PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Susitunturi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gay Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Susitunturi
vs
Jesus

193 cm
25
218 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Susitunturi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gay Jesus!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Susitunturi moves into the clinch.
Jesus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jesus swings wildly with an uppercut but Susitunturi uses good head movement to avoid it.

Susitunturi drags the fight down to the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Jesus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Susitunturi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jesus has managed to get both his arms back between Susitunturi's legs - danger averted.
Jesus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Susitunturi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Susitunturi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Susitunturi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jesus manages to get himself to full guard.
Susitunturi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Susitunturi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jesus looking for a sweep. Not yet Jesus, not yet.
Susitunturi wants to control from the top but Jesus keeps moving.
Susitunturi stopping the sweep attempt from Jesus.
Susitunturi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Susitunturi is in close to Jesus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jesus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Susitunturi is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Susitunturi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Jesus wriggles free and stands up.
Susitunturi misses with a looping right.
Jesus scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Kimmo Susitunturi has been cut.
No luck for Susitunturi with that takedown attempt.
Jesus tries to bum rush Susitunturi with a series of wild strikes but Susitunturi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Susitunturi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jesus struggles to land a body shot inside as Susitunturi controls his hands.

Jesus has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Susitunturi regains guard immediately.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jesus throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Susitunturi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jesus manages to get himself to full guard.
Jesus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Susitunturi.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jesus lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Susitunturi!
Jesus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jesus landing punches.
Susitunturi blocking the ground and pound.
Jesus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Susitunturi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jesus with shots to the head and body - Susitunturi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jesus thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jesus throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Susitunturi because Jesus loaded up on that one.
Jesus throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Susitunturi because Jesus loaded up on that one.
Susitunturi is looking to get to half guard.
Jesus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Kimmo Susitunturi's cut is getting worse.
Jesus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Susitunturi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susitunturi is looking to improve his position but Jesus isn't that keen on the idea.
Susitunturi regains half guard.
Susitunturi gets back to full guard.
Susitunturi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Susitunturi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jesus taking some punishment here, with Susitunturi in his half guard.
Susitunturi 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.
Susitunturi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Susitunturi there.
Jesus tries to get to full guard but Susitunturi has control of the leg.
Susitunturi is keen to just control but Jesus is a slippery customer.
Susitunturi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jesus is looking for a sweep. Susitunturi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Susitunturi is working for a submission of some sort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Susitunturi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jesus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jesus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Susitunturi is working Jesus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jesus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Susitunturi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jesus looks gassed!

Susitunturi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jesus defends it well.
Susitunturi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jesus defending well though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Susitunturi thows a huge punch but Jesus dodges it nicely.
Jesus wants to get back to full guard.
Jesus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Susitunturi lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gay Jesus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kimmo Susitunturi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

No luck for Susitunturi with that takedown attempt.
Susitunturi misses with a leg kick.
Jesus throws a series of punches but Susitunturi avoids them all with ease.
Jesus misses with the combination.
Jesus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Susitunturi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jesus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jesus throws a right hand that Susitunturi ducks under and follows up with a left that Susitunturi also avoids with ease.
Susitunturi has a takedown stuffed.
Susitunturi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jesus is fending him off so far but Susitunturi persists. Nope, Jesus circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimmo Susitunturi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jesus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Susitunturi in his tracks.

Kimmo Susitunturi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A telegraphed right hand from Jesus misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Susitunturi.
Jesus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Susitunturi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jesus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Susitunturi fails with a takedown attempt.
Jesus digs a good body shot into Susitunturi's ribs.
Jesus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jesus duly obliges.
Jesus works Susitunturi's body with a nice hook.
Jesus tests Susitunturi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jesus lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Jeez, Kimmo Susitunturi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jesus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Jesus throws a left that rocks Susitunturi and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Jesus dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Susitunturi regain composure!

Susitunturi is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kimmo Susitunturi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gay Jesus!