PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Per Saukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Saukko
vs
House

192 cm
32
272 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

195 cm
27
289 lbs
14 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Brute

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Per Saukko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brick House!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saukko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
House keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
House moves out of range of the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Saukko blocks the leg kick.
House misses with a straight right.
House checks a leg kick.

House tries to sprawl but Saukko drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Saukko stops House from getting back to his feet.
Saukko wants to free his trapped foot but House is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Saukko working House over with strikes.

Saukko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but House sees it coming and defends easily.
Saukko working House over with strikes.
House makes his way to full guard. A much better position for House.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
House is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Saukko is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko slips nicely into half guard.
House taking some punishment here, with Saukko in his half guard.
House is staying active underneath Saukko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Saukko looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Saukko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Well, if Saukko is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
House really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saukko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Saukko thows a huge punch but House dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
House trying to control from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Saukko seems content to control.
Saukko is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for House!
Saukko controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saukko misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Saukko is trying to control here but House has managed to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House is looking to improve his position.

Saukko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Saukko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but House does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
House avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Saukko.

Saukko is trying to work for a kimura but House is defending well.
Saukko is trying to control. House wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
House keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Saukko stalling.

Saukko is working for a submission of some sort.
House is trying to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saukko takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Per Saukko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Saukko looks to score with a jab to the body but House is just out of range.
Saukko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
House doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
House checks a low kick from Saukko.
A looping hook to the body misses from House. Saukko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Per Saukko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
House swings for the body but Saukko moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Saukko.
Saukko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed House momentarily.
House takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for House.
Per Saukko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
House slips a straight right by Saukko.
House lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saukko moves out of range of the strikes.
Saukko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Saukko throws a body punch but House moves out of range.
Saukko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
House defending well as Saukko loads up on a big left hand.
House moves out of range as Saukko throws a body kick.
House uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saukko.
House lands a nice shot that snaps Saukko's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from House misses.
House on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
House slips under a jab.
Saukko misses with a double jab.
Saukko misses with a few strikes there.

Saukko shoots in and bounces House off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Saukko wants to control from the top but House keeps moving.
Saukko looking to pass the guard.
House looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saukko is one step ahead there.
Saukko stops House from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saukko throws a big elbow that misses.
Saukko not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Saukko throwing strikes from guard but House blocks nicely.
House keeping moving, preventing Saukko from controlling successfully.
Saukko throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saukko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Per Saukko.
Saukko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but House circles away quickly and effectively.
Saukko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
House bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saukko's head.
Per Saukko is winning the standup battle so far.
Saukko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
House misses with a body shot.
Saukko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. House tries to avoid it but Saukko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag House to the ground. House escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Saukko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by House.
Saukko jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Saukko feints and as House raises his hands in defense, Saukko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
House preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Saukko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. House is keeping the position for now.
Saukko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Saukko trying to control the position from guard on top but House is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
House wants to sweep but no luck.
Saukko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saukko looking to sit in guard and control but House gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Saukko 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.
Saukko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saukko is trying to control the position but House postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Per Saukko dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

House swings for the body but Saukko moves out of range.
Saukko misses with a straight right.
House uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saukko.
Saukko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
House connects with a body shot that sends Saukko's belly button to the back.
House tries to move into range but Saukko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A punch lands to the side of House 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice cross by House.
Saukko avoids a kick to the body.
Saukko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Saukko misses with a body shot
and House counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Saukko blocks a jab.
Saukko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. House defends it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House avoids the body shot from Saukko.
Saukko tries to score a power double leg takedown but House sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Saukko somewhat.
Saukko avoids the head kick by House.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko with a hook.
Saukko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from House.
House slips a jab and a cross from Saukko.
House takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Saukko closes the distance and clinches up with House, looking for a takedown. Saukko pushes House against the cage but House circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Per Saukko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saukko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Saukko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that House can do to turn this around?
Saukko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
House fails in his attempt to clinch.
House checks a leg kick.
House throws a body punch but Saukko moves out of range.
Saukko fails to land the takedown.

Saukko clinches up against the cage.
Saukko stops a takedown attempt from House.

Saukko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice combination there by House.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
House throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saukko sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Saukko both land. Nice combination.
Saukko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from House.
House throws a jab when Saukko was well out of range.
Saukko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to House's calf.
Saukko misses with an uppercut.
Saukko tries to score a power double leg takedown but House sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Saukko somewhat.
House doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
House cracks a nice hook into Saukko's ribs.
House lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saukko circles away quickly and effectively.
Saukko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from House.
Saukko tries to bum rush House with a series of wild strikes but House uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
House dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
House moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Saukko throws a big shot that misses.
Saukko throws a nice looking combination but House bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
House misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saukko.
Saukko shoots in looking for a takedown. House tries to sprawl out of it but Saukko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. House manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Saukko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says House as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Saukko. Those never looked like landing.
Saukko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saukko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from House.
House tries to score with a low kick but Saukko moves his leg out of the way.
House misses with a looping left.
Saukko throws a body punch but House moves out of range.
House misses the shot to the body.
Saukko works House's body with a nice hook.
Brick House is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
House cracks Saukko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Saukko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but House swivels and escapes.
Saukko misses with a jab, cross combination.
House is looking to clinch but Saukko is avoiding it.
House connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saukko momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Saukko is defended easily by House.
Saukko moves out of range of the body kick.
Saukko looks for a takedown but House sprawls well.
A jab from House misses.
The fighters circling - Saukko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
House tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Saukko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Saukko throws a body punch but House moves out of range.
House misses with a low kick.
House pulls out of a head kick attempt.
House lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saukko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
House is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saukko.
House throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saukko throws a quick inside leg kick.
House takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Per Saukko clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Saukko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Saukko ducks under a wild hook from House.
Saukko throws a series of punches but House avoids them all with ease.
Saukko throws a series of punches but House avoids them all with ease.
House throws a wild body kick that Saukko sees coming a mile off.
Saukko shoots in but House avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Saukko loads up on a big right hand but House slips the punch.
House throws a nice looking combination but Saukko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
House looks to land a left hand but Saukko moved out of range nicely.
House dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saukko. That did some damage!
House moves out of range of the body kick from Saukko.
Saukko throws a hook but House avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Saukko.
House scores with a kick to the body.
Saukko avoids the body shot from House.
No joy there for House, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
House drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
House keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saukko.
Saukko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Saukko lands with a straight right. House didn't see that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Saukko misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from House. Saukko does a little dance to reset his feet.
House lands a right hook to the body.
House uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saukko.
House throws a body punch but Saukko moves out of range.
House missing with a left hand there. Saukko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
House swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
House scores with a jab to the body.
House dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saukko misses with a body shot.
Saukko connects with a right hand. House shakes it off.
Saukko keeps the fight on the outside.

Saukko has House up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from House.

That's two 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!
Saukko is pushing House up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice body punch from House - that landed with a thud.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
House working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
House misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saukko.
House blocks the elbow strike.
Come on Saukko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Saukko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Houses head.
Saukko lands a shot to the body.
Saukko scores with a shot to the side of House's head.
House is trying to drag Saukko to the mat but Saukko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
House swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Saukko breaks the clinch.
House lands a right hook to the body.
Saukko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saukko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Saukko duly obliges.
Saukko lands a jab to the head.
Saukko throws a series of punches but House avoids them all with ease.
House misses with a kick to the body.
Saukko blocks a head kick by House.

Saukko throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. House tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Saukko is in House's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saukko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

House is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Saukko lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
House lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saukko backwards.
House tries a body shot but Saukko blocks it.

Saukko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saukko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Saukko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from House.
Saukko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with House but House pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Saukko closes the distance and clinches up with House, looking for a takedown. Saukko pushes House against the cage but House circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Per Saukko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from House.
Saukko is trying hard to land a takedown here. House sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Saukko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as House sprawls well. House wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Saukko gets slowly back to his feet.
Saukko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as House checks a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from House. No joy for Saukko on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Per Saukko had his way with Brick House in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Saukko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but House moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A swing and a miss from Saukko.
House misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saukko.
House moves out of range of the strikes.
House throws a leg kick but Saukko moved away.
Saukko throws a series of punches but House avoids them all with ease.
Saukko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with House but House pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Saukko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
House with a jab.
Saukko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Saukko misses with a looping left.
Saukko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
House doesn't manage to clinch there - Saukko circles away.
Saukko throws a hook but House avoids it easily.
House connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saukko momentarily.
House throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Saukko catches House right on the button with a cross.
House connects with a looping right hand.
House has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
House tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saukko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Saukko misses its intended target.
Saukko throws a hook but House blocks it.
House throws a body punch but Saukko moves out of range.
A big right from Saukko misses.
House showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saukko.
A head kick misses from House.
Saukko moves away from the strike by House.
House has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from House there as he acknowledges the shot.
Saukko lands with a good body shot.
Saukko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Saukko shoots in looking for a takedown but House manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Saukko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Per Saukko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saukko lands a really nice looking cross but House seems unphased.
House moves away from the strike by Saukko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saukko ducks under a wild hook from House.
House throws a body kick that misses.
Saukko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and House counters with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
House slips under a jab from Saukko.
Saukko throws an overhand right that lands on House's shoulder, as House tries to avoid the shot.

Saukko moves into the clinch.
House keeps control of Saukko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Saukko tries to throw a body punch but House avoids it by throwing Saukko back against the cage.
Saukko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
House tries to work over Saukko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
House gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Saukko.

Saukko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
House throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice jab there from Saukko.
Saukko misses with a few strikes there.
Brick House has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saukko throws a jab but it's blocked by House.
House throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Saukko scores a takedown into full mount!
Saukko wants to control the pace but House is squirming around nicely.
Saukko avoids the attempt from House to control.
Saukko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish House?
A nice elbow there by Saukko.
Saukko landing shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saukko raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saukko with a couple of short strikes.
Saukko looking to finish House with some ground and pound. This is bad for House!
BOOM! Saukko connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Saukko lands a heavy elbow.
Per Saukko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Saukko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish House?
Saukko looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saukko unloads with some vicious shots from mount and House wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Saukko celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Per Saukko!
Per Saukko retains his heavyweight title!