PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Decker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dalton Ismith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ismith has chosen The Notorious BIG - Juicy as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Decker
vs
Ismith

189 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

189 cm
21
189 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Bellum Dominum
FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Decker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dalton Ismith!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ismith circles away.
Ismith plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Robert Decker has been cut.

Decker shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ismith's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Decker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ismith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Decker.
Ismith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Decker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Decker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ismith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Decker.

Decker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Decker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ismith can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decker scoring with some ground and pound.
Decker throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Decker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Decker throws a big right hand that misses.
Decker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Decker slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ismith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Decker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Decker misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Decker advances nicely into full mount.
Decker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ismith?
Decker breaks from Ismith's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decker raining down shots from the mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Decker is working for a guillotine from mount but Ismith frees his head quite easily.
Decker has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ismith's face.

Decker working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Ismith looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Decker! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Robert Decker!
In defeat, Dalton Ismith stepped up to the mic, saying 'John Dravinski is good, but tonight I let him win. I didn't try because I didn't wanted to be charge with the murder of Dravinski. Just saying.'.