PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Filippo Dicembre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tor Leka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tor Leka has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Filippo Dicembre's chin.

Dicembre
vs
Leka

178 cm
21
160 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

170 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Filippo Dicembre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tor Leka!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tor Leka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Leka tries to keep at a distance but Dicembre has taken the fight into the clinch.

Leka has hold of one of Dicembre's legs. Dicembre is fighting the takedown attempt but Leka gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Leka stands up and waves to Dicembre to follow him.

Leka scores a takedown into full mount!
Leka is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dicembre can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leka looking to control and managing it successfully.
Leka prevents Dicembre from getting the reversal.
Leka misses with a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leka looking to control but Dicembre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Leka throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dicembre is looking to improve his position but Leka isn't that keen on the idea.
Leka looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Leka wants to control the action but instead Dicembre gets a body lock and reverses into Leka's guard! Nice work!
Leka keeping moving, preventing Dicembre from controlling successfully.
Leka looking to control.
Dicembre trying to control but Leka is working from the bottom.
Leka manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dicembre manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leka's corner is telling him to maintain position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Dicembre clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dicembre blocking some punches.

Leka has picked Dicembre up - he's going for a ride! Leka dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Leka looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Leka seems to be looking for submissions.
Leka looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dicembre gets full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dicembre is on top in guard.
Dicembre throws an elbow that misses. Leka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dicembre's guard. Nice move by Leka!
Dicembre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Leka looking to pass the guard.
Leka throws an elbow that misses. Dicembre uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Leka's guard. Nice move by Dicembre!
Leka wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Leka managing to control the position.
Leka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dicembre wants to control from the top but Leka keeps moving.
Dicembre is pushing down on Leka's leg trying to pass to half guard. Leka is fighting to maintain full guard but Dicembre has managed to sneak the leg through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leka moves into full guard.
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!

Dicembre drops back, looking for a kneebar! Leka looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Leka looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Leka!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tor Leka dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dicembre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Leka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dicembre shoots in but Leka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Leka tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dicembre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Leka somewhat.

Dicembre closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dicembre prevents Leka from standing back up.
Dicembre looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Leka with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Leka trying to control here.
Dicembre trying to advance position but Leka counters by regaining guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dicembre wants to control from the top but Leka keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dicembre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leka is keeping the position for now.
Leka pulls Dicembre in close to his closed guard and prevents Dicembre from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tor Leka has got the better of the ground game so far.
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.
Dicembre wants to pass the guard but Leka is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leka keeping moving, preventing Dicembre from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Filippo Dicembre.
Dicembre tries to clinch up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Leka.

Leka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leka is trying to push Dicembre away but Dicembre has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Dicembre works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Dicembre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dicembre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leka wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dicembre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leka is keeping the position for now.
Leka is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Leka is breathing heavily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dicembre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leka swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Tor Leka has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dicembre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leka.

Dicembre tries to keep at a distance but Leka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dicembre drops down looking for an ankle pick but Leka pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dicembre doesn't manage to clinch there - Leka circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dicembre connects with a leg kick. Leka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Leka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Dicembre jumps guard.
Leka postures up in Dicembre's guard and throws a big left but Dicembre blocks it.
Dicembre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dicembre lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Leka!
Leka keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Filippo Dicembre dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Leka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dicembre is fending him off so far but Leka persists. Nope, Dicembre circles away and we're back to standing.

Dicembre has closed the distance and engaged Leka in a clinch.
Dicembre is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Leka gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Dicembre lands a takedown into guard.
Leka wants to sweep here but Dicembre controlling him for the moment.
Dicembre trying to control but Leka is working from the bottom.

Leka looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Dicembre is defending well. Leka quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Dicembre has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Leka celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tor Leka!