PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lee Sin (ranked 1070 p4p, 142 weight class) and Aku Serronen (ranked 1383 p4p, 180 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sin
vs
Serronen

180 cm
22
170 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Sin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aku Serronen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sin misses with a takedown
and Serronen counters with a nice uppercut.
Serronen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Serronen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sin goes for a double leg but Serronen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Serronen continues to drive forward.
Serronen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Serronen lands a leg kick that knocks Sin off balance momentarily.
Serronen misses with a looping right.
Sin feinted with a counter takedown.
Serronen scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Lee Sin has been cut.
Sin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Sin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sin looks to land a right hand but Serronen moved out of range.
Serronen cracks Sin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Serronen did well to prevent Sin getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Serronen is looking to improve his position.
Sin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serronen is trying to get back to full guard.
Sin is thwarting Serronen's attempts to control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Serronen is trying to stand up here but Sin is controlling him well.
Serronen felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Serronen is trying to control but can't.
Sin working the head and body with strikes.
Serronen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sin is working away from the top position though.
Sin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Serronen!

Sin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serronen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sin looking to finish Serronen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Serronen!
Sin is landing with some decent strikes but Serronen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Serronen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sin working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Serronen is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin with shots to the head and body - Serronen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sin landing strikes from the mount and Serronen is in trouble!
Sin looking to control but Serronen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Serronen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sin is keen to just control but Serronen is a slippery customer.
Sin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sin is keen to just control but Serronen is a slippery customer.
Sin winds up and cracks Serronen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sin lands with a punch from half guard.
Sin is trying to control the action in half guard but Serronen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Serronen pushes Sin off and gets back to his feet.
Sin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Serronen slaps away a takedown attempt from Sin, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Serronen thuds a left hand into Sin's body.

Sin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Serronen to the ground. Sin is now in Serronen's guard.
Sin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sin stays in close to Serronen's body and controls the position.
Serronen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sin is one step ahead there.
Sin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Serronen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Serronen pulls Sin in close to prevent any damage.
Sin with a nice head shot there.
Serronen looking for a sweep. Not yet Serronen, not yet.
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 Lee Sin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lee Sin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Serronen takes one to the chin there.

Sin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Serronen to the mat! Serronen manages to get full guard.
Serronen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sin is one step ahead there.
Serronen is looking to stand up but Sin isn't so interested in that idea.
Sin 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.
Sin cracks Serronen with a solid left hand.
Serronen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sin is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sin trying to control but Serronen is working from the bottom.
Sin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sin trying to control the position from guard on top but Serronen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serronen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Sin is looking for a sweep. Serronen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Serronen is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Sin moves into full guard.
Sin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Serronen's guard.

Sin wants to control from the top but Serronen keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Serronen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Serronen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sin postures up.
Serronen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Serronen trying to keep a closed guard but Sin is proving a slippery customer.
Serronen controlling the position.
Serronen wants to sweep but no luck.
Sin cracks Serronen with a solid left hand.
Serronen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Serronen keeping moving, preventing Sin from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sin with a nice head shot there.
Sin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Serronen can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serronen is trying to control the position but Sin postures up.
Sin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Serronen wants to stand up but Sin is controlling him.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sin moves out of range of the body kick.

Sin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Serronen is trying to defend but Sin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Serronen is looking to escape.
Sin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Serronen wants to improve his position but Sin is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serronen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sin works over Serronen with some ground and pound from guard.
Sin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sin wants to pass the guard but Serronen is keeping the position.
Sin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Serronen's head.
Serronen 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.

Serronen has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Sin has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sin looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Serronen.
Serronen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sin tries to stall but Serronen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Serronen scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Sin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lee Sin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Serronen!
Serronen is trying to control Sin's posture but Sin avoids it.
Sin lands an elbow.
Serronen struggling a bit here.
Serronen tries to improve position but can't.

Sin is trying to get an arm triangle but Serronen is defending well.
Sin is chipping away with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sin lands a few punches from side control.
Sin scores with a couple of short elbows.

Sin in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Serronen is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lee Sin!
Lee Sin decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.