PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between IM Dabest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eino Leino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eino Leino has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dabest
vs
Leino

180 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, IM Dabest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eino Leino!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leino shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dabest but Dabest pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dabest is looking to clinch but Leino is avoiding it.
Leino checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leino looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dabest stuffs the takedown.
IM Dabest has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eino Leino.
Dabest doesn't manage to clinch there - Leino circles away.
Dabest misses with a head kick.

Leino darts in and clinches Dabest up against the cage.

Leino tightens his grip and picks Dabest up, before dumping him to the ground. Dabest manages to land in guard.
Leino pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dabest is keeping the position for now.
Dabest trying to control the position.
Leino won't allow Dabest to sweep him here.

Leino is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dabest is breathing heavily.
Leino thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leino passes Dabest's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Leino has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Leino is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Leino is working for a kimura but Dabest is defending it quite comfortably.

Leino is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Dabest manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dabest closes the distance but Leino moves to the side

and Leino counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Leino missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Leino thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dabest working a defensive guard here.
Leino forces his way into half guard.
Dabest wants to get back to full guard.
Leino passes the guard and advances to mount!

Dabest defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Leino.
Dabest is squirming around, avoiding Leino's attempts to control the action.
Leino scoring with strikes but Dabest is staying in there.
BOOM! Leino connects with a massive shot to the dome!

It looks like IM Dabest has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Leino working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Dabest takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leino putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Leino is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Dabest is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Dabest flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Leino anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Dabest and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Leino slips an arm under Dabest chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Leino has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Leino is squeezing on Dabest like an anaconda would it's prey. Dabest fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eino Leino!