PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Erickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Falco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Erickson
vs
Falco

180 cm
24
145 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

164 cm
25
136 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dexter Erickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Falco!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falco scores with a hook to the body. Erickson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Erickson throws a head kick that Falco semi-blocks.
Erickson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jab by Falco.
Falco lands a right hook to the body.
Erickson doesn't manage to clinch there - Falco circles away.
Falco scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Falco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Erickson at a distance.
Erickson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Falco as he jumps to the side.
Falco lands a really nice looking cross but Erickson seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falco throws a right and a left that Erickson avoids nicely.
Erickson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Erickson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Falco jabs at Erickson's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falco lands with a nice body punch.
Falco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Erickson at a distance.
Erickson misses with a looping right.
Falco throws a right hand that Erickson ducks under and follows up with a left that Erickson also avoids with ease.
Falco listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Erickson lands a high kick!
Falco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Falco connects with a right hand. Erickson shakes it off.
Erickson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Falco misses with a double jab
and Falco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab lands there for Falco.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Erickson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Falco's waist but Falco gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Erickson off to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Falco! But no joy.
Falco connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Erickson's hands.
Jimmy Falco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Falco. Those never looked like landing.
Jimmy Falco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erickson shoots for a double leg takedown but Falco sprawls well. He's pushed Erickson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falco lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Falco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Erickson was well out of range. Poor timing from Falco.
Erickson ducks right into an uppercut from Falco.
Falco darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Erickson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Falco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Erickson at a distance.
Erickson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Falco.
Falco loads up on a big right hand but Erickson slips the punch.
Falco misses with a few strikes there.
Falco shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Erickson eats them both and turns towards Falco to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Erickson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Falco to the mat! Falco manages to get full guard.
Falco is trying to control the position but Erickson postures up.
Falco looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falco seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Erickson stands up and waves to Falco to follow him.
Falco misses with a straight left.
Falco keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Erickson fails with a takedown attempt.
Falco misses with a wild body shot.
Erickson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Erickson takes one to the side of the head.
Falco moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Falco throws a right hand that Erickson ducks under and follows up with a left that Erickson also avoids with ease.
Falco throws a one two combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erickson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Falco slaps away a takedown attempt from Erickson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Falco misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Erickson.
Falco throws a good cross that connects.
Erickson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falco looks to land a combination. Erickson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Falco lands a head shot.
A jab from Falco misses.
Falco lunges at Erickson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Erickson's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Falco lands a jab to the head.
Falco connects with a body shot.
Falco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Falco swinging wildly here.
Falco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Falco checks a leg kick.
Falco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Falco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Falco scores with a jab to the jaw.
Falco avoids the head kick by Erickson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falco slips under a jab from Erickson.
Erickson darts in looking for a takedown but Falco gets double underhooks and turns Erickson into the cage.
Erickson has a takedown stuffed.
Dexter Erickson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Falco as Erickson shoots in.
Falco looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Erickson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erickson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Erickson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Falco sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Erickson somewhat.
Falco is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Erickson with a body shot.
A punch combination from Falco misses.
As Falco looks to move away, Erickson throws a big counter combo bu Falco just gets out of the way.
A left and a right from Falco both land. Nice combination.
Jimmy Falco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Falco.
As Falco looks to move away, Erickson throws a big counter combo bu Falco just gets out of the way.
Falco lands a jab to Erickson's midsection.
Nice sprawl there from Falco as Erickson shoots in.
Erickson fails with the takedown
and Falco makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Erickson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Falco.
Falco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falco's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Falco duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Erickson just misses with a punch to the body.
Erickson blocks a head kick by Falco.
Erickson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Falco's waist but Falco gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Erickson off to one side.
Falco scores with a shot to the body.
Erickson fails to land the takedown.
Falco throws a sloppy head kick

and Erickson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Falco!
Falco is looking to reverse the position.
Erickson trying to control the position but Falco is working away.
Falco is looking to regain half guard here but Erickson keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falco keeps trying to improve his position.
Erickson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Erickson trying to control the position but Falco is working away.
Falco wants to control but Erickson postures up.
Falco wants to get back to his feet but Erickson drags him back down.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Falco ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Erickson tries to clinch but Falco moves out of range.
Erickson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Falco defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Erickson.
Erickson tries to close the distance and clinch but Falco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Erickson tries to clinch
and Falco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Erickson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Erickson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Erickson shoots in and drives through. Falco sprawls well.
A little jabbing left from Falco on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Falco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Falco scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Erickson doesn't seem bothered though.
Falco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Falco moves into range and connects with a jab.
Falco slaps away a takedown attempt from Erickson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Erickson is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Falco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Erickson doesn't manage to clinch there - Falco circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Falco as Erickson shoots in.
Erickson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Falco swivels and escapes.
Falco throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Erickson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Some wild striking there from Falco.
Erickson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Falco lands a jab.
Falco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Falco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falco digs a good body shot into Erickson's ribs.
Falco lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice jab there from Falco.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Erickson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Falco.
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!
Erickson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erickson shoots in but Falco avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Erickson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Erickson tries to close the distance and clinch but Falco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Falco.
Erickson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Falco as he jumps to the side.
Falco swinging wildly here.
Erickson slips a jab and a cross from Falco.
Erickson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Erickson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Falco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Falco throws a series of strikes that have Erickson backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erickson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Falco as he jumps to the side.
Erickson shoots in for a takedown but Falco shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Falco lands a glancing blow to the side of Erickson's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Erickson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Erickson tries to clinch up but Falco circles away and keeps his distance.
Erickson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Erickson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice sprawl there from Falco as Erickson shoots in.
Falco unleashes a big counter combination but Erickson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A left lands for Falco.
Falco stuffs the takedown.
Falco throws a counter combo.
Erickson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A nice side step and Falco releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Falco scores with a jab. Erickson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Erickson moves in looking to clinch but Falco pushes him off.
The fighters circle momentarily. Falco darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Falco clobbers Erickson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Falco lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Falco thuds a left hand into Erickson's body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Erickson.
Nice body punch from Falco.
Falco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erickson shoots for a takedown but Falco saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Falco lands a jab to Erickson's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falco lands with a straight right. Erickson didn't see that one coming.
Jimmy Falco is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Falco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Erickson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Erickson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Erickson throws a sloppy head kick and Falco moves out of range easily.
Erickson has his takedown stuffed
and Falco counters with a stiff right hand.
Falco closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Falco feints a jab promting Erickson to slip. Falco then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Erickson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Erickson shoots in looking for a takedown. Falco tries to sprawl out of it but Erickson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Falco manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Falco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Falco winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Falco!