PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Etunimi Sukunimi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linhares has chosen The Prodigy's Spitfire as his entrance music. Etunimi Sukunimi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sukunimi
vs
Linhares

188 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
174 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Etunimi Sukunimi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Linhares!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sukunimi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Linhares tries to bum rush Sukunimi with a series of wild strikes but Sukunimi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Linhares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sukunimi was well out of range. Poor timing from Linhares.
Linhares circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sukunimi. That's going to slow Linhares down.
Linhares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sukunimi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Linhares throws a low kick but Sukunimi avoids it.
Sukunimi slips a jab and a cross from Linhares.
Sukunimi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Linhares just misses with a punch to the body.
Sukunimi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Linhares misses with a wild combination.
Linhares will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukunimi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Linhares lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A looping hook to the body misses from Linhares. Sukunimi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sukunimi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Linhares looks gassed!
Linhares throws a sloppy head kick
and Sukunimi counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sukunimi.
Nice body kick from Sukunimi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sukunimi throws a head kick that Linhares semi-blocks.
Sukunimi connects with a solid leg kick.
Sukunimi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Toni Linhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linhares takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Linhares throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sukunimi counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sukunimi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sukunimi throws a head kick that Linhares semi-blocks.
Linhares throws a right and a left that both miss.
Linhares misses with a series of wild punches.
Sukunimi scoring well with a low kick there.
Linhares takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sukunimi tries to close the distance and clinch but Linhares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sukunimi scores with a leg kick.
Sukunimi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Linhares swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sukunimi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters circling a little - Sukunimi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sukunimi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sukunimi scores with a head kick. Linhares tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sukunimi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Linhares's calf.
Sukunimi scores with a spinning back kick!
Sukunimi is looking to slow Linhares down with leg kicks.
Sukunimi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Sukunimi clinches with his opponent.
Sukunimi trying to control the position but instead, Linhares has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sukunimi into the ropes.

Sukunimi manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linhares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sukunimi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Linhares will feel that in the morning.
Linhares 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.

Sukunimi moves into the clinch.
Sukunimi trying to control the position but instead, Linhares has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sukunimi into the ropes.
Linhares's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Linhares's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Linhares misses with a series of wild punches.
Sukunimi scores with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sukunimi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Linhares has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sukunimi.
Linhares throws a series of punches but Sukunimi avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Etunimi Sukunimi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Linhares misses with a head kick.
Linhares fails to land with a series of punches.
Linhares fails to land with a series of punches.
Etunimi Sukunimi is winning the standup battle so far.
Sukunimi throws a nice head kick!
Sukunimi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Linhares can do to turn this around?
Linhares tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Linhares lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sukunimi circles away quickly and effectively.
Sukunimi throws a head kick that half lands.
Sukunimi fakes the leg kick and cracks Linhares in the body.
Linhares has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sukunimi.
Sukunimi lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linhares swinging wildly here.
That kick from Sukunimi tenderised Linhares's leg. Linhares is trying to keep his angry face on.
Linhares is breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sukunimi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukunimi throws a head kick that half lands.
Linhares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sukunimi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Sukunimi lands but Linhares takes it in his stride.
A combination from Linhares does no damage.
Sukunimi throws a quick inside leg kick.
That kick from Sukunimi tenderised Linhares's leg. Linhares is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Linhares misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Sukunimi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sukunimi connects with a leg kick. Linhares looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sukunimi lands a nice looking body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sukunimi defending well as Linhares loads up on a big left hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sukunimi.
Sukunimi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Linhares misses the target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sukunimi. Linhares shrugs it off though.
Linhares takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sukunimi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Linhares keeps the fight on the outside.
Sukunimi scores with a head kick. Linhares tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sukunimi pushes Linhares away with a front kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sukunimi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sukunimi feints and then cracks Linhares's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Linhares down.
Sukunimi throws a head kick that misses.
Sukunimi connects with a high kick.
Some wild striking there from Linhares.
Linhares throws a head kick that misses
and Sukunimi counters with an outside leg kick.
Linhares looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sukunimi lands a high kick!
Linhares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good leg kick by Sukunimi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Linhares takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sukunimi throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sukunimi lands a head kick. Linhares smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Linhares 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.
Sukunimi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Linhares takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sukunimi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Sukunimi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Linhares, pushing him back against the ropes.

Sukunimi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sukunimi throws a head kick but Linhares moves out of range.
Sukunimi lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Linhares steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sukunimi. That one must have hurt.
Linhares throws a nice looking combination but Sukunimi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Etunimi Sukunimi dominated that second round.
That's time! Sukunimi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sukunimi feints and then cracks Linhares's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Linhares down.
Sukunimi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Linhares.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sukunimi.
Linhares throws a lazy head kick
and Sukunimi counters with a big head kick but Linhares shrugs it off.
Linhares circles away from the clinch attempt.
Linhares throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sukunimi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Linhares throws a series of punches but Sukunimi avoids them all with ease.
Sukunimi scores with a nice body kick.
Linhares misses with a leg kick
and Sukunimi counters with a good low kick that Linhares was not able to check.
Linhares has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sukunimi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Linhares falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sukunimi counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukunimi doesn't manage to clinch there - Linhares circles away.
Sukunimi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sukunimi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sukunimi cracks the inside of Linhares's front leg.
Linhares looks to land a combination but Sukunimi avoids it well.
Sukunimi scores with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Linhares. That's going to slow Sukunimi down.
Linhares takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sukunimi feints and then cracks Linhares's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Linhares down.
Linhares moves out of range of the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Linhares.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares throws a sloppy head kick and Sukunimi moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Linhares.
Linhares misses with a double jab.
Linhares misses with a double jab.
Sukunimi feints and then cracks Linhares's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Linhares down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sukunimi tries to clinch up.

Sukunimi instigates a clinch.
Sukunimi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Sukunimi with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sukunimi prevents Linhares from breaking the clinch.
Sukunimi looking to throw knees to the head but Linhares is blocking nicely.

Sukunimi manages to break the clinch.
Linhares moves out of range of the body kick.
Sukunimi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A punch combination from Linhares misses.
Linhares is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sukunimi rather than just go for the knockout.
Good leg kick by Linhares there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Linhares on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Linhares lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sukunimi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sukunimi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sukunimi connects with a leg kick. Linhares looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Etunimi Sukunimi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A punch combination from Linhares misses.
Sukunimi slips a jab and a cross from Linhares.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Linhares misses with a double jab.
Linhares sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Linhares takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sukunimi throws a nice head kick!
Linhares misses with a jab to the body
and Sukunimi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A low kick from Linhares is predictable there
and Sukunimi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sukunimi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linhares tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Linhares avoids the head kick by Sukunimi.
Toni Linhares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sukunimi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Etunimi Sukunimi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sukunimi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Etunimi Sukunimi!