PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bastyn Dall (ranked 393 p4p, 23 weight class) and Leonardo Da Silva (ranked 764 p4p, 40 weight class). Dall comes to the cage accompanied by Beast. Da Silva has chosen Lil Uzi Vert - XO Tour Llif3 as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Dall
vs
Da Silva

170 cm
38
144 lbs
30 - 23 - 3

167 cm
29
135 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 23 - 3, fighting out of New York, Bastyn Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonardo Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dall fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Da Silva to the ground. Dall is now in Da Silva's guard.
Da Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Da Silva, not yet.
Dall trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Da Silva keeping full guard, as Dall tries to pass.
Dall postures up.
Dall being controlled here momentarily.
Da Silva keeping full guard, as Dall tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dall.
A thudding body kick lands there by Da Silva!
Dall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Dall does it's job there.
Da Silva cracks Dall with an open hand slap.
An inside leg kick lands from Dall.
Dall throws the kick towards the body but Da Silva avoids it.
Da Silva tries to move into range but Dall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Da Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dall scores with a nice right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dall is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Da Silva connects with a right hand. Dall shakes it off.

Dall throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Da Silva tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dall is in Da Silva's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Da Silva looking to control.
Da Silva keeping moving, preventing Dall from controlling successfully.
Da Silva wants to sweep here but Dall controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Da Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Da Silva wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall tries to free his leg and advance position but Da Silva is retaining full guard.

Da Silva has his foot on Dall's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dall works his way back into a safe position though.
Dall wants to control from the top but Da Silva keeps moving.
Da Silva looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dall puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Da Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Da Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dall wants to pass the guard but Da Silva is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva trying to control the position.
Dall trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Da Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dall manages to get himself to full guard.

Dall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Da Silva throws a big right hand that misses.

Dall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Da Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Da Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dall keeping moving, preventing Da Silva from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bastyn Dall dominated that round.
That's time! Dall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Da Silva throws a hook but Dall avoids it easily.
Dall connects with a right hand. Da Silva shakes it off.
Dall throws an off balance right hand
and Da Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Dall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Da Silva can do to turn this around?
Dall misses with a looping right.
Dall misses with an uppercut.
Da Silva misses with a head kick.
Da Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dall misses with a leg kick.
Da Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Silva tries to improve position but can't.

Da Silva wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Dall has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Da Silva's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Da Silva is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Dall!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bastyn Dall!
A relieved looking Bastyn Dall thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.