PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duck Dodgers (ranked 56 p4p, 151 weight class) and Kaarlo Susi (ranked 9 p4p, 23 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Dodgers
vs
Susi

193 cm
30
205
16 - 5 - 0

190 cm
26
210
16 - 5 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Conquer

Bondi MMA 🏝️
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duck Dodgers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Susi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Susi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dodgers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dodgers throws a jab when Susi was well out of range.
Susi is looking to land body kicks.
Dodgers works the jab nicely.

It looks like Kaarlo Susi has been cut.
Kaarlo Susi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Susi throws a jab but it's blocked by Dodgers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Susi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dodgers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dodgers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Susi misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi swats away the attempt to clinch by Dodgers.
Susi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Dodgers misses.
Dodgers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Susi counters with a straight right hand.
Dodgers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Susi.
Susi misses with a lunging right hand
and Dodgers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dodgers cracks Susi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dodgers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dodgers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dodgers scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Susi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Susi throws a jab but it's blocked by Dodgers.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Susi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dodgers with a nice calf kick.
Susi throws a big shot that misses.
And Dodgers counters with a quick kick to the body but Susi blocks it.
Dodgers takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A low kick from Dodgers misses
and Susi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Susi misses with an uppercut. Dodgers saw that one coming.
Dodgers tried to counter with a leg kick but Susi avoided it.
Susi misses with a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Dodgers tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodgers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like Duck Dodgers has been cut.
Susi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Susi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dodgers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dodgers.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Susi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dodgers.
Susi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kaarlo Susi will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Susi misses with a looping left.
Susi scores with a jab.
Susi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dodgers quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Susi misses with a hook.
Susi misses with an uppercut.
Dodgers jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Susi.
Susi throws a looping overhand right but Dodgers ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dodgers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Susi cracks Dodgers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dodgers has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Susi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dodgers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dodgers tries to score with a low kick but Susi moves his leg out of the way.
Dodgers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Susi.
Dodgers throws a low kick but Susi moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodgers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dodgers seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Susi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Susi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dodgers manages to avoid it.
Susi misses with a straight left.
Dodgers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Susi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dodgers on the side of the head.
Susi throws a hook but Dodgers blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi throws a right hand that misses
and Dodgers counters with an outside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Susi misses
and Dodgers counters with a left to the body.
Susi throws the kick towards the body but Dodgers avoids it.
Dodgers throwing a counter right hand but Susi manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Dodgers blocks the leg kick.
Susi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dodgers might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Susi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Dodgers counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Susi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dodgers.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Susi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Susi tries to work over Dodgers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Susi throws a punch but it's blocked by Dodgers.
Susi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Susi swings wildly with an uppercut but Dodgers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Susi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dodgers blocking some punches.
Susi has a couple of punches blocked by Dodgers.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dodgers cracks Susi with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Susi.
Susi misses with a punch on the inside.
Susi misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Susi throws a head punch that misses.
Dodgers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Susi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Susi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dodgers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dodgers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kaarlo Susi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Dodgers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Susi misses with a looping left.
Dodgers throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Susi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dodgers misses with a right hand
and Susi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Dodgers is rocked!
Susi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dodgers slips under a jab from Susi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dodgers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dodgers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Susi misses its intended target.
Dodgers appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi looks to throw a body kick
and Dodgers counters with a stiff right hand.
Susi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Susi throws a body punch but Dodgers moves out of range.
Susi misses with a looping right.
Dodgers blocks a leg kick.
As Susi backs away, Dodgers returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Susi swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodgers throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Susi to counter with a crisp jab.
Susi drops his hands momentarily and Dodgers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dodgers tries to move into range but Susi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dodgers misses with a low kick.
Susi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Susi tries to land a front kick but Dodgers steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi misses with a right hand
and Susi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Dodgers misses.
Susi throws an overhand right that lands on Dodgers's shoulder, as Dodgers tries to avoid the shot.
Susi takes a swing at Dodgers's ribcage but misses.
Susi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dodgers counters with a body kick that stops Susi in his tracks momentarily.
Dodgers scores with a nice body kick.
Susi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Susi misses with a straight left.
Dodgers jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi looks to throw a body kick
and Dodgers counters with a thumping low kick.
Dodgers tests Susi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Susi throws a lazy right hand but Dodgers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Susi throws a shot from downtown. Dodgers moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dodgers misses with a body shot
and Susi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dodgers moves out of range of the body kick from Susi.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kaarlo Susi.
Well Susi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaarlo Susi!
During a confident post fight interview, Kaarlo Susi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.