PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dilo Piang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jack bed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dilo Piang has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Piang
vs
bed

173 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dilo Piang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, jack bed!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Piang does no damage.
Dilo Piang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

bed scores with a takedown into Piang's guard.
bed trying to control the position from guard on top but Piang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
bed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
bed wants to control from the top but Piang keeps moving.
Piang might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Piang wants to get back to his feet but bed is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
bed is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
bed trying to control but Piang is working from the bottom.
Piang wants to get back to his feet but bed passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bed trying to control the pace.
bed working Piang over with strikes.
bed stops Piang from getting back to his feet.

bed stands up and beckons Piang to join him on the feet.

Piang clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Piang breaks the clinch.
bed dives in and grabs Piang's left leg, looking for a takedown. Piang pushes down on bed's head and hops out.
bed takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A solid leg kick lands there for bed.
Piang throws a hook but bed avoids it easily.
Piang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
bed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Piang displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from bed.
bed fails with a takedown attempt.
Dilo Piang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jack bed.

bed shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Piang is breathing heavily.
bed performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piang wants to get back to his feet.
bed seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Piang does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Piang has one foot on bed's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Piang fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Piang throws a head kick but bed moves out of range.
Piang stuffs the takedown.

bed closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Piang to the mat! Piang manages to get full guard.
bed working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Piang's head.
bed prevents Piang from getting back to his feet.
bed trying to control the position from guard on top but Piang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Piang wants to stand and escape but bed is having none of it.

Piang pushes bed off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jack bed 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.

bed scores with a takedown into Piang's guard.
Piang is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
bed trying to control the position from guard on top but Piang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Piang wants to stand but bed is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

bed decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Piang, up you get!

bed clinches with his opponent.
bed fails to pull the fight into his guard.
bed lands a hook to the side of the head.

bed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
bed bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Piang's head backwards.
bed shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Piang but Piang pushes him off and we're back to square one.
bed wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bed shoots for a takedown but Piang saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dilo Piang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jack bed.
bed ducks under a wild hook from Piang.

Piang shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. bed manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Piang trying to stand up but can't free himself from bed's guard.
Piang controls from within his opponent's guard.
bed wants to get back to his feet but Piang is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

bed is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
bed jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Piang walks away with a smile on his face. bed gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Piang tries to clinch up.
Piang tries for a takedown but bed circles away easily
and bed counters with a thumping low kick.

bed clinches up against the cage.

bed has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Piang is trying to keep an underhook but bed manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Piang is looking to escape.
Piang is looking to get back to is feet but bed passes into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
bed is looking to take a break and control but Piang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

bed decides to stand up, so the ref orders Piang to his feet.
bed is trying hard to land a takedown here. Piang sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Piang misses with a combination

and bed counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

bed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Piang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by bed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jack bed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

bed stuffs the takedown attempt from Piang. Piang gets slowly back to his feet.
bed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

bed closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
bed trying to control the position but Piang is working away.
jack bed has got the better of the ground game so far.
bed controlling from side mount.
bed trying to control the position but Piang is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bed tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
bed trying to control the action but Piang is working from the bottom.
bed scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Piang to see if he's OK.
bed controls the position.

bed stands up and beckons Piang to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
bed closes this distance looking for a takedown but Piang circles away.
Piang throws a left and a right that both miss
and bed counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Piang is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Piang misses with a wild combination.
bed fails with a takedown attempt.
Piang throws a left and a right that both miss

and bed counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

bed is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Piang sees it coming and defends easily.
bed looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

bed looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piang wants to get back to his feet.
Piang pushes bed off but bed dives into side control.

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.

bed working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
bed wants to control but Piang is keeping him busy.

bed decides to take the fight back to the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
jack bed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got bed winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... jack bed!