PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lion Tiger (ranked 476 p4p, 1046 weight class) and Dan Dinklage (ranked 76 p4p, 164 weight class). Tiger comes into the arena with Alok - Hear Me Tonight blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Lion Tiger has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Tiger
vs
Dinklage

190 cm
33
225
25 - 13 - 0

160 cm
33
210
19 - 12 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lion Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Dinklage!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Dinklage misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dinklage has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A swing and a miss from Dinklage.
Dinklage walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like Dan Dinklage has been cut.
Tiger lunges at Dinklage with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dinklage's hand.
Dinklage changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Dinklage misses
and Tiger counters with a nice uppercut.

Dinklage is rocked!
Dinklage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tiger counters with a right hand to the body.
Dinklage is still on wobbly legs! Can Tiger finish him?
Tiger lands a nice shot to the body.
Dinklage looks winded!
Dinklage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dinklage seems to have recovered his senses.
Dan Dinklage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiger misses the shot to the body.
Dinklage let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tiger is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dinklage throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tiger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Dinklage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Tiger counters with a nice right hand that sends Dinklage toppling to the canvas! Dinklage scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Tiger finish him?!
Dinklage throws a poor cross that misses
and Tiger counters with a left to the body.
Tiger swings for the body but Dinklage moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinklage loses concentration momentarily and Tiger pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Dinklage crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Tiger finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lion Tiger!
A relieved looking Lion Tiger thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.