PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Hitem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sackitchiwita Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hitem might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Trae - Inkredible Ft Lil Wayne & Rick Ross Instrumental . Sackitchiwita Dong looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Hitem
vs
Dong

200 cm
18
275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

197 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Will Hitem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sackitchiwita Dong!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitem misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hitem misses with a few strikes there.
Dong misses with a combination
and Hitem makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Hitem clinches up with Dong and pushes him back against the cage.

Hitem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hitem darts in and clinches Dong up against the cage.
Dong working hard to break the clinch.

Hitem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hitem scores with a push kick.
Dong looks gassed!
Hitem throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Hitem clinches.

Hitem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hitem fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dong, pushing him back against the cage.
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!

Hitem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hitem scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hitem misses with a double jab.

Dong tries to keep at a distance but Hitem has taken the fight into the clinch.

Hitem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hitem throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hitem lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dong circles away quickly and effectively.
Hitem tries to land a front kick but Dong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Hitem clinches up against the cage.

Hitem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hitem throws a series of punches but Dong moves out of range.

Hitem gets a clinch.

Hitem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Will Hitem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hitem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dong throws a combination that misses
and Hitem counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

It looks like Sackitchiwita Dong has been cut.
Hitem scores with a nice body kick.
Dong slips a jab and a cross from Hitem.
A combination from Hitem does no damage.
Hitem misses with a wild combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong wants to break free but Hitem has control.
Hitem has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Hitem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Will Hitem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dong moves out of range of the body kick.
Dong swings for the body but Hitem moves out of range.
Hitem scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dong throws a hook but Hitem avoids it easily.
Dong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hitem.
Hitem scores with a one two! Dong had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hitem counters with a left and a right that stings Dong.
Dong misses with a two punch combination.
Hitem swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Dong counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitem lands a high kick!
Hitem moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hitem tries a head kick but it misses.
Dong throws a left and a right that both miss

and Hitem counters by clinching up.
Hitem wants to get back to striking at distance but Dong won't allow it.
Dong prevents Hitem from breaking the clinch.
Dong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Dong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hitem throws a series of punches but Dong avoids them all with ease.
Hitem throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hitem lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hitem throws a series of punches but Dong avoids them all with ease.
Dong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hitem slips under a jab from Dong.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hitem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hitem throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hitem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by Dong.
Hitem works over Dong's head and body with a nice combination.
Hitem falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hitem throws a combination that misses
and Dong counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hitem misses with a series of wild punches.
Dong connects with a right hand. Hitem shakes it off.
Hitem connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dong. Dong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Hitem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sackitchiwita Dong's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dong moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Hitem clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Dong - that landed with a thud.
Dong has had enough of the clinch but Hitem keeps him there for the moment.

Hitem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hitem throws a combination that misses
and Dong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dong swats away the attempt to clinch by Hitem.
Dong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dong takes a swing at Hitem's ribcage but misses.
Hitem lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dong takes a step back to recover.

Hitem rushes Dong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Hitem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hitem throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitem closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hitem scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dong scores with a hook.
Dong with a hook.
Hitem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hitem ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hitem tries to bum rush Dong with a series of wild strikes but Dong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hitem. That's going to slow Dong down.
Dong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hitem momentarily.
Hitem throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dong counters with a nice uppercut.
Dong avoids the head kick by Hitem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hitem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hitem pinned against the cage. Hitem gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hitem throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dong moves forwards but Hitem connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Will Hitem is winning the standup battle so far.

Hitem clinches up against the cage.

Hitem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hitem throws a body punch but Dong moves out of range.
Hitem takes one to the chin there.

Hitem has closed the distance and engaged Dong in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hitem as Dong tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Hitem's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dong gets through Hitem's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Hitem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hitem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hitem throws a head kick but Dong moves out of range.
Hitem swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Hitem, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Dong instigates a clinch.

Hitem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hitem moves away.
Dong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's four 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.
Dong tries to clinch but Hitem moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dong.
A punch combination from Hitem misses.
Hitem throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hitem takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hitem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dong tries to clinch up
and Hitem counters with a two punch combo.
Dong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hitem counters with a solid body kick.
Hitem fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dong on the side of the head.
Dong tries to bum rush Hitem with a series of wild strikes but Hitem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Hitem clinches up with Dong and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Hitem dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sackitchiwita Dong's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Dong darts in and clinches Hitem up against the cage.
Dong has had enough of the clinch but Hitem keeps him there for the moment.
Hitem tries to circle away but Dong has him pinned against the cage.
Hitem is trying to break the clinch but Dong is controlling him.

Hitem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hitem throws a series of punches but Dong avoids them all with ease.
Will Hitem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hitem takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hitem falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Hitem closes the distance and pushes Dong back into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Hitem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Hitem.
Hitem uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitem falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dong throws a shot to the body.
Hitem throws a series of punches but Dong avoids them all with ease.
Dong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hitem is looking to clinch.
Hitem doesn't manage to clinch there - Dong circles away.
Hitem misses with a combination
and Dong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dong just misses with a punch to the body.

Hitem gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hitem is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dong lands a left hand.

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.
Hitem wants to get back to striking at distance but Dong won't allow it.
Hitem is trying to break the clinch but Dong is controlling him.
Hitem has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dong looking to stall.

Hitem breaks the clinch.
Dong wants to clinch
and Hitem counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hitem paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hitem moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hitem falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hitem thumps Dong with a low kick.
Dong misses with an uppercut.
Dong tries to clinch but Hitem moves away
and Hitem counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hitem swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Dong counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dong.
Hitem wants to break free but Dong has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hitem breaks the clinch.
Hitem looks to land a combination. Dong sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hitem wants to clinch but Dong slips to the side
enabling Dong to counter with a crisp jab.
Hitem lands a front kick.
Hitem scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hitem just misses with a punch to the body.
Hitem is looking to land body kicks.
Hitem misses with a two punch combination.
Dong misses with a combination
and Hitem makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hitem motions for Dong to come forward. Hitem throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dong takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hitem scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dong misses with a combination
and Hitem counters with a stiff right hand.
Dong wants to clinch up but Hitem keeps it at a distance.
Hitem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sackitchiwita Dong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hitem falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hitem takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hitem is looking to wear down Dong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Hitem. No joy for Dong on that attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dong dodges the punch combination from Hitem.
Hitem scores with a one two! Dong had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Will Hitem.
Well Hitem has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Hitem!