PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between hola ston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky dieaablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

ston
vs
dieaablo

190 cm
19
260 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

200 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, hola ston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky dieaablo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dieaablo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but ston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

ston clinches up with dieaablo and pushes him back against the cage.
dieaablo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
dieaablo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite ston's efforts to push away.
dieaablo wants to break the clinch but can't.
ston can't break the clinch.
ston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
dieaablo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on dieaablo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
dieaablo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but ston has him pressed against the cage.
dieaablo has had enough of the clinch but ston keeps him there for the moment.
ston misses with an elbow over the top.
dieaablo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

ston manages to break the clinch.
ston tries to clinch but dieaablo moves out of range.
ston tries to clinch there but dieaablo circles away.
dieaablo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
ston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from dieaablo.
ston doesn't manage to clinch there - dieaablo circles away.
dieaablo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
dieaablo catches ston with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
ston tries to clinch there but dieaablo circles away.
ston misses with a series of wild punches.
Ricky dieaablo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
ston tries to close the distance and clinch up but dieaablo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
dieaablo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
ston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
dieaablo throws a right and a left that both miss.

ston has dieaablo up against the cage in a clinch.
ston working hard to break the clinch.
ston is working for takedown but dieaablo is calmly controlling the position for now.
dieaablo working hard to break the clinch.

ston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
dieaablo stuffs the takedown attempt from ston. ston gets slowly back to his feet.
ston fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for hola ston. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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

It looks like hola ston has been cut.
ston is breathing heavily.
dieaablo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
dieaablo misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck for ston with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
dieaablo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but ston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
dieaablo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck ston on the side of the head.

ston moves into the clinch.
ston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
ston has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
dieaablo tries to break the clinch but ston is controlling the position.
dieaablo dodges an elbow strike from ston.

ston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ricky dieaablo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dieaablo fails to land with a series of punches.
dieaablo looks to land a left hand but ston moved out of range nicely.
Nice takedown defense from dieaablo. No joy for ston on that attempt.
ston connects with a high kick.
ston tries to clinch up but dieaablo circles away and keeps his distance.
ston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
ston fails to land the takedown.
ston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from dieaablo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for dieaablo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
dieaablo misses with a double jab

and ston counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
dieaablo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from ston.
ston seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but dieaablo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

ston looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
ston wants to lay and pray for a moment but dieaablo keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dieaablo is trying to stand up here but ston is controlling him well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
dieaablo is staying active underneath ston, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
ston seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky dieaablo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on hola ston's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

dieaablo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but ston circles away quickly and effectively.
hola ston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
dieaablo throws a nice looking combination but ston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
dieaablo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from ston is defended easily by dieaablo.
ston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
ston slips a jab and a cross from dieaablo.

ston scores with a takedown into dieaablo's guard.
ston wants to control from the top but dieaablo keeps moving.
dieaablo is looking to stand up but ston isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dieaablo keeping moving, preventing ston from controlling successfully.
ston trying to stand up but can't free himself from dieaablo's guard.
dieaablo wants to stand and escape but ston is having none of it.
dieaablo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
dieaablo keeping moving, preventing ston from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
ston has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of dieaablo is proving hard to escape from.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big left from dieaablo misses.

ston shoots in and bounces dieaablo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
dieaablo keeping moving, preventing ston from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ston tries to stand but dieaablo is controlling from the bottom.
ston trying to control the position from guard on top but dieaablo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
ston could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's four 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.
ston won't allow dieaablo to get back to his feet.
dieaablo keeping moving, preventing ston from controlling successfully.
ston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
dieaablo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
ston is looking to clinch but dieaablo is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

hola ston dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on hola ston's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

ston blocks a jab.
ston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - ston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
dieaablo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
dieaablo tries to bum rush ston with a series of wild strikes but ston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
dieaablo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and ston counters with a flying knee. Nice.
ston tries to clinch but dieaablo is having none of it.
ston tries to close the distance and clinch but dieaablo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
dieaablo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
ston changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. dieaablo tries to avoid it but ston manages to keep hold of a leg and drag dieaablo to the ground. dieaablo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
dieaablo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by ston.
dieaablo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
ston tries to close the distance and clinch but dieaablo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ricky dieaablo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
ston takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
dieaablo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for dieaablo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
dieaablo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ston walks into a straight right hand from dieaablo.
dieaablo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
dieaablo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
dieaablo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from dieaablo. No joy for ston on that attempt.
ston throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
ston shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says dieaablo as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for hola ston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dieaablo looks to land a combination but ston avoids it well.
A slow jab from dieaablo misses its intended target.
ston fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but dieaablo avoids it really well and circles away.
dieaablo misses with a few strikes there.
ston tries to clinch up.
ston walks into a straight right hand from dieaablo.
dieaablo misses with a combination

and ston counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by ston.
A frustrated look appears on dieaablo's face as he tries to break the clinch.

dieaablo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - ston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
ston shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. dieaablo defends it nicely.
ston is looking to clinch but dieaablo is avoiding it.
ston slips under a jab.
dieaablo misses with a series of wild punches.
ston is trying hard to land a takedown here. dieaablo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
dieaablo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from dieaablo misses its intended target.
dieaablo fails to land with a series of punches.
dieaablo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
dieaablo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by ston.
ston tries to clinch but dieaablo is having none of it.
ston is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dieaablo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
ston tries to score a power double leg takedown but dieaablo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten ston somewhat.
No luck for ston with that takedown attempt.
ston fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
dieaablo misses with a hook.
ston looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
dieaablo misses with a straight left.
dieaablo misses with a double jab.
ston misses with a takedown attempt - dieaablo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
ston shoots for a double leg takedown but dieaablo sprawls well. He's pushed ston's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
dieaablo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
ston fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
ston slips a straight right by dieaablo.
A punch combination from dieaablo misses.
ston fails with a takedown attempt.
ston tries to clinch up.
ston is trying hard to land a takedown here. dieaablo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
ston looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
ston shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with dieaablo but dieaablo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
ston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
dieaablo throws a series of punches but ston avoids them all with ease.
dieaablo misses with a looping left.
dieaablo throws a series of punches but ston avoids them all with ease.
dieaablo misses with an uppercut.
dieaablo misses with a combination

and ston counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for dieaablo!

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky dieaablo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think dieaablo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky dieaablo!