PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Tays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakke Sudennahka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Tays could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jakke Sudennahka's chin.

Tays
vs
Sudennahka

190 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Tays!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jakke Sudennahka!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tays misses with a body kick.
Sudennahka dodges the punch combination from Tays.
A shot to de liver by Tays. Beautiful body shot.
Tays fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sudennahka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tays.
Tays throws a body kick that misses.
Tays connects with the punch.
Tays swings for the body but Sudennahka moves out of range.
Tays misses with a hook. Sudennahka ducked under it nicely.
Sudennahka fails with a takedown attempt.
Tays looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Sudennahka shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tays wants to get back to his feet.
Sudennahka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sudennahka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sudennahka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sudennahka wants to get back to his feet.
Sudennahka working over Tays with some ground and pound. Tays looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sudennahka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tays keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tays is trying to control but can't.
Tays tries to kick Sudennahka off but Sudennahka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tays is looking for a sweep. Sudennahka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tays keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tays is trying is best to control the position here.
Tays tries to roll over but Sudennahka keeps him under control.
Sudennahka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tays throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tays swinging wildly here.
Tays fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sudennahka manages to avoid it.
Tays lands with a nice body punch.
Tays keeps the fight on the outside.
Tays throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tays thows a body shot but no joy.
Sudennahka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tays throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sudennahka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tays moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tays takes a swing at Sudennahka's ribcage but misses.
Sudennahka fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tays lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sudennahka circles away quickly and effectively.
Tays misses with a looping left.
Tays is looking to wear down Sudennahka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A lazy left from Tays finds it's target.
Tays tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sudennahka was well out of range. Poor timing from Tays.
Tays will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sudennahka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
John Tays has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakke Sudennahka.
Tays misses with a low kick.
Tays is looking to chop away at Sudennahka's legs.
Tays fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sudennahka manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Tays dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tays throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sudennahka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tays throws a nice looking combination but Sudennahka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sudennahka looks for a takedown but Tays sprawls well.

Tays closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sudennahka tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tays wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sudennahka can't do much from the bottom here.
Sudennahka sneaks back into half guard.
Sudennahka wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tays tries to pass to full mount but Sudennahka defends it.
Sudennahka is pressing down on Tays's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sudennahka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tays has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tays wants to stand but Sudennahka has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sudennahka trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sudennahka throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sudennahka tries to land a sweep but no joy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tays lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sudennahka doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tays counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tays scores with a sloppy right hand. Sudennahka should have avoided that one.
Sudennahka drops his hands momentarily and Tays takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tays moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tays misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tays lands a jab-cross combination.
Tays misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tays connects with a body shot.
Tays misses with a body shot.
Sudennahka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice sprawl there from Tays as Sudennahka shoots in.
John Tays has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakke Sudennahka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sudennahka slips a jab and a cross from Tays.
Tays scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tays throws a combination. Sudennahka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tays swinging wildly here.
Sudennahka throws a right hand that Tays ducks under and follows up with a left that Tays also avoids with ease.
A combination from Tays does no damage.
No joy there for Tays, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tays misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sudennahka.
John Tays is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tays misses with a body shot.
Sudennahka dodges the punch combination from Tays.
Tays will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tays misses with a wild body shot.
Tays swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sudennahka throws a sloppy body shot
and Tays counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tays looks to land a combination but Sudennahka avoids it well.
Tays dodges the punch combination from Sudennahka.

Sudennahka instigates a clinch.
Sudennahka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sudennahka is trying to maintain a safe position but Tays gets an underhook and turns Sudennahka into the cage.
Tays tries to pull guard but Sudennahka won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Tays dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Tays fails with the takedown.
Tays tries a low kick but Sudennahka avoids it.
John Tays is winning the standup battle so far.
Tays fails to land with a series of punches.
Tays swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sudennahka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tays.
Tays misses the shot to the body.
Sudennahka tries to clinch there but Tays circles away.
Sudennahka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tays showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sudennahka.
Tays comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tays misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tays leaves Sudennahka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tays stuffs the takedown attempt from Sudennahka. Sudennahka gets slowly back to his feet.
Tays scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Tays misses.
Sudennahka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tays counters with a left and a right that stings Sudennahka.
John Tays has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakke Sudennahka.
Tays looks to land a combination but Sudennahka avoids it well.
Sudennahka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tays lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sudennahka circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sudennahka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tays counters with a three punch combo that has Sudennahka backing up. Sudennahka nods at Tays to acknowledge the strikes.
Sudennahka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tays misses with a wild body shot.
Tays scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Sudennahka closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tays tries to roll over but Sudennahka keeps him under control.

Sudennahka is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tays doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sudennahka.
Tays wants to get back to his feet.
Tays on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tays tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tays avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sudennahka.
Tays is looking to escape.
Sudennahka winds up and cracks Tays with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sudennahka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tays's head.
Tays blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sudennahka.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Sudennahka is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tays is looking to control Sudennahka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tays avoid being mounted?
Jakke Sudennahka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sudennahka trying to control from half guard but Tays is working away.
Tays is trying to stand up here but Sudennahka is controlling him well.
John Tays is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Sudennahka is working for a submission of some sort.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Tays showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tays, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Tays!