PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darby Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Dahlberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon's entrance music is United Booty Foundation. A fine choice. Darby Gordon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johan Dahlberg's chin.

Gordon
vs
Dahlberg

190 cm
39
217 lbs
33 - 25 - 0

186 cm
27
212 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 33 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darby Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Dahlberg!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon avoids the body shot from Dahlberg.
Dahlberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gordon sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Gordon moves into the clinch successfully.
Dahlberg gets through Gordon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dahlberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Gordon controls his hands.
Gordon working aggressively here.
Gordon lands an elbow inside that Dahlberg shrugs off.
Our sources have told us that Gordon has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Gordon misses with a punch to the body.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Dahlberg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dahlberg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gordon blocking some punches.
Dahlberg scores with a shoulder strike.
Gordon misses with the head strike.
Gordon tries to work over Dahlberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gordon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Dahlberg breaks from the clinch.
Gordon is looking to land body kicks.
Gordon lunges at Dahlberg with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dahlberg's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gordon looks for the body kick but Dahlberg saw that one coming.
A solid body kick from Dahlberg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon cracks Dahlberg with an open hand slap.
Gordon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Dahlberg is rocked!
Dahlberg moves in looking to clinch but Gordon pushes him off.

Gordon has managed to clinch.
Gordon lands with a left to the head.

Dahlberg breaks from the clinch.
Gordon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dahlberg.
Gordon just misses with a punch to the body.
Dahlberg connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gordon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dahlberg.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dahlberg! But no joy.
Dahlberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gordon.
Gordon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dahlberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses
letting Dahlberg counter with a right hand.
Johan Dahlberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gordon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gordon shoots in for a takedown but Dahlberg shows good takedown defense.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dahlberg! But no joy.
Gordon slips a straight right by Dahlberg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dahlberg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gordon misses with an uppercut
and Dahlberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gordon doesn't manage to clinch there - Dahlberg circles away.
Dahlberg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darby Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gordon shoots in but no luck this time.
Dahlberg throws a leg kick that misses.
Dahlberg moves out of range of the body kick from Gordon.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gordon.
A leg kick checked by Dahlberg.
A nice side step and Dahlberg releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dahlberg slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dahlberg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dahlberg misses with a body shot.
Gordon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dahlberg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Gordon rushes Dahlberg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gordon lands an elbow inside that Dahlberg shrugs off.
Dahlberg stalling in the clinch.
Gordon misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Dahlberg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gordon throws an elbow that misses.
Dahlberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Dahlberg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gordon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dahlbergs head.
Dahlberg lands a hook that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.

Dahlberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gordon just misses with a punch to the body.
Gordon takes one to the chin there.
Gordon lands with a cross.
Dahlberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gordon throws a head kick but Dahlberg moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Dahlberg misses.
Gordon throws a sloppy head kick
and Dahlberg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gordon shoots in looking for a takedown but Dahlberg manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gordon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darby Gordon. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gordon closes the distance and pushes Dahlberg back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dahlberg tries a body shot but Gordon blocks it.
Dahlberg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gordon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dahlberg is leaning against Gordon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gordon is breathing heavily.
Gordon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dahlberg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dahlberg misses with a body punch.
Dahlberg avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Gordon.
Dahlberg prevents the takedown attempt.
Gordon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dahlberg backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dahlberg.
Dahlberg has a couple of punches blocked by Gordon.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dahlberg.
Dahlberg blocks a body shot from Gordon.
A short right from Dahlberg on the inside.
Gordon lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Dahlberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dahlberg bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gordon's head.
Gordon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Dahlberg misses.
As Dahlberg looks to move away, Gordon throws a big counter combo but Dahlberg just gets out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan Dahlberg dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dahlberg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dahlberg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gordon. That did some damage!
Dahlberg fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Gordon clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Dahlberg.
Good body shot from Gordon.
Dahlberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gordon tries to work over Dahlberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dahlberg misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Dahlberg.
Gordon misses with some punches.
Darby Gordon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gordon throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dahlberg's elbow.
Gordon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dahlberg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good body shot from Gordon.
Gordon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dahlberg's elbow.
A short right from Dahlberg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dahlberg breaks the clinch.
Dahlberg throws a body punch but Gordon moves out of range.
Dahlberg lands with an overhand left.
Gordon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dahlberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dahlberg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gordon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dahlberg backs up against the cage.
Dahlberg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gordon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dahlberg under the eye.
Gordon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dahlberg counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gordon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gordon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darby Gordon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gordon tries to clinch there but Dahlberg circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Gordon with that takedown attempt.
Dahlberg tries a quick counter leg kick but Gordon is wise to it.
Gordon misses with the combination.
Gordon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gordon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dahlberg misses with a wild combination.
Gordon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dahlberg misses with a wild body shot.
Gordon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dahlberg.
Dahlberg throws out a counter right but Gordon avoids it with no problem.
Gordon misses with a hook
and Dahlberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gordon lands with a shot to the body.
Gordon throws a leg kick
and Dahlberg counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahlberg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dahlberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gordon scores with a push kick.
Dahlberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gordon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dahlberg.
Gordon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gordon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Gordon misses.

Gordon moves into the clinch.
Dahlberg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gordon lands a damaging elbow.
Dahlberg lands a left hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gordon throws an elbow but misses.
Dahlberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dahlberg's brow.
Gordon lands a hook that snaps the head of Dahlberg backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

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

Dahlberg closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dahlberg's brow.
A right hand to the body from Dahlberg.
Dahlberg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gordon tries to work over Dahlberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gordon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dahlbergs head.

Dahlberg breaks the clinch.
Dahlberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dahlberg darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dahlberg misses the shot to the body.
Gordon feints and then cracks Dahlberg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dahlberg down.
Gordon scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gordon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gordon is looking for a counter combo.
Gordon closes the distance but Dahlberg moves to the side
and Dahlberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Johan Dahlberg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Gordon throws a poor cross that misses
and Dahlberg counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gordon throws a leg kick
and Dahlberg counters with a thumping low kick.
Gordon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A cross from Dahlberg lands.
Gordon takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Dahlberg cracks Gordon with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Gordon looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dahlberg finish him?

Gordon is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gordon scores with a nice strike.
Oh Gordon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dahlberg walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Gordon drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Dahlberg swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Gordon's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johan Dahlberg!