PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Dime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jussi Kantola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Dime
vs
Kantola

169 cm
21
183 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
28
190 lbs
7 - 17 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Dime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jussi Kantola!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dime stuffs the takedown.
Dime catches Kantola with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Dime decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dime thows a huge punch but Kantola dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Dime.

Dime postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Kantola to stand up.

Dime instigates a clinch.

Dime has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kantola clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kantola can't escape the position.
Dime throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Kantola tries to break free.
Dime wants to control the position but Kantola frees himself and scrambles - Dime manages to regain control in side control.

Dime decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kantola to his feet.
Jonny Dime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kantola takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kantola comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Kantola gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dime to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dime might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dime stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kantola swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Dime stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dime looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dime defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kantola.
Nice shot lands for Dime.
Dime tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kantola manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dime misses with a few strikes there.
Kantola digs a good body shot into Dime's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dime drives through with a takedown into Kantola's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dime is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kantola trying to control the position.
Dime wants to pass the guard but Kantola is keeping the position.
Dime lands a couple of elbows.

Dime decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kantola fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dime avoids it really well and circles away.
Jonny Dime has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jussi Kantola.
Dime swinging wildly here.
Dime's corner calls for a 1-2. Dime obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dime throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kantola counters with a stiff right hand.
Kantola shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dime as he jumps to the side.
Kantola fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dime thuds his right hand into Kantola's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dime cracks Kantola with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Dime looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Dime stands up from Kantola's guard - Dime perhaps looking for a knockout.

Dime dives in and scores a takedown into Kantola's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dime throws a big elbow that misses.

Dime decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kantola, up you get!

Dime shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dime not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Dime is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dime thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kantola's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Dime decides to return to a standing position.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kantola looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Dime dominated that round.
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.

Dime shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kantola manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dime has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dime trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Kantola is working an open guard so Dime takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kantola's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dime connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kantola scrambles back to his feet.

Dime darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dime thows a huge punch but Kantola dodges it nicely.
Kantola blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dime.

Dime decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dime throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dime shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dime was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Dime goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kantola is on top in guard.
Kantola not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kantola trying to control but Dime is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kantola is fighting to break Dime's control of his arms but Dime is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Jonny Dime has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kantola throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dime's waist but Dime gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kantola off to one side.

Dime scores with a takedown into Kantola's guard.
Dime throws a big elbow that misses.
Kantola looking to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kantola utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dime trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dime trying to control but Kantola is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dime with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dime working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kantola's head.
Dime has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kantola is proving hard to escape from.
Dime works over Kantola with some ground and pound from guard.
Kantola is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kantola working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dime.
Dime working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kantola utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dime is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kantola is trying to control the position but Dime postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dime decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kantola, up you get!

Dime scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dime scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dime decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kantola to his feet.
Kantola tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kantola looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dime is fending him off so far but Kantola persists. Nope, Dime circles away and we're back to standing.

Dime bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dime working the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Dime decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kantola to his feet.

Dime throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kantola was covering up waiting for the punch and Dime finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Dime dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kantola avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dime fails in his attempt to clinch.

Dime shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kantola napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dime creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Dime decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Dime closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dime throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kantola works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Kantola manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dime gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dime stuffs the takedown attempt from Kantola. Kantola gets slowly back to his feet.
Kantola circles away from the clinch attempt.

Kantola gets caught napping as Dime dives in and scores a takedown. Kantola manages to retain guard.

Kantola is working an open guard so Dime takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kantola shoots in looking for a takedown. Dime tries to sprawl out of it but Kantola keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dime manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Dime shoots in and bounces Kantola off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dime working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dime cracks Kantola with a solid left hand.
Dime throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dime lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dime working some strikes from top position.
Kantola working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dime.
Dime knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kantola on the ground.
Dime looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dime accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dime working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kantola is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dime throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kantola works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kantola trying to control the position.

Dime stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Dime looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Dime gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Kantola looks for a takedown but Dime sprawls well.
Jonny Dime has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jussi Kantola.
Dime cracks Kantola with an open hand slap.
Dime thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dime pushes Kantola up against the cage in a clinch.
Dime is looking for a takedown.

Kantola ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kantola no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jonny Dime overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Kantola is controlling Dime's posture.

Dime decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kantola, up you get!
Jonny Dime is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Dime closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kantola to the mat! Kantola manages to get full guard.
Dime 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.
Jussi Kantola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dime has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kantola is proving hard to escape from.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Dime showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dime 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Jonny Dime!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Jonny Dime!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Jonny Dime!

Jonny Dime wins by unanimous decision!
Jonny Dime took some time post fight to say the following; 'Thanks to the greatest manager ever, Bunner Ting'.