PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darren Dalton (ranked 4903 p4p, 4876 weight class) and Patrick Deringer (ranked 272 p4p, 270 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dalton
vs
Deringer

170 cm
25
145
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
140
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darren Dalton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrick Deringer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deringer connects with a jab.
Deringer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dalton walks into a stiff left hand from Deringer.
Dalton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deringer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Deringer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Patrick Deringer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dalton misses with a two punch combination.
Deringer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Deringer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Deringer wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Deringer as Dalton shoots in.
Deringer lunges at Dalton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dalton's hand.
Deringer lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deringer connects with a body shot that sends Dalton's belly button to the back.
Deringer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dalton fails with the takedown.
It seemed like Deringer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Dalton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deringer punishes Dalton's body with a nice straight punch.

Deringer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Deringer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dalton stalling in the clinch but Deringer improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deringer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dalton fails to pull guard.
Deringer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dalton is trying to stall.
Dalton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Maybe Dalton would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Deringer is leaning against Dalton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dalton fails to pull guard.
Deringer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Deringer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dalton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dalton is breathing heavily.
Deringer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Deringer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dalton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Deringer.
Deringer lands a knee to the head.
Deringer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dalton backwards.
Deringer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dalton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deringer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dalton up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Deringer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton jumps guard but Deringer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dalton looking to slow down the pace here.
Deringer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dalton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dalton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Deringer digs a right hand underneath Dalton's ribcage. Dalton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dalton is trying to push Deringer away but Deringer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Deringer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Deringer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dalton ducks right into an uppercut from Deringer.
Deringer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dalton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dalton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Deringer catches Dalton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Deringer rushes Dalton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Deringer gets through Dalton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Deringer lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deringer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dalton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Deringer is keeping busy.
Dalton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Deringer just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Deringer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Deringer digs a right hand into Dalton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dalton's gas tank.
Deringer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Deringer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Deringer landing knees to the head.
Still in the clinch, Deringer scores with a nice short uppercut.

Deringer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Deringer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dalton at a distance.
Deringer digs a good hook to Dalton's body.
Deringer lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Deringer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Dalton is rocked!

Deringer closes the distance and clinches.
Deringer lands a hook that snaps the head of Dalton backwards.
Deringer lands a good knee to the midsection. Dalton won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deringer is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Deringer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deringer clobbers Dalton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dalton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oh Dalton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dalton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Deringer circles away.
Deringer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dalton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dalton seems to have got his legs back now.
Deringer cracks Dalton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A left lands for Deringer.

Deringer gets a clinch.
Deringer prevents the takedown attempt.
Deringer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dalton backwards.
Deringer leaning his opponent against the cage.
Deringer lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deringer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dalton backwards.
Dalton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Deringer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Deringer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Deringer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dalton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dalton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Deringer sprawls well. Deringer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dalton gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice side step and Deringer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dalton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dalton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Deringer tries to avoid it but Dalton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Deringer to the ground. Deringer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dalton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Deringer avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Dalton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deringer lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Deringer dips to his left and cracks Dalton with an uppercut!
Dalton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Deringer lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Deringer.

Deringer moves into the clinch.

Deringer breaks from the clinch.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Deringer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Deringer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short uppercut from Deringer.
Dalton misses with some punches.
Deringer lands a nice knee to the body.
Deringer lands a hook that snaps the head of Dalton backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Deringer.
Deringer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Good body shot from Deringer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Deringer lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dalton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Deringer walks away with a smile on his face. Dalton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dalton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Deringer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dalton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Deringer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Deringer throws a shot to the body.
Deringer scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Deringer finds it's way through Dalton's defenses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Deringer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Deringer lands a shoulder strike.
Dalton is trying to drag Deringer to the mat but Deringer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Deringer gets through Dalton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Deringer.
Deringer lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Deringer.
Deringer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Deringer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Deringer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Deringer lands a good knee to the midsection. Dalton won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deringer with a knee to the head.
Deringer lands a body punch.
Deringer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Deringer lands a good knee to the midsection. Dalton won't want to take too many of those.
Deringer landing knees to the body.

Deringer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deringer punishes Dalton's body with a nice straight punch.
Deringer lands with a good body shot.
Deringer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dalton under the eye.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Deringer lands a good knee to the midsection. Dalton won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deringer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dalton looking to stall.

Deringer breaks from the clinch.
Patrick Deringer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Deringer moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalton walks into a left hand.
Nice shot lands for Deringer.
Deringer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dalton under the eye.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Dalton. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Deringer lands with a nice body punch.
Dalton walks straight into a right hand from Deringer - that's dropped him! Deringer jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Dalton from any more punishment! Dalton complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Patrick Deringer!