PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Dashoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franky Arts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dashoo
vs
Arts

180 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Dashoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Franky Arts!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dashoo circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Dashoo misses.
Arts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dashoo.
Dashoo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arts.
Arts lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Arts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arts scores with a one two! Dashoo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dashoo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dashoo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dashoo looks to score with a jab to the body but Arts is just out of range.
Arts moves out of range of the strikes.
Dashoo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arts.
Arts smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Arts lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dashoo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dashoo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dashoo just misses with a punch to the body.
Arts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Arts instigates a clinch.
Arts scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dashoo blocks it with crossed arms.

Dashoo breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Dashoo does no damage.
Arts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dashoo.
Arts throws a right hand that Dashoo ducks under and follows up with a left that Dashoo also avoids with ease.
Dashoo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Arts rushes Dashoo and presses him up against the cage.

Dashoo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arts misses with a series of wild punches.
Arts throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Franky Arts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arts misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Arts.
Dashoo throws a sloppy body shot
and Arts makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dashoo misses with a wild combination.
Dashoo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dashoo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dashoo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Arts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dashoo dodges the punch combination from Arts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Arts staying out of range there.
Arts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dashoo.
Dashoo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dashoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arts manages to avoid it.
Dashoo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Arts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arts staying out of range there.
Dashoo keeps the fight on the outside.
Dashoo missing with a left hand there. Arts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arts paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Arts throws a combination. Dashoo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Arts moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dashoo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Arts looks gassed!
Dashoo throws out a loose jab but Arts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dashoo misses with a straight right.
Dashoo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Arts's hands.

It looks like Franky Arts has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dashoo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dashoo throws a looping overhand right but Arts ducks down to avoid it.
Arts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dashoo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arts.
Arts falls off balance throwing a combination

and Dashoo lands a stunning uppercut that sends Arts to the mat!

Arts is rocked!
Dashoo passes to full mount!
Arts is still in real trouble! Can Dashoo finish him?
Dashoo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dashoo controlling the position easily from mount.
Arts has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.

Dashoo has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Arts is in real trouble here. Dashoo gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Arts is tapping out! Dashoo wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dave Dashoo!