PBP Commentary

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

Dille
vs
Pietila

199 cm
25
283 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

183 cm
19
276 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Dille!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sakke Pietila!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pietila fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pietila tries to clinch there but Dille circles away.
Pietila moves out of range of the strikes.
Pietila tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pietila doesn't manage to clinch there - Dille circles away.
Pietila slips under a jab from Dille.
Pietila fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pietila moves in looking to clinch but Dille pushes him off.
Pietila tries to clinch but Dille moves out of range.
Pietila fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pietila fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dille misses with a straight right.
Dille avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dille keeps the fight on the outside.
Dille circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pietila tries to clinch up.
Pietila is looking to clinch but Dille is avoiding it.
Pietila takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like Sakke Pietila has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Dille.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietila lands with a cross.
Dille throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pietila tries to clinch up.
Dille moves out of range as Pietila strikes.
Pietila is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pietila showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dille.
Pietila tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dille swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dille throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pietila moves in looking to clinch but Dille pushes him off.

Pietila clinches up with Dille and pushes him back against the cage.
Dille tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pietila just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dille jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pietila walks away with a smile on his face. Dille gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dille tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pietila was well out of range. Poor timing from Dille.
Dille misses with a looping right.

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.
Pietila throws an overhand right that lands on Dille's shoulder, as Dille tries to avoid the shot.

Pietila moves into the clinch successfully.
Dille tries to pull guard but Pietila won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Dille. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pietila tries to land a knee to the head but Dille blocks with his arms.
Pietila misses with a punch to the body.
Dille fails to pull guard.

Dille jumps into guard, dragging Pietila to the mat.

Pietila gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pietila wants to clinch.
Pietila lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sakke Pietila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pietila is looking to clinch.
Pietila is looking to clinch.
Dille misses with a wild combination.
Dille missing with a left hand there. Pietila was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pietila wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pietila looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Dille misses.
Pietila tries to clinch but Dille moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pietila looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dille takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pietila throws a hook but Dille blocks it.
Dille swats away the attempt to clinch by Pietila.

Pietila rushes Dille and presses him up against the cage.
Dille prevents a body shot from Pietila.
Dille fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pietila slows down the pace here.
Dille blocks an elbow strike.
Dille fails to pull the fight into his guard.

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.
Pietila lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like James Dille has been cut.
Pietila misses with a knee to the head.
Pietila trying to land knees to the body.
Pietila with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pietila misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dille.
Pietila has a couple of punches blocked by Dille.
Pietila tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dille fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pietila looking to throw knees to the head but Dille is blocking nicely.
Dille fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dille on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dille avoids a wild elbow strike from Pietila.
Dille fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dille on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pietila looking to throw knees to the head but Dille is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Pietila.
Pietila tries to land a knee to the head but Dille blocks with his arms.
Pietila scores with a knee to the head.
Pietila with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pietila looks gassed!
Pietila pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dille tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pietila just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pietila looking to throw knees to the head but Dille is blocking nicely.
Pietila is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dille is defending well for now.
Pietila is trying to maintain a safe position but Dille gets an underhook and turns Pietila into the cage.
Dille jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pietila walks away with a smile on his face. Dille gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Dille drops Pietila with a beautiful combination! Pietila stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dille is looking for the KO!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that James Dille will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dille throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pietila.
Pietila is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pietila is looking to clinch but Dille is avoiding it.
Dille throws an overhand right that lands on Pietila's shoulder, as Pietila tries to avoid the shot.
Dille cracks Pietila with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Pietila is rocked!
Dille circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Pietila tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Dille wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Dille!