PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Osama Arab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Dante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Arab
vs
Dante

193 cm
22
200 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

177 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Osama Arab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Dante!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dante swings for the body but Arab moves out of range.
Arab scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Arab uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dante.
Arab moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dante jabs Arab to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dante looks to land a combination but Arab avoids it well.
Dante slips a jab and a cross from Arab.
Arab lands with a slapping head kick.
Arab pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Arab pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dante is out of range and Arab settles back down.
No joy there for Dante, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dante on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Dante misses with a head kick.
Arab misses with a double jab.
Arab lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Arab throws a series of punches but Dante avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dante connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Arab pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dante back to the cage. Arab follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Arab.
A head kick misses from Arab.
Osama Arab seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dante throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arab keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dante.
Arab fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arab connects with a jab.
Dante feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Arabs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dante doesn't manage to clinch there - Arab circles away.
Dante throws a sloppy head kick and Arab moves out of range easily.
Arab uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dante.
Arab looks to land a combination but Dante avoids it well.
Arab fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arab throws a series of punches but Dante moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Arab.
Arab walks into a straight right hand from Dante.
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!
Arab swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arab throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dante counters with a stiff right hand.
Dante jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dante throws a hook to the side of Arab's head but Arab sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dante bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arab fails to land with a series of punches.
Arab is breathing heavily.
Arab thows a body kick. Dante tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Arab pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dante misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arab throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dante.
Dante takes a swing at Arab's ribcage but misses.
Arab lands a head kick. Dante smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Dante.
Dante looks to score with a jab to the body but Arab is just out of range.
Arab fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dante throws a series of punches but Arab avoids them all with ease.
Arab misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arab throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Dante.
Dante moves in looking to clinch but Arab pushes him off.
Arab avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dante misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arab.
Dante scores with a punch to the head.
Dante tries to bum rush Arab with a series of wild strikes but Arab uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dante is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dante on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dante stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arab.
Arab fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dante checks it well.
Arab moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Arab turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dante throws a series of punches but Arab moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arab.
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!
Dante checks a leg kick nicely.
Arab lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arab will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arab slips a jab from Dante.
Arab connects with a right hand. Dante shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Arab 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.

Arab moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dante misses with a wild body shot.
Arab looks to land a combination. Dante sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Arab throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dante.
Dante uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arab.
Arab rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dante moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arab tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dante takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Arab tries a head kick but it misses.
Dante tries to bum rush Arab with a series of wild strikes but Arab uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dante smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Osama Arab is winning the standup battle so far.
Arab misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arab throws a right and a left that Dante avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A swing and a miss from Arab.
Dante throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dante swings for the body but Arab moves out of range.
Dante swings for the body but Arab moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Arab.
Arab misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dante throws a big shot that misses.
Dante thows a body shot but no joy.
Arab misses with a double jab
and Dante counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dante misses with the combination.
Dante misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arab.
Arab throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dante misses with a looping right.
Arab displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dante throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dante tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arab sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dante misses with a wild body shot.
Dante will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Arab throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dante on the side of the head.
Arab uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dante.
Arab blocks a head kick by Dante.
Dante checks a leg kick nicely.
A combination from Dante does no damage.
Dante misses with a hook.
Arab throws a nice looking combination but Dante bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Arab misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dante uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arab.
Sloppy strikes from Arab. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dante throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Osama Arab is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dante throws the left hand but Arab avoids the punch easily.
Dante chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arab can pounce on him.
Nice cross by Arab.
Arab is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Arab tries a head kick but it misses.
Arab showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dante.
Arab looks to land a combination but Dante avoids it well.
Dante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arab was well out of range. Poor timing from Dante.
Dante throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dante doesn't manage to clinch there - Arab circles away.
Arab throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dante misses with a shot to the body
and Arab connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dante rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arab counters with a nice leg kick.
Dante tries to clinch up.
Arab looks to land a combination but Dante avoids it well.
Dante shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Arab as he avoids it easily.
Arab misses with a jab, cross combination.

Dante has Arab up against the cage in a clinch.
Arab lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Arab avoiding damage as Dante throws knees to the body.
Dante blocks a body shot from Arab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dante blocking some punches.
Arab wants to get back to striking at distance but Dante won't allow it.
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!
Arab on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Osama Arab will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dante throws a head kick that misses.
Arab fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dante manages to avoid it.
Dante misses with a head kick.
Arab scores with a jab to the jaw.
Arab misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Dante.
Sloppy strikes from Arab. Those never looked like landing.
Arab throws a right and a left that Dante avoids nicely.
Arab uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dante.
Dante thows a left - swing and a miss!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arab misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dante.
Arab is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dante throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dante looks to land a combination but Arab avoids it well.
Dante rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arab moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arab feints a jab promting Dante to slip. Arab then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dante slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Arab throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arab blocks a head kick by Dante.
Arab is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dante.
Arab lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dante misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arab.
Dante tries to clinch but Arab is having none of it.
Arab throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dante throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arab turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arab looks to land a combination but Dante avoids it well.
Arab showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dante.
Arab throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dante.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arab tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dante slips a jab and a cross from Arab.
Arab rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dante moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Dante gets a clinch.
Arab blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dante lands a good knee to the midsection. Arab won't want to take too many of those.
Dante tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Dante escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dante takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arab bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dante's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dante avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arab uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dante.
Dante takes a swing at Arab's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Dante misses.
Dante fails to land with a series of punches.
Arab uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dante.
Dante throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arab sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dante checks a leg kick.
Arab swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Arab pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dante back to the cage. Arab follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Arab misses with a leg kick.
Dante throws a jab when Arab was well out of range.
Arab displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dante.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dante dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arab bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dante throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Arab.
Arab tries a head kick but it misses.
Arab pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dante throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arab swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dante counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dante throws out a loose jab but Arab uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruce Dante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arab throws a big shot that misses.
Osama Arab is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dante missing with a left hand there. Arab was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Osama Arab.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arab, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osama Arab!