PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tenho Suolenmutka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Warwick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Suolenmutka
vs
Warwick

201 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tenho Suolenmutka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edgar Warwick!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suolenmutka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Warwick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Warwick avoids the head kick by Suolenmutka.
Warwick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Suolenmutka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Warwick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Warwick throws a head kick that misses.
Warwick falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Warwick takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Edgar Warwick has been cut.
Warwick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Warwick throws a head kick but Suolenmutka moves out of range.
Warwick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suolenmutka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Warwick swinging wildly here.
Suolenmutka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warwick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suolenmutka cracks Warwick with a good jab.
Suolenmutka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Warwick misses with a double jab.
Warwick looks gassed!
Warwick throws a left and a right that both miss
and Suolenmutka counters with a nice uppercut.
Suolenmutka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warwick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Warwick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Suolenmutka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Warwick's calf.
Suolenmutka's corner calls for a 1-2. Suolenmutka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Suolenmutka rushes Warwick and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Warwick letting Suolenmutka take a breather here.
Suolenmutka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Warwick backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Suolenmutka.
Warwick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suolenmutka is working Warwick over against the cage.
Suolenmutka tries to work over Warwick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Suolenmutka effectively controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warwick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suolenmutka stalling.
Warwick tries to break the clinch but Suolenmutka is controlling the position.
Warwick has had enough of the clinch but Suolenmutka keeps him there for the moment.
Warwick tries to break free but Suolenmutka pushes him back against the cage.
Warwick tries to circle away but Suolenmutka has him pinned against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Suolenmutka is working Warwick over against the cage.
Warwick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Suolenmutka prevents Warwick from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suolenmutka has Warwick pressed against the cage, preventing Warwick from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Suolenmutka scores a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Suolenmutka.

Suolenmutka breaks from the clinch.
Warwick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Warwick does no damage.

Warwick tries to keep at a distance but Suolenmutka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Suolenmutka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Suolenmutka scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Suolenmutka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Warwick throws a sloppy head kick and Suolenmutka moves out of range easily.
Warwick misses with a few strikes there.
Warwick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suolenmutka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Warwick gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warwick tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Warwick takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Suolenmutka is looking to slow Warwick down with leg kicks.
Suolenmutka lands with a kick to the temple. Warwick shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Suolenmutka moves into the clinch.
Warwick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Suolenmutka has him pressed against the cage.
Suolenmutka can't find room to land a body shot as Warwick controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tenho Suolenmutka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edgar Warwick's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Suolenmutka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Warwick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Warwick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Suolenmutka can pounce on him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A combination from Warwick does no damage.
Warwick takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Suolenmutka.
Suolenmutka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Warwick throws a left and a right that both miss
and Suolenmutka finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Suolenmutka thuds his shin into the meat of Warwick's side.
Warwick takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That has opened up Edgar Warwick's cut even more.
Warwick on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Suolenmutka. Suolenmutka obviously looking to wear him down.
Edgar Warwick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Suolenmutka does it's job there.
Suolenmutka scores with a leg kick.
A head kick from Suolenmutka lands but Warwick takes it in his stride.
Suolenmutka lands a leg kick that knocks Warwick off balance momentarily.
Suolenmutka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Warwick's sensitive parts.
Suolenmutka catches Warwick with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Warwick is breathing heavily.
Suolenmutka lands a head kick. Warwick smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Suolenmutka fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Suolenmutka tenderised Warwick's leg. Warwick is trying to keep his angry face on.
Suolenmutka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Warwick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suolenmutka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Suolenmutka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Warwicks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Suolenmutka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Warwick's sensitive parts.
Suolenmutka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Warwick doesn't seem bothered though.
Suolenmutka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Suolenmutka rushes Warwick and presses him up against the cage.
Suolenmutka scores with a hook to the body.
Suolenmutka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

The cut above Edgar Warwick's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suolenmutka lands a shoulder strike.
Suolenmutka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Warwick can do to turn this around?
Suolenmutka scores with a shot to the side of Warwick's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Suolenmutka.
Suolenmutka is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Warwick to keep the fight standing.
Warwick is trying to break the clinch but Suolenmutka is controlling him.
Suolenmutka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Warwick takes a shot to the head.
Suolenmutka works on Warwick's body with a couple of short punches.
Warwick prevents a body shot from Suolenmutka.
Suolenmutka taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warwick is trying to force a seperation but Suolenmutka has the dominant position.
Warwick wants to get back to striking at distance but Suolenmutka won't allow it.
Tenho Suolenmutka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Warwick is trying to push Suolenmutka away but Suolenmutka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Suolenmutka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Warwick backwards.
Warwick blocks a body shot from Suolenmutka.
Suolenmutka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The referee calls for Suolenmutka to work.
Suolenmutka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suolenmutka tries a body shot but Warwick blocks it.
Suolenmutka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Warwick backwards.
Warwick being controlled against the cage.

Suolenmutka breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Suolenmutka.
A punch combination from Warwick misses.
Warwick pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Suolenmutka throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tenho Suolenmutka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Edgar Warwick's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Good leg kick by Suolenmutka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Warwick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suolenmutka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Suolenmutka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Suolenmutka moves into range and clinches up with Warwick.
Warwick has had enough of the clinch but Suolenmutka keeps him there for the moment.
Suolenmutka is leaning against Warwick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Suolenmutka tries to work over Warwick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Suolenmutka leaning his opponent against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Suolenmutka.

Edgar Warwick's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Warwick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suolenmutka tries a body shot but Warwick blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suolenmutka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Warwick backwards.
Suolenmutka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Edgar Warwick's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tenho Suolenmutka!