PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alfons Aberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Severi Suhonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suhonen has chosen Lentävä Kalakukko as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Aberg
vs
Suhonen

190 cm
31
190 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

185 cm
29
192 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alfons Aberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Severi Suhonen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aberg shoots in but no luck this time.

Aberg rushes Suhonen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Aberg gets control of Suhonen's arms and successfully pulls guard. Aberg will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Suhonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aberg keeping moving, preventing Suhonen from controlling successfully.
Aberg trying to keep a closed guard but Suhonen is proving a slippery customer.
Suhonen throwing strikes from guard but Aberg blocks nicely.
Suhonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Suhonen stopping the sweep attempt from Aberg.

Aberg looking for a guillotine here but Suhonen defends easily.
Aberg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Suhonen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suhonen won't allow Aberg to sweep him here.
Aberg keeping full guard, as Suhonen tries to pass.
Suhonen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Suhonen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Suhonen throws a big right hand that misses.

Suhonen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aberg has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Suhonen has managed to get both his arms back between Aberg's legs - danger averted.

Suhonen stands up and waves to Aberg to follow him.
A lazy left from Aberg finds it's target.
Aberg thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Suhonen.

It looks like Alfons Aberg has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suhonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aberg lands a jab.
Aberg misses with a wild combination.
Suhonen misses with a wild combination.
Aberg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Suhonen is fending him off so far but Aberg persists. Nope, Suhonen circles away and we're back to standing.
Suhonen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Aberg dives in and scores a takedown into Suhonen's guard.
Aberg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aberg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Aberg won't allow Suhonen to get back to his feet.
Aberg is working Suhonen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Suhonen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Suhonen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Aberg is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aberg is working hard here to advance position.
Suhonen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Suhonen misses with a head shot.
Aberg bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
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!
Suhonen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aberg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen looking to control.
Aberg trying to control but Suhonen is working from the bottom.
Suhonen trying to keep a closed guard but Aberg is proving a slippery customer.
Suhonen has momentary wrist control but Aberg slips an elbow through the middle.
Aberg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aberg scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Suhonen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aberg gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suhonen is keeping the position for now.
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 Alfons Aberg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alfons Aberg's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Aberg blocks a head kick by Suhonen.
Aberg tries to clinch but Suhonen moves out of range.

Aberg darts in and clinches Suhonen up against the cage.

Aberg successfully pulls guard.
Suhonen throwing strikes but missing.
Aberg manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Suhonen manages to get himself to full guard.
Aberg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aberg scoring with punches to the head and body.
Aberg is looking to work some ground and pound but Suhonen has wrist control.
Aberg stopping the sweep attempt from Suhonen.
Aberg wants to pass the guard but Suhonen is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suhonen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aberg preventing the sweep.
Suhonen is trying to hold Aberg in close to prevent damage but Aberg has managed to pass into half guard.
Aberg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Suhonen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Suhonen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Alfons Aberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ground and pound from Aberg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aberg slips a nice elbow through Suhonen's hands, connecting with Suhonen's forehead.
Suhonen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aberg is working away from the top position though.
Aberg 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.
Aberg sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Suhonen defending well though.
Suhonen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Suhonen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aberg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Aberg scoring with some ground and pound.
Aberg scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aberg trying to control but Suhonen is working from the bottom.
Aberg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Suhonen wants to sweep but no luck.
Suhonen controls Aberg momentarily but Aberg frees himself.
Aberg passes into half guard.
Aberg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Aberg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Aberg is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

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

Aberg is working for a submission of some sort.
Suhonen works his way to full guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suhonen wants to stand up but Aberg is controlling him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suhonen keeping moving, preventing Aberg from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Aberg is defended easily by Suhonen.

Aberg scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Aberg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Aberg decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Suhonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aberg circles away quickly and effectively.
Suhonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Suhonen throws a head kick but Aberg moves out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Aberg.
Suhonen manages to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suhonen is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aberg sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Suhonen defending well though.

Aberg is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Suhonen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Suhonen.
Suhonen wants to sweep but no luck.

Suhonen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Aberg defends it easily.
Aberg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aberg stopping the sweep attempt from Suhonen.
Aberg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Suhonen kicks Aberg off and gets to his feet.
Suhonen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Suhonen throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aberg feints and then cracks Suhonen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Suhonen down.
Suhonen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Suhonen stuffs the takedown attempt from Aberg. Aberg gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab, jab by Suhonen - just one landing.
Alfons Aberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suhonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Suhonen tries to score with a low kick but Aberg moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Suhonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Aberg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Aberg gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Aberg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aberg slips a nice elbow through Suhonen's hands, connecting with Suhonen's forehead.

Aberg is looking for a kimura but Suhonen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aberg to get the leverage.
Suhonen is looking to control Aberg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Suhonen avoid being mounted?
Aberg is looking to take a break and control but Suhonen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aberg wants to pass the guard but Suhonen is defending well.
Suhonen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aberg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Aberg lands a nice short elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aberg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aberg lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Aberg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Suhonen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suhonen is not content to let Aberg control the position.
Severi Suhonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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. Aberg connects with a nice short shot to Suhonen's temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alfons Aberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aberg has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfons Aberg!
A relieved looking Alfons Aberg thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.