PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dingdown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasper Stride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Dingdown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dingdown
vs
Stride

177 cm
22
160 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

192 cm
20
162 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Dingdown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jasper Stride!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Stride catches Dingdown right on the button with a cross.
Dingdown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stride manages to avoid it.
Stride is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Donk. Stride catches Dingdown right on the button with a cross.

Dingdown clinches up with Stride and pushes him back against the cage.
Stride is trying to break free.

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

Dingdown moves into range and clinches up with Stride.

Dingdown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice jab there from Stride.
Nice defenses there by Stride.
Stride throws a series of punches but Dingdown moves out of range.
Stride misses with a body punch
and Dingdown counters with a two punch combo.
Dingdown takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stride lands with an overhand left.
Dingdown with a nice cross.

Stride is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stride throws an overhand right that lands on Dingdown's shoulder, as Dingdown tries to avoid the shot.
Stride is still on wobbly legs! Can Dingdown finish him?
Stride steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dingdown.
Stride throws an off balance right hand
and Dingdown scores with a counter punch that sends Stride to the canvas! Dingdown smells blood - he's punishing Stride with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Stride has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Dingdown!