PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sampo Suopursu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jebucki Nury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sampo Suopursu has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Suopursu
vs
Nury

180 cm
21
195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sampo Suopursu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jebucki Nury!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suopursu scores with a decent looking hook.
A head kick by Nury misses
and Suopursu counters with a nice uppercut.
Nury looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nury throws a sloppy head kick and Suopursu moves out of range easily.
Nury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nury fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick by Nury misses
and Suopursu counters with a stiff right hand.

Suopursu catches Nury napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Nury to the canvas!

Nury is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suopursu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nury is keeping the position for now.
Nury is still in real trouble! Can Suopursu finish him?
Suopursu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nury works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nury seems to have recovered his senses.
Suopursu controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suopursu pushing down on Nury's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suopursu is taking a breather. Nury says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Suopursu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Suopursu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nury sees it coming and defends easily.
Suopursu winds up and cracks Nury with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Suopursu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Suopursu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nury looks winded!
Suopursu controlling the action here.
Suopursu drops an elbow to the side of Nury's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Suopursu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Suopursu throwing shots but Nury is blocking nicely.

Suopursu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Suopursu is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Suopursu maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Nury could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Suopursu has cracked it and Nury is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Suopursu!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sampo Suopursu!