PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Air Dale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tap Them (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Dale
vs
Them

172 cm
21
137 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Air Dale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tap Them!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dale instigates a clinch.
Them managing to block the knees to the body from Dale.
Dale missing with knees to the body.
Them jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dale walks away with a smile on his face. Them gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Dale gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dale lands a nice knee to the body.
Them tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dale just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dale using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Them has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dale landing knees to the body.
Dale lands a knee to the body.
Dale unloads a knee to the mid-section. Them lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dale tries a knee to the head but Them blocks it.
Dale unloads a knee to the mid-section. Them lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Them managing to block the knees to the body from Dale.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dale misses with a knee to the head.
Dale tries to land a knee to the head but Them blocks with his arms.
Them fails to pull guard.
Air Dale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tap Them.
Them tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dale smiles and moves away.

Dale closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dale.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Them is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dale to keep the fight standing.
Them is trying to pull guard but Dale has him pressed against the cage.
Dale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Them.
Dale lands an elbow that stopped Them in his tracks for a moment.
Dale lands a good knee to the midsection. Them won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dale.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dale tries to land knees in the clinch but Them avoids the damage to the body.
Dale throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Them blocks it with crossed arms.
Them tries to pull guard but Dale forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Them jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dale walks away with a smile on his face. Them gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Dale fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Them, pushing him back against the cage.
Dale lands an elbow just above Them 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Air Dale dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dale rushes Them and presses him up against the cage.
Dale lands a knee to the head.
Them on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dale missing with knees to the body.
Them jumps guard but Dale stands there with Them around his waist. Them gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dale gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dale tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Them tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dale just stands there and leans against the cage.
Them takes an elbow to the forehead.
Them jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dale walks away with a smile on his face. Them gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Air Dale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tap Them.

Dale moves into the clinch.
Them on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dale misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dale lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dale.
Them jumps guard but Dale stands there with Them around his waist. Them gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dale missing with knees to the body.
Dale lands an elbow inside that Them shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Them blocks an elbow strike.
Them is trying to pull guard but Dale turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dale connects with a nasty looking knee right to Them's face.
Dale scores a nice knee to the body.
Dale landing knees to the head.
Dale with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dale crunches a lovely knee into Them's ribcage.
Them jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dale walks away with a smile on his face. Them gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Dale has managed to clinch.
Them on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dale tries to land a knee to the head but Them blocks with his arms.
Dale crunches a lovely knee into Them's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Air Dale dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Dale moves into the clinch successfully.
Dale misses with a knee strike.
Dale utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Them tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Them tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dale just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dale landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Them tries to pull guard but Dale won't allow it.
Air Dale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tap Them.
Them managing to block the knees to the body from Dale.
Them fails to pull guard.
Them tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dale smiles and moves away.

Dale darts in and clinches Them up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dale lands a knee to the head.
Them fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Them takes a knee to the side of the body.
Them takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dale scores a nice knee to the body.
Dale lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Them is trying to pull guard but Dale has him pressed against the cage.
Them on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dale lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Tap Them has been cut.

Dale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Dale gets a clinch.
Them takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dale lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dale lands a nice knee to the body.
Them managing to block the knees to the body from Dale.
Air Dale has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Them tries to pull guard but Dale holds him up against the cage and eventually Them drops back down to his feet.
Them tries to pull guard but Dale forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Them on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Air Dale showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dale has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Air Dale!
Air Dale opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.