PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ali Mohamed (ranked 25378 p4p, 2805 weight class) and Tainan Dalpra (ranked 602 p4p, 356 weight class). Ali Mohamed looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Mohamed
vs
Dalpra

200 cm
24
169
1 - 5 - 0

173 cm
25
180
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ali Mohamed !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tainan Dalpra!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mohamed throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dalpra tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mohamed is in Dalpra's guard.
Mohamed really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dalpra pulls Mohamed in to control the position.

Dalpra has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mohamed can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dalpra is pulling down on Mohamed 's head. It's preventing any offense from Mohamed , at least for the moment.

Dalpra working for a triangle but Mohamed defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dalpra has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mohamed can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mohamed is pushing down on Dalpra's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dalpra is fighting to maintain full guard but Mohamed has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dalpra looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dalpra looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dalpra is looking to improve his position.
Dalpra is concentrating on defense, preventing Mohamed from advancing position.
Dalpra gets back to full guard.
Dalpra looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dalpra holds on and takes a little breather.
Mohamed looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Dalpra has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Mohamed should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Dalpra has tightened it up now! Mohamed should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tainan Dalpra!