PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Machuchin Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Dillon
vs
Virtanen

172 cm
24
163 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

174 cm
21
162 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Machuchin Dillon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elias Virtanen!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virtanen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Virtanen looks to land a body kick but Dillon moved away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Virtanen.

Virtanen moves into the clinch.
Virtanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dillon blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Virtanen.
Virtanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dillon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Virtanen with a knee to the head.
Virtanen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dillon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Virtanen tries a knee to the head but Dillon blocks it.
Virtanen looking to throw knees to the head but Dillon is blocking nicely.
Dillon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Virtanen backwards.
Dillon working aggressively here.
Dillon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Virtanen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dillon pushes Virtanen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dillon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Virtanen tries to land knees in the clinch but Dillon avoids the damage to the body.
Virtanen trying to land knees to the body.
Virtanen misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Virtanen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dillon lands with a light punch inside.
Virtanen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Virtanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Virtanen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Virtanen looks gassed!
Virtanen tries to land knees in the clinch but Dillon avoids the damage to the body.
Dillon lands with a light punch inside.
Dillon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Virtanen backwards.
Dillon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Virtanen landing knees to the head.
Dillon swings wildly with an uppercut but Virtanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dillon misses with the head strike.
A short right from Dillon on the inside.
Virtanen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dillon.
Virtanen misses with a knee strike.
Dillon has a couple of punches blocked by Virtanen.
Virtanen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dillon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen missing with knees to the body.
Virtanen tries to land knees in the clinch but Dillon avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dillon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Virtanen looking to throw knees to the head but Dillon is blocking nicely.
Dillon landing knees to the head.
Virtanen has a couple of punches blocked by Dillon.
Virtanen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dillon.
Dillon pushes Virtanen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dillon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dillon avoiding damage as Virtanen throws knees to the body.
Virtanen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dillon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dillon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Virtanen looking to throw knees to the head but Dillon is blocking nicely.
Virtanen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dillon.
Virtanen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dillon is defending well for now.
Dillon working aggressively here.
Virtanen lands a nice knee to the body.
Virtanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dillon blocks it with crossed arms.
Virtanen can't find room to land a body shot as Dillon controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dillon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon pushes Virtanen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Virtanen blocking some punches.
Dillon prevents a body shot from Virtanen.
Virtanen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dillon pushes Virtanen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Virtanen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dillon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Virtanen.
Dillon throws a punch but it's blocked by Virtanen.
Virtanen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dillon is defending well for now.
Virtanen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dillon.
Virtanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dillon blocking some punches.
Dillon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Virtanen tries a knee to the head but Dillon blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Virtanen.
Virtanen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dillon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Virtanen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

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.
Dillon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dillon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Virtanen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Virtanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Virtanen tries a knee to the head but Dillon blocks it.
Virtanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dillon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Virtanen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Virtanen scores with a knee to the head.
Dillon lands a left hand.
Virtanen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dillon has a couple of punches blocked by Virtanen.
Dillon lands a left hand.
Dillon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Virtanens head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dillon.
Virtanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Dillon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dillon misses with a knee to the head.
Virtanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dillon blocks it with crossed arms.
Dillon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Machuchin Dillon 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.

Virtanen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dillon tries to clinch but Virtanen moves away
and Virtanen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dillon wants to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Virtanen.
Dillon tries to clinch up but Virtanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Dillon tries to clinch there but Virtanen circles away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Virtanen.
Virtanen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dillon blocks a low kick nicely.
Virtanen tries to clinch but Dillon is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Virtanen.
Dillon darts in trying to clinch
and Virtanen counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon tries to clinch up but Virtanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Elias Virtanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Virtanen lands with a good body shot.
Dillon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dillon wants to clinch.
Virtanen throws a leg kick but Dillon moved away.

Virtanen closes the distance and pushes Dillon back into the cage.
Virtanen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dillon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Virtanen crunches a lovely knee into Dillon's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Virtanen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dillon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Virtanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Dillon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Virtanen landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dillon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Virtanen's elbow.
Virtanen landing knees to the head.
Virtanen misses with a knee to the head.
Dillon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Virtanen misses with a knee to the head.
Virtanen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Virtanen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dillon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Virtanen looking to throw knees to the head but Dillon is blocking nicely.
Elias Virtanen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Virtanen trying to land knees to the body.
Virtanen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dillon.
Dillon managing to block the knees to the body from Virtanen.
Virtanen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dillon is defending well for now.
Dillon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Virtanen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Virtanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dillon blocks it with crossed arms.
Dillon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Virtanen backwards.
Virtanen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dillon is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Dillon.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dillon.
Virtanen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Virtanen misses with some punches.
Dillon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Virtanen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Virtanen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dillon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dillon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dillon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Virtanen fails to land.
Virtanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dillon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A right hook to the body lands for Dillon.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dillon.
Virtanen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Virtanen looking to throw knees to the head but Dillon is blocking nicely.
Dillon blocks a body shot from Virtanen.
Virtanen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dillon avoids it.
Dillon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dillon.
Virtanen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dillon.
Dillon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Virtanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dillon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dillon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dillon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Virtanen tries to land knees in the clinch but Dillon avoids the damage to the body.
Virtanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dillon lands a shoulder strike.
Virtanen tries to land a knee to the head but Dillon blocks with his arms.
Dillon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elias Virtanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Dillon wants to clinch.
Dillon tries to close the distance and clinch but Virtanen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Virtanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Dillon.
Virtanen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dillon clinches but Virtanen breaks the clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dillon moves into the clinch.
Virtanen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dillon avoids it.
Virtanen tries to land a knee to the head but Dillon blocks with his arms.
Dillon lands a left hand.
Dillon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Virtanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Virtanen has a couple of punches blocked by Dillon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dillon.
Virtanen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Virtanen scores with a knee to the head.
Dillon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Virtanen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dillon avoids it.
Virtanen tries a knee to the head but Dillon blocks it.
Virtanen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Virtanen connects with a knee to the head.
Dillon managing to block the knees to the body from Virtanen.
Virtanen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dillon managing to block the knees to the body from Virtanen.
Dillon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dillon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Virtanen misses with a knee to the head.
Dillon lands a shoulder strike.
Virtanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dillon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Virtanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Virtanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dillon swings wildly with an uppercut but Virtanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Virtanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dillon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Virtanen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dillon throws a punch but it's blocked by Virtanen.
Virtanen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dillon is defending well for now.
Virtanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dillon blocks it with crossed arms.
Dillon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Virtanen misses with a knee to the head.
Dillon connects with a knee to the head.
Virtanen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dillon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dillon misses with some punches.
Virtanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dillon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Virtanen backwards.
Virtanen trying to land knees to the body.
Dillon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Virtanen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Virtanen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Dillon.
Virtanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dillon blocks it with crossed arms.
Dillon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Virtanens head.
Dillon lands a hook to the side of the head.

Virtanen is rocked!
Virtanen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Virtanen is still on wobbly legs! Can Dillon finish him?
Virtanen misses with a knee strike.
Virtanen seems to have recovered his senses.
Dillon lands a hook that snaps the head of Virtanen backwards.
Dillon blocks an uppercut.
Virtanen tries a knee to the head but Dillon blocks it.
Dillon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dillon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Virtanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.

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.
Dillon throws a punch but it's blocked by Virtanen.
Virtanen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dillon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dillon lands a left hand.
Virtanen scores with a knee to the head.
Dillon lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dillon fails to land.
Dillon tries to land a knee to the head but Virtanen blocks with his arms.
Virtanen trying to land knees to the body.
Dillon lands a nice uppercut.
Dillon misses with a knee to the head.
Virtanen misses with a punch on the inside.
Dillon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Virtanen backwards.
Virtanen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Virtanen looking to throw knees to the head but Dillon is blocking nicely.
Dillon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dillon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dillon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Virtanens head.
A short uppercut from Dillon.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elias Virtanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Virtanen 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elias Virtanen!