PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carnival Hippo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Dam has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dam
vs
Hippo

175 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Dam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carnival Hippo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hippo tries to clinch up

and Dam moves into the clinch.
Dam stalls.
Hippo tries to work over Dam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hippo is trying to force a seperation but Dam has the dominant position.
Hippo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hippo missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hippo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hippo tries to pull guard but Dam won't allow it.
Hippo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Dam lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hippo or not.
Hippo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rob Dam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carnival Hippo.
Dam keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hippo's efforts to push away.
Hippo tries to pull guard but Dam won't allow it.
Dam lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dam managing to block the knees to the body from Hippo.
Hippo wants to break free but Dam has control.
Hippo jumps guard but Dam stands there with Hippo around his waist. Hippo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dam is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

and Hippo counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Dam down! Hippo is looking to finish but Dam is intelligently defending himself.

Dam is rocked!
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.
Hippo trying to control but Dam is working from the bottom.
Hippo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dam is keeping the position for now.
Hippo trying to control the position from guard on top but Dam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dam on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dam tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dam is pulling down on Hippo's head to control his posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Carnival Hippo was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Dam clinches up with Hippo and pushes him back against the ropes.
Dam blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hippo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dam just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Hippo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dam walks away with a smile on his face. Hippo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hippo wants to clinch

and Dam counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dam.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dam.
Hippo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hippo is trying to force a seperation but Dam has the dominant position.
Hippo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dam walks away with a smile on his face. Hippo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hippo tries to clinch but Dam moves away

and Dam moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carnival Hippo dominated that round.
That's time! Dam's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hippo moves to clinch but Dam breaks away
and Dam counters with a right hand to the body.
Hippo moves to clinch but Dam breaks away

and Dam counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dam.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dam lands a nice shot to the body.
Dam blocks a body shot from Hippo.
Dam lands a nice shot to the body.
Hippo is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hippo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A left hand lands to the body for Dam.
Hippo is trying to force a seperation but Dam has the dominant position.
Hippo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Dam.
Hippo wants to break free but Dam has control.
Hippo tries to break free but Dam pushes him back against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dam.
Hippo wants to get back to striking at distance but Dam won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hippo throws an elbow but misses.
Hippo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hippo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dam just stands there and leans against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.

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.
Hippo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dam walks away with a smile on his face. Hippo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rob Dam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carnival Hippo.
Dam fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hippo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Dam instigates a clinch.
Hippo fails to pull guard.
Dam stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dam lands a hook that snaps the head of Hippo backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dam.
Dam dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Hippo jumps guard but Dam stands there with Hippo around his waist. Hippo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dam throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dam lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hippo backwards.
Dam keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hippo's efforts to push away.
Dam lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hippo backwards.
Dam content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hippo jumps guard but Dam stands there with Hippo around his waist. Hippo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dam stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dam is pushing Hippo up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hippo is trying to push Dam away but Dam has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hippo wants to stall.
Hippo is trying to break free.
Hippo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hippo is trying to push Dam away but Dam has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hippo wants to get back to striking at distance but Dam won't allow it.
Hippo tries to break the clinch but Dam is controlling the position.
Dam is working Hippo over against the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee calls for Dam to work.
Hippo fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Dam dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Hippo darts in trying to clinch

and Dam holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hippo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hippo tries to pull guard but Dam won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dam lands a nice shot to the body.
Hippo can't break the clinch.
Dam lands a left hand.
Hippo is trying to push Dam away but Dam has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hippo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dam just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Rob Dam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carnival Hippo.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dam prevents Hippo from breaking the clinch.
Hippo pushes Dam back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Dam lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dam lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Dam - that landed with a thud.
Hippo tries to circle away but Dam has him pinned against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hippo jumps guard but Dam stands there with Hippo around his waist. Hippo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dam holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Dam stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

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.
Dam lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hippo backwards.
Dam makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dam lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hippo.
Hippo is looking to break free of the clinch but Dam has double underhooks.
Hippo is trying to maintain a safe position but Dam gets an underhook and turns Hippo into the ropes.
Hippo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dam smiles and moves away.
Hippo misses with a jab to the body

and Dam counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dam.
Dam working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dam keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hippo's efforts to push away.
Dam lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hippo looking to throw knees to the head but Dam is blocking nicely.
Dam has Hippo pressed against the ropes, preventing Hippo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dam keeps control of Hippo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hippo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dam smiles and moves away.
Dam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hippo.
Hippo misses with a lunging right hand
letting Dam counter with a right hand.

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.
Hippo darts in trying to clinch
and Dam counters with a right hand to the body.

Dam clinches with his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dam lands a shot to the body.
Hippo tries to circle away but Dam has him pinned against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Dam showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dam 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Dam!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
22%

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