PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between ben dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and django fatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). django fatt has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with ben dover's chin.

dover
vs
fatt

180 cm
22
285 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

197 cm
21
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, ben dover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, django fatt!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
fatt tries to clinch up but dover circles away and keeps his distance.
dover misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
fatt tries to close the distance and clinch up but dover swats him away and circles back towards the center.

fatt gets a clinch.
dover gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from fatt.
dover wants to stall.
dover could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
dover fails to pull the fight into his guard.
dover misses with a shot to the kidneys.
dover has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. fatt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ben dover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dover fails to pull guard.
dover tries to pull guard but fatt holds him up against the cage and eventually dover drops back down to his feet.

dover is fighting off a takedown attempt but fatt is just too persistent for him and manages to trip dover to the mat. dover regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
fatt trying to control but dover is working from the bottom.
fatt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
dover is breathing heavily.
dover throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
fatt is looking to stand up but dover won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dover looking to control.
fatt stands up over dover, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
fatt stays in close to dover's body and controls the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
fatt misses with the combination.
fatt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

fatt forces dover back against the cage and clinches.
fatt is leaning against dover and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
fatt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down dover.

fatt gets a trip takedown into half guard.
fatt is thwarting dover's attempts to control the position.
dover is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
dover tries to get to full guard but fatt has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dover is controlling fatt's trapped leg to prevent fatt from advancing to side control.
dover moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
dover trying to control the position.
fatt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

fatt gets to his feet. dover looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

dover moves into the clinch successfully.
fatt gets underhooks to prevent dover's takedown attempt.
fatt wants a takedown but no success here.
dover prevents the takedown attempt.
dover letting fatt take a breather here.

fatt has picked dover up - he's going for a ride! fatt dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
dover wants to control but fatt is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
fatt is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
fatt wants to stand up but dover is controlling the position.
fatt is thwarting dover's attempts to control the position.
fatt tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

fatt decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
A punch combination from fatt misses.
django fatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dover has a takedown stuffed.
dover shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with fatt but fatt pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

dover tries to keep at a distance but fatt has taken the fight into the clinch.
fatt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
fatt can't get the takedown.

fatt has dover pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. fatt pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending dover tumbling to the mat - fatt dives into dover's guard.
dover can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as fatt controls the pace.
dover has his hands on fatt's head, controlling the position.
fatt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
fatt working some strikes from top position.

dover working for a triangle but fatt defends it easily.
dover is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

django fatt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

dover shoots in looking for a takedown. fatt tries to sprawl out of it but dover keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. fatt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
dover pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
dover fails with a takedown attempt.

fatt moves into range and clinches up with dover.
dover tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. fatt just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ben dover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
fatt digs a right hand into dover's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on dover's gas tank.

fatt has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but dover regains guard immediately.
dover trying to keep a closed guard but fatt is proving a slippery customer.
dover wants to stand up but fatt is controlling him.

dover throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
dover lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for fatt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
fatt is looking to improve his position but dover isn't that keen on the idea.
fatt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with dover. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
fatt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
dover trying to control but fatt is having none of it.
fatt wants to control but dover is having none of it.
dover prevents fatt from getting the reversal.
fatt takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
dover wants to control the pace but fatt is squirming around nicely.
fatt flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

dover swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). ben dover!