PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santeri Sikaniska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sikaniska's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 2 Brothers on the 4th floor - Fairytales. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Sikaniska
vs
Dover

205 cm
27
300 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

180 cm
29
282 lbs
7 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Santeri Sikaniska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Dover!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sikaniska ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dover misses with an uppercut
and Sikaniska cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dover throws a lazy uppercut
and Sikaniska counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dover throws a lazy uppercut
and Sikaniska counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sikaniska throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dover stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dover throws a right hand that misses
and Sikaniska counters with a straight right hand.
Dover looks gassed!

Sikaniska has closed the distance and engaged Dover in a clinch.

Sikaniska pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dover throws an off balance right hand

and Sikaniska moves into the clinch.

Sikaniska breaks the clinch.
Dover swings widly with a right hand

and Sikaniska counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sikaniska.

Sikaniska pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sikaniska jabs Dover to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sikaniska scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Ben Dover has been cut.
Dover rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Sikaniska counters by clinching up.

Sikaniska breaks the clinch.
Sikaniska with a nice cross.
Sikaniska lands with a cross.
Sikaniska is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sikaniska shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dover eats them both and turns towards Sikaniska to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Dover is rocked!
Sikaniska fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dover is still on wobbly legs! Can Sikaniska finish him?

Sikaniska clinches up with Dover and pushes him back against the cage.
Dover seems to have recovered his senses.

Sikaniska escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Dover tries to keep at a distance but Sikaniska has taken the fight into the clinch.

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

Sikaniska drives through and clinches with Dover against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sikaniska breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Sikaniska rushes Dover and presses him up against the cage.

Sikaniska breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot by Sikaniska.
Sikaniska works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Sikaniska rushes Dover and presses him up against the cage.
Sikaniska dodges an elbow strike from Dover.

Sikaniska pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Sikaniska coming out on top.

Sikaniska rushes Dover and presses him up against the cage.

Sikaniska breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sikaniska uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sikaniska.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sikaniska scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sikaniska is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

Sikaniska has closed the distance and engaged Dover in a clinch.

Sikaniska breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sikaniska gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Sikaniska breaks from the clinch.

Dover gets tackled into the cage by Sikaniska. Sikaniska maintains the clinch.

Sikaniska manages to break the clinch.
Sikaniska throws a shot to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Sikaniska breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dover takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sikaniska uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dover has time to react.

Sikaniska closes the distance and pushes Dover back into the cage.

Sikaniska escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Sikaniska gets a clinch.

Sikaniska breaks the clinch.

Sikaniska clinches with his opponent.
Dover misses with an elbow over the top.
Dover is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Sikaniska manages to break the clinch.

Sikaniska forces Dover back against the cage and clinches.

Sikaniska breaks the clinch.

Sikaniska closes the distance and pushes Dover back into the cage.

Sikaniska manages to break the clinch.

Sikaniska pushes Dover up against the cage in a clinch.

Sikaniska pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sikaniska forces Dover back against the cage and clinches.

Sikaniska manages to break the clinch.

Sikaniska darts in and clinches Dover up against the cage.

Sikaniska pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Sikaniska as he connects with a hook.

Sikaniska clinches up with Dover and pushes him back against the cage.

Sikaniska pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sikaniska cracks Dover with a good jab.
Sikaniska cracks Dover with a good jab.
A left and a right from Sikaniska both land. Nice combination.
Sikaniska is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Sikaniska rushes Dover and presses him up against the cage.

Sikaniska pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sikaniska scores with the left hand. Dover knows he should have avoided that one.
Sikaniska lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dover takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dover takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dover throws a right hand that misses
and Sikaniska counters with a left to the body.
Ben Dover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sikaniska connects with a looping right hand.
Sikaniska scores with a punch to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sikaniska darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sikaniska's corner calls for a 1-2. Sikaniska obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Sikaniska has Dover up against the cage in a clinch.

Sikaniska breaks from the clinch.

Sikaniska closes the distance and pushes Dover back into the cage.

Sikaniska breaks the clinch.
Sikaniska uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Sikaniska lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dover doesn't seem phased though.

Sikaniska closes the distance and clinches.

Sikaniska breaks the clinch.
Sikaniska connects with a crisp jab.
Sikaniska is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dover misses with an uppercut

and Sikaniska counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Sikaniska pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sikaniska rushes Dover and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Sikaniska pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sikaniska gets a clinch.

Sikaniska breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sikaniska.

Sikaniska closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Sikaniska breaks from the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sikaniska.
Dover takes one to the side of the head.
Sikaniska cracks Dover with a good jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Sikaniska closes the distance and clinches.

Sikaniska pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sikaniska moves into the clinch successfully.

Sikaniska breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dover swings widly with a right hand
and Sikaniska counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santeri Sikaniska dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Dover's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sikaniska lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Sikaniska darts in and clinches Dover up against the cage.

Sikaniska breaks the clinch.

Sikaniska pushes Dover up against the cage in a clinch.

Sikaniska manages to break the clinch.
Dover throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Sikaniska moves into the clinch.
Dover looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dover pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Sikaniska manages to break the clinch.
Dover misses with a lunging right hand

and Sikaniska counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sikaniska.

Sikaniska breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dover misses with a hook

and Sikaniska holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Sikaniska pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sikaniska is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dover can do to turn this around?
Dover misses with a hook
and Sikaniska cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sikaniska connects with a jab.
Dover gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Sikaniska moves into the clinch.
Dover is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sikaniska breaks the clinch.
Sikaniska throws out a powerful jab.
Dover on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sikaniska thuds a left hand into Dover's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dover on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Sikaniska has Dover up against the cage in a clinch.

Sikaniska breaks the clinch.
Dover closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Sikaniska clinches with his opponent.

Sikaniska breaks from the clinch.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sikaniska gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santeri Sikaniska has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Sikaniska breaks from the clinch.
Sikaniska lands a jab to the head.
Sikaniska stalks Dover and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dover's face. Dover staggers backwards, shaken.
Dover misses with a lunging right hand
and Sikaniska counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dover misses with an uppercut
enabling Sikaniska to counter with a crisp jab.

Sikaniska clinches with his opponent.

Sikaniska breaks from the clinch.

Sikaniska moves into the clinch.

Sikaniska escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sikaniska takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sikaniska lands the left hand.

Sikaniska gets a clinch.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sikaniska works over Dover's head and body with a nice combination.
Sikaniska tests Dover's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Sikaniska moves into the clinch.

Sikaniska breaks from the clinch.

Sikaniska has Dover up against the cage in a clinch.

Sikaniska pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Sikaniska.
Sikaniska pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dover back to the cage. Sikaniska follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Sikaniska closes the distance and clinches.

Sikaniska breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dover takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sikaniska lands a really nice looking cross but Dover seems unphased.
Sikaniska throws out a powerful jab.
Dover throws a right hand that misses
and Sikaniska counters with a right hand to the body.
Sikaniska lands a jab to Dover's midsection.

Sikaniska gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

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

Sikaniska closes the distance and clinches.

Sikaniska breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sikaniska takes the fight into the clinch.
Dover has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Sikaniska's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dover gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Sikaniska instigates a clinch.

Sikaniska breaks from the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sikaniska, as that shot connected.

Sikaniska moves into the clinch.

Sikaniska pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sikaniska is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sikaniska lands with a cross.
Sikaniska sizes up Dover with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Sikaniska clinches with his opponent.

Sikaniska manages to break the clinch.
Dover misses with a right hand

and Sikaniska counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sikaniska.

Sikaniska breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sikaniska closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Sikaniska manages to break the clinch.
Sikaniska lands with an uppercut that bounces Dover off the cage and back into rage.
Sikaniska jabs at Dover's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dover takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sikaniska closes the distance and clinches.

Sikaniska's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sikaniska connects with a body shot that sends Dover's belly button to the back.
Sikaniska lands a jab.
Sikaniska scores with a decent looking hook.
Dover takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sikaniska lands a nice shot that snaps Dover's head back.
Sikaniska scores with a hook.

Sikaniska moves into the clinch.

Sikaniska pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sikaniska thuds his right hand into Dover's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sikaniska scores with a hook to the body. Dover takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Sikaniska has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dover throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Sikaniska escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Sikaniska moves into range and clinches up with Dover.

Sikaniska pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sikaniska digs a good body shot into Dover's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santeri Sikaniska dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ben Dover's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Sikaniska drives through and clinches with Dover against the cage.
Dover misses with an elbow over the top.
Dover looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Sikaniska manages to break the clinch.
Dover misses with a lunging right hand

and Sikaniska counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sikaniska avoids the elbow strike from Dover, against the cage.

Sikaniska escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sikaniska cracks Dover with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dover misses with a left hand
and Sikaniska counters with a straight right hand.

Sikaniska takes the fight into the clinch.
Sikaniska dodges an elbow strike from Dover.

Sikaniska breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sikaniska has Dover up against the cage in a clinch.

Sikaniska escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dover misses with a lunging right hand

and Sikaniska counters by moving into the clinch.

Sikaniska manages to break the clinch.
Santeri Sikaniska is winning the standup battle so far.
Dover gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sikaniska lands the left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sikaniska scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dover doesn't seem bothered though.

Sikaniska gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sikaniska's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sikaniska thuds a left hand into Dover's body.

Sikaniska gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Sikaniska manages to break the clinch.

Sikaniska closes the distance and clinches.

Sikaniska pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sikaniska lands a slapping body shot.
Sikaniska lands with a hook. Dover tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Sikaniska takes the fight into the clinch.

Sikaniska breaks from the clinch.

Sikaniska closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Sikaniska breaks from the clinch.
Sikaniska cracks Dover with a good jab.
Sikaniska scores with a sloppy right hand. Dover should have avoided that one.
A right-left combo lands from Sikaniska.
Dover takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Sikaniska darts in and clinches Dover up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sikaniska escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Dover tries to keep at a distance but Sikaniska has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sikaniska escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dover takes one to the side of the head.

Sikaniska closes the distance and pushes Dover back into the cage.

Sikaniska escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Sikaniska forces Dover back against the cage and clinches.

Sikaniska's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sikaniska with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Sikaniska takes the fight into the clinch.
Dover misses with an elbow over the top.

Sikaniska escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot lands for Sikaniska.
Dover takes a jab right on the kisser.

Sikaniska gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Sikaniska breaks the clinch.
Sikaniska lands a jab to the nose.
Sikaniska fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dover on the side of the head.
Sikaniska bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Sikaniska darts in and clinches Dover up against the cage.

Sikaniska breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sikaniska lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sikaniska lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sikaniska throws a combination. Dover tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dover takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Sikaniska clinches.

Sikaniska pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sikaniska cracks Dover with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Sikaniska closes the distance and clinches.

Sikaniska's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dover throws a poor cross that misses
and Sikaniska counters with a nice uppercut.
Sikaniska with a jab.
Dover takes a jab right on the kisser.

Sikaniska pushes Dover up against the cage in a clinch.

Sikaniska pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dover takes one on the button.
Dover throws a lazy uppercut
and Sikaniska counters with a nice uppercut.
Dover doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Sikaniska has managed to clinch.

Sikaniska escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sikaniska's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sikaniska duly obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sikaniska lands a nice looking body shot.

Sikaniska clinches up against the cage.

Sikaniska breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dover throws an off balance right hand
letting Sikaniska counter with a right hand.
Dover gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sikaniska.
Dover gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dover is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sikaniska.
Sikaniska lands a nice hook to Dover's body. Dover takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Sikaniska closes the distance and clinches.

Sikaniska breaks the clinch.
Sikaniska scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dover doesn't seem bothered though.
Dover takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dover takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Sikaniska clinches.

Sikaniska escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Sikaniska closes the distance and clinches.

Sikaniska breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ben Dover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santeri Sikaniska is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sikaniska bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Donk. Sikaniska catches Dover right on the button with a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Santeri Sikaniska showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sikaniska has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santeri Sikaniska!