PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Dijkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and General Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Dijkman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dijkman
vs
Lee

225 cm
18
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Steel Penn - Battle Ready Nutrition
The Big Kabosh

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Dijkman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, General Lee!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dijkman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee moves away from the strike by Dijkman.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dijkman misses with a looping right.
Dijkman misses with a hook.
No joy there for Dijkman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee stuns Dijkman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dijkman throws a combination that misses

and Lee counters with a single leg into guard. Dijkman didn't expect that.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dijkman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lee won't allow Dijkman to get back to his feet.
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Dijkman has wrist control.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dijkman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dijkman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've been hearing good reports from Dijkman's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Lee is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lee working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dijkman's head.
Dijkman has momentary wrist control but Lee slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Dijkman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lee's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lee is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dijkman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dijkman keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
Lee looking to sit in guard and control but Dijkman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dijkman looking to pass the guard.

Dijkman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dijkman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dijkman wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dijkman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dijkman preventing the sweep.
Dijkman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dijkman trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Thomas Dijkman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dijkman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dijkman.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Dijkman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Dijkman throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dijkman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lee has time to react.
A punch combination from Dijkman misses.
Dijkman misses with a hook.
Dijkman throws a predictable looking body shot

and Lee counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dijkman!
Lee working the strikes but Dijkman uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Lee controlling the action here.
Dijkman regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dijkman is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a couple of digs.
Dijkman keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee stays in close to Dijkman's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dijkman is looking to stand up but Lee isn't so interested in that idea.
Dijkman has momentary wrist control but Lee slips an elbow through the middle.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dijkman has momentary wrist control but Lee slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dijkman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
General Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.

Lee looking to improve position, pressing down on Dijkman's thigh with his hand. Dijkman seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Lee paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Lee's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Dijkman picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Thomas Dijkman!
Thomas Dijkman really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Steel Penn - Battle Ready Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.