PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Dingdown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koltun's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hans Solo - Dopoki jestem. Dingdown has chosen Baggy Trousers as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Koltun
vs
Dingdown

172 cm
29
152 lbs
27 - 11 - 1

177 cm
31
160 lbs
28 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Konrad Koltun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Dingdown!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dingdown uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dingdown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dingdown misses with a leg kick
and Koltun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dingdown lands a high kick!
Koltun takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Koltun lands a nice shot to the body.
Koltun checks a leg kick.
Dingdown checks the leg kick.
Koltun wants to slow Dingdown down by chopping away at his legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koltun throws a jab but it's blocked by Dingdown.
Koltun fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dingdown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dingdown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koltun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koltun punishes Dingdown's body with a nice straight punch.
Koltun avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dingdown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koltun fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dingdown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Koltun.
Dingdown's corner calls for a 1-2. Dingdown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A good leg kick by Koltun.
Koltun clobbers Dingdown with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Koltun fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koltun looks for a takedown but Dingdown sprawls well.
Koltun lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Koltun lands with a kick to the temple. Dingdown shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Koltun lunges at Dingdown with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dingdown's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dingdown throws a leg kick but Koltun checks it.
Jab from Koltun.
Koltun dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dingdown. That did some damage!
A big right from Dingdown misses.
Ben Dingdown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koltun drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dingdown tries to sprawl but Koltun drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dingdown desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Dingdown is not content to let Koltun control the position.
Koltun passes the guard and advances to mount!
Koltun looking to finish with strikes here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingdown'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.
Koltun can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dingdown is looking to escape.
Dingdown keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koltun trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dingdown tries to reverse the position but Koltun maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun lands a nice shot to the head.
Koltun throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dingdown is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Dingdown that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dingdown avoids a series of strikes thrown by Koltun.
Koltun working Dingdown over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koltun thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koltun sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Poor strikes thrown by Koltun there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konrad Koltun dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice shot lands for Dingdown.
A head kick misses from Koltun.
Dingdown takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Koltun lands a nice looking body shot.
Dingdown throws a head kick that misses.
Dingdown is looking to clinch but Koltun is avoiding it.
Koltun tries to bum rush Dingdown with a series of wild strikes but Dingdown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dingdown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koltun swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Koltun finds it's way through Dingdown's defenses.
Koltun shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dingdown pinned against the cage. Dingdown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Koltun gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Koltun pushes Dingdown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dingdown has a couple of punches blocked by Koltun.
Koltun working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingdown has a couple of punches blocked by Koltun.
A right hook to the body lands for Koltun.
Koltun content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dingdown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koltuns head.
Dingdown scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dingdown is trying to break the clinch but Koltun is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Dingdown fails to land.
Koltun has had enough of the clinch but Dingdown keeps him there for the moment.
Dingdown fails to pull guard.
Dingdown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koltun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Koltun lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dingdown backwards.

Dingdown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koltun swings for the body but Dingdown moves out of range.
Dingdown swats away the attempt to clinch by Koltun.
Dingdown misses with a looping right.
Konrad Koltun is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dingdown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Koltun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dingdown.

Koltun shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Koltun was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Koltun passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dingdown!
Koltun landing shots from mount.
Dingdown working to try and regain half guard.

Koltun looking for a guillotine from mount but Dingdown is having none of it.
Koltun cracks Dingdown with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Koltun has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun with a couple of short strikes.
Koltun trying to control but Dingdown is having none of it.
Koltun punching from mount but Dingdown doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Koltun sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dingdown is looking to get to half guard.
Koltun tries to control but Dingdown wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingdown is looking to get to half guard.
Dingdown tries to hold on but Koltun postures up.
Koltun tries to control but Dingdown wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koltun prevents Dingdown from getting the reversal.
Koltun tries to control but Dingdown wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konrad Koltun dominated that second round.
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!

Koltun closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dingdown circles away.
Koltun connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Koltun has closed the distance and engaged Dingdown in a clinch.
Dingdown misses with a body punch.
Koltun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Koltun avoiding damage as Dingdown throws knees to the body.
Koltun lands a hook that snaps the head of Dingdown backwards.

Koltun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ben Dingdown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Dingdown closes the distance and pushes Koltun back into the cage.
Dingdown tries to throw a body punch but Koltun avoids it by throwing Dingdown back against the cage.
Koltun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dingdown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Koltun has him pressed against the cage.
Dingdown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dingdown tries to land knees in the clinch but Koltun avoids the damage to the body.
Dingdown is trying to break the clinch but Koltun has him pressed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koltun misses with a punch to the body.

Koltun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingdown's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Koltun connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dingdown scrambles back to his feet.
Koltun thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Koltun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koltun feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dingdowns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice uppercut there from Dingdown.
Koltun uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dingdown has time to react.
Dingdown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koltun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dingdown.
Dingdown throws a hook but Koltun blocks it.
Dingdown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dingdown swats away the attempt to clinch by Koltun.
Koltun just misses with a punch to the body.
Ben Dingdown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingdown lands a front kick.
Koltun darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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!
Dingdown checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Dingdown misses its intended target.
Konrad Koltun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koltun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koltun lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Koltun closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dingdown to the mat! Dingdown manages to get full guard.
Koltun trying to control the position from guard on top but Dingdown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Dingdown pushes Koltun off and scrambles back to his feet.
Konrad Koltun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dingdown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koltun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koltun tries for a takedown but Dingdown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dingdown.
Decent striking displayed by Koltun there.
Dingdown throws a hook but Koltun blocks it.
Dingdown throws a nice looking combination but Koltun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Koltun closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dingdown quickly recovers to half guard.
Dingdown misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Koltun wants to free his trapped foot but Dingdown is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Koltun wants to take a breather but Dingdown is having none of it.
Koltun passes to full mount!
Koltun in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun landing punches.
Koltun with shots to the head and body - Dingdown looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dingdown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Koltun wants to control the pace but Dingdown is squirming around nicely.
Dingdown is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koltun lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dingdown hang on?
Koltun tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Koltun tries to control but Dingdown wriggling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Konrad Koltun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koltun 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konrad Koltun!
Konrad Koltun seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.