PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lark McTeague (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iso Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McTeague might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Alphaville - Forever Young. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

McTeague
vs
Susi

180 cm
25
222 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

190 cm
26
220 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lark McTeague!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Susi!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTeague is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McTeague misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slow jab from McTeague misses its intended target.
McTeague tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Susi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McTeague finds it's way round the side to connect with Susi's head.
McTeague throws a poor cross that misses
and Susi counters with a nice body shot.
McTeague throws a lazy uppercut
and Susi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from McTeague finds it's way through Susi's defenses.
McTeague misses with a double jab

and Susi counters with a shoot takedown. McTeague fights it but they end up in guard.
Susi wants to control from the top but McTeague keeps moving.
McTeague is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McTeague swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McTeague looking to hit a scissor sweep but Susi is one step ahead there.
Susi wants to control from the top but McTeague keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Susi advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTeague is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Susi is controlling him well.
Susi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Susi just content to control the position.
Susi is looking to take a break and control but McTeague is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Susi advances to full mount.

Susi working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Susi is landing with some decent strikes but McTeague is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Susi looking to control but McTeague is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McTeague is in a horrible position here. Susi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Susi landing strikes from the mount.
Susi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Susi breaks from McTeague's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iso Susi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Susi throws a quick inside leg kick.
McTeague misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Susi.
McTeague swings widly with a right hand
and Susi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Susi.
Susi fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McTeague throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lark McTeague is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Susi lands with a shot to the body.
McTeague throws a sloppy head kick
and Susi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

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.
McTeague looks to clinch

and Susi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Susi prevents McTeague from improving his position.
Susi trying to control the pace.
Susi is trying to control. McTeague wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Susi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McTeague tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Susi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Iso Susi has got the better of the ground game so far.
McTeague has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Susi's lack of action.
Susi passes the guard and advances to mount!
Susi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Susi tries to control but McTeague wriggling away.
McTeague is desperately trying to improve his position but Susi has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi looking to control but McTeague is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McTeague tries to reverse the position but Susi maintains control.
Susi lands with some strikes.
Susi controlling from mount.
Susi landing strikes from the mount.
Susi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Susi is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. McTeague can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

McTeague misses with a hook

and Susi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Susi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Susi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Susi wants to control the pace but McTeague is squirming around nicely.
Susi landing strikes from the mount and McTeague is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Susi.
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!
McTeague tries to reverse the position but Susi maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Susi tries to control but McTeague wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control McTeague kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
McTeague in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Susi has control of McTeague's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and McTeague regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Susi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Susi looking to control but McTeague is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Susi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTeague really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Susi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Susi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Susi landing shots from mount.
Susi landing punches.
Susi looking to control but McTeague is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McTeague is wriggling around trying to escape.
Susi tries to control but McTeague wriggling away.
Lark McTeague has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTeague is wriggling around trying to escape.

Susi goes for an armbar but McTeague turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from McTeague.
Susi working a defensive guard here.
McTeague is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
McTeague wants to control from the top but Susi keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Susi working a defensive guard here.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Iso Susi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Susi misses with a body shot
and McTeague counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McTeague fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Susi manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McTeague tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Iso Susi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iso Susi!