PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Action (ranked 2542 p4p, 1568 weight class) and Leopold Strauss (ranked 180 p4p, 115 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Action
vs
Strauss

170 cm
21
137
5 - 0 - 0

169 cm
27
140
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dominic Action!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leopold Strauss!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strauss throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Action sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Action with the inside leg kick.
Strauss misses with an uppercut. Action saw that one coming.
Dominic Action seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Action bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Strauss listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Action steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strauss.
Strauss jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strauss lands a right hook to the body.
Strauss scores with a nice right hand.
Action connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Action explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Action tries to keep at a distance but Strauss has taken the fight into the clinch.
Strauss struggles to land a body shot inside as Action controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Strauss successfully pulls guard.
Strauss throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Strauss doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Action knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Strauss on the ground.
Strauss controlling Action's posture.
Action won't allow Strauss to sweep him here.
Strauss is controlling Action's posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Strauss can do anything to dispel that myth.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Strauss looking for a sweep. Not yet Strauss, not yet.
Action has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Strauss keeps trying to improve his position.
Strauss trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Action connects with a nice looking jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Action.
Action slips a jab from Strauss.
Action thinks about countering with a body kick.
Action lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strauss loads up on a big right hand but Action slips the punch.
Strauss tries to bum rush Action with a series of wild strikes but Action uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Action takes a swing at Strauss's ribcage but misses.
Strauss swings for the body but Action moves out of range.
Strauss has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Action lands a nice leg kick that just misses Strauss's sensitive parts.
Action ducks under a wild hook from Strauss.
That kick from Action tenderised Strauss's leg. Strauss is trying to keep his angry face on.
Strauss jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strauss gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strauss drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Leopold Strauss has been cut.
Action misses with a combination

and Strauss counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Strauss tries to throw a body punch but Action avoids it by throwing Strauss back against the cage.
Strauss swings wildly with an uppercut but Action uses good head movement to avoid it.

Strauss pulls guard effortlessly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strauss looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Action looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Action tries to stand but Strauss is controlling from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Strauss is on top in guard.

Strauss throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Action works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strauss is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Action preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strauss throwing strikes from guard but Action blocks nicely.
Action utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Strauss controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Strauss postures up in Action's guard and throws a big left but Action blocks it.
Strauss postures up and lands a big shot to Action's brow.
Action can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Strauss controls the pace.
Let's hope that Strauss has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leopold Strauss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leopold Strauss's cut.
That's time! Action's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Donk. Action catches Strauss right on the button with a cross.
Strauss lands with a shot to the body.
Action scores with a push kick.
Strauss throws a hook to the side of Action's head but Action sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Action was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Action fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Strauss.
Strauss lands a slapping body shot.
A swing and a miss from Strauss.
Strauss lands with a good body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Action.
Action jabs at Strauss's body.
Action looks to land a left hand but Strauss moved out of range nicely.
Strauss wants to counter with a clinch but Action pushes him away.
Action swings for the body but Strauss moves out of range.
Strauss steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Action. Strauss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Action with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss misses with a hook
and Action counters with an inside leg kick.
Strauss misses with a looping right.
Dominic Action is winning the standup battle so far.
Strauss misses with a straight right.
Action throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Action bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Action swings for the body but Strauss moves out of range.
Action slips under a jab from Strauss.
Strauss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Action.
Action moves out of range of the strikes.
Strauss scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Strauss takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Strauss scores with a nice head shot.
Action slips a jab from Strauss.
Jab from Strauss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Action lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Strauss looks to score with a jab to the body but Action is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Action is looking to slow Strauss down with leg kicks.
Action connects with a nice looking jab.
Action listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Strauss is rocked!
Action avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strauss is still on wobbly legs! Can Action finish him?
Nice body kick from Action.
Action moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Action.
Strauss tries to get into range but Action steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Strauss! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Action scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dominic Action!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Dominic Action waved his t-shirt featuring Black Lab Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.