PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Separi Seppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Psa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Psa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Separi Seppo's chin.

Seppo
vs
Psa

178 cm
27
190 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

193 cm
21
200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Separi Seppo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Psa!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seppo misses with a double jab
and Psa counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Seppo misses.
Psa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seppo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Psa scores with a kick to the midsection.
Psa is looking to clinch but Seppo is avoiding it.
Psa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Psa scores with a kick to the body.
Seppo keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Seppo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Psa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seppo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Psa.
Psa closes the distance but Seppo moves to the side
and Seppo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Psa tries to clinch up.
Seppo misses with a double jab.

Psa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Seppo tries to break the clinch but Psa is controlling the position.
Seppo tries to circle away but Psa has him pinned against the cage.
Seppo is looking to break free of the clinch but Psa has double underhooks.
Psa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Psa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Psa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Seppo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Psa scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Psa cracks Seppo with a nice body shot.
Seppo is breathing heavily.
Psa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Psa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Psa looking to throw knees to the head but Seppo is blocking nicely.
Psa landing knees to the head.

It looks like Separi Seppo has been cut.
Psa with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Psa.
Psa is working Seppo over against the cage.
Psa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Seppo working hard to break the clinch.
Seppo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Psa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Psa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Psa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Psa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Psa landing knees to the head.
Psa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Psa scores a nice knee to the body.
Psa scores with a hook to the body.
Seppo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Psa blocking some punches.
Seppo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Psa keeps control of Seppo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Psa avoiding damage.
Psa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seppo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seppo letting Psa take a breather here.
Psa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Seppo's efforts to push away.
Psa lands a right hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Seppo as Psa tries to tie him up.
Psa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Seppo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seppo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Psa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Psa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Psa scores with a shoulder strike.
Psa tries to land knees in the clinch but Seppo avoids the damage to the body.
Psa lands a knee to the body.
Psa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seppo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Seppo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Psa tries a knee to the head but Seppo blocks it.
Seppo wants to break free but Psa has control.
Psa looking to throw knees to the head but Seppo is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Seppo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Seppo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seppo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Psa prevents Seppo from breaking the clinch.
Psa tries a knee to the head but Seppo blocks it.
Seppo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Seppo lands a left hand.
Psa misses with a knee to the head.
Seppo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seppo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Psa stalling.
Seppo lands with a right to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Psa.
Seppo tries to circle away but Psa has him pinned against the cage.
Psa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Seppo's efforts to push away.
Psa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Seppo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Seppo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Seppo tries to break free but Psa pushes him back against the cage.
Seppo trying to control the position but instead, Psa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Seppo into the cage.
Seppo is trying to break the clinch but Psa has him pressed against the cage.
Seppo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Psa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seppo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Psa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seppo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

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.
Seppo tries to break the clinch but Psa is controlling the position.
Psa with a knee to the head.
Seppo wants to get back to striking at distance but Psa won't allow it.
Psa scores a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Seppo.
Psa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Psa keeps control of Seppo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Psa landing knees to the head.

Seppo breaks the clinch.
Seppo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Psa counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Psa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Psa keeps Seppo at a distance using the push kick.
Seppo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Psa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Seppo misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Psa lands a head kick. Seppo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Psa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Seppo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Psa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Seppo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Psa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Psa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Separi Seppo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Seppo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Psa scores with a spinning back kick!
Psa slips a straight right by Seppo.
Seppo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Psa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Seppo if he has to take too many more of those.
Psa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Seppo throws a combination that misses
and Psa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Psa scores with a push kick.

Psa instigates a clinch.
Psa connects with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Psa.
Psa scores with a knee to the head.
Psa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Psa lands a knee to the head.
Psa scores with a knee to the head.
Psa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Seppo.
Psa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seppo blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Psa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Psa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Seppo lands with a right to the head.
Psa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Seppo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seppo tries to break the clinch but Psa is controlling the position.
Psa has Seppo pressed against the cage, preventing Seppo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hand to the body from Psa.
Psa lands a knee to the body.
Seppo wants to break free but Psa has control.
Psa scores with a nice hook to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Psa in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Seppo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Seppo leaning against his opponent.
Psa presses Seppo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The referee calls for Psa to work.
Psa scores with a knee to the head.
Psa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Seppo's efforts to push away.
Seppo swings wildly with an uppercut but Psa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Psa misses with a knee to the head.
Seppo is trying to push Psa away but Psa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Psa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Psa prevents Seppo from breaking the clinch.
Seppo wants to get back to striking at distance but Psa won't allow it.
Psa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Seppo controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A frustrated look appears on Seppo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Seppo is trying to force a seperation but Psa has the dominant position.
Psa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Psa misses with a knee to the head.
Psa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seppo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Seppo trying to control the position but instead, Psa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Seppo into the cage.
Psa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Psa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Seppo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Psa wants to stall.
Seppo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Psa misses with a knee strike.
Seppo is trying to force a seperation but Psa has the dominant position.
Seppo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seppo tries to break free but Psa pushes him back against the cage.
Psa lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Psa.
Seppo wants to break free but Psa has control.
Psa working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Psa.
Seppo can't break the clinch.
Seppo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Psa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Seppo backwards.
Psa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Seppo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Psa is trying to maintain a safe position but Seppo gets an underhook and turns Psa into the cage.
Psa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Seppo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Seppo is trying to break the clinch but Psa is controlling him.
Psa lands a knee to the head.
Psa landing knees to the head.
Seppo is looking to break free of the clinch but Psa has double underhooks.
Psa misses with a knee to the head.
Seppo wants to get back to striking at distance but Psa won't allow it.
Psa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Seppo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Psa.
Seppo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Psa lands a knee to the head.
Psa swings wildly with an uppercut but Seppo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Psa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Seppo's efforts to push away.
Psa tries to land a knee to the head but Seppo blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Psa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seppo is defending well for now.
Psa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seppo is defending well for now.
Seppo has had enough of the clinch but Psa keeps him there for the moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Seppo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A knee to the head by Psa.
Seppo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Psa has Seppo pressed against the cage, preventing Seppo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Psa is struggling to control the position.
Seppo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Seppo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Psa looking to throw knees to the head but Seppo is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Psa obliges.
Seppo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Psa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A knee to the head by Psa.
Psa looking to throw knees to the head but Seppo is blocking nicely.
Psa lands a knee to the head.
Psa lands a good knee to the midsection. Seppo won't want to take too many of those.
Psa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nice body punch from Seppo - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Psa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Separi Seppo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Psa 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.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Psa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Seppo's head.
Psa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Seppo.
Psa tries to clinch there but Seppo circles away.
Seppo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Psa slips a jab and a cross from Seppo.
Seppo throws a right and a left that Psa avoids nicely.
Psa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Psa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Seppo will feel that in the morning.
Psa tests Seppo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Psa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Psa doesn't manage to clinch there - Seppo circles away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Psa - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters circling a little - Psa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Psa scores with a nice body kick.
Psa throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick from Psa lands but Seppo takes it in his stride.
Psa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seppo. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Psa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Psa landing knees to the head.
Psa lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Psa.
Psa tries a knee to the head but Seppo blocks it.
Psa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seppo blocks it with crossed arms.
Seppo is trying to push Psa away but Psa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees in the clinch landing for Psa.
Psa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Seppo is trying to break the clinch but Psa has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Psa.
Psa has Seppo pressed against the cage, preventing Seppo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Seppo being controlled against the cage.
Psa tries a knee to the head but Seppo blocks it.
Seppo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seppo.
Psa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seppo misses with some punches.
Psa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Psa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Seppo's face.
Seppo gets through Psa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Psa prevents Seppo from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Psa scores a nice knee to the body.
Psa looking to stall.
Psa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seppo is defending well for now.
Seppo is looking to break free of the clinch but Psa has double underhooks.
Seppo is trying to break free.
Sam Psa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Psa with a knee to the head.
Seppo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seppo is trying to break the clinch but Psa is controlling him.
Seppo is trying to maintain a safe position but Psa gets an underhook and turns Seppo into the cage.
Psa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Psa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Seppo's face.
Psa misses with a knee strike.
Seppo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Psa backwards.
Seppo misses with the head strike.
Psa scores with a knee to the head.
Seppo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Psa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Psa has Seppo pressed against the cage.
Psa misses with a knee to the head.
Psa tries a knee to the head but Seppo blocks it.
Seppo working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seppo tries to circle away but Psa has him pinned against the cage.
Psa is leaning against Seppo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Seppo fails to land.
Psa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Seppo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Psa connects with a knee to the head.
Seppo wants to get back to striking at distance but Psa won't allow it.
Psa with a knee to the head.
Psa tries to land a knee to the head but Seppo blocks with his arms.
Seppo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Seppo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Psa obliges.
Psa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seppo blocks it with crossed arms.
Seppo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Psa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Seppo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Psa landing knees to the head.
Seppo digs a right hand underneath Psa's ribcage. Psa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Psa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Psa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seppo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sam Psa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Seppo working hard to break the clinch.
Psa has Seppo pressed against the cage, preventing Seppo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Psa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Psa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Seppo is trying to push Psa away but Psa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Seppo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The referee is keeping an eye on Psa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Psa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Psa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seppo tries to break the clinch but Psa is controlling the position.
Psa misses with a knee strike.
Psa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Seppo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Seppo is trying to push Psa away but Psa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Psa effectively controlling the action here.
Psa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Psa obliges.
Seppo lands a shot to the body.
Separi Seppo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right hook to the body lands for Seppo.
Psa scores with a shoulder strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Psa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Psa 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Psa!