PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Filip Suligoj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Han Do Jin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jin has chosen Depth Charge - Depth Charge (Han Do Jin) as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Suligoj
vs
Do Jin

180 cm
24
222 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

193 cm
26
218 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q
Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

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 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Filip Suligoj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Han Do Jin!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suligoj tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Suligoj on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Suligoj walks into a jab.
Jin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Suligoj will feel that in the morning.
Suligoj fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jin throws a right hand that Suligoj ducks under and follows up with a left that Suligoj also avoids with ease.
Jin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suligoj moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Suligoj thows a body kick. Jin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Suligoj. That one must have hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suligoj takes one to the chin there.
A left lands for Jin.
Jin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jin keeps the fight on the outside.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jin tries to throw a body punch but Suligoj avoids it by throwing Jin back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Suligoj obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suligoj tries to land a knee to the head but Jin blocks with his arms.
Jin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Suligoj is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suligoj's elbow.
Suligoj looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Suligoj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jin avoids it.
Jin can't find room to land a body shot as Suligoj controls the action.
Suligoj tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Suligoj with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Suligoj is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jin is defending well for now.

Jin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suligoj tries to clinch but Jin is having none of it.
Suligoj tries to clinch but Jin is having none of it.
Jin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suligoj manages to avoid it.
Jin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jin misses with a body punch
and Suligoj counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Suligoj tries to close the distance and clinch but Jin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suligoj doesn't manage to clinch there - Jin circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Jin there.
Han Do Jin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suligoj is looking to clinch but Jin is avoiding it.
Nice body punch from Jin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suligoj tries to clinch up.
Suligoj tries to clinch up.

Jin gets a clinch.
Suligoj misses with a knee strike.
Suligoj prevents a body shot from Jin.
Suligoj effectively controlling the action here.
Jin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jin is trying to maintain a safe position but Suligoj gets an underhook and turns Jin into the cage.
Suligoj is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jin is keeping busy.
Suligoj trying to land knees to the body.
Suligoj is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jin is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jin is looking to control Suligoj's arms but Suligoj gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jin has his back to the cage.
Suligoj is looking to control Jin's arms but Jin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Suligoj has his back to the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Jin.
Suligoj struggles to land a body shot inside as Jin controls his hands.
Suligoj trying to stall but Jin improves his position.
Suligoj creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jin's defenses.
Jin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Suligoj tries to land a knee to the head but Jin blocks with his arms.
Suligoj is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jin is defending well for now.
Jin blocks the elbow strike.
Jin struggles to land a body shot inside as Suligoj controls his hands.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Suligoj obliges.
Suligoj is pushing Jin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Suligoj is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jin is keeping busy.
Jin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Suligoj backwards.
Suligoj is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jin is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Jin.
A short right from Jin.
Jin avoiding damage as Suligoj throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jin avoiding damage as Suligoj throws knees to the body.
Jin misses with a punch to the body.
Jin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Suligoj is trying to stall.
Suligoj missing with knees to the body.
Jin can't find room to land a body shot as Suligoj controls the action.
Suligoj prevents a body shot from Jin.
Jin looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suligoj prevents a body shot from Jin.
Suligoj throws an elbow but it misses.
Jin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Suligoj looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Filip Suligoj will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jin misses with a straight left.

Jin clinches up against the cage.
Suligoj missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jin.
Jin blocks a body shot from Suligoj.
Suligoj blocking some punches.
Jin lands a nice shot to the body.
Suligoj scores a nice knee to the body.
Jin blocks an elbow strike from Suligoj.
Suligoj leaning his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Suligoj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jin avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Suligoj throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Suligoj tries to land knees in the clinch but Jin avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suligoj pushes Jin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Suligoj misses with an elbow strike.
Suligoj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jin avoids it.
Jin misses with a punch to the body.
Jin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Suligoj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Suligoj takes a shot to the head.
Suligoj is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jin tries a body shot but Suligoj blocks it.
Suligoj scores with a knee to the head.
Jin avoiding damage as Suligoj throws knees to the body.
Suligoj misses with a knee strike.
Jin managing to block the knees to the body from Suligoj.
Suligoj tries to land knees in the clinch but Jin avoids the damage to the body.
Jin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Suligoj is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suligoj taking a breather.
Suligoj misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jin tries to throw a body punch but Suligoj avoids it by throwing Jin back against the cage.
Suligoj stalling in the clinch but Jin improves position.
Suligoj utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Suligoj lands a nice knee to the body.

Jin breaks from the clinch.
Jin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Jin gets a clinch.
Suligoj tries a knee to the head but Jin blocks it.
Suligoj misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jin.
Suligoj misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jin.
Suligoj tries to land knees in the clinch but Jin avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Suligoj as Jin tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Suligoj backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Suligoj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jin avoids it.
Suligoj lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jin backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Suligoj.
Suligoj blocks a body shot from Jin.
A head punch on the inside from Jin fails to land.
Jin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suligoj is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Suligoj goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jin throws a head punch that misses.
Jin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Suligoj working Jin over with knees to the body.
Suligoj misses with a punch to the body.
Suligoj misses with an elbow over the top.
Jin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Jin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Suligoj.
A head kick misses from Jin.
Suligoj wants to clinch.
Suligoj scores with a punch to the head.

Suligoj instigates a clinch.
Suligoj prevents a body shot from Jin.
Jin stalling in the clinch but Suligoj improves position.
Suligoj lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Han Do Jin has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suligoj unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jin is breathing heavily.
Jin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Suligoj misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Filip Suligoj dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Han Do Jin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Suligoj is looking to clinch.
Han Do Jin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suligoj wants to clinch.
Suligoj tries to clinch up but Jin circles away and keeps his distance.
Jin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Suligoj counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jin takes a swing at Suligoj's ribcage but misses.
Jin keeps the fight on the outside.
Jin keeps the fight on the outside.
Suligoj tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suligoj has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jin throws a nice looking combination but Suligoj bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jin swats away the attempt to clinch by Suligoj.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jin takes the fight into the clinch.
Jin is trying to force a seperation but Suligoj has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Jin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Jin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suligoj tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Suligoj gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Suligoj throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jin blocks it with crossed arms.
Jin lands with a right to the head.
Jin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suligoj's elbow.
Suligoj scores with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jin tries to stall but Suligoj uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Han Do Jin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suligoj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Suligoj with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Jin.
Suligoj trying to land knees to the body.
Suligoj is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jin is defending well for now.
Suligoj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jin avoids it.
Jin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Suligoj.
Jin working hard to break the clinch.
Suligoj is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jin is defending well for now.
Jin is leaning against Suligoj and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jin lands with a short shot to the head.
Jin stalling in the clinch.
Jin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jin struggles to land a body shot inside as Suligoj controls his hands.
Jin can't find room to land a body shot as Suligoj controls the action.
Jin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Jin.

Suligoj is rocked!

Jin breaks from the clinch.
Oh Suligoj is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jin scores with a hook to the body. Suligoj takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jin steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Suligoj is out on his feet! Jin sets himself and nearly takes Suligoj's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Han Do Jin!
Han Do Jin took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q for their support in the buildup to the fight.