PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maniek Krol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filippo Dicembre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Krol
vs
Dicembre

185 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
21
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maniek Krol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Filippo Dicembre!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dicembre is looking to chop away at Krol's legs.

Krol pushes Dicembre up against the cage in a clinch.
Krol lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Filippo Dicembre has been cut.
Dicembre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Krol smiles and moves away.
Dicembre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Krol tries to avoid it but Dicembre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Krol to the ground. Krol escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Dicembre tries to keep at a distance but Krol has taken the fight into the clinch.
Krol unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dicembre is trying to pull guard but Krol has him pressed against the cage.
Maniek Krol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Filippo Dicembre.
Krol using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krol working Dicembre over with knees to the body.
Dicembre looks winded!
Krol lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Krol landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Krol.
Krol using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Krol lands a nice knee to the body.
Krol lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Krol with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krol with a knee to the head.
Krol lands an elbow inside.
Krol unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Krol gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Krol working Dicembre over with knees to the body.
Dicembre blocks an elbow strike.
Dicembre wants to stall.
Krol really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Krol landing knees to the head.
Krol with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dicembre wants to take the fight to the mat but Krol manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dicembre is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dicembre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dicembre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krol avoids it.
Dicembre tries to pull guard but Krol holds him up against the cage and eventually Dicembre drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krol utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Krol connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dicembre's face.
Dicembre tries to land knees in the clinch but Krol avoids the damage to the body.
Dicembre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Krol smiles and moves away.

Krol closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dicembre looking to stall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Krol obliges.
Dicembre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krol landing knees to the body.
Krol landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Dicembre pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Krol postures up.

Krol stands up from Dicembre's guard - Krol perhaps looking for a knockout.

Krol instigates a clinch.
Krol tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dicembre avoids it.
Nice elbow from Krol.
Krol trying to land knees to the body.
Dicembre avoiding damage as Krol throws knees to the body.
Krol tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Krol gets underhooks to prevent Dicembre's takedown attempt.
Krol tries to land a knee to the head but Dicembre blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krol tries to land knees in the clinch but Dicembre avoids the damage to the body.

Dicembre is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Krol can't fight it off and eventually Dicembre manages to take the fight to the floor. Krol looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dicembre won't allow Krol to get back to his feet.
Dicembre trying to control but Krol is working from the bottom.
Dicembre tries to free his leg and advance position but Krol is retaining full guard.
Dicembre stops Krol from standing up.
Dicembre trying to control but Krol is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Filippo Dicembre hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Dicembre moves into the clinch successfully.
Dicembre is trying to pull guard but Krol has him pressed against the cage.
Krol tries to land a knee to the head but Dicembre blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maniek Krol dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Filippo Dicembre's cut.
That's time! Krol's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dicembre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Krol tries to avoid it but Dicembre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Krol to the ground. Krol escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Krol clinches.
Dicembre avoiding damage as Krol throws knees to the body.
Krol lands a damaging elbow.

Dicembre jumps guard.
Krol trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dicembre's guard.

Dicembre is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Krol lands a good knee to the midsection. Dicembre won't want to take too many of those.
Krol creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dicembre's defenses.
Krol using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Krol tries a knee to the head but Dicembre blocks it.
Dicembre avoiding damage as Krol throws knees to the body.
Dicembre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dicembre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dicembre tries to pull guard but Krol forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dicembre trying to land knees to the body.

Dicembre pulls guard.
Dicembre wants to sweep here but Krol controlling him for the moment.
Dicembre pulls Krol in close to his closed guard and prevents Krol from doing any damage or advancing position.
Let's hope that Dicembre has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Filippo Dicembre hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Dicembre moves into the clinch.
Krol putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dicembre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dicembre is trying to pull guard but Krol turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Maniek Krol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Filippo Dicembre.
A knee to the head by Krol.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Krol.
A knee to the head by Krol.
Krol blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dicembre throws an elbow but misses.
Krol lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Krol on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Krol misses with a knee strike.
Krol is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Krol gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Krol throws a knee to the head but misses.

Dicembre manages to pull guard.
Krol knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dicembre on the ground.
Krol is looking to stand up but Dicembre won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dicembre pushes Krol off and scrambles back to his feet.

Krol closes the distance and pushes Dicembre back into the cage.

Dicembre jumps guard and drags Krol to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Krol wants to get up but he can't break Dicembre's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dicembre looking for a sweep. Not yet Dicembre, not yet.

Krol stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Krol moves into the clinch.
Dicembre blocks the elbow strike.
Krol misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dicembre.
Dicembre tries for a takedown. No joy.
Krol landing knees to the body.
Dicembre is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krol lands an elbow that stopped Dicembre in his tracks for a moment.
Dicembre avoiding damage as Krol throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krol keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dicembre's efforts to push away.
Krol throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dicembre blocks it with crossed arms.
Dicembre is trying to pull guard but Krol has him pressed against the cage.
Krol unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dicembre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Krol landing knees to the body.
Dicembre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dicembre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Krol just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Krol.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dicembre tries to pull guard but Krol forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dicembre pushes off an throws an elbow but Krol leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Krol putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dicembre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Krol.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Maniek Krol will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Filippo Dicembre's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Krol moves into range and clinches up with Dicembre.
Krol is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Krol lands a knee to the body.
Dicembre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krol avoids it.
Dicembre takes a knee right on the jaw!
Krol connects with a knee to the head.
Dicembre with a knee to the head.
Krol is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Krol lands an elbow inside that Dicembre shrugs off.
Dicembre takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dicembre working hard to break the clinch.
Dicembre can't break the clinch.
Maniek Krol has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Krol crunches a lovely knee into Dicembre's ribcage.
Dicembre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krol is defending well for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dicembre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Krol missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krol landing knees to the body.
Krol gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dicembre.
Dicembre drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maniek Krol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Filippo Dicembre.
Krol unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dicembre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Krol misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dicembre.
Krol prevents Dicembre from breaking the clinch.
Dicembre tries for a takedown but Krol manages to get underhooks.
Krol landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dicembre tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dicembre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dicembre takes an elbow to the temple.
Krol lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dicembre pulls guard effortlessly.
Krol wants to stand but Dicembre has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Krol trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Dicembre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Krol doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Krol manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Krol gets to his feet - Dicembre follows without any prompting.

Krol has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dicembre has had enough of the clinch but Krol keeps him there for the moment.
Krol is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dicembre is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dicembre fails to pull guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Krol.
Dicembre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Krol lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Krol is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Krol misses with a knee to the head.
Krol prevents the takedown attempt.
Dicembre takes a knee right on the jaw!
Krol lands an elbow inside that Dicembre shrugs off.
Krol prevents the takedown attempt.
Dicembre takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dicembre misses with some punches.
Krol misses with a knee to the head.
Dicembre jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Krol walks away with a smile on his face. Dicembre gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Krol rushes Dicembre and presses him up against the cage.
Dicembre takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dicembre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Krol's brow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Krol obliges.
Krol landing knees to the body.
Dicembre tries to score a body lock takedown but Krol shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Krol lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Krol.
Krol lands an elbow inside that Dicembre shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krol is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dicembre is defending well for now.
Dicembre is looking for a takedown.
Dicembre is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Krol to keep the fight standing.
Krol lands an elbow inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A knee to the head by Krol.
Krol misses with a knee strike.
Dicembre tries to land a knee to the head but Krol blocks with his arms.
Filippo Dicembre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maniek Krol is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dicembre takes a knee right on the jaw!

And that's the end of the fight!
Maniek Krol showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Krol, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maniek Krol!
Our winner, Maniek Krol, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.