PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jyrki Sukulaku (ranked 1663 p4p, 1119 weight class) and Valtteri Badass (ranked 210 p4p, 139 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sukulaku
vs
Badass

178 cm
35
160
26 - 20 - 1

176 cm
38
156
26 - 20 - 4

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 26 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jyrki Sukulaku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 20 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valtteri Badass!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sukulaku is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Badass.
Jyrki Sukulaku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badass moves away from the strike by Sukulaku.
Badass doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sukulaku walks into a stiff left hand from Badass.
Badass moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Badass moves out of range as Sukulaku strikes.
Badass swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sukulaku throws an overhand right that lands on Badass's shoulder, as Badass tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the liver by Badass. Beautiful body shot.
Sukulaku dips to his left and cracks Badass with an uppercut!
Sukulaku throws a body punch but Badass moves out of range.
Sukulaku slips under a jab.
Sukulaku is looking to counter with head kicks.
Sukulaku misses with an uppercut
and Badass counters with a leg kick.
Badass has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Badass lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badass throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sukulaku misses with a right hand
and Badass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sloppy strikes from Sukulaku. Those never looked like landing.
Badass throws a leg kick that misses.
Sukulaku tries to bum rush Badass with a series of wild strikes but Badass uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Badass connects with a looping right hand.
Sukulaku showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Badass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Badass.
Sukulaku throws a hook to the side of Badass's head but Badass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Badass gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sukulaku has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 23.5 Hour Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
Sukulaku lands a jab.
Sukulaku doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Badass tests Sukulaku's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Badass misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sukulaku counters with a two punch combo.
Badass uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sukulaku.
Sukulaku misses with a head kick.
Badass will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
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!
Badass walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sukulaku moves out of range as Badass strikes.
Sukulaku connects with an inside leg kick.
Sukulaku pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sukulaku looks to land a right hand but Badass moved out of range.
Sukulaku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sukulaku lands a jab.
Badass misses with a straight right.
Sukulaku looks to land a left hand but Badass moved out of range nicely.
Sukulaku misses with a double jab.
Sukulaku scores with a jab.
Badass cracks a nice hook into Sukulaku's ribs.
Badass misses with a straight left.
Sukulaku throws a head kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Badass misses.
Badass with a hook.
Sukulaku drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Badass is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sukulaku had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Badass lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Badass connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Badass slips a jab from Sukulaku.
Sukulaku looks to land a right hand but Badass moved out of range.
Badass stuns Sukulaku with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Badass rushes Sukulaku and presses him up against the cage.

Badass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Badass throws a hook but Sukulaku avoids it easily.
Sukulaku throws a nice outside leg kick.
Badass throws a nice looking combination but Sukulaku bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sukulaku drops his hands momentarily and Badass takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sukulaku throws a hook but Badass avoids it easily.
Badass throws a head kick that Sukulaku semi-blocks.
A big right from Sukulaku misses.
Badass looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sukulaku scores with a jab.
Badass misses with a straight right.
Sukulaku moves away from the strike by Badass.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sukulaku connects with a looping right hand.
Sukulaku connects with a leg kick.
Sukulaku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Badass sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Badass lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sukulaku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sukulaku throwing a counter right hand but Badass manages to avoid it.
Sukulaku throws a left and a right that both miss
and Badass counters with a low kick, right behind Sukulaku 's knee.
Sukulaku slips a straight right by Badass.
Sukulaku appears to be looking for a big counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Badass misses the target.
Badass throws a head kick but Sukulaku moves out of range.
Sukulaku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Badass throws a body punch but Sukulaku moves out of range.
Sukulaku scores with a jab. Badass acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sukulaku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Badass throws a head kick that misses.
Badass fails to land with a series of punches.
Sukulaku throws a combination. Badass tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sukulaku avoids the head kick by Badass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sukulaku throws a looping overhand right but Badass ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Sukulaku misses its intended target.
Badass throws out a counter right but Sukulaku avoids it with no problem.

Sukulaku sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Badass to the ground! Sukulaku dives into full mount looking to finish!

Badass is rocked!
Badass wants to hold on but Sukulaku pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jyrki Sukulaku will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Sukulaku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Badass throws a counter combo.
Jyrki Sukulaku is winning the standup battle so far.
Badass throws a hook but Sukulaku blocks it.
Badass misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Badass drops his hands momentarily and Sukulaku takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Badass is still on wobbly legs! Can Sukulaku finish him?
Sukulaku throws a looping overhand right but Badass ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Sukulaku.
Badass dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sukulaku. That did some damage!
Badass seems to have recovered his senses.
Sukulaku slips a jab from Badass.
Sukulaku avoids the body shot from Badass.
The crowd cheers as Badass lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sukulaku doesn't seem phased though.
Sukulaku swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Badass to counter with a crisp jab.
Badass lands with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Badass.

Sukulaku is rocked!
Badass swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oh Sukulaku is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badass throws a hook but Sukulaku avoids it easily.
Badass takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sukulaku missing with a left hand there. Badass was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sukulaku seems to have got his legs back now.
Badass thumps Sukulaku with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sukulaku.
Badass swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Badass moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sukulaku missing with a left hand there. Badass was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Badass throws a right hand that Sukulaku ducks under and follows up with a left that Sukulaku also avoids with ease.
Sukulaku throws a hook but Badass avoids it easily.
Badass is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Badass jabs Sukulaku to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Badass connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sukulaku's hands.
Sukulaku feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Badass collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jyrki Sukulaku!
A relieved looking Jyrki Sukulaku thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.