PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tauno Ukkonen (ranked 4449 p4p, 6075 weight class) and Atilla Dorn (ranked 513 p4p, 587 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Ukkonen
vs
Dorn

182 cm
19
220
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
211
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tauno Ukkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Atilla Dorn!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dorn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ukkonen. That did some damage!
Dorn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ukkonen back to the ropes. Dorn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Tauno Ukkonen has been cut.
Dorn misses with a leg kick

so Ukkonen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dorn keeping full guard, as Ukkonen tries to pass.
Ukkonen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dorn keeping full guard, as Ukkonen tries to pass.
Ukkonen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dorn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ukkonen throws a strike but Dorn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ukkonen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dorn passes into half guard.
Ukkonen gets full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorn trying to control but Ukkonen is working from the bottom.

Ukkonen has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Dorn is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Ukkonen.
Ukkonen can't do much from the bottom here.
Ukkonen tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Dorn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Dorn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ukkonen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ukkonen regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Dorn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ukkonen sees it coming and defends easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Atilla Dorn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dorn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 9:10
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 9:10
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atilla Dorn!