PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alha Dhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Veder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dhin
vs
Veder

172 cm
19
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

165 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Alha Dhin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddie Veder!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Dhin.
Veder takes a kick to the side of the head.
Veder on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dhin scores with a kick to the body.
Veder looks gassed!
Veder takes one to the chin there.
Dhin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dhin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Veder on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dhin lands a lovely overhand right.
Dhin throws a front kick that sends Veder stumbling back into the cage.
Veder takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dhin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dhin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Veder. Veder circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Veder is rocked!
Alha Dhin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhin thows a body kick. Veder tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dhin tests Veder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Veder is still on wobbly legs! Can Dhin finish him?

Dhin closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Dhin.
Dhin lands a nice elbow.
Dhin connects with a knee to the head.
Veder takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dhin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Veder up against the cage.
Dhin scores with a knee to the head.
Dhin has Veder pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Veder is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Dhin - that's hurt Veder badly! Oh, another knee lands and Veder is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Veder doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Alha Dhin!