PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leka Leuhka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaisla Suhisee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaisla Suhisee has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Leka Leuhka's chin.

Leuhka
vs
Suhisee

180 cm
21
244 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leka Leuhka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaisla Suhisee!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Suhisee darts in and clinches Leuhka up against the cage.
Leuhka takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Leka Leuhka has been cut.
Suhisee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Suhisee lands a knee to the body.
Leuhka is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suhisee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Suhisee connects with a knee to the head.

Suhisee breaks the clinch.

Suhisee has managed to clinch.
Suhisee connects with a knee to the head.
Suhisee with a knee to the head.
Suhisee with a knee to the head.
Suhisee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Suhisee's coach down at MMA Sanok Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Suhisee's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Suhisee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suhisee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suhisee stuffs the takedown.
Suhisee lands with a slapping head kick.
Kaisla Suhisee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Suhisee clinches up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Suhisee.
Leuhka has had enough of the clinch but Suhisee keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Suhisee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Leuhka gets tackled into the cage by Suhisee. Suhisee maintains the clinch.

Suhisee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leuhka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Suhisee, right into the meat.
Kaisla Suhisee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Leuhka tries to keep at a distance but Suhisee has taken the fight into the clinch.

Suhisee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Suhisee thumps Leuhka with a low kick.
Leuhka shoots for a double leg takedown but Suhisee sprawls well. He's pushed Leuhka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Suhisee forces Leuhka back against the cage and clinches.

Suhisee manages to break the clinch.
Suhisee tries to close the distance and clinch but Leuhka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suhisee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Suhisee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Suhisee tries to clinch

and Leuhka moves into the clinch.
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!

Suhisee breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suhisee tries to clinch but Leuhka moves out of range.

Suhisee rushes Leuhka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leuhka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Suhisee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Suhisee is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suhisee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leuhka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Suhisee tries to avoid it but Leuhka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Suhisee to the ground. Suhisee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leka Leuhka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leuhka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suhisee paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Suhisee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leuhka, pushing him back against the cage.
Suhisee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Leuhka drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Suhisee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nice elbow from Suhisee.
Suhisee with a knee to the head.

Suhisee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuhka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Suhisee. Suhisee obviously looking to wear him down.
Leuhka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Suhisee. Suhisee obviously looking to wear him down.
Suhisee doesn't manage to clinch there - Leuhka circles away.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Leuhka. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Suhisee drives through and clinches with Leuhka against the cage.
Leuhka takes a knee to the side of the body.

Suhisee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suhisee scores with a push kick.
Suhisee tries to clinch up.
Suhisee doesn't manage to clinch there - Leuhka circles away.
Leuhka throws a body punch but Suhisee moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Leuhka is defended easily by Suhisee.
Leuhka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leuhka swats away the attempt to clinch by Suhisee.

Suhisee gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leuhka has a couple of punches blocked by Suhisee.
A knee to the head by Suhisee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Suhisee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Leuhka closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Suhisee wants to get back to his feet.
Leuhka wants to pass the guard but Suhisee is defending well.
Suhisee wants to stand back up but Leuhka manages to pass into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Suhisee can do anything to dispel that myth.
Suhisee seems a little lost for a moment, as Leuhka dominates the positioning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suhisee is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaisla Suhisee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leka Leuhka's cut.
That's time! Leuhka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Suhisee tries to close the distance and clinch but Leuhka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leuhka fails with a takedown attempt.
Leuhka tries to clinch up but Suhisee circles away and keeps his distance.

Suhisee drives through and clinches with Leuhka against the cage.
Suhisee prevents Leuhka from breaking the clinch.

Suhisee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leuhka fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kaisla Suhisee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leuhka swats away the attempt to clinch by Suhisee.
Suhisee is looking to clinch but Leuhka is avoiding it.
Suhisee doesn't manage to clinch there - Leuhka circles away.
Suhisee tries to close the distance and clinch but Leuhka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suhisee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Suhisee tries to clinch there but Leuhka circles away.
Suhisee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leuhka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suhisee wants to clinch up but Leuhka keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuhka shoots in for a takedown but Suhisee shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leka Leuhka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leuhka swats away the attempt to clinch by Suhisee.

Suhisee has Leuhka up against the cage in a clinch.
Suhisee landing knees to the head.
Suhisee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leuhka is trying to pull guard but Suhisee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Suhisee manages to break the clinch.
Leuhka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Suhisee.
Leuhka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leuhka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Leuhka gets tackled into the cage by Suhisee. Suhisee maintains the clinch.

Suhisee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suhisee wants to clinch up but Leuhka keeps it at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Suhisee as Leuhka shoots in.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suhisee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Suhisee.

Suhisee closes the distance and clinches.
Leuhka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Suhisee misses with a knee strike.
Kaisla Suhisee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Suhisee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Suhisee closes the distance and clinches.

Suhisee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Suhisee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suhisee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leuhka swats away the attempt to clinch by Suhisee.
Suhisee moves in looking to clinch but Leuhka pushes him off.
Leuhka throws a body kick that misses.
Suhisee is looking to clinch.
Leuhka looks to land a right hand but Suhisee moved out of range.
Suhisee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leuhka swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Suhisee has managed to clinch.
Suhisee lands a knee to the head.

Suhisee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suhisee is looking to clinch but Leuhka is avoiding it.
Leuhka swats away the attempt to clinch by Suhisee.

Suhisee clinches up with Leuhka and pushes him back against the cage.

Suhisee breaks the clinch.
Leuhka shoots in for a double leg but Suhisee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Leuhka swats away the attempt to clinch by Suhisee.
Leuhka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Suhisee can pounce on him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suhisee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Suhisee throws a leg kick which misses Leuhka's front leg but catches the back leg as Leuhka tries to avoid it.

Suhisee forces Leuhka back against the cage and clinches.

Suhisee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suhisee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leuhka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leuhka goes for a double leg but Suhisee avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Suhisee continues to drive forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leuhka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Suhisee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Suhisee scores a nice knee to the body.

Suhisee breaks the clinch.
Suhisee doesn't manage to clinch there - Leuhka circles away.
Leuhka swings for the body but Suhisee moves out of range.
Suhisee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Suhisee clinches up with Leuhka and pushes him back against the cage.

Suhisee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Suhisee has managed to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leuhka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Suhisee just stands there and leans against the cage.

Suhisee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leuhka keeps the fight on the outside.

Suhisee rushes Leuhka and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaisla Suhisee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leka Leuhka's cut.
That's time! Leuhka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Leuhka shoots in for a takedown but Suhisee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Leuhka swats away the attempt to clinch by Suhisee.

Leuhka tries to keep at a distance but Suhisee has taken the fight into the clinch.

Suhisee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Leuhka has had enough of the clinch but Suhisee keeps him there for the moment.
Suhisee tries a knee to the head but Leuhka blocks it.
Leuhka takes an elbow to the forehead.

Suhisee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Suhisee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Leuhka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suhisee circles away quickly and effectively.

Suhisee pushes Leuhka up against the cage in a clinch.
Suhisee can't find room to land a body shot as Leuhka controls the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suhisee landing knees to the head.

Suhisee breaks from the clinch.
Leuhka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leuhka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Suhisee.
Leuhka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leuhka looks for a takedown but Suhisee sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leka Leuhka. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Suhisee takes the fight into the clinch.

Suhisee breaks the clinch.

Suhisee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leuhka, pushing him back against the cage.

Suhisee breaks from the clinch.
Suhisee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leuhka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leuhka dives in for a single leg takedown but Suhisee sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Suhisee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Suhisee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leuhka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suhisee moves in looking to clinch but Leuhka pushes him off.

Leuhka moves into the clinch successfully.
Suhisee looking to throw knees to the head but Leuhka is blocking nicely.
Leuhka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suhisee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Suhisee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Suhisee.
Leka Leuhka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suhisee slaps away a takedown attempt from Leuhka, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Leuhka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Suhisee is fending him off so far but Leuhka persists. Nope, Suhisee circles away and we're back to standing.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Leuhka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Suhisee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Suhisee tries to throw a body punch but Leuhka avoids it by throwing Suhisee back against the cage.

Suhisee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Suhisee moves into the clinch.
Suhisee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Leuhka takes a knee to the side of the body.

Suhisee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Suhisee moves into the clinch.

Suhisee manages to break the clinch.

Suhisee clinches.

Suhisee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leuhka walks forward, straight into a front kick from Suhisee.
Leuhka swats away the attempt to clinch by Suhisee.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suhisee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Suhisee clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Suhisee.

Suhisee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leuhka shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Suhisee sprawls well. Suhisee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Leuhka gets slowly back to his feet.
Suhisee moves in looking to clinch but Leuhka pushes him off.
Leuhka keeps the fight on the outside.

Suhisee clinches up with Leuhka and pushes him back against the cage.

Suhisee breaks the clinch.
Suhisee is looking to slow Leuhka down with leg kicks.
Nice defenses there by Suhisee.
Suhisee tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Leuhka counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Suhisee's guard now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suhisee wants to get back to his feet but Leuhka is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Suhisee is wriggling around but Leuhka manages to pass to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaisla Suhisee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Suhisee winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaisla Suhisee!