PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Lehnsherr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Dille (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lehnsherr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is PURE EVIL!. Erik Lehnsherr has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Lehnsherr
vs
Dille

210 cm
27
278 lbs
9 - 9 - 1

199 cm
32
283 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Lehnsherr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Dille!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dille takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Dille misses.
Lehnsherr just misses with a punch to the body.
Dille shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lehnsherr defends it nicely.
Dille moves to clinch but Lehnsherr breaks away
and Dille takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lehnsherr throws a body punch but Dille moves out of range.
Dille is looking to clinch.

Dille clinches with his opponent.
Lehnsherr can't find room to land a body shot as Dille controls the action.
Lehnsherr is trying to force a seperation but Dille has the dominant position.
Lehnsherr working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lehnsherr.
Lehnsherr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lehnsherr lands a nice uppercut.
Dille prevents a body shot from Lehnsherr.
A head punch on the inside from Lehnsherr fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Lehnsherr.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dille lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lehnsherr fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehnsherr cracks Dille with a nice body shot.
Lehnsherr struggles to land a body shot inside as Dille controls his hands.
Lehnsherr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dille looking to throw knees to the head but Lehnsherr is blocking nicely.
Dille has Lehnsherr pressed against the cage, preventing Lehnsherr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lehnsherr tries to throw a body punch but Dille avoids it by throwing Lehnsherr back against the cage.
Lehnsherr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dille scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lehnsherr.
Lehnsherr tries to work over Dille's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lehnsherr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lehnsherr working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dille's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lehnsherr lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Dille.
Dille misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dille lands a hook that snaps the head of Lehnsherr backwards.
Lehnsherr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dille slowing the pace effectively.
Dille is trying to stall.
Lehnsherr blocking some punches.
A short right from Dille.
Lehnsherr tries to throw a body punch but Dille avoids it by throwing Lehnsherr back against the cage.
Lehnsherr is trying to break the clinch but Dille has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dille.
Dille working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lehnsherr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dille doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dille blocking some punches.
Dille lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Erik Lehnsherr has been cut.
Dille lands an elbow inside.
Lehnsherr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lehnsherr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Lehnsherr.
Dille tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lehnsherr throws a punch but it's blocked by Dille.
Lehnsherr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lehnsherr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lehnsherr working hard to break the clinch.
Dille working aggressively here.
Lehnsherr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dille's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lehnsherr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lehnsherr tries a body shot but Dille blocks it.
Lehnsherr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Dille fails to land.

Lehnsherr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dille steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lehnsherr.
Dille shoots in and drives through. Lehnsherr sprawls well.
Lehnsherr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehnsherr throws a jab when Dille was well out of range.
A big right from Lehnsherr misses.
Some wild striking there from Lehnsherr.
Lehnsherr connects with a right hand. Dille shakes it off.
Lehnsherr misses with a body shot.
Lehnsherr swinging wildly here.
Dille tries to close the distance and clinch but Lehnsherr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dille tries to clinch up but Lehnsherr circles away and keeps his distance.
Dille takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lehnsherr slips a jab from Dille.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lehnsherr keeps the fight on the outside.
Lehnsherr swats away the attempt to clinch by Dille.
Lehnsherr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dille at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dille showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lehnsherr.
Dille tries to clinch up
and Lehnsherr counters with a nice body shot.
Dille throws a big shot that misses.
Dille throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lehnsherr.
Dille tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lehnsherr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dille moves away from the strike by Lehnsherr.
Lehnsherr cracks a nice hook into Dille's ribs.
Lehnsherr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lehnsherr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dille.
Dille tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lehnsherr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dille throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lehnsherr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lehnsherr looks to land a combination. Dille sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lehnsherr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehnsherr dips to his left and cracks Dille with an uppercut!
Dille tries to clinch but Lehnsherr moves out of range.
Lehnsherr dips to his left and cracks Dille with an uppercut!
Lehnsherr misses with an uppercut

and Dille holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dille.
Dille prevents Lehnsherr from breaking the clinch.
Lehnsherr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dille stalls.
Lehnsherr can't find room to land a body shot as Dille controls the action.
Lehnsherr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lehnsherr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dille swings wildly with an uppercut but Lehnsherr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lehnsherr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dille has him pressed against the cage.
Dille working aggressively here.
Erik Lehnsherr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dille.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dille doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lehnsherr tries to circle away but Dille has him pinned against the cage.
Dille is stalling here.
A short right from Dille on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dille blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Lehnsherr on the inside.
Lehnsherr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dille backwards.
Lehnsherr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dille doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lehnsherr.
Lehnsherr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lehnsherr is trying to push Dille away but Dille has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lehnsherr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dille's elbow.
Lehnsherr struggles to land a body shot inside as Dille controls his hands.
Dille blocks a body shot from Lehnsherr.

Lehnsherr breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehnsherr swats away the attempt to clinch by Dille.
Lehnsherr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dille moves in looking to clinch but Lehnsherr pushes him off.
Lehnsherr takes a swing at Dille's ribcage but misses.
Lehnsherr works over Dille's head and body with a nice combination.
Dille blocks a jab.
Lehnsherr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dille was well out of range. Poor timing from Lehnsherr.
Dille throws a nice looking combination but Lehnsherr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dille slips under a jab.

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

Dille jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lehnsherr manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lehnsherr regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dille is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Dille is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Dille is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lehnsherr is just riding it out for now. Dille eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Lehnsherr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Erik Lehnsherr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lehnsherr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dille has time to react.
Lehnsherr misses with a double jab.
Lehnsherr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dille tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lehnsherr was well out of range. Poor timing from Dille.
Erik Lehnsherr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dille moves out of range as Lehnsherr strikes.

Dille pushes Lehnsherr up against the cage in a clinch.
Dille blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lehnsherr fails to land.
Lehnsherr misses with a body punch.
Dille doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dille.
Lehnsherr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dille has a couple of punches blocked by Lehnsherr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehnsherr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dille lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lehnsherr backwards.
Lehnsherr has a couple of punches blocked by Dille.
Dille lands an elbow just above Lehnsherr 's eye.
Dille throws a punch but it's blocked by Lehnsherr.
Dille throws a head punch that misses.
Lehnsherr throws a head punch that misses.
Lehnsherr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dille fails to land.
Dille lands an uppercut.
Dille has a couple of punches blocked by Lehnsherr.
Dille is looking to control Lehnsherr's arms but Lehnsherr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dille has his back to the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehnsherr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dille blocks an uppercut.
Lehnsherr working aggressively here.
Dille misses with a punch on the inside.
Lehnsherr misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehnsherr blocking some punches.
Dille lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Lehnsherr.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lehnsherr.
Lehnsherr tries to break the clinch but Dille is controlling the position.
Dille swings wildly with an uppercut but Lehnsherr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lehnsherr scores with a shot to the side of Dille's head.
Dille taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dille tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lehnsherr can't find room to land a body shot as Dille controls the action.
Lehnsherr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lehnsherr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lehnsherr tries to throw a body punch but Dille avoids it by throwing Lehnsherr back against the cage.
Lehnsherr scores with a shoulder strike.
Lehnsherr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lehnsherr tries to work over Dille's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehnsherr lands an uppercut.
Lehnsherr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lehnsherr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lehnsherr scores with a hook to the body.
Lehnsherr has had enough of the clinch but Dille keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Dille on the inside.
Dille lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dille misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dille swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lehnsherr tries a body shot but Dille blocks it.
Lehnsherr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dille has him pressed against the cage.
Dille throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lehnsherrs head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dille scores with a shot to the side of Lehnsherr's head.
Dille is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lehnsherr is keeping busy.
A hook to the body from Lehnsherr.
Erik Lehnsherr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehnsherr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dille swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lehnsherr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dille throws a punch but it's blocked by Lehnsherr.
Dille swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dille.

Lehnsherr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dille shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lehnsherr as he avoids it easily.
Dille tries to clinch up but Lehnsherr circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lehnsherr. Dille does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dille shoots in looking for a takedown. Lehnsherr tries to sprawl out of it but Dille keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lehnsherr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dille takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dille walks into a stiff left hand from Lehnsherr.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Dille.
I think Lehnsherr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Lehnsherr!
A victorious Erik Lehnsherr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.