PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hyryx Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeti Rostedt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dall comes to the cage accompanied by Rattlesnake. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rostedt's choice of entrance music: Silent Running. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Dall
vs
Rostedt

190 cm
26
208 lbs
8 - 6 - 1

184 cm
29
213 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hyryx Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeti Rostedt!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rostedt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dall throws an overhand right that lands on Rostedt's shoulder, as Rostedt tries to avoid the shot.
Rostedt connects with a body shot that sends Dall's belly button to the back.
Rostedt lands a head shot.
Rostedt cracks Dall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

It looks like Hyryx Dall has been cut.
Dall pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rostedt is out of range and Dall settles back down.
Rostedt shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dall eats them both and turns towards Rostedt to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rostedt misses with a hook
and Dall counters with a thumping low kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rostedt has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Dall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rostedt.
Nice defenses there by Rostedt.

Rostedt clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rostedt's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rostedt.
Rostedt lands with a right to the head.
Rostedt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rostedt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rostedt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dall tries to stall but Rostedt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rostedt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Dall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rostedt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Rostedt.
Dall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rostedt ducks under a wild hook from Dall.
Dall does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rostedt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left lands for Rostedt.
Rostedt scores with the left hand. Dall knows he should have avoided that one.
Rostedt throws out a powerful jab.

Dall is rocked!
Dall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rostedt lands a jab-cross combination.
Oh Dall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Hyryx Dall's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dall misses with a looping right.
Rostedt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Rostedt.
Rostedt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dall seems to have got his legs back now.
Jeti Rostedt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rostedt lands with a right that hurts Dall. Dall looks to clinch but Rostedt throws a short knee that drops Dall. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Jeti Rostedt!
Jeti Rostedt decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.