PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Azrael Eurynome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Per Saukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Eurynome
vs
Saukko

188 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Legal High's - 158+ Recovery $40 [CBK]
Bargain Basement Best Buy (only $20)

Bargain Basement Best Buy (only $20)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azrael Eurynome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Per Saukko!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eurynome tries to work over Saukko's front leg with a kick but Saukko checks it.
Saukko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eurynome throws a low kick but it's checked well by Saukko.
Saukko thows a leg kick but Eurynome checks it
and Eurynome counters with an inside leg kick.
Eurynome misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Eurynome.
Eurynome throws a body kick that misses.
Eurynome tries to close the distance and clinch but Saukko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eurynome tries to close the distance and clinch but Saukko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saukko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Eurynome misses with a body kick.
Saukko keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko throws the left hand but Eurynome avoids the punch easily.
Eurynome throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eurynome dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saukko. That did some damage!
Eurynome pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Saukko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saukko shoots in for a takedown but Eurynome shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Eurynome keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Eurynome tries a head kick but it misses.
Eurynome is looking to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Saukko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Saukko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Eurynome misses with a head kick.
Saukko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Azrael Eurynome seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eurynome throws the kick towards the body but Saukko avoids it.
Saukko misses with a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Saukko blocks the low kick.
Saukko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eurynome sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eurynome misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Saukko blocks the leg kick.
Eurynome throws a push kick but Saukko slaps the foot to one side.
Eurynome walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Saukko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Saukko looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Eurynome!
Eurynome tries to hold on but Saukko pushes him away.
Saukko throwing strikes but Eurynome bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Saukko wants to control from the top but Eurynome keeps moving.
Eurynome looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saukko is one step ahead there.
Eurynome working a defensive guard here.
Saukko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saukko is looking to work some ground and pound but Eurynome has wrist control.
Eurynome is pulling down on Saukko's head to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Eurynome throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Eurynome dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saukko. That did some damage!
Eurynome throws a push kick but Saukko slaps the foot to one side.
Saukko fails to land the takedown.
Azrael Eurynome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Per Saukko.
Saukko throws a lazy right hand but Eurynome sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eurynome tries a head kick but it misses.
Saukko blocks the body kick.
Saukko moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Saukko avoids a kick to the body.
Eurynome lands a head kick!
Azrael Eurynome is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eurynome throws a leg kick
and Saukko counters with a stiff right hand.
Saukko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Eurynome has time to react.
Saukko misses with an uppercut.
Eurynome ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eurynome scoring well with a low kick there.
Eurynome tried to score with a low kick but Saukko checks it.
Eurynome closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Saukko moves out of range of the body kick.
Eurynome is looking to clinch but Saukko is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko moves out of range as Eurynome throws a body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Eurynome!
Saukko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Eurynome can pounce on him.
Eurynome tries to clinch up but Saukko circles away and keeps his distance.
Eurynome misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saukko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Saukko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eurynome.
Eurynome throws a leg kick but Saukko checks it.
Saukko misses with the combination.
Saukko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eurynome throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Eurynome moves away from the strike by Saukko.
Eurynome tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Saukko is able to avoid easily.
Eurynome uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saukko.
Saukko fails with the takedown.
Eurynome tries to land a front kick but Saukko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Eurynome tries to score with a low kick but Saukko moves his leg out of the way.
Eurynome with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saukko connects with the punch.
Eurynome throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Saukko's head.
Saukko throws out a loose jab but Eurynome uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eurynome connects with a high kick.

It looks like Per Saukko has been cut.
A leg kick checked by Saukko.
Eurynome throws a sloppy head kick and Saukko moves out of range easily.
Azrael Eurynome is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Saukko misses
and Eurynome counters with a low kick, right behind Saukko 's knee.
Nice uppercut there from Saukko.
Saukko throws a hook but Eurynome avoids it easily.
Saukko misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Saukko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Eurynome doesn't seem phased though.

Saukko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Eurynome is bucking up trying to escape but Saukko cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Saukko working Eurynome over with strikes here.
Eurynome is looking to improve his position but Saukko isn't that keen on the idea.
Saukko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Saukko working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Azrael Eurynome dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Per Saukko'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. And we move into the final round!

Eurynome looks to land a body kick but Saukko moved away.
Saukko lands a jab.
Eurynome on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Eurynome throws a push kick but Saukko slaps the foot to one side.
Eurynome takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saukko thows a body shot but no joy.
Eurynome throws a head kick but Saukko moves out of range.
Saukko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Eurynome.
Saukko blocks a leg kick.
Eurynome clinches but Saukko breaks the clinch

and Saukko counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Saukko.
Saukko with the ground and pound but Eurynome uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Saukko wants to pass the guard but Eurynome is keeping the position.
Saukkois looking to pass into half guard but Eurynome pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Eurynome is in guard.
Eurynome wants to get up but he can't break Saukko's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Saukko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Saukko is looking for a triangle but Eurynome pushes his legs off easily.
Saukko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eurynome is one step ahead there.
Eurynome trying to control but Saukko is working from the bottom.
Eurynome has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Eurynome slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Saukko is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azrael Eurynome is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Saukko is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Eurynome is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Saukko is working to get back to half guard.
Eurynome wants to control the pace but Saukko is squirming around nicely.
Saukko wants to hold on but Eurynome pushes him away.
Saukko is trying to escape the mount.
Per Saukko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Eurynome trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Saukko is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Saukko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eurynome tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Per Saukko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Eurynome has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azrael Eurynome!