PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Dash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corleone comes to the cage accompanied by Four Year Strong - Find My Way Back. Rich Corleone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Corleone
vs
Dash

190 cm
22
213 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

182 cm
24
205 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Dash!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone lands the left hand.
Dash staying out of range there.
A jab from Corleone does it's job there.
Corleone thows a body kick. Dash tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Corleone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dash takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Corleone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dash stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rich Corleone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dash avoids the head kick by Corleone.
Corleone throws a right and a left that Dash avoids nicely.
Corleone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Corleone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Corleone tries to land a leg kick but Dash saw it coming and moves away.
Dash keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corleone jabs Dash right on the nose. Dash blinks but takes it well.
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!

Corleone looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dash!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dash in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dash really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dash is in a horrible position here. Corleone smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dash is desperately trying to improve his position but Corleone has a good base and remains in mount.
Corleone landing strikes from the mount and Dash is in trouble!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corleone has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dash's face.
Dash is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Corleone prevents Dash from getting the reversal.
Corleone landing strikes from the mount and Dash is in trouble!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dash wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Dash is trying to escape the mount.

Corleone is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dash to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dash shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dash really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corleone tries to control but Dash wriggling away.
Dash really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Corleone breaks from Dash's wrist control and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corleone lands a nice shot to the head.

Dash is rocked!
A big strike lands for Corleone! That's really hurt Dash and he's turned his back - Corleone keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Corleone jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rich Corleone!