PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Swe Dish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturro Affi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Affi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Men at work - Land of down under. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Dish
vs
Affi

175 cm
25
163 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

180 cm
24
169 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

5th Round Clothing
Just Fight

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Swe Dish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Arturro Affi!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dish.
Affi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dish circles away quickly and effectively.
Affi fails to land with a series of punches.
Dish on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Affi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Affi.

It looks like Swe Dish has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Affi.
Dish fails to land the takedown.
Dish fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Swe Dish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Affi misses with a series of wild punches.
Affi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Affi.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Affi gets caught flat footed, as Dish shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Affi controlling the position.
Dish throws a big elbow that misses.
Dish trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Affi has a closed guard, preventing Dish from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Affi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dish has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Affi is proving hard to escape from.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dish accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Affi keeping full guard, as Dish tries to pass.
Affi is adopting a defensive guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A combination from Affi does no damage.
Arturro Affi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dish shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dish shoots for a double leg takedown but Affi sprawls well. He's pushed Dish's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Affi jabs at Dish's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Affi throws a right hand that Dish ducks under and follows up with a left that Dish also avoids with ease.
Dish shoots in for a takedown but Affi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Affi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Affi misses with a double jab.
Affi scores with a leg kick.
Dish swings for the body but Affi moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Affi slaps away a takedown attempt from Dish, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dish misses with a head kick.
Dish tries to land a body kick
and Affi counters with a three punch combo that has Dish backing up. Dish nods at Affi to acknowledge the strikes.
Affi lands a jab-cross combination.
Dish is breathing heavily.
Dish closes the distance and clinches up with Affi, looking for a takedown. Dish pushes Affi against the cage but Affi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Affi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Affi misses with a double jab.
Affi tries to bum rush Dish with a series of wild strikes but Dish uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dish shoots in for a takedown but Affi shows good takedown defense.
Affi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
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!
Affi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dish shoots in and gets a takedown into Affi's guard.
Dish preventing the sweep.
Dish being controlled here momentarily.
Affi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dish's guard.
Affi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dish looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Affi controlling from the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Arturro Affi was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dish shoots in looking for a takedown but Affi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dish's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arturro Affi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Swe Dish's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Affi throws a series of punches but Dish avoids them all with ease.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Affi, right into the meat.
Dish shoots in looking for a takedown but Affi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dish's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dish misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dish slips a jab and a cross from Affi.
Affi lands a lovely overhand right.
Affi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Affi.
Dish dodges the punch combination from Affi.
Affi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Affi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dish shoots in but Affi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Some wild striking there from Affi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Affi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dish eats them both and turns towards Affi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Affi throws a right and a left that Dish avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Dish.
Affi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dish takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slapping leg kick lands for Affi.
Dish avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dish walks into a straight right hand from Affi.
Dish looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dish moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Affi scores with a nice head shot.
Affi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Affi scores with a four punch combination!
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!
Dish has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Swe Dish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Affi looks to land a combination. Dish sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A jab from Dish misses.
Affi slaps away a takedown attempt from Dish, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Arturro Affi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Affi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dish slips a jab and a cross from Affi.
Dish showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Affi.
Affi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Affi misses with a two punch combination.
Affi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dish showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Affi.
Affi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dish's calf.
No luck for Dish with that takedown attempt.
Affi misses with the combination.
Affi fails to land with a series of punches.
Affi misses with the body kick
and Dish counters with a right hand to the body.
Affi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dish eats them both and turns towards Affi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dish has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Affi.
Affi misses the shot to the body.

Dish throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Affi was covering up waiting for the punch and Dish finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dish trying to control the position from guard on top but Affi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Affi looking to control but Dish passes into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dish seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dish passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dish misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arturro Affi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Swe Dish's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Affi falls off balance throwing a combination

and Dish counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Affi controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Affi wants to control but Dish is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Affi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dish.
Affi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dish.
Dish missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Affi moves into full guard.
Dish stopping the sweep attempt from Affi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dish trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dish throwing strikes from guard but Affi blocks nicely.
Affi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dish stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Affi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Affi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Affi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dish's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Affi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dish is proving hard to escape from.
Dish is trying to control the position but Affi postures up.
Affi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Dish working for a triangle but Affi defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Dish is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Affi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Affi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Dish is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dish wants to stand up but Affi is controlling him.
Affi content to stall in guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Arturro Affi was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dish throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arturro Affi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Affi.
Dish is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Affi.

Dish changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Affi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Affi is trying to improve his position.
Affi regains half guard, as Dish was trying to land strikes.
Affi trying to control but Dish postures up.
Affi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dish tries to pass the half guard into mount. Affi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Swe Dish.
I think Affi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturro Affi!
Arturro Affi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.