PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Bear (ranked 1028 p4p, 38 weight class) and Otto Dahl (ranked 19547 p4p, 283 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Bear
vs
Dahl

175 cm
27
292 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

187 cm
29
269 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Groove Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Otto Dahl!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear throws a combination that misses
and Dahl counters with a two punch combo.
Dahl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bear swinging wildly here.
Dahl connects with a leg kick. Bear looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dahl lands a jab.
Bear takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bear gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bear perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahl is trying to stand up here but Bear is controlling him well.
Bear controlling the pace.
Bear is keen to just control but Dahl is a slippery customer.
Bear stops Dahl from getting back to his feet.
Bear is controlling the pace.
Bear is trying to control. Dahl wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dahl looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bear was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bear throws a body shot but no joy.
Dahl is looking for the big counter here.
Bear is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dahl.
Teddy Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dahl misses with a double jab.
Bear throws a sloppy body shot
and Dahl counters with a stiff right hand.
Bear misses with a hook
and Dahl counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otto Dahl dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bear lands with an overhand left.
Dahl has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bear shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dahl as he avoids it easily.
Dahl throws a fast counter high kick but Bear manages to duck under it in time.
Dahl slips a jab and a cross from Bear.
Bear dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dahl throws a nice looking combination but Bear bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Bear.
Bear ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dahl swings for the body but Bear moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bear.
Dahl avoids the body shot from Bear.
Dahl tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bear manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dahl jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dahl misses with a straight right.
Dahl tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bear counters with a nice body shot.

Dahl closes the distance and clinches.
Dahl working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Bear's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dahl doesn't manage to clinch there - Bear circles away.

Dahl drives through and clinches with Bear against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Dahl.

Dahl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Otto Dahl seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Bear drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bear prevents Dahl from getting back to his feet.
Bear is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bear seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dahl for as long as he can get away with.
Bear might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bear continues to stall.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bear wants to stand but Dahl is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Otto Dahl will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bear misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Teddy Bear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Dahl closes the distance and clinches.

Dahl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dahl lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bear backs up against the ropes.

It looks like Teddy Bear has been cut.
Dahl has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bear throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dahl is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dahl moves forwards but Bear connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A slow jab from Bear misses its intended target.
Teddy Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dahl misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear lands a body shot.
Bear looks to land a combination but Dahl avoids it well.
Dahl waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bear.
A big right from Bear misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahl scores with a nice right hand.
Bear is looking to wear down Dahl with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dahl bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bear's head.
Bear looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bear looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dahl is fending him off so far but Bear persists. Nope, Dahl circles away and we're back to standing.
A countering left hand to the body from Dahl misses.
Dahl throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bear is looking for a counter combo.
Dahl tries to clinch but Bear is having none of it.
Bear just misses with a punch to the body.

Dahl moves into the clinch.
Bear lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Dahl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bear misses with a double jab.
Bear throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dahl lands a left and a right that send Bear crashing to the mat, dazed. Dahl thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Bear is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bear throws out a loose jab but Dahl uses good head movement to avoid it.

Bear tries to keep at a distance but Dahl has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bear digs a right hand into Dahl's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dahl's gas tank.

Dahl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bear swings widly with a right hand
and Dahl counters with a stiff right hand.
Bear with a hook.
Bear misses the shot to the body.
Dahl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bear was well out of range. Poor timing from Dahl.
Bear is looking to counter punch.
Bear throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dahl looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bear throws a big counter combination but Dahl scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Otto Dahl comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dahl 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Otto Dahl!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Otto Dahl!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Otto Dahl!

Otto Dahl wins by unanimous decision!
Otto Dahl 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.
Teddy Bear spoke after the fight, saying 'Tonight wasn't my night, but i'll learn and come back stronger.'.