PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akseli Suokuokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Egill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suokuokka comes to the cage accompanied by Blue Swede - Hooked on a Feeling. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Suokuokka
vs
Egill

189 cm
22
255 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

195 cm
22
270 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akseli Suokuokka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Egill!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Suokuokka takes the fight into the clinch.
Suokuokka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Egill smiles and moves away.
Egill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suokuokka walks into a jab.

Suokuokka moves into the clinch.

Suokuokka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Egill misses with a head kick.
Egill avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Egill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Egill throws a head kick that misses.
Suokuokka shoots in for a takedown but Egill shows good takedown defense.

Suokuokka clinches.

Suokuokka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Suokuokka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akseli Suokuokka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suokuokka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Egill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suokuokka avoids the head kick by Egill.
Egill throws the kick towards the body but Suokuokka avoids it.
Suokuokka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Egill wants to land a leg kick but Suokuokka is out of range.
Suokuokka misses with a takedown attempt - Egill sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jab, jab by Suokuokka - just one landing.
Egill throws a head kick that misses.
Egill throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Suokuokka is defended easily by Egill.
Suokuokka connects with a looping right hand.
Suokuokka clobbers Egill with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nick Egill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suokuokka shoots in and drives through. Egill sprawls well.
Egill tries to land a leg kick but Suokuokka saw it coming and moves away.
Suokuokka shoots in for a double leg but Egill sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egill lands with a slapping head kick.
That kick from Egill tenderised Suokuokka's leg. Suokuokka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Suokuokka misses with a series of wild punches.
Suokuokka fails to land with a series of punches.
Egill throws a wild body kick that Suokuokka sees coming a mile off.
Suokuokka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Suokuokka is breathing heavily.
Suokuokka blocks a head kick by Egill.
Suokuokka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Egill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Egill.
Egill throws a head kick that misses.
Egill tries a head kick but it misses.
Suokuokka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Suokuokka scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Suokuokka working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Egill looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Suokuokka! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Akseli Suokuokka!