PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between New Dalton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Rentz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). New Dalton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Damian Rentz's chin.

Dalton
vs
Rentz

196 cm
29
273 lbs
3 - 9 - 0

210 cm
27
269 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, New Dalton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damian Rentz!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rentz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rentz throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like New Dalton has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rentz shoots for a takedown but Dalton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
New Dalton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rentz.
Dalton misses with a series of wild punches.
Dalton avoids the head kick by Rentz.
Dalton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rentz.
New Dalton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Rentz.
Rentz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dalton looks to land a combination but Rentz avoids it well.

Rentz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dalton is breathing heavily.
Rentz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rentz trying to control but Dalton is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rentz is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Rentz scoring with strikes but Dalton is staying in there.
Rentz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dalton?
Rentz trying to control but Dalton is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rentz cracks Dalton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rentz landing shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rentz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rentz controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rentz looking for a guillotine from mount but Dalton is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dalton is in a horrible position here. Rentz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dalton avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rentz.
Rentz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rentz with good strikes from the mount here!
Rentz working Dalton over with strikes here.

New Dalton's cut is getting worse.
Rentz controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rentz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Rentz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on New Dalton's cut.
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.

Dalton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
New Dalton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dalton misses with a jab, cross combination.

Rentz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dalton's half guard.
Damian Rentz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rentz wants to control but Dalton is keeping him busy.
Rentz wants to pass the guard but Dalton is defending well.
Dalton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rentz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rentz looking to control but Dalton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rentz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rentz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rentz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rentz looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rentz with shots to the head and body - Dalton looks very uncomfortable down there.

Rentz is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

Rentz dives in and scores a takedown into Dalton's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dalton keeping moving, preventing Rentz from controlling successfully.
Rentz advances to half guard.
Dalton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dalton tries to get out of the position.

Rentz escapes and gets back to his feet.
Dalton tries to clinch but Rentz is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rentz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dalton circles away.
Rentz tries to clinch but Dalton moves out of range.
Rentz slips a jab and a cross from Dalton.
Rentz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dalton sprawls well. Dalton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rentz gets slowly back to his feet.
New Dalton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Rentz.
Rentz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dalton looks to land a combination but Rentz avoids it well.
Dalton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rentz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rentz tries to bum rush Dalton with a series of wild strikes but Dalton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dalton throws a series of punches but Rentz moves out of range.
Rentz closes the distance and clinches up with Dalton, looking for a takedown. Rentz pushes Dalton against the cage but Dalton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rentz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dalton as he jumps to the side.
Rentz misses with a takedown attempt - Dalton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rentz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rentz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rentz throws a head kick that misses.
Dalton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rentz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dalton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Dalton.
Rentz doesn't manage to clinch there - Dalton circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rentz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dalton sprawls well. Dalton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rentz gets slowly back to his feet.
Dalton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rentz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Rentz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on New Dalton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Rentz shoots in and drives through. Dalton sprawls well.
Damian Rentz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dalton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rentz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dalton sprawls well. Dalton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rentz gets slowly back to his feet.
Dalton fails to land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dalton.
Rentz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
New Dalton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Rentz.
Rentz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dalton tries to avoid it but Rentz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dalton to the ground. Dalton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rentz checks a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Rentz closes the distance and clinches.
Dalton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dalton pushes Rentz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dalton working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rentz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dalton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dalton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Dalton. No joy for Rentz on that attempt.
No joy there for Dalton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dalton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rentz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dalton lands with a good body shot.
No joy there for Rentz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Dalton has Rentz up against the cage in a clinch.

Rentz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton lands a really nice looking cross but Rentz seems unphased.
Dalton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rentz.
Dalton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rentz fails to land the takedown.
Dalton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rentz.
Rentz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dalton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rentz somewhat.
Dalton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rentz wants to clinch up but Dalton keeps it at a distance.
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!
Dalton stuffs the takedown attempt from Rentz. Rentz gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Dalton misses.

Rentz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dalton's half guard.
Rentz working Dalton over with strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rentz in particular looking to stall.
New Dalton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rentz is keen to just control but Dalton is a slippery customer.
Rentz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rentz connects with a nice short shot to Dalton's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalton pushes Rentz off but Rentz dives into side control.

Rentz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dalton is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rentz has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Rentz decides to stand back up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rentz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dalton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rentz.
Damian Rentz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rentz fails with the takedown
and Dalton counters with a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Damian Rentz.
I've got Rentz 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Rentz!