PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Dael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Uhler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Dael
vs
Uhler

193 cm
26
216 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
28
214 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rich Dael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brad Uhler!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uhler moves in looking to clinch but Dael pushes him off.
Uhler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dael.
Uhler is looking to clinch but Dael is avoiding it.
Brad Uhler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dael circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dael will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dael feints a jab promting Uhler to slip. Dael then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Uhler slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Uhler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Uhler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dael manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Uhler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Dael. Those never looked like landing.
Dael throws a right and a left that both miss.
Uhler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dael lands a body shot.
Dael keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dael on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Uhler doesn't manage to clinch there - Dael circles away.
Uhler doesn't manage to clinch there - Dael circles away.
Uhler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dael moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dael throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Brad Uhler has been cut.
Uhler misses with a series of wild punches.
Dael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uhler manages to avoid it.
Dael slips under a jab.
Dael throws a series of punches but Uhler avoids them all with ease.

Uhler takes the fight into the clinch.

Uhler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Uhler fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uhler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dael throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dael throws a shot to the body.
Uhler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Uhler tries to close the distance and clinch but Dael swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Uhler misses with a wild combination.
Dael slips a jab and a cross from Uhler.
Uhler throws a sloppy head kick and Dael moves out of range easily.
Dael misses with the combination.
Dael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uhler moves away.
Uhler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Uhler throws a combination that misses
and Dael counters with a one-two to the body.

Uhler takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uhler can't find room to land a body shot as Dael controls the action.
Uhler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uhler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dael softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Uhler is rocked!
Dael tries to break the clinch but Uhler is controlling the position.
Uhler is still on wobbly legs! Can Dael finish him?
Nice body punch from Dael - that landed with a thud.
Dael lands a hook that snaps the head of Uhler backwards.
Uhler wants to break free but Dael has control.
Dael lands a big right hand that drops Uhler! The killer instinct kicks in and Dael finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Dael!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rich Dael!
After the fight, Rich Dael was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.