PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Dufva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Askren
vs
Dufva

184 cm
23
178 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

189 cm
23
177 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Dufva!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dufva misses with a hook.
Dufva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Askren chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dufva can pounce on him.
Dufva connects with a body shot.

Dufva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Dufva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid body kick from Dufva.
Askren closes the distance and clinches up with Dufva, looking for a takedown. Askren pushes Dufva against the cage but Dufva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Askren shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dufva as he jumps to the side.
Askren gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Askren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dufva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Askren.
Dufva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Askren moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Askren is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dufva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dufva scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Dufva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Askren is breathing heavily.
Askren is pushing Dufva's head away, looking to escape. Dufva manages to hold on to the position though.
Dufva cracks Askren with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dufva scoring with punches and elbows.
Dufva wants to control but Askren is keeping him busy.

Dufva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Askren is trying to get back to his feet.
Askren knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dufva on the ground.
Dufva works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Askren wants to get back to his feet.
Askren being controlled for a moment.
Dufva working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufva lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Askren is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dufva is controlling him well.
Dufva working the ground and pound.
Dufva landing strikes.
Dufva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dufva scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Askren wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dufva working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dufva is looking to take a break and control but Askren is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Askren is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dufva grinds an elbow into Askren's temple.
Dufva scores with punches from side control.
Dufva working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Askren some visible discomfort.
Dufva working the ground and pound.
Askren wants to get back to his feet but Dufva drags him back down.
Dufva working the ground and pound from side control.
Dufva creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dufva scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Askren to see if he's OK.
Dufva working the ground and pound.

Askren is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Askren tries to escape but Dufva is in control.
Dufva scores with punches from side control.
Askren is not content to let Dufva control the position.
Dufva landing strikes.
Askren taking punishment in the form of punches.
Askren is pushing Dufva's head away, looking to escape. Dufva manages to hold on to the position though.
Dufva cracks Askren with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dufva works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dufva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Askren keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dufva lands a nice forearm strike.

Dufva tries for a kimura but Askren is defending well.
Askren wants to get back to his feet but Dufva drags him back down.
You can see the frustration on Askren's face as Dufva controls the position.
Askren taking punishment in the form of punches.
Askren pushes Dufva away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dufva gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dufva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Askren keeps working.
Askren wants to get back to his feet but Dufva drags him back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dufva lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Askren down.
Askren takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Askren is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Dufva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A nice leg kick lands there from Dufva.
Askren has his takedown stuffed
and Dufva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dufva lands a nice looking body kick.
Askren fails with a takedown attempt.
Dufva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ben Askren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Dufva does no damage.
Askren takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dufva clobbers Askren with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oh Askren is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Askren tries for a takedown but Dufva circles away easily

and Dufva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Askren won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Askren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dufva working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufva lands a nice forearm strike.
Askren is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dufva asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Askren taking a bit of punishment here - Dufva scoring with strikes.

Askren throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Askren. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Askren gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dufva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Dufva throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Askren tumbling to the canvas!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dufva trying to control but Askren is working from the bottom.
Dufva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufva wants to control from the top but Askren keeps moving.
Dufva distracts Askren with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Askren keeping moving, preventing Dufva from controlling successfully.
Askren seems to have got his legs back now.
Dufva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Askren is trying to get back to his feet.
Dufva scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dufva is putting a hurting on Askren here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dufva working the body and head with strikes.
Dufva in side control lands a decent elbow.
Askren tries to escape but Dufva is in control.
Dufva is putting a hurting on Askren here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sven Dufva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dufva is chipping away with strikes.
Dufva lands a strong strike to the head of Askren. That's dazed him! Dufva looking to finish here. Askren is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Dufva lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Dufva!
Sven Dufva decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.