PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Bahamonde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bahamonde comes into the arena with Ennio Morricone FT. Nas - Ecstasy of Gold blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bahamonde
vs
Dover

213 cm
21
274 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

180 cm
33
279 lbs
7 - 27 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Eduardo Bahamonde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Dover!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dover shoots in but no luck this time.
Dover shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bahamonde defends it nicely.
Dover shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Eduardo Bahamonde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Dover.
Dover shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bahamonde counters by clinching up.
Bahamonde tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bahamonde misses with a knee strike.
Bahamonde using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bahamonde lands a knee to the body.
Dover looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bahamonde creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dover's defenses.

It looks like Ben Dover has been cut.
Dover takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dover takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bahamonde gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bahamonde scores with a knee to the head.
Bahamonde is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bahamonde landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bahamonde with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Bahamonde.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bahamonde is working for takedown but Dover is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knees to the body from Bahamonde.

Bahamonde pulls guard successfully.
Dover wants to control from the top but Bahamonde keeps moving.
Dover won't allow Bahamonde to sweep him here.
Bahamonde will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Bahamonde wriggles free and stands up.

Bahamonde closes the distance and clinches.
Bahamonde tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bahamonde connects with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Ben Dover's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bahamonde lands a nice elbow.
Bahamonde with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bahamonde unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dover lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bahamonde looking for a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bahamonde lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Bahamonde is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Bahamonde is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Dover is defending against the submission attempts here by Bahamonde.

Bahamonde wants to work for an arm triangle but Dover is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bahamonde is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bahamonde landing strikes from the mount.
The referee warns Dover that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Bahamonde is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Bahamonde!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Eduardo Bahamonde!