PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dolph Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson comes to the cage accompanied by Iron maiden - fear of the dark . The crowd seem to be enjoying Taalasmaa's choice of entrance music: Smurffit - Tunteisiin. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fredriksson
vs
Taalasmaa

178 cm
29
166 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

172 cm
28
162 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dolph Fredriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredriksson walks into a straight right hand from Taalasmaa.
Fredriksson connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taalasmaa. Fredriksson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fredriksson misses the shot to the body.
Taalasmaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taalasmaa ducks under a wild hook from Fredriksson.
Taalasmaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fredriksson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fredriksson misses with a lunging right hand
and Taalasmaa counters with a straight right hand.
Taalasmaa scores with a jab to the head.
Fredriksson misses with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fredriksson, as that shot connected.
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!
Taalasmaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fredriksson.
Taalasmaa throws a looping overhand right but Fredriksson ducks down to avoid it.
Taalasmaa takes one on the button.
Fredriksson takes a swing at Taalasmaa's ribcage but misses.
Taalasmaa scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Fredriksson misses its intended target.
Taalasmaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taalasmaa dodges the punch combination from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson misses with a body shot.
Taalasmaa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Taalasmaa misses with a low kick.
Good shot there by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson misses with a looping left.
Fredriksson throws a hook to the side of Taalasmaa's head but Taalasmaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fredriksson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Taalasmaa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Taalasmaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa checks a leg kick.
Taalasmaa ducks under a wild hook from Fredriksson.
Taalasmaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fredriksson misses with a straight right.
Good shot there by Fredriksson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fredriksson ducks right into an uppercut from Taalasmaa.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fredriksson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fredriksson. Taalasmaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dolph Fredriksson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taalasmaa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Taalasmaa swings for the body but Fredriksson moves out of range.
Taalasmaa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Taalasmaa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fredriksson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fredriksson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Taalasmaa punishes Fredriksson's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa throws a looping overhand right but Fredriksson ducks down to avoid it.
Taalasmaa fails to land with a series of punches.
Fredriksson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fredriksson ducks under a wild hook from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa throws a big shot that misses.
Fredriksson scores with a decent looking hook.
Taalasmaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fredriksson.
Dolph Fredriksson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Taalasmaa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fredriksson uses from the top position.
Taalasmaa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Taalasmaa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa looking for a sweep. Not yet Taalasmaa, not yet.

Taalasmaa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fredriksson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fredriksson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Taalasmaa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fredriksson!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taalasmaa putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Seppo Taalasmaa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fredriksson misses with a hook.
Fredriksson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fredriksson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fredriksson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taalasmaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taalasmaa throws a series of punches but Fredriksson moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Fredriksson. Those never looked like landing.
Fredriksson throws the left hand but Taalasmaa avoids the punch easily.
Taalasmaa takes a swing at Fredriksson's ribcage but misses.
Fredriksson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Taalasmaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson slips a jab from Taalasmaa.
Dolph Fredriksson is winning the standup battle so far.
Fredriksson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fredriksson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taalasmaa manages to avoid it.
Fredriksson misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson fails to land with a series of punches.
Fredriksson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fredriksson avoids the body shot from Taalasmaa.
Fredriksson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa loads up on a big right hand but Fredriksson slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson lands a slapping body shot.
Taalasmaa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taalasmaa throws an overhand right that lands on Fredriksson's shoulder, as Fredriksson tries to avoid the shot.
Taalasmaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fredriksson.
Taalasmaa staying out of range there.
Fredriksson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Taalasmaa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fredriksson checks a leg kick.
Fredriksson misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taalasmaa throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Fredriksson.
Taalasmaa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fredriksson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fredriksson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Taalasmaa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Taalasmaa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
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!
Taalasmaa thows a body shot but no joy.
Fredriksson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taalasmaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson slips under a jab.
Taalasmaa throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Fredriksson misses.
Taalasmaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fredriksson.
Taalasmaa scores with a jab to the body.
Taalasmaa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa takes a swing at Fredriksson's ribcage but misses.
Fredriksson punishes Taalasmaa's body with a nice straight punch.

Taalasmaa scores a takedown into full mount!
Fredriksson tries to lock up and control but Taalasmaa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Taalasmaa thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Taalasmaa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Taalasmaa throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Fredriksson is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Taalasmaa tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Fredriksson tries to hold on but Taalasmaa postures up.
Fredriksson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taalasmaa unloads with some shots from mount but Fredriksson bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Seppo Taalasmaa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Taalasmaa throws a poor cross that misses
and Fredriksson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taalasmaa lands a nice shot that snaps Fredriksson's head back.
Fredriksson looks to land a combination but Taalasmaa avoids it well.
Fredriksson misses with an uppercut.
Taalasmaa throws a series of punches but Fredriksson avoids them all with ease.
Fredriksson tries to move into range but Taalasmaa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Taalasmaa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fredriksson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fredriksson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Taalasmaa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fredriksson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taalasmaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fredriksson scores with a body shot.
Fredriksson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Taalasmaa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa walks into a stiff left hand from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson misses with a straight right.
Fredriksson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fredriksson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fredriksson misses with a body shot.
Taalasmaa connects with a body shot that sends Fredriksson's belly button to the back.
Fredriksson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Taalasmaa lands with a right hand.
Fredriksson slips under a jab from Taalasmaa.
A punch combination from Taalasmaa misses.
Fredriksson throws a body punch but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Fredriksson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fredriksson looks to land a left hand but Taalasmaa moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson throws a body punch but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taalasmaa. Fredriksson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fredriksson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fredriksson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fredriksson lands a slapping body shot.
Taalasmaa shoots in but Fredriksson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Taalasmaa takes a swing at Fredriksson's ribcage but misses.
Taalasmaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fredriksson with a jab.
Fredriksson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Taalasmaa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fredriksson scrambles back to his feet.
Fredriksson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Taalasmaa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fredriksson is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa avoids the body shot from Fredriksson.
Taalasmaa ducks under a wild hook from Fredriksson.
Taalasmaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fredriksson.
A telegraphed right hand from Fredriksson misses the target.
Fredriksson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Seppo Taalasmaa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Taalasmaa swings for the body but Fredriksson moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Taalasmaa misses the target.
Dolph Fredriksson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fredriksson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fredriksson tries to bum rush Taalasmaa with a series of wild strikes but Taalasmaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taalasmaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taalasmaa dives in and grabs Fredriksson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fredriksson pushes down on Taalasmaa's head and hops out.
Dolph Fredriksson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Taalasmaa.
Fredriksson looks to score with a jab to the body but Taalasmaa is just out of range.
Taalasmaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taalasmaa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fredriksson on the side of the head.
Taalasmaa throws a series of strikes that have Fredriksson backpedaling.
Taalasmaa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fredriksson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fredriksson missing with a left hand there. Taalasmaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Fredriksson.
Taalasmaa lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fredriksson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taalasmaa lands a jab to the nose.
Taalasmaa lands with a good body shot.
Taalasmaa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

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 Dolph Fredriksson.
I think Taalasmaa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Taalasmaa!