PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Danze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iivana Jalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Danze might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Handle ur Bizness by the Mash Out Possee. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jalo's choice of entrance music: Aino Venna - Waltz to Paris. Iivana Jalo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Danze
vs
Jalo

205 cm
30
270 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

203 cm
26
266 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Hellbent

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 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Danze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iivana Jalo!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jalo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jalo lands the left hand.
Danze seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jalo throws a lazy right hand but Danze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Danze throws a jab but it's blocked by Jalo.
Danze avoids the body shot from Jalo.
Jalo looks to land a right hand but Danze moved out of range.

Jalo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Danze is looking for a takedown.
Jalo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Danze up against the cage.
Danze has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jalo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Danze tries to pull guard but Jalo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Danze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danze tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jalo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Danze fails to pull guard.
Danze is trying to pull guard but Jalo has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Jalo.
Jalo misses with a punch to the body.
Danze is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Danze is trying to pull guard but Jalo has him pressed against the cage.
Jalo trying to control the position but instead, Danze has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jalo into the cage.
Jalo tries to throw a body punch but Danze avoids it by throwing Jalo back against the cage.
Jalo swings wildly with an uppercut but Danze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danze tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jalo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jalo tries to throw a body punch but Danze avoids it by throwing Jalo back against the cage.

Danze gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Jalo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jalo has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danze content to control rather than advance.
Jalo gets full guard.
Danze throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danze lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Danze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Danze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jalo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Danze scoring with some ground and pound.
Danze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jalo keeping full guard, as Danze tries to pass.
Danze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jalo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Danze.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danze trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Danze connects with a couple of short punches.
Danze distracts Jalo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Danze trying to control but Jalo is working from the bottom.
Danze 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.
Danze throws a big right hand that misses.
Jalo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Danze.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jalo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Danze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jalo is trying to keep Danze in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Danze dominated that 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.

Danze scores with the left hand. Jalo knows he should have avoided that one.
Danze takes one to the chin there.
Danze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jalo looks to land a right hand but Danze moved out of range.
Jalo connects with a nice looking jab.
Jalo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Danze on the side of the head.
Danze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jalo throws out the jab.
A big right from Jalo misses.
Jalo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danze.
Jalo takes a swing at Danze's ribcage but misses.
Danze takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Iivana Jalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jalo misses with a right hand

and Danze counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Danze trying to control but Jalo is working from the bottom.
Danze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jalo swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Danze is controlling him.
Danze throws a big elbow that misses.
Danze throws a big right hand that misses.
Danze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jalo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Danze looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Danze scoring with punches to the head and body.
Danze trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Danze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Danze postures up in Jalo's guard and throws a big left but Jalo blocks it.
Danze wants to pass the guard but Jalo is keeping the position.
Danze wants to control from the top but Jalo keeps moving.
Billy Danze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danze distracts Jalo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Danze slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Danze throws a strike aimed at the side of Jalo's head but Jalo avoids it well.
Danze fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Danze throws a strike aimed at the side of Jalo's head but Jalo avoids it well.
Danze throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Jalo works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Jalo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danze thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jalo's head.
Jalo is not content to let Danze control the position.
Danze sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jalo defending well though.
Danze tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jalo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danze not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Danze dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Danze throws a shot from downtown. Jalo moves away and avoids it.
Nice cross by Danze.
Danze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jalo connects with a body shot.
Danze throws a nice looking combination but Jalo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Danze misses with an uppercut
and Jalo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Danze thows a body shot but no joy.
Jalo wants to clinch.
Jalo misses with a looping left.
Jalo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Danze looks to throw the jab but Jalo is out of range.
Jalo blocks a jab.
Jalo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Danze shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danze tries to pass to full mount but Jalo defends it.
Danze is just content to waste time from the top position. Jalo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Danze lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Danze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Danze drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jalo dives on top into guard.
Danze is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danze throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Danze trying to control the position.
Jalo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Danze escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jalo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Jalo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Danze has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jalo has managed to get both his arms back between Danze's legs - danger averted.
Iivana Jalo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalo being controlled here momentarily.
Danze wants to sweep here but Jalo controlling him for the moment.
Billy Danze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Danze not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Danze is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Danze is controlling Jalo's posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Billy Danze.

Danze shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jalo is trying to defend but Danze finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danze tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jalo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Danze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Danze, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Danze!
A victorious Billy Danze thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.