PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kasper Pimp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aniket Dhadphale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dhadphale has chosen Clint Mansell - Requiem for a Dream as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pimp
vs
Dhadphale

195 cm
19
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kasper Pimp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aniket Dhadphale!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pimp swats away the attempt to clinch by Dhadphale.
Pimp tries to clinch but Dhadphale moves away

and Dhadphale counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dhadphale.
Pimp throws a head punch that misses.
Pimp tries a knee to the head but Dhadphale blocks it.

Dhadphale jumps into guard, dragging Pimp to the mat.
Pimp has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dhadphale is proving hard to escape from.
Dhadphale looking for a sweep. Not yet Dhadphale, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pimp wants to stand but Dhadphale is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dhadphale throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhadphale is looking to stand up but Pimp isn't so interested in that idea.
Pimp has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dhadphale trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pimp looks to clinch
and Dhadphale counters with a nice body kick.
Pimp is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Dhadphale rushes Pimp and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dhadphale wants to get back to striking at distance but Pimp won't allow it.
Dhadphale working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dhadphale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Dhadphale instigates a clinch.
Pimp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dhadphale throws an elbow but it misses.

Dhadphale gets control of Pimp's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dhadphale will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Pimp stopping the sweep attempt from Dhadphale.
Dhadphale bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pimp's guard.
Dhadphale throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhadphale postures up in Pimp's guard and throws a big left but Pimp blocks it.
Dhadphale stops Pimp from standing up.
Pimp keeping moving, preventing Dhadphale from controlling successfully.
Pimp is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dhadphale is controlling him.
Pimp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pimp keeping moving, preventing Dhadphale from controlling successfully.
Pimp is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pimp closes the distance but Dhadphale moves to the side

and Dhadphale counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pimp!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pimp is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Dhadphale in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aniket Dhadphale dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pimp tries to keep at a distance but Dhadphale has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pimp tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pimp landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dhadphale avoiding damage as Pimp throws knees to the body.
Dhadphale is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pimp gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dhadphale has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pimp is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dhadphale.
Pimp misses with a knee strike.
Pimp lands a knee to the body.
Dhadphale drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kasper Pimp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aniket Dhadphale.
Pimp presses Dhadphale against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pimp using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pimp trying to land knees to the body.
Pimp landing knees to the head.
Pimp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pimp lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pimp lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dhadphale avoiding damage as Pimp throws knees to the body.
Dhadphale wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pimp has him pressed against the cage.
Pimp with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dhadphale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pimp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pimp unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dhadphale lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhadphale tries to pull guard but Pimp won't allow it.
Pimp throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dhadphale blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Dhadphale.

Dhadphale drags the fight down to the ground.
Pimp wants to get up but he can't break Dhadphale's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pimp wants to stand and escape but instead Dhadphale has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Dhadphale pushes down on Pimp's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dhadphale sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pimp defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pimp tries to kick Dhadphale off but Dhadphale keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dhadphale tries to pass to full mount but Pimp defends it.
Dhadphale thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pimp's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pimp wants to get back to his feet.
Pimp trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Dhadphale seems to be looking for submissions.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pimp clinches but Dhadphale breaks the clinch

and Dhadphale counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pimp won't be happy with that.

Dhadphale stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pimp tries to clinch up but Dhadphale circles away and keeps his distance.

Pimp rushes Dhadphale and presses him up against the cage.
Pimp tries a knee to the head but Dhadphale blocks it.
Dhadphale tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pimp smiles and moves away.
Dhadphale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pimp looks to clinch

and Dhadphale counters with a shoot takedown. Pimp fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dhadphale wants to stand but Pimp has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dhadphale stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pimp swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aniket Dhadphale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Pimp tries to close the distance and clinch but Dhadphale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pimp closes the distance but Dhadphale moves to the side

and Dhadphale counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Pimp.
Pimp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dhadphale has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pimp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pimp tries to land a knee to the head but Dhadphale blocks with his arms.
Pimp connects with a knee to the head.
Dhadphale takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pimp throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dhadphale blocks it with crossed arms.
Pimp keeps control of Dhadphale as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pimp throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dhadphale blocks it with crossed arms.

Dhadphale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oooh a lovely combination from Dhadphale sends Pimp down but not out. Dhadphale dives into side control looking to finish.

It looks like Kasper Pimp has been cut.

Dhadphale stands up and beckons Pimp to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dhadphale scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhadphale sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pimp is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Aniket Dhadphale has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pimp on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dhadphale is looking to take a break and control but Pimp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pimp dodges the ground and pound from Dhadphale.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Dhadphale wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pimp, who protects the arm well.
Pimp is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dhadphale is controlling him well.

Pimp sneaks out the side door and pushes Dhadphale away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pimp has managed to clinch.
Pimp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dhadphale.
Dhadphale wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pimp scores with a shoulder strike.
Pimp unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dhadphale lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pimp with a knee to the head.
Pimp misses with a knee strike.
Pimp lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pimp scores a nice knee to the body.
Pimp scores a nice knee to the body.
Pimp connects with a knee to the head.
Dhadphale is trying to break free.
Pimp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dhadphale lands with a right to the head.
Pimp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pimp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dhadphale has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pimp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dhadphale lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pimp misses with an elbow strike.

Dhadphale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dhadphale circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dhadphale counters with an outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pimp clinches up with Dhadphale and pushes him back against the cage.
Pimp keeps control of Dhadphale as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pimp prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dhadphale can't find room to land a body shot as Pimp controls the action.
Pimp lands an elbow inside.
Aniket Dhadphale is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pimp lands a right hand.
Pimp throws a knee to the head but misses.

Dhadphale manages to break the clinch.

Pimp gets a clinch.
Pimp lands a knee to the body.
Pimp throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dhadphale blocks it with crossed arms.
Dhadphale avoiding damage as Pimp throws knees to the body.
Pimp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dhadphale has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dhadphale fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dhadphale tries to score a body lock takedown but Pimp shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kasper Pimp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aniket Dhadphale.
Dhadphale lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kasper Pimp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pimp lands with a right to the head.
Pimp connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dhadphale's face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aniket Dhadphale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dhadphale winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aniket Dhadphale!