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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sulevi Sammalharju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Mylly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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169 lbs
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sulevi Sammalharju!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Mylly!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mylly drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mylly fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sammalharju avoids it really well and circles away.
A cross from Sammalharju lands.
Mylly slips under a jab.
Sammalharju throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sammalharju uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mylly.
Sammalharju scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mylly just misses with a punch to the body.
Mylly throws a lazy uppercut
and Sammalharju counters with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mylly is defended easily by Sammalharju.
Mylly throws a looping overhand right but Sammalharju ducks down to avoid it.
Sammalharju tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mylly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sammalharju connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sammalharju wants to clinch.
Sammalharju tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mylly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sulevi Sammalharju seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mylly throws a hook but Sammalharju avoids it easily.
Sammalharju tries to close the distance and clinch but Mylly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sammalharju fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mylly is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammalharju tries to clinch but Mylly is having none of it.
Sammalharju blocks a jab.
Sulevi Sammalharju is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mylly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sammalharju makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sammalharju throws a leg kick but Mylly sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sammalharju. That's going to slow Mylly down.
Sammalharju swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mylly counters with a straight right hand.
Mylly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sammalharju at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mylly. Sammalharju does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mylly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mylly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sammalharju tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mylly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sammalharju.
Nice defenses there by Mylly.
Mylly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sammalharju counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sulevi Sammalharju dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sammalharju keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sammalharju tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sammalharju lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mylly throws a combination that misses
and Sammalharju counters with a stiff right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Mylly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mylly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sammalharju doesn't seem bothered though.
Sammalharju connects with a leg kick. Mylly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mylly connects with a body shot that sends Sammalharju's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammalharju steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mylly.
Sammalharju fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Mylly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sammalharju scores with a sloppy right hand. Mylly should have avoided that one.
Mylly misses with a body shot.
Mylly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sammalharju.
Mylly avoids the body shot from Sammalharju.
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.
Sammalharju lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sammalharju throws a jab but it's blocked by Mylly.
Sammalharju fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mylly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sammalharju throws out the jab.
Mylly is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sammalharju rather than just go for the knockout.
Mylly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sammalharju.
Crunch! Sammalharju slams his shin into Mylly's torso.
Sammalharju throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammalharju throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mylly missing with a left hand there. Sammalharju was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sammalharju thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sammalharju takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sammalharju is looking to clinch.
Sammalharju defending well as Mylly loads up on a big left hand.
Sammalharju fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mylly manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mylly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mylly misses with a lunging right hand
and Sammalharju counters with a head kick.
Mylly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sammalharju tries to clinch but Mylly moves away
and Mylly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sammalharju with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mylly moves out of range of the leg kick from Sammalharju.
Sammalharju throws a head kick but Mylly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sulevi Sammalharju dominated that second round.
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!
Sammalharju swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mylly moves out of range as Sammalharju strikes.
Mylly is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sammalharju.
Sammalharju takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sammalharju cracks a nice hook into Mylly's ribs.
Sammalharju misses with a hook.
Mylly looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mylly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammalharju avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sammalharju is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Mylly dives into side control.
Mylly throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mylly misses with the ground and pound.
Mylly looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sammalharju is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mylly in side control lands a decent elbow.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Sammalharju is not content to let Mylly control the position.
Mylly fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Matt Mylly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mylly working the body and head with strikes.
Sammalharju is looking for a sweep.
Mylly postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mylly throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mylly trying to control the position but Sammalharju is working away.
Mylly tries to score with some ground and pound. Sammalharju controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mylly throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Sammalharju works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Sammalharju gets full guard.
Sammalharju keeping full guard, as Mylly tries to pass.
Sammalharju not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mylly must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mylly looking to pass the guard.
Mylly controls from within his opponent's guard.
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.
Mylly with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sammalharju looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mylly thows a big elbow that misses.
Mylly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mylly thows a big elbow that misses.
Mylly cracks Sammalharju with a solid left hand.
Sammalharju looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mylly is one step ahead there.
Mylly lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Mylly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sammalharju 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sulevi Sammalharju!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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