PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dillon Van Barle (ranked 1360 p4p, 192 weight class) and Martin Alexander (ranked 1096 p4p, 151 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Van Barle
vs
Alexander

188 cm
20
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

186 cm
26
205 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dillon Van Barle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Barle.
Van Barle throws a big shot that misses.
Alexander bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alexander throws a looping overhand right but Van Barle ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Van Barle misses.
Alexander misses with a series of wild punches.
Alexander takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Left hook, right uppercut from Van Barle.
Alexander misses with a wild combination.
Van Barle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexander.
Alexander takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Barle scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Van Barle takes the fight into the clinch.
Alexander digs a right hand into Van Barle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Barle's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Barle is trying to maintain a safe position but Alexander gets an underhook and turns Van Barle into the cage.
Alexander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alexander can't find room to land a body shot as Van Barle controls the action.
Alexander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alexander can't find room to land a body shot as Van Barle controls the action.
Alexander makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Van Barle has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Alexander scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Alexander lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Barle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alexander working aggressively here.
Alexander taking a breather.
Alexander blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Alexander.
Van Barle tries to land knees in the clinch but Alexander avoids the damage to the body.
Van Barle lands an elbow just above Alexander 's eye.

It looks like Martin Alexander has been cut.
Alexander misses with the head strike.
Van Barle has Alexander pushed against the cage.
Alexander lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Barle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Alexander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Van Barle darts in and clinches Alexander up against the cage.
Van Barle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alexander is defending well for now.
Van Barle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Barle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alexander is defending well for now.
Alexander stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Alexander's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Barle misses with a left hand

and Alexander holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Alexander breaks the clinch.
Alexander looks to land a combination but Van Barle avoids it well.
Van Barle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Dillon Van Barle has been cut.
Van Barle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexander jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab from Van Barle.
Van Barle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexander.
Alexander tries to counter with a clinch but Van Barle shakes him off and moves away.
Alexander slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alexander misses with a straight left.
Alexander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Barle.
Alexander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alexander looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Barle misses with a hook.
Van Barle misses with a body shot.
Van Barle lands with a shot to the body.
Van Barle connects with a body shot.
Alexander thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Barle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Van Barle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alexander moves away.
Alexander lands with an overhand left.
Alexander ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Barle throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander throws out a loose jab but Van Barle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Barle tries to clinch up.
Alexander throws a series of punches but Van Barle avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Barle swings widly with a right hand
and Van Barle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dillon Van Barle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Barle misses with a wild body shot.
Alexander takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van Barle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Alexander tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Barle was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexander.
Van Barle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alexander throws out a counter right but Van Barle avoids it with no problem.
Van Barle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Barle lands a jab to Alexander's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexander throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Barle.
Alexander waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Barle.
Alexander misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dillon Van Barle will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Van Barle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alexander.
Van Barle misses the shot to the body.
Alexander misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Barle misses with a body shot.
Van Barle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alexander.
Alexander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Barle misses with a right hand
and Alexander cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Barle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alexander.
Alexander might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Alexander throws a right hand that Van Barle ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Barle also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Barle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Van Barle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Alexander misses the target.
Van Barle throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Alexander to counter with a crisp jab.
Alexander throws a right hand that Van Barle ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Barle also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Barle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alexander looks to land a combination but Van Barle avoids it well.
Van Barle lands a jab.
The fighters circling - Van Barle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alexander swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Barle.
A jab from Alexander finds it's way through Van Barle's defenses.
Alexander is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Barle.
Van Barle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alexander paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alexander ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Van Barle clinches up with Alexander and pushes him back against the cage.
Van Barle's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Alexander scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Alexander scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alexander pushes Van Barle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexander struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Barle controls his hands.
Van Barle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Alexander.
Martin Alexander seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Barle misses with a knee strike.
Van Barle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alexander's defenses.
Alexander has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Van Barle seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Alexander can turn it around.
Alexander lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Van Barle fails to land.
Van Barle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alexander blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Barle.
Van Barle looking to throw knees to the head but Alexander is blocking nicely.
Alexander working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Barle is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Alexander breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Barle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Barle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alexander fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Van Barle misses.
Van Barle tries to close the distance and clinch but Alexander swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Barle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alexander manages to avoid it.
Van Barle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Barle throws an off balance right hand
and Alexander counters with a nice uppercut.
Alexander sizes up Van Barle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Van Barle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alexander has time to react.
Van Barle swings away with a body shot that misses

and Alexander counters by clinching up.

Alexander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Barle closes the distance looking to clinch

and Alexander counters with a crisp right hand that drops Van Barle! Alexander lets Van Barle back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Van Barle is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Van Barle connects with a crisp jab.
Van Barle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alexander was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Barle.
Alexander misses with an uppercut. Van Barle saw that one coming.
Alexander throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Barle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Barle slips a jab from Alexander.
Van Barle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Barle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alexander.
Van Barle throwing a counter right hand but Alexander manages to avoid it.
Van Barle misses with a hook to the body
and Alexander counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Barle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alexander catches Van Barle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alexander bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Alexander showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Van Barle lands with a right hand.
Van Barle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Van Barle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alexander counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alexander thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexander bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alexander looks to land a left hand but Van Barle moved out of range nicely.
Alexander slips under a jab from Van Barle.
Van Barle misses with a left hand
and Alexander counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alexander throws a hook but Van Barle blocks it.
Alexander keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Barle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alexander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Barle.
Despite the aggression on Alexander's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Van Barle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Barle lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alexander misses with a straight left.
Alexander throws a jab when Van Barle was well out of range.
Van Barle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alexander counters with a straight right hand.
Van Barle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Barle is looking to clinch but Alexander is avoiding it.
Alexander uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Barle.

Alexander sends Van Barle crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Alexander is motioning to the referee to let Van Barle up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Van Barle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Barle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexander.
Alexander looks to land a right hand but Van Barle moved out of range.
Van Barle seems to have got his legs back now.
Van Barle misses with a hook to the body
and Alexander counters with a right hand from hell and Van Barle is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Martin Alexander!
Martin Alexander decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.