PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Dalton (ranked 3243 p4p, 24355 weight class) and LaDarian Frank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Dalton
vs
Frank

180 cm
41
169
21 - 9 - 1

180 cm
19
170
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Dalton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, LaDarian Frank!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frank.
Dalton throwing a counter right hand but Frank manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Frank there.
Frank throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A lazy left from Dalton finds it's target.
Frank throws a nice looking combination but Dalton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frank throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nick Dalton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dalton scores with a body shot.
Frank missing with a left hand there. Dalton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A counter left hand to the body from Dalton misses its target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dalton. Frank does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dalton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Frank's head backwards.
Dalton avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dalton slips a jab from Frank.
Dalton lands a high kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dalton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Frank.
Dalton lands a glancing blow to the side of Frank's head.
Dalton connects with a body shot.
Crunch! Dalton slams his shin into Frank's torso.
Jab by Dalton.
Dalton misses with a body shot.
Frank throws an off balance right hand
letting Dalton counter with a right hand.
Dalton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Frank's head.
Dalton dodges the punch combination from Frank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frank throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dalton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Frank thuds his right hand into Dalton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A shot to the liver by Dalton. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dalton throws a series of strikes that have Frank backpedaling.

Dalton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dalton lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Dalton on the inside.
Dalton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dalton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frank tries to land knees in the clinch but Dalton avoids the damage to the body.
Frank tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dalton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dalton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Frank or not.
A short left from Dalton.
Dalton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dalton digs a right hand underneath Frank's ribcage. Frank let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dalton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Frank tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dalton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Frank is trying to pull guard but Dalton turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nick Dalton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LaDarian Frank.
Dalton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dalton lands a shoulder strike.

Frank breaks from the clinch.
Frank throws a series of punches but Dalton moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frank. Dalton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dalton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Frank jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frank tries to move into range but Dalton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Frank misses with a lunging right hand
and Dalton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Frank is rocked!
Dalton lands a slapping body shot.
Dalton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Frank momentarily.
Frank is still on wobbly legs! Can Dalton finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dalton throws a lazy uppercut
and Frank counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Frank seems to have recovered his senses.
Dalton lands with a kick to the temple. Frank shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dalton throws a head kick but Frank moves out of range.
Frank throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Frank on the side of the head.
Frank thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good leg kick by Dalton.
Frank misses with a few strikes there.
Dalton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Frank counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dalton cracks a nice hook into Frank's ribs.
Dalton connects with an inside leg kick.
Dalton throws a body punch but Frank moves out of range.
Frank throws a looping overhand right but Dalton ducks down to avoid it.
Frank takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dalton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dalton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frank.
Dalton connects with a single shot there.
Dalton digs a good hook to Frank's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Dalton dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Frank misses with a lunging right hand
and Dalton counters with an outside leg kick.
Frank drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dalton lands with a straight right. Frank didn't see that one coming.
Dalton scores with a hook to the body. Frank takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dalton with the inside leg kick.
Frank throws an overhand right that lands on Dalton's shoulder, as Dalton tries to avoid the shot.
Dalton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Frank misses with a double jab
and Dalton counters with a left to the body.
A combination from Frank does no damage.
Dalton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dalton. That's going to slow Frank down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frank gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Frank chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dalton can pounce on him.
Frank's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frank.
Dalton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dalton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Frank throws a lazy uppercut
and Dalton counters with a straight right hand.
Frank might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dalton jabs Frank right on the nose. Frank blinks but takes it well.
Dalton throws a head kick but Frank moves out of range.
Frank scores with a hook.
Dalton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dalton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Frank in his tracks.
Frank ducks under a wild hook from Dalton.
As Dalton backs off Frank throws a huge counter combo but Dalton manages to avoid it all.
Nice shot by Frank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frank blocks a jab.
Frank throws out a counter right but Dalton avoids it with no problem.
Frank takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Frank takes a swing at Dalton's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton scores with a decent looking hook.
Dalton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dalton works Frank's body with a nice hook.
Dalton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Frank takes one to the chin there.
Dalton lands an overhand right.
A lazy left from Dalton finds it's target.
Dalton cracks Frank on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Frank falls backwards against the cage. Dalton follows up with more strikes that drop Frank to his knees. Dalton keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Frank! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Dalton!
Nick Dalton decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.