PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Dahlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin Dahlin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dahlin
vs
Rock

191 cm
21
223 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
214 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Dahlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Rock!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dahlin.
Rock misses with a hook.
Rock moves in looking to clinch but Dahlin pushes him off.
Dahlin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Tommy Rock has been cut.
Dahlin throws a head kick but Rock moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dahlin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dahlin moves away.
Dahlin looks to land a left hand but Rock moved out of range nicely.
Dahlin avoids a punch combination nicely.

Rock clinches with his opponent.

Dahlin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Rock does no damage.
Dahlin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rock tries to clinch there but Dahlin circles away.
Rock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dahlin lands with a cross.
Rock tries to clinch up but Dahlin circles away and keeps his distance.
Dahlin is looking to land body kicks.
Rock takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dahlin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A punch combination from Dahlin misses.
Rock tries to clinch up but Dahlin circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahlin connects with a single shot there.
Dahlin throws a sloppy head kick and Rock moves out of range easily.

Dahlin cracks Rock with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dahlin has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rock to stand back up!

Rock is rocked!
A jab from Dahlin finds it's way through Rock's defenses.
Rock is still on wobbly legs! Can Dahlin finish him?
Some wild striking there from Dahlin.
Rock seems to have recovered his senses.
Dahlin lands a hook that stumbles Rock back into the cage. Dahlin follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Rock to the canvas! Dahlin pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Rock has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Martin Dahlin!