PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Air Dale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Fuentes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuentes has chosen Big Willy Style - Will Smith as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Dale
vs
Fuentes

172 cm
22
137 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
147 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*)
SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

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 5 - 2 - 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, Willy Fuentes!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dale moves in looking to clinch but Fuentes pushes him off.
Fuentes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dale was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuentes.
Dale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dale tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fuentes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fuentes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dale's hands.
Fuentes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fuentes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuentes cracks Dale with a good jab.
Dale moves in looking to clinch but Fuentes pushes him off.
Dale wants to clinch up but Fuentes keeps it at a distance.
Fuentes keeps the fight on the outside.
Fuentes scores with a jab.
Dale tries to clinch but Fuentes moves away
and Fuentes counters with a low kick, right behind Dale 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fuentes!
A cross from Fuentes lands.
Dale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fuentes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dale tries to clinch up.
Fuentes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Dale rushes Fuentes and presses him up against the cage.
Dale missing with knees to the body.
Dale blocks an uppercut.
Fuentes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fuentes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dale has him pressed against the cage.
Dale with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes missing with knees to the body.
Fuentes misses with some punches.

Fuentes breaks the clinch.
Dale is looking to clinch.
Dale darts in trying to clinch
and Fuentes counters with a nice body shot.
Dale wants to clinch
and Fuentes counters with a two punch combo.

Dale is rocked!
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!
Fuentes tries to bum rush Dale with a series of wild strikes but Dale uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dale is looking to clinch but Fuentes is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dale closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fuentes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fuentes scores with a head kick. Dale tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Oh Dale is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fuentes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dale. That did some damage!
Dale wants to clinch.

Dale instigates a clinch.
Dale seems to have got his legs back now.
Dale keeps control of Fuentes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dale as Fuentes tries to tie him up.

Fuentes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dale manages to avoid it.
Fuentes throws a big shot that misses.

Dale moves into range and clinches up with Fuentes.
Fuentes throws an elbow but it misses.

Fuentes breaks from the clinch.
Fuentes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dale ducks under a wild hook from Fuentes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dale moves in looking to clinch but Fuentes pushes him off.
Dale is looking to clinch but Fuentes is avoiding it.
Fuentes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fuentes counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willy Fuentes 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.

Dale avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dale tries to clinch but Fuentes moves out of range.
Dale moves away from the strike by Fuentes.
Dale tries to clinch but Fuentes moves away
and Fuentes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dale slips a jab from Fuentes.
Dale tries to clinch but Fuentes moves away
and Fuentes counters with a straight right hand.
Willy Fuentes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dale is looking to clinch.
Fuentes throws out a leg kick but Dale moves out of range and Fuentes only half commits.
Fuentes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dale under the eye.
Dale tries to clinch up
and Fuentes counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuentes misses the shot to the body.
Dale tries to clinch but Fuentes is having none of it.
Fuentes misses with a wild body shot.
Fuentes thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fuentes scores with a jab to the head.
Dale tries to clinch but Fuentes is having none of it.
Dale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fuentes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fuentes swings for the body but Dale moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dale.
Nice shot lands for Fuentes.
Fuentes throws a body punch but Dale moves out of range.
Fuentes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fuentes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fuentes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dale is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fuentes.
Dale tries to clinch up but Fuentes circles away and keeps his distance.
Dale tries to clinch but Fuentes moves out of range.
Dale is looking to clinch but Fuentes is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes just misses with a punch to the body.
Dale tries to clinch there but Fuentes circles away.
Fuentes keeps the fight on the outside.
Fuentes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fuentes counters with a stiff right hand.
Fuentes throws out a powerful jab.
Dale tries to close the distance and clinch but Fuentes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fuentes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A lazy left from Fuentes finds it's target.
Dale is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dale tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fuentes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Dale instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dale.
Dale throws an elbow that misses.
Fuentes wants to get back to striking at distance but Dale won't allow it.
Dale throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuentes avoiding damage as Dale throws knees to the body.
Fuentes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fuentes wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willy Fuentes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Dale tries to clinch but Fuentes is having none of it.
Fuentes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Air Dale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fuentes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dale tries to clinch
and Fuentes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dale tries to clinch up.
Fuentes scores with a one two! Dale had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dale doesn't manage to clinch there - Fuentes circles away.
Dale darts in trying to clinch
and Fuentes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dale thinking.
Dale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fuentes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dale tries to clinch but Fuentes moves out of range.
Dale avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fuentes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dale is looking to clinch but Fuentes is avoiding it.
Fuentes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dale at a distance.
Dale looks to clinch
and Fuentes makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dale really felt that one!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes misses the shot to the body.
Fuentes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dale under the eye.
Air Dale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fuentes lands with a good body shot.
Dale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dale tries to clinch there but Fuentes circles away.
Nice body punch from Fuentes.
Dale doesn't manage to clinch there - Fuentes circles away.
Dale drops his hands momentarily and Fuentes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dale tries to close the distance and clinch but Fuentes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fuentes lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dale tries to clinch but Fuentes is having none of it.
Fuentes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dale was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuentes.
Dale tries to close the distance and clinch but Fuentes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dale wants to clinch up but Fuentes keeps it at a distance.
Good shot there by Fuentes.
Dale tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fuentes counters with a left to the body.
Fuentes thuds a left hand into Dale's body.
Fuentes swats away the attempt to clinch by Dale.
A jab from Fuentes finds it's way through Dale's defenses.
Willy Fuentes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Fuentes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fuentes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fuentes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dale looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fuentes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dale moves away.
Dale takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Dale has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuentes is looking to break free of the clinch but Dale has double underhooks.
Air Dale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fuentes looking to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Willy Fuentes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fuentes 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willy Fuentes!
During a confident post fight interview, Willy Fuentes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.