PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bk bk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Love has the eye of the tiger tonight.

bk
vs
Love

173 cm
28
135 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

177 cm
29
137 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bk bk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Love!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Love.

Love shoots in and bounces bk off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
bk controls Love momentarily but Love frees himself.

bk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Love defends it easily.
Love wants to control from the top but bk keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
bk is looking to stand up but Love isn't so interested in that idea.
Love is looking to advance position but bk has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
bk tries to control but Love wriggling away.
Love is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Love is squirming around, avoiding bk's attempts to control the action.
bk looking to control and managing it successfully.

bk goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Love is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Love trying to control but bk is working from the bottom.
Love is in close to bk's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Love trying to control but bk is working from the bottom.
Love won't allow bk to sweep him here.
bk controls Love momentarily but Love frees himself.
bk keeping full guard, as Love tries to pass.

bk throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bk looking to control.
Love trying to control the position from guard on top but bk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
bk is looking to stand up but Love isn't so interested in that idea.
bk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
bk controls Love momentarily but Love frees himself.
Love looking to sit in guard and control but bk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
bk throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love wants to stand but bk is controlling the position.
bk wants to control from the top but Love keeps moving.
Love can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as bk controls the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Bk bk just wasn't active enough.
Love with a poor takedown

and bk counters with a nice double leg into side control. Love won't be happy with that.
Bk bk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Love.
This has been an exciting period of action!
bk lands an elbow.
bk looking to control but instead Love has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
bk not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

bk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Love shoots in for a takedown but bk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Love is trying hard to land a takedown here. bk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Love displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from bk.
Love fails with the takedown.
Bk bk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Love.

Love drives through with a takedown into guard.
bk throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
bk wants to sweep here but Love controlling him for the moment.
bk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Love wants to stand back up but bk manages to pass into side control.
bk prevents Love from escaping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bk is looking to take a break and control but Love is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

bk has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Love changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. bk tries to avoid it but Love manages to keep hold of a leg and drag bk to the ground. bk escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Love shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Love is breathing heavily.
Love won't allow bk to sweep him here.
bk is trying to control the position but Love postures up.

bk has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Love can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
bk trying to keep a closed guard but Love is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bk bk wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Love fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from bk is defended easily by Love.
This has been an exciting period of action!
bk throws a hook but Love avoids it easily.
Love shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with bk but bk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
bk tries a head kick but it misses.

bk clinches up with Love and pushes him back against the cage.
bk changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Love fights it off and pushes away nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Love.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Love gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
bk looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

bk gets to his feet. Love looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Love fails with the takedown.
Love closes this distance looking for a takedown but bk circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love shoots in for a takedown but bk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

bk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
bk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
bk has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Love after a bit of a struggle.
Love wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

bk is trying to trip Love. He has hold of a leg but Love is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. bk persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

bk stands and steps away. Love gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nice sprawl there from bk as Love shoots in.
bk shoots in but no luck this time.
Love misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
bk misses with a body kick.

bk feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
bk 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.

Bk bk 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!

bk shoots in and gets a takedown into Love's guard.
Love wants to stand and escape but bk is having none of it.
bk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Love swivels though and keeps the full guard.
bk is working hard here to advance position.
bk trying to control but Love is working from the bottom.
bk is standing up over Love. Love looks to escape but bk dives into side control.
Love takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
bk tries to advance to mount but Love denies him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bk advances nicely into full mount.
Love wants to get back to his feet.
bk trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Love's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
bk trying to control but Love is having none of it.
bk landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bk tries to control but Love wriggling away.
bk fails to move to back control.
Love is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
bk is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Love can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Love is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
bk trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bk unloading with bombs!
bk working the ground and pound effectively.

bk is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Love to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Love shrugs it off.
Dan Love has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
bk raining down hammerfists from mount.
bk working Love over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by bk.
bk landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love is trying to stand up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
bk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Love is looking to escape.
bk punishing his opponent with strikes.
bk controlling his opponent.
Bk bk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
bk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Love is looking to escape.
Bk bk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bk bk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well bk 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bk bk!
During a confident post fight interview, Bk bk thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.