PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Will Apae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Soini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timo Soini is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Apae
vs
Soini

180 cm
26
176 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
178 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Will Apae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Soini!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apae misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Soini connects with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Soini.
Soini blocks a jab.
Soini throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Apae's head.
A slow jab from Apae misses its intended target.
Apae throws a hook but Soini blocks it.
Apae stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soini.
Soini turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Soini lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Apae avoids the head kick by Soini.
Soini lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Soini.
Soini lands with a thumping leg kick.

Soini closes the distance and clinches.
Apae doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Apae lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soini stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Soini.

It looks like Will Apae has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Apae.
Soini lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soini lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Soini.
Soini tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Soini blocks an uppercut.
Soini gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Apae blocks an elbow strike from Soini.
Apae avoids the elbow strike from Soini, against the cage.
Apae has a couple of punches blocked by Soini.
Soini putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Apae in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Apae misses with a hook from the clinch.
Apae misses with a punch on the inside.
Apae dodges an elbow strike from Soini.
Come on Soini - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Soini tries to land knees in the clinch but Apae avoids the damage to the body.
Soini blocks an uppercut.
Soini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Apae avoids it.
Apae avoids a wild elbow strike from Soini.
Apae blocks an elbow strike.
Soini working Apae over with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Apae.
Apae blocks an elbow strike from Soini.
Soini stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Apae takes a knee to the side of the body.
Apae is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soini stalling the fight.
Soini misses with an elbow strike.
Apae dodges an elbow strike from Soini.
Apae is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Apae takes an elbow to the forehead.
Soini pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Apae avoids the elbow strike from Soini, against the cage.
Soini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Apae avoids the elbow strike from Soini, against the cage.
Soini looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Soini connects with a nasty looking knee right to Apae's face.
Apae swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Soini throws an elbow but misses.
Apae blocks the elbow strike.
Apae misses with a knee to the head.
Soini pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Apae blocks an elbow strike.
Apae doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soini lands an elbow inside that Apae shrugs off.
Apae tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Soini lands an elbow inside that Apae shrugs off.
A short right from Apae on the inside.
Apae misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soini throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apae avoids a wild elbow strike from Soini.
Apae working aggressively here.
Soini looking to throw knees to the head but Apae is blocking nicely.
Soini lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Apae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Apae pushes Soini back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Apae takes an elbow to the temple.
Soini creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Apae avoids a wild elbow strike from Soini.
Apae misses with a knee to the head.
Soini putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Apae in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Soini throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Apae.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soini.
Soini lands an elbow that stopped Apae in his tracks for a moment.
Soini lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Apae on the inside.
Soini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Apae lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Soini trying to land knees to the body.
Soini landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Apae dodges an elbow strike from Soini.
Soini lands a nice elbow.
Apae with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soini with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Soini just misses with a elbow thrown towards Apae's brow.
Soini blocks an uppercut.
Soini looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Soini just misses with a elbow thrown towards Apae's brow.
Apae throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Soini throws an elbow but misses.
Apae on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Apae throws a knee to the head but misses.
Soini creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Apae doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Soini.
Soini putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Apae in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soini.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soini.
Soini lands a nice elbow.
Soini lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Apae blocks the elbow strike.
Apae has a couple of punches blocked by Soini.
Soini blocking some punches.
Apae with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Soini throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timo Soini dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Will Apae's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Soini throws a nice inside leg kick.
Apae takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Soini connects with an inside leg kick.
Soini throws a nice outside leg kick.
Apae looks to land a right hand but Soini moved out of range.
Soini feints and then cracks Apae's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Apae down.

Soini rushes Apae and presses him up against the cage.
Apae dodges an elbow strike from Soini.
Nice elbow from Soini.
Soini lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Soini lands an elbow inside.

Will Apae's cut is getting worse.
Soini throws an elbow that misses.
Apae lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Soini lands an elbow that stopped Apae in his tracks for a moment.
Apae blocks the elbow strike.
Apae blocks an elbow strike.
Apae blocks the elbow strike.
Soini lands an elbow inside.
Apae has a couple of punches blocked by Soini.
Soini throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A shot in the inside from Apae.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Apae swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soini pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Apae working aggressively here.
Soini pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Apae takes an elbow to the forehead.
Apae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soini pushes off an throws an elbow but Apae leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Apae tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Soini lands a nice elbow.
Soini pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Apae tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Apae takes an elbow to the forehead.
Apae blocks an elbow strike.
Apae throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Soini throws an elbow but misses.
Soini lands an elbow that stopped Apae in his tracks for a moment.
Soini tries to land knees in the clinch but Apae avoids the damage to the body.
Apae blocks an elbow strike.
Soini looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Soini.
Soini throws an elbow that misses.
Soini gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Will Apae's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Soini lands an elbow inside that Apae shrugs off.
Soini makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

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.
Apae takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Apae.
Soini landing knees to the body.
Soini lands an elbow just above Apae 's eye.
Soini lands a nice elbow.
Apae avoids the elbow strike from Soini, against the cage.
Timo Soini seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Apae blocks the elbow strike.
Soini misses with an elbow over the top.
Soini landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Soini using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soini misses with a knee to the head.
Soini is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Apae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Soini lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Soini with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Jeez, Will Apae's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Apae looking to throw knees to the head but Soini is blocking nicely.
Soini tries to land knees in the clinch but Apae avoids the damage to the body.
Soini slows down the pace here.
Apae blocks an elbow strike from Soini.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apae swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soini lands a nice knee to the body.
Soini throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Soini creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Apae's defenses.
Soini lands a damaging elbow.
Soini misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Soini just misses with a elbow thrown towards Apae's brow.
Apae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soini lands a knee to the head.
Soini tries to land a knee to the head but Apae blocks with his arms.
Apae lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Soini backwards.
Apae with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Soini.
Nice elbow from Soini.
Apae tries a knee to the head but Soini blocks it.
Soini lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Soini.
Soini lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Soini.
Apae blocks an elbow strike.
Apae throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apae has a couple of punches blocked by Soini.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Soini just misses with a elbow thrown towards Apae's brow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Soini obliges.
Soini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees to the body from Soini.
Soini lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Apae blocks an elbow strike from Soini.
Soini lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Soini to work.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Apae.
Soini lands a knee to the body.
Soini lands an elbow inside.
Soini pushes off an throws an elbow but Apae leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Soini throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Soini creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Soini lands an elbow inside that Apae shrugs off.
A short right from Apae on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the cage, Soini throws an elbow but misses.
Soini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Apae avoids it.
Soini misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timo Soini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Will Apae's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Soini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Apae.
Apae throws a poor cross that misses
and Soini counters with a nice leg kick.
Soini scores with a head kick.
A head kick from Soini lands but Apae takes it in his stride.
Soini chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Apae closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Soini.
Apae working aggressively here.
Apae misses with some punches.
Apae looking to throw knees to the head but Soini is blocking nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Soini in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Soini lands an elbow that stopped Apae in his tracks for a moment.
Apae avoids the elbow strike from Soini, against the cage.
Soini comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Soini misses with an elbow over the top.
Soini throws an elbow but it misses.
Apae with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Apae doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Apae blocks an elbow strike from Soini.
Apae misses with a knee to the head.
Apae blocks an elbow strike from Soini.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Apae tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Apae with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Soini manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Apae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soini pushes off an throws an elbow but Apae leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Soini lands an elbow inside that Apae shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Soini throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Soini.
Soini throws an elbow that misses.
Soini lands an elbow inside.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Timo Soini!