PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ebyn Dall (ranked 661 p4p, 71 weight class) and Kostya Tszyu (ranked 1577 p4p, 159 weight class). Dall comes to the cage accompanied by Under the Blood. Tszyu has chosen Till the End of Time as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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
Tszyu

175 cm
32
155 lbs
19 - 9 - 1

185 cm
29
160 lbs
20 - 5 - 3

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ebyn Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 3, fighting out of New York, Kostya Tszyu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Dall.
Tszyu throws a jab but it's blocked by Dall.
Tszyu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dall throws an overhand right that lands on Tszyu's shoulder, as Tszyu tries to avoid the shot.
Dall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tszyu looks to throw the jab but Dall is out of range.
Dall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dall finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tszyu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tszyu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dall.
Tszyu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tszyu misses with a hook.
Dall was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fighters circling - Tszyu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tszyu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dall's head.
Tszyu stuffs the takedown attempt from Dall. Dall gets slowly back to his feet.
Dall lands with a right hand.
Tszyu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dall throws a hook but Tszyu blocks it.
Dall tries to land a leg kick but Tszyu saw it coming and moves away.
Tszyu throws a hook to the side of Dall's head but Dall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dall scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tszyu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dall.
Dall misses with a few strikes there.
Tszyu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dall.
Tszyu misses the jab.
A head kick by Dall misses
and Tszyu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tszyu throws a nice looking combination but Dall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tszyu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dall.
Dall throws a jab but it's blocked by Tszyu.
Dall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tszyu's calf.
Tszyu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheers as Dall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tszyu doesn't seem phased though.
Dall sizes up Tszyu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tszyu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dall throws out the jab.
Kostya Tszyu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Dall bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tszyu wants to get back to his feet but Dall is dominant here and he's now got Tszyu's back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Dall is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Dall sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Tszyu taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ebyn Dall!
A very excited looking Ebyn Dall rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.