PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iso Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Rob Green
vs
Susi

225 cm
24
265 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

190 cm
23
225 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Susi!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green throws a front kick aimed at Susi's knee but Susi avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Green.
Susi looks to land a right hand but Green moved out of range.
Green misses with a low kick.
Green really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Green moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Susi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Susi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Susi fails to land the takedown.
Green swings for the body but Susi moves out of range.
Green swings for the body but Susi moves out of range.
Susi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Susi.
Green chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Susi as he checks the leg kick.
Green scores with a crisp jab that stopped Susi in his tracks.
Susi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away.
Susi checks a low kick from Green.
Green tries to work over Susi's front leg with a kick but Susi checks it.
Green misses with a head kick.
Green misses with a low kick.

Susi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Green napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Green struggling a bit here.
Susi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Green sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Susi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Susi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Green, who protects the arm well.
Green defending against the ground and pound.
Green stops Susi from passing to mount.
Susi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Green is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Susi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Green is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Susi looks to throw the jab but Green is out of range.
Green keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Susi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Susi does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green walks into a jab.
Green throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Green misses with a body shot.
Rob Green is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Green lands a nice shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Green.
Susi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Green throws out a loose jab but Susi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Susi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Green is fending him off so far but Susi persists. Nope, Green circles away and we're back to standing.

Green takes the fight into the clinch.
Green scores with a shoulder strike.
Green tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green missing with knees to the body.

Susi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab, jab by Green - just one landing.
Green misses with an uppercut. Susi saw that one coming.
Susi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Susi misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Susi misses.
Susi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Susi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Susi missing with a left hand there. Green was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Green jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Green dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Green doesn't manage to clinch there - Susi circles away.
Green connects with a body shot.

Susi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Green's half guard.

Susi is looking for a kimura but Green is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Susi to get the leverage.
Green desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Green is staying active underneath Susi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Susi is just content to waste time from the top position. Green takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Susi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Green is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green looking to hit a scissor sweep but Susi is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Susi. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Susi shoots in but no luck this time.
Susi swats away the attempt to clinch by Green.

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.
Susi stuns Green with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Susi.
Green throws a sloppy head kick and Susi moves out of range easily.

Susi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Susi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Green holds on and takes a little breather.
Susi trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
Susi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Susi.
Susi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Green works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Green looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Susi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Green swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Susi throwing strikes from guard but Green blocks nicely.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Green is looking to wear down Susi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Susi swats away the attempt to clinch by Green.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Green takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Green throws a head kick that misses.
Green lands with a cross.
Green throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Susi.
Green pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Green throws a head kick but Susi moves out of range.
Green misses with a few strikes there.

Susi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Susi in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Iso Susi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Green scores with a hook to the body. Susi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Susi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Green finds it's way round the side to connect with Susi's head.
Susi misses with a hook.
Green misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Green avoids a punch combination nicely.
Susi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Susi moves out of range as Green strikes.
Susi fails with a takedown attempt.
Susi closes the distance and clinches up with Green, looking for a takedown. Susi pushes Green against the cage but Green circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green fails with an attempt to clinch.
Susi lands a nice shot that snaps Green's head back.
Green throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Susi.
Green fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rob Green is winning the standup battle so far.

Susi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Green napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Susi.
Susi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Green wants to control but Susi postures up.
Susi trying to control the action but Green is working from the bottom.
Green is working to avoid the ground and pound but Susi connects with a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green struggling a bit here.
Green on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Susi trying to control the position but Green is working away.
Susi misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Susi trying to control the position but Green is working away.
Susi postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi with the ground and pound but Green regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

Susi is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Green still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Green has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Susi is trying to work for a sweep but Green has mounted him!
Green tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Green will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Susi wants to hold on but Green pushes him away.
Susi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Susi tries to lock up and control but Green gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Susi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Green controlling the position easily from mount.
Green has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Green throws some wild stikes that Susi manages to avoid easily.
Susi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Green can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Susi is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Green showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Green has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Green!