PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Sonninen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Jim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaarlo Sonninen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Super Jim's chin.

Sonninen
vs
Jim

182 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
28
188 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kaarlo Sonninen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Super Jim!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonninen shoots for a double leg takedown but Jim sprawls well. He's pushed Sonninen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jim misses with a wild combination.
Jim swinging wildly here.
Sonninen shoots and misses
and Jim counters with a right hand to the body.

Sonninen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jim on his heels. He'll look to pass Jim's guard now, I'm sure.
Sonninen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sonninen wants to control from the top but Jim keeps moving.
Jim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sonninen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sonninen throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jim has his foot on Sonninen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sonninen works his way back into a safe position though.

Jim throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sonninen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jim is looking for a triangle but Sonninen pushes his legs off easily.
Jim keeping moving, preventing Sonninen from controlling successfully.
Sonninen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sonninen throwing strikes but missing.
Sonninen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sonninen chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonninen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sonninen throws a big elbow that misses.
Sonninen postures up and lands a big shot to Jim's brow.
Sonninen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sonninen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sonninen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sonninen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonninen lands a couple of digs.

Jim isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sonninen stacks Jim on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sonninen!
Sonninen landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonninen cracks Jim with a big elbow.
Sonninen scoring with punches and elbows.
Sonninen cracks Jim with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sonninen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonninen trying to control the position but Jim is working away.
Sonninen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sonninen is looking to take a break and control but Jim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sonninen is working Jim over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jim taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Check out the look on Sonninen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jim takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sonninen grinds an elbow into Jim's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonninen working the body and head with strikes.
Jim takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jim is looking for a sweep.
Sonninen is chipping away with strikes.
Sonninen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jim is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jim looks gassed!
Jim takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sonninen lands a few punches from side control.
Sonninen trying to control the action but Jim is working from the bottom.
Sonninen scores with punches from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sonninen is working Jim over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaarlo Sonninen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sonninen clinches up with Jim and pushes him back against the cage.
Sonninen has Jim pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jim manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sonninen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jim pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Jim. Those never looked like landing.
Sonninen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jim.
Sonninen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jim as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaarlo Sonninen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sonninen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sonninen fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Sonninen or perhaps it was just good defense by Jim which made him look bad.
Sonninen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Kaarlo Sonninen has been cut.
A combination from Jim does no damage.
Jim misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonninen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jim.
Super Jim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Sonninen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jim is trying to defend but Sonninen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sonninen is trying to control the action in half guard but Jim is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jim is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sonninen scores with a couple of nice shots.

Jim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jim is breathing heavily.
Jim is refusing to be controlled, as Sonninen sits in half guard.
Sonninen is nestled in close to Jim, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sonninen scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Jim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sonninen connects with a nice short shot to Jim's temple.

Jim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sonninen winds up and cracks Jim with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sonninen lands a nice short elbow.
Sonninen content to control rather than advance.
Sonninen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sonninen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sonninen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonninen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sonninen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sonninen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jim!
Jim is squirming around, avoiding Sonninen's attempts to control the action.
Sonninen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sonninen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jim can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sonninen landing punches.
Kaarlo Sonninen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sonninen raining down shots from the mount!
Sonninen looking to control but Jim is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sonninen with shots to the head and body - Jim looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonninen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sonninen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonninen unloading with bombs!
Sonninen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jim wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Sonninen dominating with strikes here.
Sonninen controlling from the full mount.
Sonninen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jim is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns Jim that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaarlo Sonninen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kaarlo Sonninen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sonninen just misses with a punch to the body.
Sonninen fails with the takedown.
Sonninen dodges the punch combination from Jim.
Jim misses with a few strikes there.

Sonninen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jim taking shots to the head.
Sonninen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jim is looking to escape.
Jim taking shots to the head.
Sonninen controlling his opponent.
Sonninen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonninen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jim is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jim is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sonninen landing punches.
Sonninen lands a big elbow.
Sonninen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jim's face.
Sonninen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sonninen with the ground and pound from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonninen cracks Jim with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sonninen controlling from mount.
Sonninen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonninen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sonninen with good strikes from the mount here!
Sonninen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jim hang on?
Sonninen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Jim is rocked!
The referee warns Jim that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jim is still in real trouble! Can Sonninen finish him?
Sonninen controlling the position easily from mount.
Sonninen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jim seems to have recovered his senses.
Sonninen is landing with some decent strikes but Jim is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonninen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sonninen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jim?
Sonninen working Jim over with strikes here.
Sonninen raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sonninen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jim is looking to escape.
Sonninen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jim tries to reverse the position but Sonninen maintains control.
Sonninen scoring with strikes but Jim is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonninen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sonninen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jim is looking to escape.
Sonninen 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Sonninen cracks Jim with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sonninen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jim can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sonninen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sonninen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sonninen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sonninen controlling the position easily from mount.
Sonninen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jim for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sonninen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaarlo Sonninen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sonninen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaarlo Sonninen!