PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harald Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Dista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Harald Jensen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Jensen
vs
Dista

180 cm
23
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
172 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harald Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shaun Dista!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jensen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jensen checks a low kick from Dista.
Jensen misses with a takedown attempt - Dista sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've been told by Jensen's head coaches at Cozad Amsterdam that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dista throws a leg kick that misses.
Dista misses with a wild body shot.
Jensen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jensen tries for a takedown but Dista sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dista appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Jensen closes the distance and pushes Dista back into the cage.

Jensen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jensen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jensen trying to control the position.
Jensen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dista is one step ahead there.
Dista passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dista.
Dista has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dista not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dista trying to control from half guard but Jensen is working away.
Dista throwing shots but Jensen is blocking nicely.
Dista throwing shots but Jensen is blocking nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dista in particular looking to stall.
Dista uses his free foot to push down on Jensen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jensen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jensen is breathing heavily.
Dista unloads with some shots from mount but Jensen bucks and avoids them well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dista throwing strikes here but Jensen is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dista controlling from mount.
Jensen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dista.
Jensen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dista tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dista with the ground and pound from mount.
Dista thowing shots but they're missing.
Jensen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dista.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Dista there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jensen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dista tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dista lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jensen hang on?
Dista unloads with some shots from mount but Jensen bucks and avoids them well.
Jensen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dista.
Jensen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dista tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jensen tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Dista has control of Jensen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jensen regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dista punching from mount but Jensen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dista throwing strikes here but Jensen is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dista raining down shots from the mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dista looking to finish with strikes here!
Dista thowing shots but they're missing.
Dista throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaun Dista dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jensen swings for the body but Dista moves out of range.
Dista is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jensen.
Jensen thinks about countering with a head kick.
Harald Jensen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jensen lands a head kick!
Jensen tries to close the distance and clinch but Dista swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dista fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jensen checks it well.
Jensen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dista is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jensen with a body shot.
Jensen fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dista throws the kick towards the body but Jensen avoids it.
Dista throws a jab when Jensen was well out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Dista shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jensen is trying to defend but Dista finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dista missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dista is looking to take a break and control but Jensen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dista is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dista thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jensen's head.
Dista not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dista has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dista throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dista punching from mount but Jensen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dista throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dista throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jensen because Dista loaded up on that one.
Dista content just to control the position here.
Poor strikes thrown by Dista there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dista throwing strikes here but Jensen is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dista throwing strikes here but Jensen is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

Dista is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jensen has managed to escape the submission attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dista controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dista throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Dista is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Jensen is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Jensen flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Dista anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Jensen and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Dista slips an arm under Jensen chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Dista has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Dista is squeezing on Jensen like an anaconda would it's prey. Jensen fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Shaun Dista!