PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilkin Asim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Dahlberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Asim
vs
Dahlberg

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ilkin Asim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Dahlberg!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dahlberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Asim tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dahlberg manages to circle out of the way.
Dahlberg scores with a body shot.
Asim tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Dahlberg counter with a right hand.
Asim throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dahlberg.
Asim slips a jab and a cross from Dahlberg.

Asim has managed to clinch.
Dahlberg presses Asim against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Asim lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Johan Dahlberg has been cut.
Asim landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Asim trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Asim.

Dahlberg is rocked!
Asim missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dahlberg.
Dahlberg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dahlberg avoiding damage as Asim throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahlberg takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dahlberg is looking to break free of the clinch but Asim has double underhooks.
Asim prevents Dahlberg from breaking the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Asim.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asim.
Asim is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Dahlberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dahlberg looks to land a left hand but Asim moved out of range nicely.
Dahlberg takes a swing at Asim's ribcage but misses.
Asim tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dahlberg manages to circle out of the way.
Dahlberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Asim throws a solid leg kick but Dahlberg takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Asim.
Dahlberg has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Asim is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Johan Dahlberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asim throws a leg kick but Dahlberg sees it coming and moves out of range.
Asim has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Asim there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Dahlberg.
Asim wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dahlberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asim moves away.
Asim seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dahlberg connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dahlberg. Asim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dahlberg looks to land a left hand but Asim moved out of range nicely.
Asim wants to clinch but Dahlberg slips to the side
and Dahlberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Asim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dahlberg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Asim tries to clinch up but Dahlberg circles away and keeps his distance.
Dahlberg connects with a single shot there.
Asim tries to clinch up.

Asim moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asim lands a good knee to the midsection. Dahlberg won't want to take too many of those.
Dahlberg managing to block the knees to the body from Asim.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Asim as Dahlberg tries to tie him up.
Asim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dahlberg is defending well for now.
Asim misses with a knee strike.
Dahlberg just leaning against Asim, taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Asim obliges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dahlberg.
Asim looking to throw knees to the head but Dahlberg is blocking nicely.
Asim tries to land knees in the clinch but Dahlberg avoids the damage to the body.
Dahlberg cracks Asim with a nice body shot.
Dahlberg tries to break the clinch but Asim is controlling the position.
Dahlberg wants to get back to striking at distance but Asim won't allow it.
Dahlberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dahlberg can't break the clinch.
Dahlberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dahlberg managing to block the knees to the body from Asim.
Dahlberg takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dahlberg is working Asim over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Dahlberg as the two fighters clinch.
Asim is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Asim dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Asim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dahlberg avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dahlberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dahlberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dahlberg is trying to push Asim away but Asim has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A shot in the inside from Dahlberg.
Asim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dahlberg.
Dahlberg can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johan Dahlberg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johan Dahlberg's cut.
That's time! Asim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A jab lands there for Dahlberg.
Dahlberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Dahlberg scores with a shot to the body.

Asim moves into the clinch successfully.
Dahlberg avoiding damage as Asim throws knees to the body.
Asim is looking to control Dahlberg's arms but Dahlberg gets an underhook and turns him. Now Asim has his back to the cage.
Dahlberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Asim.
Dahlberg is trying to break free.
Asim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Asim landing knees to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dahlberg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Asim stalling against the cage.
Dahlberg scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahlberg lands a hook that snaps the head of Asim backwards.
Asim trying to land knees to the body.
Dahlberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Asim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dahlberg blocks it with crossed arms.
Dahlberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Asim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dahlberg pushes Asim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Asim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dahlberg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dahlberg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Asims head.
Asim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dahlberg blocks it with crossed arms.
Asim misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Asim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Asim lands a nice knee to the body.
Dahlberg is breathing heavily.
Asim connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asim missing with knees to the body.
Dahlberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asim lands a good knee to the midsection. Dahlberg won't want to take too many of those.
Dahlberg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Asim is keeping busy.
Asim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Asim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Asim lands a knee to the body.
Asim working Dahlberg over with knees to the body.
Asim connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dahlberg's face.
Asim landing knees to the head.
Dahlberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Asim finish him?
Dahlberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dahlberg seems to have recovered his senses.
Asim scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Asim obliges.
Asim unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dahlberg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Asim lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Asim obliges.
Asim lands a nice knee to the body.
Asim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dahlberg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dahlberg takes a knee right on the jaw!
Asim content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Asim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Asim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Asim leaning his opponent against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Asim.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Asim.
Asim looking to throw knees to the head but Dahlberg is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asim scores with a knee to the head.
Asim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dahlberg avoids it.
Dahlberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Asim drops Dahlberg with a big knee straight up the middle! Dahlberg is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Asim has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Asim there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dahlberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johan Dahlberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dahlberg misses with a hook. Asim ducked under it nicely.

Asim has Dahlberg up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dahlberg.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ilkin Asim dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johan Dahlberg's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Asim has closed the distance and engaged Dahlberg in a clinch.
Asim crunches a lovely knee into Dahlberg's ribcage.
Asim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Asim crunches a lovely knee into Dahlberg's ribcage.
Asim landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dahlberg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Asim has him pressed against the cage.
Asim scores a nice knee to the body.
Asim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dahlberg can do to turn this around?
Asim landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Asim lands a nice knee to the body.
Dahlberg takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dahlberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knees to the body from Asim.
Asim stalling the fight.
Ilkin Asim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A bit of stalling here from Asim.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Asim.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asim is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Asim taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Asim tries a knee to the head but Dahlberg blocks it.
Asim stalling in the clinch.
Dahlberg has a couple of punches blocked by Asim.
Asim is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Asim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dahlberg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Asim.
Asim lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Asim.
Asim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Asim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Dahlberg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Asim.
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!
Asim blocks an uppercut.
Asim connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dahlberg's face.
Asim scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Asim.
Asim working Dahlberg over with knees to the body.
Asim jerks Dahlberg's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Dahlberg drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Asim goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Asim because Dahlberg was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Ilkin Asim!