PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Snook Jersey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaheli Sonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jersey kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fist pumpin. Sonni has chosen Chica as his entrance music. Snook Jersey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kaheli Sonni's chin.

Jersey
vs
Sonni

175 cm
23
184 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

186 cm
23
185 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

DJs Locker

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Snook Jersey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaheli Sonni!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Jersey.
Jersey gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sonni counters with a body kick.
Jersey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonni loads up on a big right hand but Jersey slips the punch.
Sonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sonni.
Jersey tries to clinch but Sonni moves out of range.
Jersey tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sonni sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jersey somewhat.
Snook Jersey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jersey.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jersey moves away.
Jersey looks to land a combination but Sonni avoids it well.
Jersey throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A good leg kick by Sonni.
Sonni misses with a straight right.
Sonni throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonni lands with a good body shot.
A big left from Sonni misses.
A punch lands to the side of Jersey 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jersey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jersey loads up on a big right hand but Sonni slips the punch.
Sonni walks into a stiff left hand from Jersey.
Sonni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jersey tries to clinch there but Sonni circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Jersey misses the target.
Jersey misses with a looping left.
Jersey throws a hook to the side of Sonni's head but Sonni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sonni cracks Jersey with an open hand slap.
Horrible takedown by Jersey or perhaps it was just good defense by Sonni which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Snook Jersey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jersey lunges at Sonni with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sonni's hand.
Sonni scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Sonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Jersey is just out of range.
Sonni scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jersey in his tracks.
Jersey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sonni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sonni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jersey.
Jersey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Jersey has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jersey working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Sonni.
Sonni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jersey has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sonni after a bit of a struggle.
Jersey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sonni keeps control of Jersey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jersey prevents a body shot from Sonni.
Sonni just leaning against Jersey, taking a breather.
Jersey tries to break the clinch but Sonni is controlling the position.
Jersey is looking to break free of the clinch but Sonni has double underhooks.
Sonni scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Sonni.
Jersey is breathing heavily.

Sonni lands a takedown into guard.
Sonni is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sonni with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jersey wants to stand but Sonni is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sonni working the head with strikes.
Sonni is looking to take a break and control but Jersey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Jersey defending against the ground and pound.
Sonni trying to control the position but Jersey is working away.
Jersey seems a little lost for a moment, as Sonni dominates the positioning.
Jersey is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sonni wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jersey keeps working.
Sonni scoring with punches and elbows.
Jersey is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sonni has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jersey bucks up and tries to throw Sonni off but instead Sonni has got his back!
Jersey looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Sonni biding his time, looking for the opening.
Jersey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jersey takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Sonni landing with strikes.
Jersey holding both Sonni 's hands and preventing any damage.
Sonni lands strikes to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jersey is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Sonni wants to control but Jersey is keeping busy.
Jersey is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaheli Sonni dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jersey throws a right and a left that Sonni avoids nicely.
Sonni has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Jersey looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sonni!
Jersey working the strikes but Sonni uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jersey thows a huge punch but Sonni dodges it nicely.
Sonni keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jersey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sonni regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jersey.
Kaheli Sonni has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sonni lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jersey!
You get the feeling that Jersey really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sonni looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sonni misses with a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonni tries to control but Jersey wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jersey wants to try and get back to his feet.
Sonni with good strikes from the mount here!
Jersey is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Sonni controlling the position easily from mount.
Jersey really wants to buck Sonni off and get back to his feet.
Sonni trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sonni lands with some strikes.
Jersey wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Sonni trying to control but Jersey is having none of it.
Jersey is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonni with the ground and pound from mount.
Sonni has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sonni trying to control but Jersey is having none of it.
Sonni in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sonni looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sonni lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jersey hang on?
Jersey is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sonni unloading with bombs!
Sonni looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sonni lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jersey's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
A nice elbow there by Sonni.
Sonni sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sonni pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jersey is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sonni controlling from mount.
Sonni won't let Jersey get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The referee warns Jersey that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sonni can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jersey is looking to escape.
Sonni takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jersey wants to try and get back to his feet.
Sonni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jersey is in a horrible position here. Sonni smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sonni fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sonni punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sonni won't let Jersey get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Sonni wants to control the pace but Jersey is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sonni is landing with some decent strikes but Jersey is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jersey is trying to stand.
Sonni trying to control but Jersey is having none of it.
Sonni landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaheli Sonni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sonni misses with a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Sonni there.

Jersey is rocked!
Jersey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sonni.
Jersey walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sonni.
Jersey throws an overhand right that lands on Sonni's shoulder, as Sonni tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Sonni misses.
Sonni slaps away a takedown attempt from Jersey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sonni moves away from the strike by Jersey.
No joy there for Jersey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jersey throws a lazy uppercut
and Sonni counters with a body kick that stops Jersey in his tracks momentarily.
Jab, jab by Sonni - just one landing.
Jersey misses with a series of wild punches.
Sonni throws a body punch but Jersey moves out of range.
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!
Jersey misses with a combination
and Sonni counters with a nice uppercut.
Sonni throws the kick towards the body but Jersey avoids it.
Sonni is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jersey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jersey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jersey tries to clinch up
letting Sonni counter with a right hand.
Oh Jersey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sonni drops Jersey with a huge uppercut! Jersey drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Sonni is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaheli Sonni!
Kaheli Sonni spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.