PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arne Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juris Dicktion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Riseman
vs
Dicktion

189 cm
32
280 lbs
24 - 19 - 1

180 cm
28
260 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

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 24 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arne Riseman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juris Dicktion!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dicktion tries to clinch but Riseman moves out of range.
Riseman blocks a head kick by Dicktion.
Riseman lands a leg kick that knocks Dicktion off balance momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dicktion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riseman throws a series of punches but Dicktion avoids them all with ease.
Riseman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Riseman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dicktion is out of range and Riseman settles back down.

Dicktion clinches with his opponent.
Dicktion working Riseman over with knees to the body.
Riseman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Riseman avoiding damage as Dicktion throws knees to the body.
Dicktion with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dicktion misses with some punches.
Dicktion looking to throw knees to the head but Riseman is blocking nicely.
Riseman blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Riseman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dicktion wants to clinch up but Riseman keeps it at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Riseman.

It looks like Juris Dicktion has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dicktion.
Riseman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dicktion drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dicktion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riseman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Juris Dicktion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Dicktion.
Riseman with a jab.
Riseman misses with a double jab.
Dicktion misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dicktion misses with a kick to the body.
Dicktion lands a nice leg kick that just misses Riseman's sensitive parts.
A solid body kick from Dicktion.
Riseman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dicktion misses with a low kick.
Dicktion is looking to clinch but Riseman is avoiding it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riseman misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dicktion tries to land a front kick but Riseman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Riseman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dicktion moves in looking to clinch but Riseman pushes him off.
Riseman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Riseman digs a good body shot into Dicktion's ribs.
Riseman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dicktion.
Riseman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Riseman.
Riseman throws a series of punches but Dicktion avoids them all with ease.
Dicktion tries to clinch but Riseman moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Dicktion.
Riseman takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Arne Riseman has been cut.
Dicktion misses with a body kick.
Riseman misses with a low kick.
Riseman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dicktion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riseman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riseman throws a right and a left that Dicktion avoids nicely.
Riseman misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dicktion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riseman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dicktion is looking to clinch.
Dicktion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dicktion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Riseman throws a right and a left that Dicktion avoids nicely.
Riseman throws out a leg kick but Dicktion moves out of range and Riseman only half commits.
Sloppy strikes from Riseman. Those never looked like landing.
Dicktion tries to close the distance and clinch but Riseman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riseman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dicktion moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Dicktion finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Riseman is breathing heavily.
Riseman misses with a series of wild punches.
Dicktion scores with a body shot.
Dicktion is looking to clinch but Riseman is avoiding it.
Riseman throws a right and a left that both miss.

Dicktion has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dicktion tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dicktion lands a knee to the body.
Riseman is trying to break free.
Dicktion misses with a knee strike.
Dicktion trying to land knees to the body.
Dicktion lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Riseman backwards.
Good body shot from Dicktion.
Dicktion with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Riseman scores with a shot to the side of Dicktion's head.
Dicktion throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dicktion trying to land knees to the body.
Dicktion throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Risemans head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dicktion connects with a knee to the head.
Dicktion using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riseman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dicktion with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Riseman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juris Dicktion dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dicktion fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riseman.
Dicktion throws a head kick but Riseman moves out of range.
Riseman missing with a left hand there. Dicktion was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dicktion throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dicktion throws a head kick but Riseman moves out of range.
Dicktion misses with a head kick.
Dicktion tries to clinch but Riseman moves out of range.
Riseman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dicktion tries to clinch up
and Riseman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dicktion tries to clinch there but Riseman circles away.
Dicktion thows a body shot but no joy.
Riseman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Dicktion moves into the clinch successfully.
Dicktion connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dicktion as Riseman tries to tie him up.
Dicktion throws a knee to the head but misses.
Riseman tries to throw a body punch but Dicktion avoids it by throwing Riseman back against the cage.
Dicktion with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dicktion can't find room to land a body shot as Riseman controls the action.
Riseman tries to work over Dicktion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dicktion with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Riseman has had enough of the clinch but Dicktion keeps him there for the moment.
Dicktion is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dicktion tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Riseman avoids it.
Dicktion unloads a knee to the mid-section. Riseman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Riseman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riseman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Juris Dicktion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riseman feints a jab promting Dicktion to slip. Riseman then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dicktion slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dicktion tries to clinch up but Riseman circles away and keeps his distance.
Dicktion lands a head kick!
Riseman throws a series of punches but Dicktion avoids them all with ease.
Arne Riseman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dicktion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dicktion blocks a head kick by Riseman.
Dicktion is looking to clinch but Riseman is avoiding it.
Riseman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Riseman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riseman slips under a jab.
Dicktion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Riseman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dicktion moves in looking to clinch but Riseman pushes him off.
Dicktion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dicktion tries to clinch but Riseman moves out of range.
Riseman lands with a straight right. Dicktion didn't see that one coming.
Dicktion avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riseman throws a series of punches but Dicktion moves out of range.
Riseman misses with a low kick.
Riseman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dicktion wants to clinch up but Riseman keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dicktion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dicktion tries to clinch but Riseman moves out of range.
Dicktion avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dicktion tries to clinch but Riseman moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Dicktion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dicktion tries to score with a low kick but Riseman moves his leg out of the way.
Riseman fails to land with a series of punches.
A clash of legs there as Riseman blocks the low kick.
Dicktion looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riseman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dicktion closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Dicktion drives through and clinches with Riseman against the cage.
Nice body punch from Riseman - that landed with a thud.
Juris Dicktion seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
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!
Dicktion tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Riseman avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Riseman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dicktion using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riseman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dicktion misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riseman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dicktion throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Riseman - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Juris Dicktion will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Dicktion takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Dicktion closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Riseman scores with a shoulder strike.
Riseman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Riseman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Riseman scores with a four punch combination!
Dicktion is looking to clinch but Riseman is avoiding it.
Riseman looks to land a combination but Dicktion avoids it well.
Dicktion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Riseman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Riseman misses with the combination.
Dicktion tries to clinch but Riseman is having none of it.
Riseman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dicktion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dicktion throws a head kick but Riseman moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman throws a combination that misses
and Dicktion connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Riseman blocks a head kick by Dicktion.
Riseman throws a nice looking combination but Dicktion bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dicktion lands a front kick.
No joy there for Riseman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dicktion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Riseman thows a body shot but no joy.
Dicktion is looking to clinch but Riseman is avoiding it.
Riseman swats away the attempt to clinch by Dicktion.
Riseman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dicktion shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Riseman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dicktion misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dicktion takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Riseman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riseman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dicktion scores with a spinning back kick!
Riseman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Riseman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Riseman misses with a low kick.
Dicktion lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dicktion moves to clinch but Riseman breaks away
and Riseman counters with a head kick. That will keep Dicktion thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Riseman connects with a leg kick. Dicktion looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dicktion is looking to clinch but Riseman is avoiding it.
Dicktion tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Riseman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Riseman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Arne Riseman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dicktion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dicktion is looking to clinch but Riseman is avoiding it.
Dicktion fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riseman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dicktion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riseman throws a right hand that Dicktion ducks under and follows up with a left that Dicktion also avoids with ease.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dicktion lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Riseman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Riseman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Riseman cracks Dicktion with a good jab.
Dicktion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riseman.
Dicktion displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riseman throws out the jab.
Dicktion tries to bum rush Riseman with a series of wild strikes but Riseman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left and a right from Riseman both land. Nice combination.

That has opened up Juris Dicktion's cut even more.
Dicktion wants to clinch
and Riseman counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dicktion misses with a kick to the body.
Dicktion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riseman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riseman misses with a few strikes there.
Riseman lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dicktion tries to clinch there but Riseman circles away.
Riseman throws a leg kick but Dicktion sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dicktion takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Riseman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Riseman throws a shot to the body.
Juris Dicktion is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dicktion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dicktion swinging wildly here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arne Riseman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dicktion 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juris Dicktion!
After the fight, Juris Dicktion was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.