PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marek Dudzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Vilkastus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikko Vilkastus has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Dudzinski
vs
Vilkastus

176 cm
24
164 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

175 cm
30
160 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marek Dudzinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Vilkastus!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vilkastus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vilkastus moves to clinch but Dudzinski breaks away
and Dudzinski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dudzinski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vilkastus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dudzinski jabs Vilkastus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
No luck for Vilkastus with that takedown attempt.
Vilkastus misses with a body kick.
Dudzinski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vilkastus.
Dudzinski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dudzinski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vilkastus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vilkastus throws a push kick but Dudzinski slaps the foot to one side.
Vilkastus swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dudzinski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilkastus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Vilkastus gets tackled into the cage by Dudzinski. Dudzinski maintains the clinch.
Dudzinski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Mikko Vilkastus has been cut.
Dudzinski has Vilkastus pressed against the cage, preventing Vilkastus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Dudzinski breaks the clinch.

Dudzinski gets a clinch.
Vilkastus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vilkastus changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dudzinski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Marek Dudzinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikko Vilkastus.
Vilkastus avoids a punch combination nicely.

Dudzinski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vilkastus looking for submissions off his back.
Vilkastus wants to get back to his feet.
Dudzinski wants to stand but Vilkastus has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Dudzinski gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vilkastus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Dudzinski rushes Vilkastus and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilkastus fails to pull guard.
Vilkastus tries to pull guard but Dudzinski won't allow it.
Vilkastus blocks the elbow strike.
Dudzinski has Vilkastus pressed against the cage, preventing Vilkastus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vilkastus jumps guard but Dudzinski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

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

Dudzinski shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vilkastus manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vilkastus has a closed guard, preventing Dudzinski from standing up.

Vilkastus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dudzinski gets to his feet. Vilkastus looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Dudzinski closes the distance and clinches.
Vilkastus jumps guard but Dudzinski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dudzinski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dudzinski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Dudzinski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dudzinski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vilkastus gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marek Dudzinski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikko Vilkastus's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Vilkastus tries for a takedown but Dudzinski circles away easily
and Dudzinski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dudzinski stuffs the takedown.

Vilkastus gets a double leg takedown into Dudzinski's guard.

Dudzinski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dudzinski keeping moving, preventing Vilkastus from controlling successfully.

Vilkastus gets to his feet. Dudzinski looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dudzinski stuffs the takedown.
Marek Dudzinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikko Vilkastus.
Vilkastus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vilkastus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dudzinski moves away.
Some wild striking there from Dudzinski.
Dudzinski scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudzinski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vilkastus in his tracks.
Marek Dudzinski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dudzinski swinging wildly here.
Marek Dudzinski is winning the standup battle so far.
Vilkastus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vilkastus defending well as Dudzinski loads up on a big left hand.
Vilkastus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Dudzinski clinches up with Vilkastus and pushes him back against the cage.
Vilkastus wants to get back to striking at distance but Dudzinski won't allow it.

Dudzinski is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Vilkastus can't fight it off and eventually Dudzinski manages to take the fight to the floor. Vilkastus looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Vilkastus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vilkastus looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dudzinski passes into side control.

Dudzinski stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dudzinski swats away the attempt to clinch by Vilkastus.
Dudzinski is looking to wear down Vilkastus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dudzinski misses with a head kick.
Vilkastus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vilkastus shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dudzinski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudzinski takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vilkastus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vilkastus misses the shot to the body.
Dudzinski throws a right hand that Vilkastus ducks under and follows up with a left that Vilkastus also avoids with ease.
Dudzinski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vilkastus.
Nice body punch from Dudzinski.
Vilkastus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Dudzinski closes the distance and pushes Vilkastus back into the cage.

Dudzinski breaks from the clinch.
Vilkastus misses with a series of wild punches.
Vilkastus misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudzinski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dudzinski tries to clinch up.

Vilkastus gets caught napping as Dudzinski dives in and scores a takedown. Vilkastus manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Dudzinski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Dudzinski gets to his feet - Vilkastus follows without any prompting.
Vilkastus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dudzinski as he jumps to the side.
Vilkastus is breathing heavily.
Dudzinski misses with an attempted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vilkastus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Dudzinski forces Vilkastus back against the cage and clinches.
Vilkastus is trying to pull guard but Dudzinski turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marek Dudzinski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mikko Vilkastus'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!

Vilkastus fails with a takedown attempt.
Dudzinski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vilkastus.

Dudzinski fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Vilkastus to the ground. Dudzinski is now in Vilkastus's guard.
Vilkastus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dudzinski is one step ahead there.
Dudzinski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Vilkastus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Dudzinski gets to his feet - Vilkastus follows without any prompting.
Vilkastus misses with a wild combination.
Vilkastus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dudzinski with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudzinski works over Vilkastus's head and body with a nice combination.

Dudzinski fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vilkastus sprawls well initially but Dudzinski persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dudzinski tries to stand but can't do so whilst Vilkastus controls his leg.
Vilkastus is looking to improve his position.
Dudzinski tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Vilkastus is looking for a sweep. Dudzinski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Dudzinski escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dudzinski fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vilkastus sprawls well initially but Dudzinski persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vilkastus makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vilkastus.
Vilkastus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dudzinski is one step ahead there.

Vilkastus isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Dudzinski stacks Vilkastus on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Dudzinski!
Vilkastus bucks up and tries to throw Dudzinski off but instead Dudzinski has got his back!
Dudzinski keeps control of the position easily here as Vilkastus tries to buck him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dudzinski decides to stand up.
Vilkastus misses with a wild combination.
Vilkastus thows a body shot but no joy.
Dudzinski lands with a shot to the body.

Vilkastus gets caught flat footed, as Dudzinski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Vilkastus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dudzinski is aware though and is defending well.

Vilkastus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Vilkastus has his foot on Dudzinski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dudzinski works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dudzinski gets to his feet. Vilkastus looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Vilkastus tries to clinch but Dudzinski is having none of it.
Dudzinski looks to land a combination but Vilkastus avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

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

Dudzinski stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
A head kick from Vilkastus lands but Dudzinski takes it in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice jab there from Dudzinski.
Mikko Vilkastus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikko Vilkastus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vilkastus shoots in looking for a takedown but Dudzinski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vilkastus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marek Dudzinski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marek Dudzinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikko Vilkastus.
Vilkastus misses with a jab, cross combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marek Dudzinski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dudzinski 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 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marek Dudzinski!