PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Shogun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poop Dik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shogun comes to the cage accompanied by acdc spolin for a fight . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Shogun
vs
Dik

175 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

185 cm
22
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lyoto Shogun !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Poop Dik!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shogun misses with the combination.
Dik will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dik wants to clinch up but Shogun keeps it at a distance.
Dik looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shogun lands a head kick!

Dik closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dik tries to score with some ground and pound. Shogun controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dik wants to control but Shogun is keeping him busy.
Shogun stops Dik from passing to mount.
Shogun being controlled for a moment.

Dik decides to stand back up. Dik steps back and let's Shogun get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shogun fails to land with a series of punches.
Shogun fails to land with a series of punches.
Shogun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shogun looks to land a combination but Dik avoids it well.
Shogun misses with a head kick.
Shogun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dik cracks Shogun with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lyoto Shogun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shogun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shogun stalks Dik and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dik's face. Dik staggers backwards, shaken.

Dik scores with a takedown into Shogun 's guard.
Dik throwing strikes from guard but Shogun blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dik content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dik prevents Shogun from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dik seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Shogun is breathing heavily.
Dik tries to free his leg and advance position but Shogun is retaining full guard.
Dik throws a big right hand that misses.
Dik tries to free his leg and advance position but Shogun is retaining full guard.
Shogun working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dik.
Dik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Dik shoots in and bounces Shogun off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dik controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dik loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dik sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Poop Dik dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dik gets a takedown into half guard.
Dik thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shogun 's head.
Dik content to control rather than advance.
Shogun is trying to stand up here but Dik is controlling him well.
Dik has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dik content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dik moves nicely into side control.
Dik controls the position.
Dik has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Dik tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shogun wants to try and get back to his feet.
Dik looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dik scoring with strikes but Shogun is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shogun takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dik tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dik landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dik looking to finish Shogun with some ground and pound. This is bad for Shogun !
Dik controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dik working for a submission but Shogun is keeping him at bay.
Dik is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dik with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Poop Dik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Shogun swats away the attempt to clinch by Dik.

Dik shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Shogun knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dik on the ground.
Dik sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Poop Dik just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shogun chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Dik shoots in and bounces Shogun off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dik stays in close to Shogun 's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shogun is working an open guard so Dik takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lyoto Shogun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dik throws a series of punches but Shogun avoids them all with ease.

Dik drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dik is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dik slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dik in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Dik scores with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shogun taking punishment in the form of punches.

Dik in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Shogun is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Poop Dik!