PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chop Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Jussila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick comes to the cage accompanied by Prodigy - No Good. Jaakko Jussila will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Dick
vs
Jussila

184 cm
23
219 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

195 cm
26
225 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

M/S Paint Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chop Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Jussila!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dick takes one on the button.
Dick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dick slips a straight right by Jussila.
Jussila fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Chop Dick has been cut.
Jussila jabs Dick right on the nose. Dick blinks but takes it well.
Jussila slaps away a takedown attempt from Dick, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dick misses with a body shot.
Jussila plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jussila pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dick back to the cage. Jussila follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jussila lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jussila misses with a hook. Dick ducked under it nicely.
Dick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jussila.
Jussila misses with a straight left.
Jussila connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice sprawl there from Jussila as Dick shoots in.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jussila. Dick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dick lands a glancing blow to the side of Jussila's head.
Dick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jussila misses the shot to the body.
Jussila is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick misses with a looping right.
Jussila buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Dick misses.
Jussila delivers a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jussila uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dick has time to react.
Jussila lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chop Dick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dick takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jussila with a nice cross.
Dick has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Chop Dick's cut is getting worse.
Dick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jussila has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jussila slips under a jab.
Jaakko Jussila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jussila lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dick changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jussila tries to avoid it but Dick manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jussila to the ground. Jussila escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dick is breathing heavily.
Jussila throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jussila ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dick moves away.
Jussila swings for the body but Dick moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Jussila.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dick fails with a takedown attempt.
Dick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot by Jussila.
Jussila fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jussila scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Dick closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaakko Jussila dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chop Dick's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jussila moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jussila throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jussila fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dick looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jussila misses with the combination.
Dick misses the jab.
Dick wants to slow Jussila down by chopping away at his legs.
Jaakko Jussila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jussila misses with an uppercut. Dick saw that one coming.
Jussila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jussila throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jussila misses with a wild body shot.
Dick takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jussila is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dick checks a leg kick nicely.
Jussila is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dick.
Jussila thuds his right hand into Dick's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jussila.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jussila.
Jussila looks to throw the jab but Dick is out of range.
Jussila ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dick moves away.
Jussila swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dick might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Dick staying out of range there.
Dick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jussila's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dick under the eye.
Jussila ducks under a wild hook from Dick.
Jaakko Jussila seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jussila swings for the body but Dick moves out of range.
Jussila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dick.
Some wild striking there from Jussila.
Dick misses with a looping left.
Jussila connects with a right hand. Dick shakes it off.
Jussila misses with a hook to the body
and Dick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jussila thinking.
Dick is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jussila's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jussila is breathing heavily.
Dick throws out a loose jab but Jussila uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jussila scores with a kick to the body.
Dick misses with a straight right.
Jussila blocks a low kick nicely.
Dick walks into a straight right hand from Jussila.
Jussila has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jussila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dick.

Dick shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jussila manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaakko Jussila showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chop Dick's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jussila lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jussila scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jussila looks to throw the jab but Dick is out of range.
Jussila dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jussila.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jussila checks a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Jussila. Those never looked like landing.
Dick thows a body shot but no joy.
Jussila throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jussila throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jussila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dick.
Dick loads up on a big right hand but Jussila slips the punch.
Dick moves away from the strike by Jussila.
Jussila scores with a decent looking hook.
Dick shoots in looking for a takedown but Jussila manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dick's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dick shoots in for a takedown but Jussila shows good takedown defense.
Jussila throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick stuns Jussila with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jussila slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jussila fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jussila swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dick closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice uppercut lands for Jussila. That snapped Dick's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jussila takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Dick shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dick was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jussila takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick throwing strikes here but Jussila is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dick controlling the pace for now.
Dick lands a big elbow.
Jussila tries to buck Dick off but he can't manage it.
Dick thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dick goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jussila is on top in guard.
Jaakko Jussila is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jussila trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dick's guard.
Chop Dick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jaakko Jussila.
I've got Jussila 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaakko Jussila!