PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simppa Suruviesti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yosuke Omi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Simppa Suruviesti has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Suruviesti
vs
Omi

184 cm
23
177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

160 cm
25
135 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simppa Suruviesti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yosuke Omi!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Suruviesti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Omi misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Suruviesti blocks the low kick.
Omi throws a leg kick but Suruviesti checks it.

Omi forces Suruviesti back against the cage and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Suruviesti.
Omi lands an elbow inside that Suruviesti shrugs off.
Suruviesti takes an elbow to the temple.
A short body shot lands from Suruviesti as the two fighters clinch.
Omi blocking some punches.
Omi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Omi throws an elbow but it misses.
Omi throws an elbow that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Omi throws an elbow that misses.
Suruviesti dodges an elbow strike from Omi.
Suruviesti lands with a right to the head.
Suruviesti working aggressively here.
Suruviesti avoids the elbow strike from Omi, against the cage.
Suruviesti lands with a right to the head.
Suruviesti avoids the elbow strike from Omi, against the cage.
Omi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Omi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Suruviesti - that landed with a thud.
Omi trying to control the position but instead, Suruviesti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Omi into the cage.
Suruviesti misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Suruviesti.
Suruviesti tries to work over Omi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Suruviesti blocks an elbow strike.
Suruviesti misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Suruviesti on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Suruviesti.
Omi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Omi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Suruviesti misses with the head strike.
Omi stalling the fight.
Omi misses with an elbow strike.
Omi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Omi throws an elbow that misses.
Omi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Omi blocking some punches.
Suruviesti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

It looks like Yosuke Omi has been cut.
Suruviesti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Omi is trying to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Suruviesti.

Omi is rocked!
Omi looks gassed!
Suruviesti misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Omi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Suruviesti's brow.
Suruviesti lands with a short shot to the head.
Omi is still on wobbly legs! Can Suruviesti finish him?
Suruviesti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Suruviesti lands a shot to the body.
Omi seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Suruviesti digs a right hand underneath Omi's ribcage. Omi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Suruviesti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Omi backwards.
Suruviesti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Suruviesti.
A short right from Suruviesti on the inside.
Suruviesti creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Omi's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Omi drops to his knees and Suruviesti pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simppa Suruviesti!