PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vertti Ekstrovertti (ranked 528 p4p, 683 weight class) and Dag Daghammar (ranked 80 p4p, 103 weight class). Daghammar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Just like that - Dregen. Dag Daghammar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vertti Ekstrovertti's chin.

Ekstrovertti
vs
Daghammar

190 cm
39
194
29 - 21 - 1

185 cm
44
189
40 - 21 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Vertti Ekstrovertti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dag Daghammar!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekstrovertti moves out of range as Daghammar strikes.
Daghammar misses with a wild body shot.
Daghammar works Ekstrovertti's body with a nice hook.
Daghammar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ekstrovertti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Daghammar's knee momentarily.
Vertti Ekstrovertti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ekstrovertti misses with a looping left.
We've been hearing reports that Ekstrovertti has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ekstrovertti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ekstrovertti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ekstrovertti misses with a series of wild punches.
Daghammar moves out of range as Ekstrovertti throws a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ekstrovertti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daghammar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Daghammar lands a slapping body shot.
Daghammar throws the left hand but Ekstrovertti avoids the punch easily.
Ekstrovertti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ekstrovertti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daghammar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Daghammar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ekstrovertti blocks a head kick by Daghammar.
A swing and a miss from Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daghammar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ekstrovertti lands a glancing blow to the side of Daghammar's head.
Ekstrovertti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Daghammar to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters circling - Ekstrovertti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ekstrovertti lands a leg kick that knocks Daghammar off balance momentarily.
Daghammar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Daghammar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Daghammar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ekstrovertti.
Nice defenses there by Daghammar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ekstrovertti moves away.
Ekstrovertti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ekstrovertti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daghammar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daghammar lands a slapping body shot.
Ekstrovertti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Daghammar checks it well.
Ekstrovertti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daghammar misses with a hook. Ekstrovertti ducked under it nicely.
A clash of legs there as Daghammar blocks the low kick.
Daghammar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ekstrovertti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ekstrovertti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ekstrovertti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And Daghammar tries to counter it with a takedown but Ekstrovertti pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A low kick from Ekstrovertti is predictable there

so Daghammar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ekstrovertti is trying to hold Daghammar in close to prevent damage but Daghammar has managed to pass into half guard.
Daghammar trying to control the action but Ekstrovertti is working from the bottom.
Ekstrovertti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ekstrovertti wants to get back to full guard but Daghammar has mounted him!
Daghammar working Ekstrovertti over with strikes here.
Ekstrovertti is looking to get to half guard.
Daghammar lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Daghammar tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ekstrovertti keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ekstrovertti is working hard here to advance position.
Ekstrovertti is bucking up trying to escape but Daghammar cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ekstrovertti tries to hold on but Daghammar postures up.
Daghammar thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ekstrovertti wants to control but Daghammar is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Daghammar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ekstrovertti?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dag Daghammar will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ekstrovertti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Daghammar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ekstrovertti was well out of range. Poor timing from Daghammar.
Daghammar throws a series of punches but Ekstrovertti moves out of range.
Daghammar slips a straight right by Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ekstrovertti digs a good hook to Daghammar's body.
Ekstrovertti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Daghammar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good shot there by Daghammar.
Ekstrovertti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daghammar manages to avoid it.
Daghammar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ekstrovertti scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekstrovertti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daghammar was well out of range. Poor timing from Ekstrovertti.
Daghammar staying out of range there.
Daghammar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Daghammar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ekstrovertti shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Daghammar as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Daghammar throws a head kick but Ekstrovertti moves out of range.
Ekstrovertti misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daghammar. Ekstrovertti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ekstrovertti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Daghammar to score with a decent uppercut.
Ekstrovertti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Daghammar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Daghammar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ekstrovertti at a distance.
Ekstrovertti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ekstrovertti looks to land a combination. Daghammar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Daghammar lands a body shot.
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!
Ekstrovertti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Daghammar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti throws a body punch but Daghammar moves out of range.
Ekstrovertti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Daghammar throws the left hand but Ekstrovertti avoids the punch easily.
Daghammar misses the jab.
Ekstrovertti tries to counter with a takedown but Daghammar is quick to defend against it.
Ekstrovertti misses with an uppercut

and Daghammar counters with a single leg into guard. Ekstrovertti didn't expect that.
Daghammar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ekstrovertti trying to control the position.
Ekstrovertti looking for a sweep. Not yet Ekstrovertti, not yet.
Ekstrovertti pulls Daghammar in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Daghammar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Daghammar wanted to stand there but Ekstrovertti had control of the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ekstrovertti is looking to slow Daghammar down with leg kicks.
Ekstrovertti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Daghammar misses with a hook. Ekstrovertti ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daghammar manages to avoid it.
Ekstrovertti misses the shot to the body.
Daghammar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ekstrovertti defends it well.
Ekstrovertti moves away from the strike by Daghammar.
Ekstrovertti tried to score with a low kick but Daghammar checks it.
Daghammar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ekstrovertti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Daghammar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ekstrovertti lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Daghammar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Daghammar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ekstrovertti scores with a jab. Daghammar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Daghammar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti attempts a counter takedown but Daghammar avoids it well and moves away.
Ekstrovertti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Daghammars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Daghammar slips a straight right by Ekstrovertti.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Ekstrovertti. Beautiful body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vertti Ekstrovertti dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Daghammar throws a low kick but Ekstrovertti avoids it.
Ekstrovertti throws a shot to the body.
Ekstrovertti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Daghammar checks it well.
Ekstrovertti digs a good hook to Daghammar's body.
Ekstrovertti lands a leg kick that knocks Daghammar off balance momentarily.
Ekstrovertti uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ekstrovertti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ekstrovertti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ekstrovertti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Daghammar's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Daghammar duly obliges.
Ekstrovertti throws the left hand but Daghammar avoids the punch easily.
Ekstrovertti misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ekstrovertti misses with a few strikes there.
Ekstrovertti moves forwards but Daghammar connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Daghammar throws the left hand but Ekstrovertti avoids the punch easily.
Ekstrovertti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daghammar manages to avoid it.
Daghammar with the counter takedown but Ekstrovertti avoids it easily.
Daghammar avoids the body shot from Ekstrovertti.
Daghammar with the counter takedown but Ekstrovertti avoids it easily.
Ekstrovertti throws a looping overhand right but Daghammar ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Ekstrovertti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Daghammar doesn't seem phased though.
Ekstrovertti lands with a shot to the body.
Ekstrovertti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Daghammar. That did some damage!
Vertti Ekstrovertti is winning the standup battle so far.
Daghammar lands an overhand right.
Ekstrovertti does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ekstrovertti throws a leg kick but Daghammar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Daghammar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ekstrovertti jabs at Daghammar's body.
Daghammar looks to land a left hand but Ekstrovertti moved out of range nicely.
Daghammar swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti misses with a wild body shot.
Daghammar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ekstrovertti defends it well.
Ekstrovertti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daghammar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ekstrovertti throws a front kick aimed at Daghammar's knee but Daghammar avoids it well.
Ekstrovertti with a nice calf kick.
Daghammar cracks Ekstrovertti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ekstrovertti scores with a jab to the body.
Ekstrovertti is looking to wear down Daghammar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Daghammar misses with a hook. Ekstrovertti ducked under it nicely.
Daghammar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ekstroverttis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ekstrovertti slips a jab from Daghammar.
Ekstrovertti blocks a head kick by Daghammar.
Daghammar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ekstrovertti feinted with a counter takedown.
A big left from Daghammar misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ekstrovertti lands a jab.
Ekstrovertti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Daghammar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ekstrovertti appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Daghammar throws a sloppy head kick and Ekstrovertti moves out of range easily.
Ekstrovertti lands with a right hand.
Daghammar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ekstrovertti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daghammar manages to avoid it.
Daghammar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ekstrovertti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Daghammar moves out of range as Ekstrovertti strikes.
Ekstrovertti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ekstrovertti connects with a body shot.
Daghammar lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti throws a leg kick but Daghammar sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick from Ekstrovertti misses.
Daghammar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Daghammar just misses with a punch to the body.
Daghammar ducks under a wild hook from Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti walks into a stiff left hand from Daghammar.
Daghammar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ekstrovertti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daghammar slips under a jab from Ekstrovertti.
Daghammar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Daghammar lands a jab.
Ekstrovertti throws a hook but Daghammar avoids it easily.
Dag Daghammar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ekstrovertti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daghammar.
Ekstrovertti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Daghammar needs to keep his hands up - Ekstrovertti had a free shot at his head there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vertti Ekstrovertti showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ekstrovertti 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vertti Ekstrovertti!
Vertti Ekstrovertti 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.
The defeated Dag Daghammar had this to say: 'He was the better fighter tonight, but....I fucked his wife last night so I guess I had it coming.'.