PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mahti Sonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esa Akerlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akerlund has chosen Rainer Friman - Valkeat vaunut as his entrance music. Esa Akerlund is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sonni
vs
Akerlund

170 cm
21
151 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
152 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Perkele!
M/S Paint Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mahti Sonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Esa Akerlund!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akerlund misses with a left hand

and Sonni counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Akerlund's guard now.
Sonni scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sonni slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sonni landing some decent shots from guard.
Sonni lands a couple of elbows.
Sonni landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonni controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sonni landing some decent shots from guard.
Sonni lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sonni chips away with some ground and pound.
Sonni lands a couple of elbows.
Sonni is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sonni with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sonni is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sonni lands a couple of elbows.
Akerlund really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sonni. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sonni works over Akerlund with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonni not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sonni forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akerlund is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sonni scores with a couple of nice shots.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sonni in particular looking to stall.
Akerlund is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sonni scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sonni performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Akerlund is trying to stand up here but Sonni is controlling him well.
Ground and pound from Sonni.
Sonni looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Akerlund with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sonni takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sonni slips a nice elbow through Akerlund's hands, connecting with Akerlund's forehead.
Sonni is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Still in half guard, Sonni seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sonni seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Akerlund is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mahti Sonni!