PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diesel Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bowman Dell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power comes to the cage accompanied by Ruger Hauer - Jokaiselle jotakin . Dell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. UnDead kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Power
vs
Dell

180 cm
27
215 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

192 cm
25
212 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diesel Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bowman Dell!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dell moves away.
Dell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Power.
Dell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Power.
Power blocks a head kick by Dell.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dell. That's going to slow Power down.
Power throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Power fails with the takedown

and Dell counters by clinching up.
Power avoiding damage as Dell throws knees to the body.

Power turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Power trying to control the action but Dell is working from the bottom.
Dell is trying to control Power's posture but Power avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dell is trying to improve his position.
Dell tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dell can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Power goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Dell turns into him and now he's in Power's guard.
Dell looking to sit in guard and control but Power gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Power keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dell's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dell looking to control.

Dell working for submissions but it's allowed Power to get to half guard.
Dell moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Dell throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Power escapes and throws Dell's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Dell is holding Power down, trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dell is looking for a sweep.

Power working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Power working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bowman Dell will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Power.
Dell is looking to chop away at Power's legs.
Power comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diesel Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power misses with a body shot.
Power tries for a takedown but Dell circles away easily
and Dell counters with an outside leg kick.
Dell leaves Power with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Dell clinches.
Dell tries a body shot but Power blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dell.
Dell misses with a punch to the body.
Dell misses with a body punch.
Power wants to break free but Dell has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power prevents a body shot from Dell.
Power is trying to push Dell away but Dell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Power.

Power breaks from the clinch.
Dell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Power scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Power fails to land with a series of punches.
A clash of legs there as Power blocks the low kick.
Power is looking to wear down Dell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Power fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diesel Power. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Power misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Power throws a jab but it's blocked by Dell.
Power throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dell throws a body kick that misses.
Diesel Power is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Power is looking to chop away at Dell's legs.
Bowman Dell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dell with a hook.
Dell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Power.
Power dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power swats away the attempt to clinch by Dell.

Dell gets a clinch.
Dell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dell tries a body shot but Power blocks it.
Dell swings wildly with an uppercut but Power uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dell gets underhooks to prevent Power's takedown attempt.
Dell lands an uppercut.
Dell working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Dell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dell tries to work over Power's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dell struggles to land a body shot inside as Power controls his hands.
Dell misses with some punches.
Power wants to break free but Dell has control.
Dell throws a head punch that misses.
Dell tries to throw a body punch but Power avoids it by throwing Dell back against the cage.
Power wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dell has a couple of punches blocked by Power.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Dell fails to land.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dell in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dell is pressed up against the cage. Power has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dell down to the mat. Dell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bowman Dell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Power checks a low kick from Dell.
Power lands a head shot.

It looks like Bowman Dell has been cut.
Dell lands an overhand right.
Diesel Power is winning the standup battle so far.
Dell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Power. That did some damage!
Power keeps the fight on the outside.
Power doesn't manage to clinch there - Dell circles away.
Power misses with a takedown attempt
and Dell counters with a thumping low kick.
Power fails with a takedown attempt.
Dell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Power.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diesel Power. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Power fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dell manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power misses with a shot to the body

and Dell counters by clinching up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dell.
Dell misses with a hook from the clinch.

Power pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Dell rushes Power and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Power blocks an uppercut.
Dell working aggressively here.
Dell tries to throw a body punch but Power avoids it by throwing Dell back against the cage.
Dell misses with the head strike.
Dell lands a left hand.
Dell tries a knee to the head but Power blocks it.
Dell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Power blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dell can't find room to land a body shot as Power controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dell.

Power jumps guard and drags Dell to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Power pulls Dell in to control the position.
Dell wants to stand but Power has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dell throwing strikes but missing.
Power has Dell pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power wants to hit a switch here but Dell passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Power there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power is squirming around, avoiding Dell's attempts to control the action.
Dell thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Power hang on?
Power wants to hold on but Dell pushes him away.
Dell lands a big shot there that rocks Power but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dell is landing with some decent strikes but Power is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
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!
Dell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Power hang on?
Dell raining down hammerfists from mount.
Dell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dell is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Power is rocked!
Dell wants to control the action but instead Power gets a body lock and reverses into Dell's guard! Nice work!
Power sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dell's guard.
Diesel Power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Power seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bowman Dell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bowman Dell!
After the big win, Bowman Dell made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.