PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Bounty (ranked 1123 p4p, 155 weight class) and Tero Susi (ranked 1434 p4p, 198 weight class). Jamie Bounty has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bounty
vs
Susi

188 cm
31
197 lbs
23 - 10 - 0

190 cm
33
205 lbs
18 - 11 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Bounty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Susi!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susi tries a head kick but it misses.
Bounty throws a looping overhand right but Susi ducks down to avoid it.
Susi connects with a leg kick. Bounty looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bounty walks into a jab.
Susi tries to land a body kick
and Bounty counters with a nice kick to the body.
Susi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bounty.
Bounty throws a body punch but Susi moves out of range.
Susi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Susi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bounty at a distance.
Susi looks to land a right hand but Bounty moved out of range.
Bounty is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Susi walks into a stiff left hand from Bounty.
Susi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Susi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounty drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bounty lands a jab to the nose.
A chopping leg kick lands by Susi.
Bounty scores with a sloppy right hand. Susi should have avoided that one.
Susi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bounty misses the jab.
Bounty misses with a shot to the body
and Susi counters with a leg kick.
Susi misses with a shot to the body
and Bounty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bounty avoids the body shot from Susi.
Jamie Bounty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Susi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bounty throws the left hand but Susi avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Susi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bounty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Susi moves away from the strike by Bounty.
Susi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tero Susi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bounty slips under a jab from Susi.
Bounty feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bounty takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Susi thumps Bounty with a low kick.
Susi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bounty rather than just go for the knockout.
Susi takes a kick to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bounty. Susi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bounty takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Susi connects with a right hand. Bounty shakes it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi thumps Bounty with a low kick.
Bounty moves out of range as Susi strikes.
Susi throws a jab but it's blocked by Bounty.

Susi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bounty's half guard.
Susi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bounty defending well though.
Susi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Susi wants to pass to mount but Bounty is defending the position.
Susi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bounty is trying to stand back up but Susi is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Susi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bounty has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Susi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Susi looks to land a strike but Bounty avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Susi throws a big elbow that misses.
Susi advances to half guard.
Susi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Susi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bounty's head.

Susi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bounty keeping control of the position.
Susi throwing shots but Bounty is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tero Susi dominated that round.
That's time! Bounty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Susi is looking to score with low kicks.
Susi misses with a takedown attempt
and Bounty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Susi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bounty checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Susi throws a head kick that misses
enabling Bounty to counter with a crisp jab.
Bounty on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bounty drops his hands momentarily and Susi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Susi with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Bounty to counter with a crisp jab.
Bounty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Susi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Susi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Susi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Susi misses the body punch
and Bounty counters with a nice uppercut.
Bounty takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi avoids the body shot from Bounty.
Susi tries a quick counter leg kick but Bounty is wise to it.
Susi takes a swing at Bounty's ribcage but misses.
Bounty was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Susi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bounty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bounty lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Susi is looking to score with low kicks.
Bounty is looking to counter punch.
Susi misses with an uppercut. Bounty saw that one coming.
Bounty is looking to counter punch.
Susi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Susi throws a jab but it's blocked by Bounty.
We've been informed that Susi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nice jab there from Susi.
Susi misses with a right hand
and Bounty counters with a low kick, right behind Susi 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bounty lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bounty with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Susi swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Bounty to counter with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bounty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Susi.
A jab from Susi misses.
Susi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bounty is looking to counter punch.
Susi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bounty half committed to a counter leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Susi. That's going to slow Bounty down.
Bounty needs to keep his hands up - Susi had a free shot at his head there.
Bounty is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bounty throws a poor cross that misses
and Susi counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Susi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Bounty throws Susi to one side and escapes!
Good shot there by Susi.
Susi misses with a takedown attempt
and Bounty counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jamie Bounty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tero Susi.
A bone on bone clash there as Bounty blocks the leg kick.
Bounty takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Susi misses with a body punch
and Bounty counters with a slapping leg kick.
Susi misses with a jab to the body
and Bounty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Susi throws a leg kick
and Bounty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bounty lands with a good body shot.
Susi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bounty lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big right from Bounty misses.
Susi walks into a jab.

Susi is rocked!
Susi misses with a takedown attempt
and Bounty counters with an inside leg kick.
Susi is breathing heavily.
Bounty loads up on a big right hand but Susi slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Susi. Bounty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bounty is looking to counter punch.
Bounty misses with a right hand
and Susi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Susi swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Bounty sends Susi crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bounty is motioning to the referee to let Susi up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Susi is still on wobbly legs! Can Bounty finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Susi misses.
Susi lands with an uppercut that bounces Bounty off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Bounty dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Susi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Susi seems to have recovered his senses.
Susi throws a predictable looking body shot

and Bounty counters with a crisp right hand that drops Susi! Bounty lets Susi back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Jamie Bounty is winning the standup battle so far.
Susi throws a hook to the side of Bounty's head but Bounty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Susi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bounty counters with a big left hand that crumples Susi! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jamie Bounty!