PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asko Asinen (ranked 1644 p4p, 255 weight class) and Jake The Dog (ranked 766 p4p, 128 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying The Dog's choice of entrance music: Meditation Time. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Asinen
vs
The Dog

188 cm
25
213 lbs
9 - 14 - 0

186 cm
25
203 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Asko Asinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake The Dog!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asinen scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Jake The Dog has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Asinen.
Asinen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Dog feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Asinens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The Dog moves out of range of the strikes.

The Dog gets a double leg takedown into Asinen's guard.
The Dog showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Asinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Dog is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The Dog's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dog passes Asinen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Asinen is trying to get back to full guard.
The Dog content to control rather than advance.
My spies in Razor Sharp Training Systems inform me that The Dog has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Asinen trying to control but The Dog postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Dog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Dog throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Asinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Asinen throws a quick counter head kick but The Dog was just out of range.
The Dog punishes Asinen's body with a nice straight punch.
The Dog misses with a hook.
Asinen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Asinen throws a body punch but The Dog moves out of range.
Asinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Asinen tries to bum rush The Dog with a series of wild strikes but The Dog uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Dog with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Asinen checks a leg kick.
The Dog scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Asinen looking to score a takedown here. The Dog is defending well but Asinen drives through and ends up in The Dog's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as The Dog holds on and takes a little breather.
Asinen won't allow The Dog to sweep him here.
The Dog managing to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now The Dog is on top in guard.

The Dog not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Asinen 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.
The Dog stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Asinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dog content to stall in guard here.
We've been hearing good reports from Asinen's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Let's hope that The Dog has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake The Dog dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake The Dog's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The Dog scores with a shot to the body.
The Dog is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Asinen rather than just go for the knockout.

Asinen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. The Dog manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Asinen is fighting to break The Dog's control of his arms but The Dog is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Asinen won't allow The Dog to sweep him here.
The Dog preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Asinen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now The Dog is on top in guard.

Jake The Dog has got the better of the ground game so far.
Asinen trying to keep a closed guard but The Dog is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Dog sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from The Dog.
The Dog is continuing to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The Dog connects with a good right hand that stumbles Asinen. Asinen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Asinen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The Dog lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The Dog connects with a good right hand that stumbles Asinen. Asinen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Asinen is rocked!
The Dog cracks Asinen on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Asinen falls backwards against the cage. The Dog follows up with more strikes that drop Asinen to his knees. The Dog keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Asinen! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake The Dog!
Jake The Dog was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.