PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Dinh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolli Polli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Dinh had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Dinh
vs
Polli

210 cm
22
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Dinh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rolli Polli!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polli shoots in but Dinh avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Dinh scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dinh is pressing down on Polli's thigh, looking to free his foot. Polli is holding on for now.
Dinh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dinh tries to pass the half guard into mount. Polli knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Polli trying to hold on to Dinh's head to control him but Dinh postures up.
Dinh uses his free foot to push down on Polli's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Polli.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dinh wants to control the pace but Polli is squirming around nicely.
Dinh is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dinh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Polli is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polli is desperately trying to improve his position but Dinh has a good base and remains in mount.
Polli tries to hold on but Dinh pushes him away.
Dinh cracks Polli with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Polli is desperately trying to improve his position but Dinh has a good base and remains in mount.
Polli is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dinh sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dinh lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Polli hang on?
Dinh dominating with strikes here.
Dinh pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dinh is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Polli can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinh unloading with bombs!
Dinh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Polli is looking to escape.
Dinh fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Polli really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Dinh jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Polli is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Polli and Dinh has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Dinh is breathing heavily.

Dinh is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Polli knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dinh tries to move into full mount but can't pass Polli's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polli is not content to let Dinh control the position.
Dinh is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Polli is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Polli wants to control but Dinh postures up.
Polli tries to improve position but can't.
Dinh wants to control but Polli is keeping him busy.
Polli tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dinh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Polli misses with a takedown attempt

and Dinh counters with a shoot takedown. Polli fights it but they end up in guard.
Dinh has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dinh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Polli keeping moving, preventing Dinh from controlling successfully.
Dinh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Polli is keeping the position for now.
Polli throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Dinh might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dinh looking to sit in guard and control but Polli gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Polli throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dinh keeping full guard, as Polli tries to pass.
Dinh looking for a sweep. Not yet Dinh, not yet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Polli tries to clinch but Dinh is having none of it.
Polli tries for a takedown but Dinh circles away easily

and Dinh counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dinh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Dinh dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dinh changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Polli looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Polli gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Polli trying to control but Dinh postures up.
Polli manages to get to full guard.
Polli is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dinh is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Polli's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Polli's back!
Dinh doesn't have the hooks in and Polli manages to turn into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Polli controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polli stands and throws Dinh's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Harry Dinh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Polli decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dinh to his feet.
Polli misses with a series of wild punches.
Polli throws a head kick that misses.
Dinh misses with a takedown attempt - Polli sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Polli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Polli gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Dinh counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dinh.
Dinh looking to sit in guard and control but Polli gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Polli preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinh looking to control.
Dinh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Polli wants to control from the top but Dinh keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Dinh scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dinh keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dinh trying to advance position but Polli counters by regaining guard.
Polli keeping moving, preventing Dinh from controlling successfully.
Dinh won't allow Polli to get back to his feet.
Polli keeping moving, preventing Dinh from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polli is trying to keep Dinh in close.
Dinh with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dinh trying to control but Polli is working from the bottom.
Dinh passes Polli's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dinh wants to free his trapped foot but Polli is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dinh slips a nice elbow through Polli's hands, connecting with Polli's forehead.
Dinh is taking a breather. Polli says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dinh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dinh is looking to stall here but Polli recovers full guard.
Polli looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinh trying to control but Polli is working from the bottom.

Polli kicks Dinh off and gets to his feet.
Harry Dinh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Dinh darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dinh prevents Polli from improving his position.
Dinh is nestled in close to Polli, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dinh is looking to advance position but Polli won't allow it.
Polli wants to control but Dinh is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dinh wants to free his trapped foot but Polli is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Polli looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Dinh dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Dinh shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Dinh stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Polli has his takedown stuffed

and Dinh counters with a nice double leg into side control. Polli won't be happy with that.
Polli manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dinh's best efforts.
Dinh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Polli keeps working.

Polli looking for submissions off his back.
Dinh trying to control the action but Polli is working from the bottom.
Polli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dinh is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinh connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dinh trying to control but Polli is having none of it.
Dinh punishing his opponent with strikes.
Polli is bucking up trying to escape but Dinh cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Polli is squirming around, avoiding Dinh's attempts to control the action.
Polli regains half guard.
Dinh is stalling here. Polli is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dinh seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Polli has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Polli tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Polli has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Polli in side control, throwing shots but Dinh defends.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Polli working away.
Polli trying to control the action but Dinh is working from the bottom.
Dinh tries to bench press Polli off him but Polli keeps the position.
Dinh is trying to buck Polli off.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Polli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Dinh drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Polli is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dinh pushes down on Polli's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinh wants to take a breather but Polli is having none of it.
Dinh working the head and body with strikes.
Polli wants to control but Dinh is keeping busy.
Dinh scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Dinh looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Polli manages to get to full guard.
Rolli Polli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Dinh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Polli keeping full guard, as Dinh tries to pass.
Dinh won't allow Polli to sweep him here.
Dinh trying to control but Polli is working from the bottom.
Dinh slips nicely into half guard.
Dinh wants to pass to mount but Polli is defending the position.
Dinh with the ground and pound but Polli uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dinh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Dinh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dinh has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Dinh!