PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dong Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eino Juutilainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dong Long had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Long
vs
Juutilainen

165 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

172 cm
27
165 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Likes comics

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dong Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eino Juutilainen!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juutilainen shoots and misses

and Long moves into the clinch.
Juutilainen can't get the takedown.
Juutilainen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Long pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dong Long has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eino Juutilainen.

Long breaks from the clinch.

Long fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Juutilainen to the ground. Long is now in Juutilainen's guard.
We've been hearing that Long has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Long trying to control the position from guard on top but Juutilainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juutilainen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Long stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Juutilainen swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Juutilainen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Juutilainen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Long working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

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

Juutilainen is looking for a triangle here but Long uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juutilainen is trying to improve his position.
Long tries to move to mount but Juutilainen blocks the move with his legs.
Juutilainen is trying to improve his position.
Long is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Juutilainen struggling a bit here.
Long in side control, throwing shots but Juutilainen defends.
Long wants to lay and pray for a moment but Juutilainen keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen manages to get back to half guard.
Long is looking to advance position but Juutilainen won't allow it.
Juutilainen has hold of Long's hands but Long slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Long perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Juutilainen actively working from the bottom here.
Long slows the pace down in half guard.
Long not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Long looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long is keen to just control but Juutilainen is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long is thwarting Juutilainen's attempts to control the position.
Long throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Juutilainen is not content to let Long control the position.
Juutilainen misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Long sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Long moves into full mount! Juutilainen won't be happy about that!
Juutilainen regains half guard.
Juutilainen tries to get to full guard but Long has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen is pressing down on Long's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Long got a little sloppy there for a moment and Juutilainen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Long has managed to get both his arms back between Juutilainen's legs - danger averted.
Long pushing down on Juutilainen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Long is trying to control. Juutilainen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Juutilainen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Long trying to control the position from guard on top but Juutilainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Long 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.
Long tries to free his leg and advance position but Juutilainen is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Juutilainen working for a triangle but Long defends it easily.
Juutilainen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Juutilainen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Long but Long pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A punch combination from Long misses.
Long misses with a wild combination.
Horrible takedown attempt by Juutilainen or perhaps it was just good defense by Long, which made it look bad.
A big right from Long misses.
Long closes this distance looking for a takedown but Juutilainen circles away.
Juutilainen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dong Long has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eino Juutilainen.
Juutilainen with a poor takedown

so Long counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Long trying to control but Juutilainen is working from the bottom.
Long is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juutilainen controls Long momentarily but Long frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Juutilainen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Long loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Long thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Long pushing down on Juutilainen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Juutilainen looking for submissions off his back.
Juutilainen is staying active underneath Long, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Juutilainen is looking for a sweep. Long is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Juutilainen trying to hold on to Long's head to control him but Long postures up.
Juutilainen is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long is thwarting Juutilainen's attempts to control the position.
Juutilainen is looking for a sweep. Long is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Long is trying to control the action in half guard but Juutilainen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Juutilainen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Long thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Juutilainen's head.
Dong Long overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Long working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Long is controlling the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juutilainen is trying to maintain the position but Long is very close to passing his half guard.
Juutilainen is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Juutilainen actively working from the bottom here.
Long looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Long is pressing down on Juutilainen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Juutilainen is holding on for now.
Juutilainen is trying to get back to full guard.
Long wants to take a breather but Juutilainen is having none of it.

Juutilainen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Juutilainen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Long looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Long trying to control the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Juutilainen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Long is trying to control the action in half guard but Juutilainen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Juutilainen is looking to control Long's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Juutilainen avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juutilainen manages to get to full guard.
Long trying to control the position from guard on top but Juutilainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dong Long dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Long is looking to clinch but Juutilainen is avoiding it.
Long displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Juutilainen.
Juutilainen has his takedown stuffed

and Long counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Long wants to take a breather but Juutilainen is having none of it.
Juutilainen wants to get back to full guard but Long has mounted him!

Long goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Juutilainen is on top in guard.
Juutilainen won't allow Long to sweep him here.
Juutilainen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Long is trying to control the position but Juutilainen postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juutilainen with a nice head shot there.
Juutilainen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Juutilainen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Juutilainen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Juutilainen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Long 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.
Long keeping moving, preventing Juutilainen from controlling successfully.
Juutilainen stopping the sweep attempt from Long.
Juutilainen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Juutilainen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Long had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Juutilainen defends it easily.
Dong Long is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Juutilainen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Juutilainen preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Juutilainen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long has momentary wrist control but Juutilainen slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juutilainen works over Long with some ground and pound from guard.
Long working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Juutilainen.
Juutilainen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Long working a defensive guard here.
Juutilainen postures up and lands a big shot to Long's brow.
Long keeping moving, preventing Juutilainen from controlling successfully.
Juutilainen stopping the sweep attempt from Long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Juutilainen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Long looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Juutilainen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Juutilainen drops an elbow to the side of Long's head.
Juutilainen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Long's head.
Juutilainen throws a strike but Long avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Juutilainen is working Long over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Eino Juutilainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juutilainen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Juutilainen throws a strike but Long rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Juutilainen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Long is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen keeping full guard, as Long tries to pass.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Long won't allow Juutilainen to sweep him here.
Juutilainen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Juutilainen wants to sweep here but Long controlling him for the moment.
Long passes Juutilainen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Long seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Juutilainen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Juutilainen actively working from the bottom here.
Juutilainen wants to improve his position but Long is controlling well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Long lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Juutilainen is staying active underneath Long, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eino Juutilainen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Long has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dong Long!
Dong Long thanked the fans post fight for their support.