijalihas wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juutilainen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Juutilainen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sulkijalihas defending well though.
Sulkijalihas is refusing to be controlled, as Juutilainen sits in half guard.
Juutilainen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sulkijalihas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Juutilainen.

Juutilainen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Juutilainen prevents Sulkijalihas from standing back up.
Sulkijalihas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Juutilainen cracks Sulkijalihas with a solid left hand.
Sulkijalihas can't keep his opponent in guard - Juutilainen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sulkijalihas wants to improve his position but Juutilainen is controlling well.
Juutilainen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen is nestled in close to Sulkijalihas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Juutilainen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Juutilainen prevents Sulkijalihas from standing back up.
Sulkijalihas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sulkijalihas looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sulkijalihas taking some punishment here, with Juutilainen in his half guard.
Juutilainen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sulkijalihas wants to control but Juutilainen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Juutilainen winds up and cracks Sulkijalihas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sulkijalihas is trying to stand back up but Juutilainen is controlling him
Sulkijalihas looks gassed!
Juutilainen slips a nice elbow through Sulkijalihas's hands, connecting with Sulkijalihas's forehead.
Ground and pound from Juutilainen.
Juutilainen drops an elbow to the side of Sulkijalihas's head.
Juutilainen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sulkijalihas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Juutilainen scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sulkijalihas taking some punishment here, with Juutilainen in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Juutilainen there.
Juutilainen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Juutilainen is nestled in close to Sulkijalihas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sulkijalihas pushes Juutilainen off looking to stand but Juutilainen dives back in and keeps control.
Juutilainen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Juutilainen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Juutilainen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sulkijalihas's head.

Sulkijalihas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Juutilainen pulls his head out easily.
Juutilainen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Juutilainen stops Sulkijalihas from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen lands with a punch from half guard.
Juutilainen is nestled in close to Sulkijalihas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Sulkijalihas kicks Juutilainen off and gets back to his feet.
Sulkijalihas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Juutilainen swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Juutilainen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sulkijalihas is trying to buck Juutilainen off.
Juutilainen working the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sulkijalihas is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Juutilainen is working Sulkijalihas over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sulkijalihas sneaks back into half guard.
Juutilainen winds up and cracks Sulkijalihas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eino Juutilainen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Juutilainen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Juutilainen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sulkijalihas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sulkijalihas trying desperately to get to his feet.
Juutilainen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sulkijalihas's face.
Sulkijalihas is squirming around, avoiding Juutilainen's attempts to control the action.
Sulkijalihas gets back to half guard.
Juutilainen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sulkijalihas wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Juutilainen lands a nice short elbow.
Sulkijalihas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Juutilainen is working away from the top position though.
Juutilainen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Eino Juutilainen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Sulkijalihas makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Juutilainen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Juutilainen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juutilainen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sulkijalihas looks like he's trying to stand up.
Juutilainen slips a nice elbow through Sulkijalihas's hands, connecting with Sulkijalihas's forehead.
Sulkijalihas is looking to escape.
Sulkijalihas is looking to control Juutilainen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sulkijalihas avoid being mounted?
Sulkijalihas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sulkijalihas has hold of Juutilainen's hands but Juutilainen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Juutilainen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sulkijalihas is trying to stand up here but Juutilainen is controlling him well.
Juutilainen wants to pass to mount but Sulkijalihas is defending the position.
Juutilainen working over Sulkijalihas with some ground and pound. Sulkijalihas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Juutilainen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Juutilainen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Sulkijalihas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Juutilainen pulls his head out easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Juutilainen lands a nice short elbow.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Juutilainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sulkijalihas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Juutilainen.

Juutilainen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sulkijalihas is trying to defend but Juutilainen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Juutilainen throwing shots but Sulkijalihas is blocking nicely.

Sulkijalihas kicks Juutilainen off and gets back to his feet.
Sulkijalihas shoots in and drives through. Juutilainen sprawls well.

Juutilainen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sulkijalihas napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Juutilainen lands a nice forearm strike.

Sulkijalihas throws Juutilainen to one side and escapes!
Juutilainen blocks a head kick by Sulkijalihas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sulkijalihas gets caught flat footed, as Juutilainen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sulkijalihas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Juutilainen manages to get himself to full guard.
Juutilainen keeping full guard, as Sulkijalihas tries to pass.
Juutilainen wants to sweep here but Sulkijalihas controlling him for the moment.
Juutilainen working a defensive guard here.
Juutilainen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Juutilainen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sulkijalihas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Juutilainen.
Juutilainen prevents Sulkijalihas from standing back up.
Juutilainen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Juutilainen blocks the strikes from Sulkijalihas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sulkijalihas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Juutilainen pulls his head out easily.
Juutilainen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Juutilainen working the head and body with strikes.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sulkijalihas misses the jab.
Sulkijalihas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Juutilainen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sulkijalihas is looking to stand up but Juutilainen isn't so interested in that idea.
Juutilainen thows a big elbow that misses.
Juutilainen thows a big elbow that misses.
Sulkijalihas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Juutilainen's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juutilainen wants to sweep but no luck.

Sulkijalihas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sulkijalihas is looking to stand up but Juutilainen won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eino Juutilainen dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!

Juutilainen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Juutilainen stops Sulkijalihas from standing up.
Juutilainen thows a big elbow that misses.
Juutilainen with a nice head shot there.
Sulkijalihas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Sulkijalihas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Juutilainen is in close to Sulkijalihas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Juutilainen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Sulkijalihas has his foot on Juutilainen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Juutilainen works his way back into a safe position though.

Sulkijalihas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Juutilainen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Juutilainen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Juutilainen wants to pass the guard but Sulkijalihas is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sulkijalihas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sulkijalihas tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Juutilainen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sulkijalihas is working away from the top position though.
Juutilainen wants to improve his position but Sulkijalihas is controlling well.
Sulkijalihas trying to control the action but Juutilainen is working from the bottom.
Juutilainen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Juutilainen pulls Sulkijalihas in close to his closed guard and prevents Sulkijalihas from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Juutilainen is trying to keep Sulkijalihas in close.
Sulkijalihas trying to stand up but can't free himself from Juutilainen's guard.
Juutilainen wants to sweep here but Sulkijalihas controlling him for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Juutilainen holds on and takes a little breather.
Sulkijalihas won't allow Juutilainen to sweep him here.
Sulkijalihas trying to stand up but can't free himself from Juutilainen's guard.

Sulkijalihas stands and steps away. Juutilainen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Juutilainen ducks under a wild hook from Sulkijalihas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sulkijalihas tries to avoid it but Juutilainen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sulkijalihas to the ground. Sulkijalihas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Sulkijalihas closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Juutilainen to the mat! Juutilainen manages to get full guard.
Sulkijalihas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Juutilainen is keeping the position for now.
Sulkijalihas would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sulkijalihas stopping the sweep attempt from Juutilainen.
Juutilainen controls Sulkijalihas momentarily but Sulkijalihas frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Juutilainen is on top in guard.
Juutilainen postures up in Sulkijalihas's guard and throws a big left but Sulkijalihas blocks it.

Sulkijalihas has his feet on Juutilainen's thighs here. He's pushed Juutilainen off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Juutilainen screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Seppo Sulkijalihas!