PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tysson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Sotaheimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ari Sotaheimo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tysson
vs
Sotaheimo

190 cm
26
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
30
192 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Tysson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Sotaheimo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sotaheimo is looking to clinch but Tysson is avoiding it.
Sotaheimo scores with a leg kick.
Tysson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sotaheimo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Tysson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sotaheimo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tysson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sotaheimo lands a knee to the head.
Tysson avoiding damage.
Sotaheimo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tysson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tysson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sotaheimo's elbow.
Sotaheimo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tysson's face.
Stalling in the clinch from Tysson.
Sotaheimo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tysson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sotaheimo lands a good knee to the midsection. Tysson won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tysson tries to stall but Sotaheimo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tysson misses with a body punch.
Sotaheimo lands a nice elbow.
Tysson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sotaheimo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sotaheimo lands an elbow just above Tysson 's eye.

Sotaheimo has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Tysson goes down! Sotaheimo dives on top of him - Tysson manages to get guard.

Tysson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tysson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sotaheimo.
Oh Tysson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sotaheimo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sotaheimo taking a breather here.
Sotaheimo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tysson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tysson seems to have got his legs back now.
Sotaheimo throws an elbow but Tysson slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotaheimo has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Tysson!
Tysson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sotaheimo.
Sotaheimo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sotaheimo landing strikes from the mount and Tysson is in trouble!
Sotaheimo controlling his opponent.
Tysson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sotaheimo on the ground.
Sotaheimo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotaheimo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tysson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sotaheimo.
Sotaheimo looking to control but Tysson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tysson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sotaheimo looking to ground and pound but Tysson is blocking nicely.
Sotaheimo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tysson is looking to escape.
Sotaheimo throwing strikes here but Tysson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Tysson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sotaheimo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotaheimo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tysson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sotaheimo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sotaheimo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sotaheimo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sotaheimo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sotaheimo controlling the position easily from mount.
BOOM! Sotaheimo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ari Sotaheimo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sotaheimo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for Sotaheimo.
Sotaheimo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sotaheimo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tysson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tysson ducks under a wild hook from Sotaheimo.
Tysson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sotaheimo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Some wild striking there from Sotaheimo.
Sotaheimo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sotaheimo ducks under a wild hook from Tysson.
Sotaheimo wants to counter with a clinch but Tysson pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sotaheimo misses with a looping right.
As Sotaheimo tries to get set, Tysson tries to push him back and clinch up but Sotaheimo manages to avoid the attempt.
Tysson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tysson lands with an uppercut that bounces Sotaheimo off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tysson is looking to clinch but Sotaheimo is avoiding it.
Sotaheimo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tysson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sotaheimo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sotaheimo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ari Sotaheimo seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotaheimo connects with the punch.
Tysson wants to clinch up but Sotaheimo keeps it at a distance.
As Tysson backs off Sotaheimo throws a huge counter combo but Tysson manages to avoid it all.
Tysson tries to clinch there but Sotaheimo circles away.
Tysson moves in looking to clinch but Sotaheimo pushes him off.
Sotaheimo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tysson's calf.

Tysson clinches with his opponent.
Sotaheimo connects with a knee to the head.
Sotaheimo lands a knee to the body.
Tysson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Sotaheimo.
Sotaheimo lands a big knee to the head and Tysson goes down! Sotaheimo pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ari Sotaheimo!
Ari Sotaheimo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.