PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Necmettin Hoca (ranked 1460 p4p, 2700 weight class) and Sauli Somelainen (ranked 210 p4p, 345 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Hoca
vs
Somelainen

175 cm
33
162
18 - 18 - 0

181 cm
30
166
10 - 10 - 2

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Necmettin Hoca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sauli Somelainen!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoca on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Somelainen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Somelainen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Hoca.
Hoca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Somelainen scores with a three punch combo!
Hoca takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A cross from Somelainen lands.
Hoca throws a body punch but Somelainen moves out of range.
Hoca throws a hook but Somelainen avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoca misses with a hook to the body
letting Somelainen counter with a right hand.
Somelainen swinging wildly here.
Somelainen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Somelainen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Necmettin Hoca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoca misses with a hook
and Somelainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoca takes a kick to the side of the head.
Somelainen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hoca on the side of the head.
Hoca stuns Somelainen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hoca misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Hoca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Somelainen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hoca rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Somelainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoca closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hoca misses with a hook
and Hoca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hoca avoids the head kick by Somelainen.
Hoca throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Somelainen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Somelainen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Somelainen throws a head kick that misses.
Hoca throws the left hand but Somelainen avoids the punch easily.
Hoca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Somelainen.
Somelainen throws a fast counter high kick but Hoca manages to duck under it in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Somelainen lands an overhand right.
Hoca misses with a jab to the body
and Somelainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoca throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Somelainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Hoca misses with a looping right.
Somelainen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Somelainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Hoca misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoca. Somelainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Somelainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoca just misses with a punch to the body.
Somelainen steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hoca misses its intended target.
Somelainen slips under a jab from Hoca.
Hoca throws a lazy uppercut
and Somelainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice cross by Somelainen.
Somelainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoca is looking to counter punch.
Hoca throws a body punch but Somelainen moves out of range.
Hoca misses with a hook.
Hoca tries to bum rush Somelainen with a series of wild strikes but Somelainen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Somelainen lands a head kick. Hoca smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hoca throws a right hand that misses
and Somelainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoca. Somelainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoca chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Somelainen can pounce on him.
Somelainen moves away from the strike by Hoca.
Hoca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Somelainen scores with a head kick. Hoca tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Necmettin Hoca has been cut.
Somelainen connects with a nice looking jab.
Somelainen throws a head kick that misses.
Somelainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somelainen scores with a head kick.
Somelainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoca moves forwards but Somelainen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hoca throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoca throws a combination that misses
and Somelainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Somelainen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hoca had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Hoca takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Somelainen.
Hoca misses with a straight left.
Hoca throws the left hand but Somelainen avoids the punch easily.
Hoca throws a left and a right that both miss
and Somelainen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hoca looks to throw the jab but Somelainen is out of range.
Somelainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Hoca misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Hoca misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoca looks to land a right hand but Somelainen moved out of range.
Hoca misses with an uppercut.
Good shot there by Somelainen.
Somelainen walks into a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoca throws a hook but Somelainen avoids it easily.
Somelainen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoca. Somelainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Somelainen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Hoca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Somelainen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hoca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoca throws a jab when Somelainen was well out of range.
Somelainen shapes to counter with a head kick.
Hoca walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Somelainen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hoca stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Somelainen lands with a cross.
Hoca misses with a lunging right hand
and Somelainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Somelainen lands with a kick to the temple. Hoca shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hoca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Somelainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Somelainen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hoca throws an off balance right hand
and Somelainen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Somelainen moves out of range as Hoca strikes.
Hoca takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Somelainen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hoca misses with a left hand
and Somelainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Somelainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoca.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sauli Somelainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Necmettin Hoca's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Somelainen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hoca misses with a series of wild punches.
Hoca looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hoca swings widly with a right hand
and Somelainen counters with a one-two to the body.
Hoca misses with a looping right.
Somelainen blocks a jab.
Somelainen throws out a counter right but Hoca avoids it with no problem.
Hoca takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hoca takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hoca scores with a nice strike.
Hoca misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Hoca misses its intended target.
Hoca throws a lazy right hand but Somelainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Somelainen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hoca misses the jab.
Somelainen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Somelainen lands with a slapping head kick.
Hoca throws an off balance right hand
and Somelainen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hoca thinking.
Somelainen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hoca throws a body punch but Somelainen moves out of range.
Somelainen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hoca takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoca. Somelainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoca throws a hook but Somelainen avoids it easily.
Somelainen lands with a slapping head kick.

Hoca is rocked!
Hoca looks to score with a jab to the body but Somelainen is just out of range.
Oh Hoca is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hoca misses with a jab to the body
and Somelainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Somelainen! Hoca is out on his feet! Somelainen rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Hoca is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Hoca is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sauli Somelainen!
After winning the bout, Sauli Somelainen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.