PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Will Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pikku Kakkipylly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickinson comes to the cage accompanied by turisas- stand up and fight. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Dickinson
vs
Kakkipylly

174 cm
34
200 lbs
21 - 8 - 1

190 cm
29
194 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Just Fight (Everything 7$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Will Dickinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pikku Kakkipylly!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dickinson tries to clinch up.

Dickinson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kakkipylly manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dickinson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dickinson prevents Kakkipylly from getting back to his feet.
Dickinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kakkipylly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dickinson scoring with some ground and pound.
Dickinson 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.
Dickinson stopping the sweep attempt from Kakkipylly.
Dickinson throwing strikes from guard but Kakkipylly blocks nicely.
Dickinson throwing strikes from guard but Kakkipylly blocks nicely.
Dickinson won't allow Kakkipylly to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson postures up.
Dickinson trying to control but Kakkipylly is working from the bottom.
Dickinson is really struggling to control Kakkipylly but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Dickinson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kakkipylly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kakkipylly looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kakkipylly is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dickinson is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dickinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dickinson dives in for a single leg takedown but Kakkipylly sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Kakkipylly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dickinson fails with a takedown attempt.
Dickinson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kakkipylly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dickinson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kakkipylly prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Dickinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dickinson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kakkipylly can't fight it off and eventually Dickinson manages to take the fight to the floor. Kakkipylly looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dickinson works over Kakkipylly with some ground and pound from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kakkipylly is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Kakkipylly uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Dickinson moves into the clinch.
Dickinson tries to pull guard but Kakkipylly forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dickinson is looking for a takedown.

Kakkipylly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dickinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dickinson shoots in but no luck this time.
Dickinson tries to clinch but Kakkipylly is having none of it.
Kakkipylly throws a sloppy head kick and Dickinson moves out of range easily.
Kakkipylly keeps the fight on the outside.
Kakkipylly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dickinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kakkipylly circles away from the clinch attempt.

Kakkipylly rushes Dickinson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dickinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kakkipylly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dickinson working hard to break the clinch.
Kakkipylly misses with an elbow strike.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dickinson manages to break the clinch.
Dickinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson tries to clinch but Kakkipylly moves away
and Kakkipylly counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dickinson is defended easily by Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly slaps away a takedown attempt from Dickinson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Kakkipylly.
Dickinson wants to clinch up but Kakkipylly keeps it at a distance.
Kakkipylly wants to clinch.
Dickinson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kakkipylly tries to avoid it but Dickinson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kakkipylly to the ground. Kakkipylly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dickinson tries to clinch but Kakkipylly is having none of it.
Dickinson looks to clinch
and Kakkipylly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dickinson's knee momentarily.
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kakkipylly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dickinson blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Dickinson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dickinson looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kakkipylly wants to land a leg kick but Dickinson is out of range.
Dickinson shoots for a double leg takedown but Kakkipylly sprawls well. He's pushed Dickinson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kakkipylly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kakkipylly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kakkipylly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kakkipylly throws a sloppy head kick and Dickinson moves out of range easily.
Dickinson darts in looking for a takedown but Kakkipylly gets double underhooks and turns Dickinson into the cage.
Dickinson avoids a wild elbow strike from Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly misses with an elbow strike.
Kakkipylly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kakkipylly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kakkipylly lands an elbow inside that Dickinson shrugs off.
Dickinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dickinson blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson avoiding damage as Kakkipylly throws knees to the body.

Dickinson drags the fight down to the ground.
Kakkipylly trying to control the position from guard on top but Dickinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kakkipylly decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dickinson, up you get!
Dickinson tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kakkipylly attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Kakkipylly has managed to clinch.
Kakkipylly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dickinson blocks an elbow strike from Kakkipylly.
Dickinson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dickinson has Kakkipylly pressed against the cage, preventing Kakkipylly from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dickinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Dickinson gets control of Kakkipylly's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dickinson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Dickinson working for a triangle but Kakkipylly defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kakkipylly is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kakkipylly must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kakkipylly trying to control but Dickinson is working from the bottom.
Dickinson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kakkipylly controls the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Pikku Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Kakkipylly closes the distance and clinches.

Dickinson has hold of one of Kakkipylly's legs. Kakkipylly is fighting the takedown attempt but Dickinson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly wants to stand up but Dickinson is controlling him.
Kakkipylly trying to control the position here.
Kakkipylly has momentary wrist control but Dickinson slips an elbow through the middle.
Dickinson throwing strikes from guard but Kakkipylly blocks nicely.
Dickinson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kakkipylly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kakkipylly wants to stand up but Dickinson is controlling him.
Dickinson looking to sit in guard and control but Kakkipylly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Dickinson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson has a closed guard, preventing Kakkipylly from standing up.
Dickinson keeping moving, preventing Kakkipylly from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kakkipylly got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dickinson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kakkipylly has managed to get both his arms back between Dickinson's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pikku Kakkipylly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

The fight stays on the outside here - Dickinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Our sources have told us that Dickinson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dickinson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kakkipylly's brow.
Dickinson blocks the elbow strike.

Kakkipylly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dickinson fails with the takedown.
Kakkipylly is looking to score with low kicks.
Dickinson fails with the takedown.
Kakkipylly throws a leg kick but Dickinson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kakkipylly swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dickinson moves into the clinch successfully.
Kakkipylly lands an elbow that stopped Dickinson in his tracks for a moment.
Dickinson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Dickinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dickinson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kakkipylly just stands there and leans against the cage.

Kakkipylly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kakkipylly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dickinson moves to clinch but Kakkipylly breaks away
and Kakkipylly counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dickinson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kakkipylly, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dickinson is defended easily by Kakkipylly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kakkipylly scoring well with a low kick there.
Dickinson dives in for a single leg takedown but Kakkipylly sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Kakkipylly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dickinson is defended easily by Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly misses with a head kick.
Pikku Kakkipylly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Kakkipylly clinches with his opponent.
Dickinson tries to pull guard but Kakkipylly holds him up against the cage and eventually Dickinson drops back down to his feet.
Kakkipylly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kakkipylly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dickinson's brow.

Kakkipylly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dickinson closes the distance but Kakkipylly moves to the side
and Kakkipylly counters with a head kick.

Dickinson is rocked!
Pikku Kakkipylly seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Kakkipylly clinches up with Dickinson and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson is looking to break free of the clinch but Kakkipylly has double underhooks.
Dickinson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kakkipylly gets the underhooks and prevents it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kakkipylly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dickinson's brow.
Kakkipylly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dickinson is defending well for now.
Dickinson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dickinson avoids the elbow strike from Kakkipylly, against the cage.
Dickinson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kakkipylly smiles and moves away.

Kakkipylly has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kakkipylly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dickinson avoids the elbow strike from Kakkipylly, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly misses with an elbow strike.
Dickinson wants a takedown but no success here.

Kakkipylly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kakkipylly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dickinson is out of range.
Kakkipylly stuffs the takedown.
Dickinson is looking to clinch.
Kakkipylly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dickinson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kakkipylly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kakkipylly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kakkipylly throws a head kick that misses.
Dickinson darts in looking for a takedown but Kakkipylly gets double underhooks and turns Dickinson into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kakkipylly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Kakkipylly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Kakkipylly. No joy for Dickinson on that attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pikku Kakkipylly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kakkipylly 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pikku Kakkipylly!