PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hessu Suihkija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West comes into the arena with Dimitri Vegas & like Mike - Tremor blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Suihkija's choice of entrance music: Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff . George West has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

West
vs
Suihkija

185 cm
27
202 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

198 cm
27
209 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

AnonymouS
SP Ultimate Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hessu Suihkija!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West misses with a looping right.
Suihkija tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. West manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Suihkija looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? West is fending him off so far but Suihkija persists. Nope, West circles away and we're back to standing.
Suihkija has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as West is landing a low percentage of strikes.
West wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Suihkija tries to clinch but West moves out of range.
West scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
West misses with a wild body shot.
Suihkija staying out of range there.
Suihkija tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but West defends well and Suihkija ends up having to push West into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

West manages to break the clinch.
Suihkija tries a head kick but it misses.
Suihkija is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from West misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suihkija shoots in looking for a takedown. West tries to sprawl out of it but Suihkija keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. West manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
George West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hessu Suihkija.
West scores with a jab. Suihkija acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
West scores with a nice head shot.

It looks like Hessu Suihkija has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West lunges at Suihkija with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Suihkija's hand.
Nice sprawl there from West as Suihkija shoots in.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Suihkija.
West throws a looping overhand right but Suihkija ducks down to avoid it.
West bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

West lands a big right hand that sends Suihkija crashing to the mat! West stays standing though and waves Suihkija back to his feet!

Suihkija is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suihkija wants to clinch up but West keeps it at a distance.
Suihkija is still on wobbly legs! Can West finish him?
Suihkija keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
West throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suihkija seems to have recovered his senses.
West misses with a head kick.
West misses with a wild body shot.
Suihkija dives in and grabs West's left leg, looking for a takedown. West pushes down on Suihkija's head and hops out.
West lands a jab to Suihkija's midsection.

Suihkija throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. West tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Suihkija is in West's guard.
Suihkija looks winded!
Suihkija throwing strikes from guard but West blocks nicely.
West wants to stand but Suihkija is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suihkija is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
West on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if West tries to get out of the position.
Suihkija looking to sit in guard and control but West gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

West gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
West looks to land a right hand but Suihkija moved out of range.
Suihkija closes the distance and clinches up with West, looking for a takedown. Suihkija pushes West against the cage but West circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Suihkija walks into a stiff left hand from West.

That has opened up Hessu Suihkija's cut even more.
West throws a hook but Suihkija avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suihkija fails with a takedown attempt.
Suihkija on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
West scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Donk. West catches Suihkija right on the button with a cross.
Suihkija changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. West tries to avoid it but Suihkija manages to keep hold of a leg and drag West to the ground. West escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
West throws an overhand right that lands on Suihkija's shoulder, as Suihkija tries to avoid the shot.
West lands a nice hook to Suihkija's body. Suihkija takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Suihkija shoots for a takedown but West saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
West throws a looping overhand right but Suihkija ducks down to avoid it.
West scores with a body shot.
George West is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
West misses with a head kick.
Suihkija fails to land the takedown.
Suihkija moves out of range of the strikes.
West missing with a left hand there. Suihkija was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West throws a lazy right hand but Suihkija sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suihkija fails to land the takedown.
West connects with a nice looking jab.
Suihkija shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says West as he avoids it easily.
Suihkija's hands are dropping dangerously low here and West connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Suihkija scrambles back to his feet.

The cut above Hessu Suihkija's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've been told by West's head coaches at Soco na mãe - Stand Up Striking that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Suihkija fails with an attempt to clinch.
West misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from West misses its intended target.
Nice sprawl there from West as Suihkija shoots in.
West scores with a jab to the body.
West throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suihkija sees it coming and avoids it easily.
West is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Suihkija fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but West avoids it really well and circles away.
West changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George West dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hessu Suihkija's cut.
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.

Suihkija shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. West defends it nicely.
Suihkija takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Suihkija moves away from the strike by West.
West cracks Suihkija with a good jab.
West sizes up Suihkija with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
West throws a body kick that misses.
West lands a jab to the nose.
Nice sprawl there from West as Suihkija shoots in.
West slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from West misses the target.
Suihkija doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
West swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suihkija gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Hessu Suihkija's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Suihkija is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Suihkija.
George West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hessu Suihkija.

West sends Suihkija crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! West is motioning to the referee to let Suihkija up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suihkija takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
West is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suihkija can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from West misses its intended target.
West lands a slapping body shot.

West cracks Suihkija with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Suihkija looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can West finish him?

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). George West!
George West was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Hessu Suihkija was interviewed post fight and said 'Got the number of that bus?'.