PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roland Saukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Gorilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Saukkonen
vs
Gorilla

185 cm
25
217 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*)
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roland Saukkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Gorilla!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorilla looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Saukkonen is fending him off so far but Gorilla persists. Nope, Saukkonen circles away and we're back to standing.
Gorilla leaves Saukkonen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gorilla swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gorilla is looking to score with low kicks.
Saukkonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Saukkonen misses.

Gorilla looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gorilla trying to control the position from guard on top but Saukkonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saukkonen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gorilla's guard.
Gorilla trying to keep a closed guard but Saukkonen is proving a slippery customer.
Saukkonen won't allow Gorilla to sweep him here.
Gorilla can't keep his opponent in guard - Saukkonen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Saukkonen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gorilla is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorilla is not content to let Saukkonen control the position.
Gorilla has his hands clasped together around Saukkonen's back. He's all about the action.
Gorilla is trying to control but can't.
Saukkonen is trying to control. Gorilla wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gorilla wants to get back to full guard.
Saukkonen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Saukkonen is trying to control. Gorilla wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gorilla wants to control but Saukkonen is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Saukkonen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gorilla quickly recovers to half guard.
Gorilla is looking to improve his position.
Gorilla is looking to control Saukkonen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gorilla avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorilla is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Saukkonen is staying active.
Gorilla tries to roll over but Saukkonen keeps him under control.
Saukkonen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saukkonen wants to pass to mount but Gorilla is defending the position.
Gorilla is trying is best to control the position here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gorilla can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gorilla is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by King Gorilla.
Saukkonen blocks a head kick by Gorilla.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saukkonen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gorilla slips under a jab from Saukkonen.

Gorilla shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Saukkonen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gorilla tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Saukkonen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saukkonen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gorilla's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gorilla's back!
Even with his hooks in, Saukkonen manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Gorilla turns into Saukkonen and is now in his guard.
Gorilla stays in close to Saukkonen's body and controls the position.
Gorilla won't allow Saukkonen to sweep him here.
Gorilla missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Saukkonen wants to sweep here but Gorilla controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorilla controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gorilla works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Saukkonen has hold of Gorilla's hands but Gorilla slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Saukkonen gets full guard.
Gorilla preventing the sweep.
Saukkonen is breathing heavily.
Saukkonen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gorilla throws a big elbow that misses.
Gorilla must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Saukkonen looking for a sweep. Not yet Saukkonen, not yet.
Gorilla is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gorilla scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Saukkonen looking for a sweep. Not yet Saukkonen, not yet.
Gorilla pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saukkonen is keeping the position for now.
Gorilla throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saukkonen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gorilla wants to control from the top but Saukkonen keeps moving.
Gorilla is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Saukkonen is looking to sweep but instead, Gorilla has passed into half guard.
Gorilla wants to lay and pray for a moment but Saukkonen keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gorilla lands a nice short elbow.
Gorilla tries to pass the half guard into mount. Saukkonen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gorilla perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's six 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. Gorilla connects with a nice short shot to Saukkonen's temple.
Gorilla landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gorilla lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Gorilla there.
Saukkonen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gorilla.
Gorilla trying to control from half guard but Saukkonen is working away.
Gorilla keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gorilla is trying to control the action in half guard but Saukkonen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gorilla landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gorilla has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gorilla is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Saukkonen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gorilla scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gorilla lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gorilla with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gorilla jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Saukkonen manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gorilla trying to control the action but Saukkonen is working from the bottom.
Gorilla is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Saukkonen's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gorilla cracks Saukkonen with a big elbow.
Gorilla really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saukkonen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Saukkonen tries to bench press Gorilla off him but Gorilla keeps the position.
Gorilla cracks Saukkonen with a big elbow.
Gorilla is chipping away with strikes.
Saukkonen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gorilla trying to control the action but Saukkonen is working from the bottom.
Gorilla connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Saukkonen some visible discomfort.
Gorilla just content to control the position.
Gorilla wants to lay and pray for a moment but Saukkonen keeps working.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gorilla in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Saukkonen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Saukkonen tries to improve position but can't.
Gorilla working the ground and pound.

Gorilla is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Saukkonen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Roland Saukkonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King Gorilla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gorilla taking a breather here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

And that's the end of the fight!
King Gorilla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gorilla has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for King Gorilla!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for King Gorilla!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for King Gorilla!

King Gorilla wins by unanimous decision!
King Gorilla took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'You wanted the Real World and K.G gave it to you!!'.