PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Musta Surma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spede Jussi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Musta Surma could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Spede Jussi's chin.

Surma
vs
Jussi

167 cm
24
152 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

170 cm
27
144 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Musta Surma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Spede Jussi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surma wants to clinch up but Jussi keeps it at a distance.
Jussi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jussi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Surma misses its intended target.
Surma takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jussi is looking to land body kicks.

Surma moves into range and clinches up with Jussi.
Jussi managing to block the knees to the body from Surma.
Jussi tries to break the clinch but Surma is controlling the position.
Surma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Surma lands an elbow inside that Jussi shrugs off.
Surma tries to land a knee to the head but Jussi blocks with his arms.
Surma lands a nice elbow.
Surma missing with knees to the body.
Jussi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A frustrated look appears on Jussi's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Surma lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Jussi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Surma tries to clinch but Jussi is having none of it.
Jussi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jussi throws a lazy uppercut

and Surma counters with a crisp one two that drops Jussi! Surma thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Jussi to his feet! Jussi is in big trouble!

Jussi is rocked!
Musta Surma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jussi looks to land a body kick but Surma moved away.
Jussi is still on wobbly legs! Can Surma finish him?
Jussi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Surma.
Surma is looking to clinch.
Surma paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Surma is looking to clinch but Jussi is avoiding it.
Jussi throws a wild body kick that Surma sees coming a mile off.
Surma tries to clinch but Jussi moves out of range.
Surma moves in looking to clinch but Jussi pushes him off.
Jussi lands a lovely overhand right.
Jussi seems to have recovered his senses.

Surma gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jussi is trying to push Surma away but Surma has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jussi is trying to break the clinch but Surma is controlling him.
Surma tries a knee to the head but Jussi blocks it.

Jussi breaks from the clinch.
Jussi throws a big shot that misses.
Surma wants to clinch up but Jussi keeps it at a distance.
Surma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Surma fails with an attempt to clinch.
Surma moves away from the strike by Jussi.

Surma closes the distance and clinches.
Surma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jussi.
Surma lands a body shot in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Surma tries to land a knee to the head but Jussi blocks with his arms.
Surma prevents Jussi from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Surma.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jussis head.
Surma prevents Jussi from breaking the clinch.
Surma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jussi.
Surma lands a damaging elbow.
Jussi looking to stall.
Surma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jussi.
Surma prevents a body shot from Jussi.
Jussi can't break the clinch.
Jussi has had enough of the clinch but Surma keeps him there for the moment.
Jussi takes an elbow to the temple.
Surma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Surma lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Spede Jussi has been cut.
Surma landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jussi looks gassed!
Surma is working Jussi over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Surma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Surma.
Jussi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Surma lands a left hand.
Surma prevents Jussi from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jussi is looking to control Surma's arms but Surma gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jussi has his back to the cage.
Surma lands a damaging elbow.
Surma lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jussi.
Surma lands with a short shot to the head.
Surma throws a big uppercut that drops Jussi! More strikes from Surma and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Jussi lies dazed against the cage as Surma celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Musta Surma!
In his post fight interview, Musta Surma started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.