PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wazz Dakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musta Surma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wazz Dakka could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Musta Surma's chin.

Dakka
vs
Surma

165 cm
29
155 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

167 cm
22
152 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wazz Dakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Musta Surma!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Surma checks a leg kick.
Surma keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Surma throws the kick towards the body but Dakka avoids it.
Surma avoids a kick to the body.
Musta Surma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Surma moves to clinch but Dakka breaks away
and Dakka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dakka throws a leg kick but Surma checks it.
A clash of legs there as Dakka blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dakka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Surma tries to clinch
and Dakka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Surma tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Surma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Surma darts in trying to clinch
and Dakka counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dakka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dakka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dakka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dakka swinging wildly here.

Surma clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dakka working hard to break the clinch.
Surma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dakka is looking to break free of the clinch but Surma has double underhooks.
Dakka tries to break the clinch but Surma is controlling the position.
Surma throws an elbow that misses.
Dakka tries to break the clinch but Surma is controlling the position.
Surma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dakka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Surma stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Surma keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dakka's efforts to push away.
Surma pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dakka can't break the clinch.
Dakka tries to circle away but Surma has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dakka wants to break free but Surma has control.

Dakka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dakka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dakka throws an overhand right that lands on Surma's shoulder, as Surma tries to avoid the shot.

Surma has managed to clinch.
Surma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Surma lands an elbow inside.
Surma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dakka's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dakka is trying to push Surma away but Surma has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Surma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Dakka avoids the elbow strike from Surma, against the cage.
Surma misses with an elbow strike.

Dakka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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 Wazz Dakka will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Surma tries to clinch but Dakka moves away
enabling Dakka to counter with a crisp jab.
Surma tries to clinch but Dakka is having none of it.
Surma throws a hook but Dakka blocks it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Surma in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dakka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Musta Surma has been cut.
Surma tries to clinch up.
Dakka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Surmas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sloppy strikes from Dakka. Those never looked like landing.
Dakka looks to land a body kick but Surma moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Surma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Surma tries to clinch but Dakka moves away
and Dakka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dakka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Surma counter with a right hand.
Dakka scores with a body shot.
Dakka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Surma as he jumps to the side.
Surma swings for the body but Dakka moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surma tries to clinch
and Dakka counters with a two punch combo.

Surma gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Surma has Dakka pressed against the cage, preventing Dakka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dakka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dakka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Surma throws an elbow that misses.
Dakka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dakka tries to break free but Surma pushes him back against the cage.
Surma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dakka avoids it.
Surma keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dakka's efforts to push away.
Surma tries to stall but Dakka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Surma throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surma trying to land knees to the body.
Surma misses with a hook from the clinch.

Dakka manages to break the clinch.

Surma forces Dakka back against the cage and clinches.
Dakka avoids a wild elbow strike from Surma.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Surma keeps control of Dakka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Surma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Surma looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Dakka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Surma wants to clinch but Dakka slips to the side
and Dakka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dakka circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Dakka to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dakka circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Dakka counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dakka lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Surma looks to score with a jab to the body but Dakka is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wazz Dakka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Musta Surma'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!

Dakka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Surma.
Dakka lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dakka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dakka.
Dakka keeps the fight on the outside.
Surma tries to clinch up but Dakka circles away and keeps his distance.
Dakka keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dakka connects with an inside leg kick.
Surma cracks Dakka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dakka tried to score with a low kick but Surma checks it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dakka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dakka misses with an uppercut. Surma saw that one coming.
Dakka tries to land a leg kick but Surma saw it coming and moves away.
Surma tries to clinch
and Dakka counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surma tries to clinch there but Dakka circles away.
Surma wants to clinch
and Dakka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dakka circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Dakka counter with a right hand.
Surma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dakka circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dakka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dakka counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Surma clinches up against the cage.
Surma trying to land knees to the body.
Surma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Surma lands an elbow just above Dakka 's eye.
Surma keeps control of Dakka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dakka dodges an elbow strike from Surma.
Dakka wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dakka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dakka has had enough of the clinch but Surma keeps him there for the moment.
Surma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Surma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dakka's defenses.
Dakka can't break the clinch.
Surma lands an elbow inside that Dakka shrugs off.
Surma keeps control of Dakka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Surma lands an elbow inside that Dakka shrugs off.
Dakka is trying to break the clinch but Surma is controlling him.

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

Surma gets a clinch.
Musta Surma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dakka is trying to break the clinch but Surma has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dakka wants to break the clinch but can't.
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!
Dakka tries to break the clinch but Surma is controlling the position.
Dakka blocks an uppercut.
Surma tries a knee to the head but Dakka blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wazz Dakka.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dakka, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wazz Dakka!