PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tero Susi (ranked 384 p4p, 63 weight class) and Valentin Skovgaard (ranked 382 p4p, 62 weight class). Skovgaard has chosen Second Reality as his entrance music. Tero Susi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Valentin Skovgaard's chin.

Susi
vs
Skovgaard

190 cm
27
210 lbs
13 - 3 - 1

187 cm
27
210 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Aspire Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Susi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valentin Skovgaard!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Susi lands.
Skovgaard lands a nice hook to Susi's body. Susi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Skovgaard lands a high kick!
Skovgaard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Skovgaard slips a jab from Susi.
Susi feints and then cracks Skovgaard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Skovgaard down.
Susi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Susi scores with a nice strike.
Skovgaard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Susi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Susi just misses with a punch to the body.
Susi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Skovgaard thuds his right hand into Susi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Susi is looking to slow Skovgaard down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Skovgaard.
Tero Susi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skovgaard connects with the punch.
A shot to the liver by Susi. Beautiful body shot.
Susi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Susi throws a hook but Skovgaard avoids it easily.
Susi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Susi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Susi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Skovgaard.
Susi throws a right hand that misses
and Skovgaard counters with a left to the body.
Susi misses with a wild body shot.
Skovgaard lands with a right hand.
Susi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bone on bone clash there as Skovgaard blocks the leg kick.
Susi misses the jab.
Skovgaard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Susi moves out of range as Skovgaard strikes.
Susi throwing a counter right hand but Skovgaard manages to avoid it.
Skovgaard doesn't manage to clinch there - Susi circles away.
Skovgaard ducks under a wild hook from Susi.
Susi swats away the attempt to clinch by Skovgaard.
Skovgaard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Susi. That did some damage!
Skovgaard thuds a left hand into Susi's body.
Skovgaard swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard lands with a shot to the body.
Susi moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Susi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Susi lands with a hook. Skovgaard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Susi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Skovgaard misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Susi. Skovgaard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Susi throws out a powerful jab.
Susi throws a leg kick but Skovgaard checks it.
Skovgaard lands a nice shot that snaps Susi's head back.
Susi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skovgaard misses with an uppercut. Susi saw that one coming.
Skovgaard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Skovgaard misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Susi misses.
Susi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Skovgaard can pounce on him.
Skovgaard lands a high kick!
Susi throws a hook to the side of Skovgaard's head but Skovgaard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Susi looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Skovgaard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Susi under the eye.

Skovgaard moves into the clinch successfully.
Skovgaard misses with a body punch.
Susi tries to work over Skovgaard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Susi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skovgaard misses with a punch on the inside.

Susi jumps guard and drags Skovgaard to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Susi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Skovgaard postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valentin Skovgaard dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Skovgaard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Susi moves away.
Skovgaard walks into a left hand.
Skovgaard lands with a shot to the body.
Susi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skovgaard.
Skovgaard is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Susi with a body shot.
Susi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Skovgaard blocks a head kick by Susi.
Skovgaard slips a jab from Susi.
Skovgaard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Susi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Susi slips a straight right by Skovgaard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skovgaard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Skovgaard darts in and clinches Susi up against the cage.
Susi tries to pull guard but Skovgaard holds him up against the cage and eventually Susi drops back down to his feet.
A short right from Skovgaard on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Susi drags the fight down to the ground.

Susi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Susi throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Skovgaard escapes and throws Susi's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Susi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Skovgaard gets to mount! Susi was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi tries to lock up and control but Skovgaard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Skovgaard prevents Susi from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skovgaard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Skovgaard prevents Susi from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi tries to lock up and control but Skovgaard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Susi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Susi is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi wants to control but Skovgaard is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Susi is looking to improve his position but Skovgaard isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valentin Skovgaard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Good shot there by Skovgaard.
A low kick from Skovgaard misses
and Susi counters with a nice uppercut.
Susi throws a jab but it's blocked by Skovgaard.
Susi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skovgaard.
Susi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Skovgaard misses with a body shot.
Skovgaard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Susi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skovgaard ducks under a wild hook from Susi.
Skovgaard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Susi misses with a straight left.
Skovgaard was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Susi looks to score with a jab to the body but Skovgaard is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Skovgaard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Susi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Skovgaard punishes Susi's body with a nice straight punch.
Susi looks to throw the jab but Skovgaard is out of range.
Skovgaard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Skovgaard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Valentin Skovgaard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Susi lands a head shot.
Susi misses with a looping right.
Skovgaard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Skovgaard throws a body shot but no joy.
Susi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skovgaard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tero Susi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Skovgaard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Susi misses the jab.
Skovgaard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Skovgaard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Skovgaard lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Skovgaard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Skovgaard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Susi tries to work over Skovgaard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skovgaard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skovgaard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Skovgaard tries to work over Susi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skovgaard lands an uppercut.

Susi is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Skovgaard.
Oh Susi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Skovgaard creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Susi's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Susi drops to his knees and Skovgaard pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valentin Skovgaard!
Valentin Skovgaard made sure to mention his sponsor, Aspire Clothing in his post fight interview.