PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James King (ranked 956 p4p, 2131 weight class) and David Dilbrandt (ranked 71 p4p, 153 weight class). Dilbrandt has chosen Rock the Dragon as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

King
vs
Dilbrandt

170 cm
38
146
34 - 20 - 2

169 cm
34
149
18 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Conviction
Conquer

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 34 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, James King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Dilbrandt!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a shot to the body.
Dilbrandt misses with a wild body shot.
King misses with a body kick.
Dilbrandt takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
King avoids the body shot from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
King checks a leg kick.
Dilbrandt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Dilbrandt.
King jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
King goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dilbrandt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Dilbrandt misses the jab.
Dilbrandt avoids the head kick by King.
King avoids a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from King misses the target.
Dilbrandt throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King misses with a straight right.
King misses with a hook. Dilbrandt ducked under it nicely.
Dilbrandt blocks a head kick by King.
King moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dilbrandt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before King can pounce on him.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dilbrandt manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dilbrandt.
King shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dilbrandt eats them both and turns towards King to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dilbrandt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dilbrandt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
King misses with a body kick.
Dilbrandt misses with a looping left.
Dilbrandt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from King.
Dilbrandt throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dilbrandt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from King finds it's way round the side to connect with Dilbrandt's head.
King throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dilbrandt throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
King moves out of range of the body kick from Dilbrandt.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dilbrandt throws a body kick that misses.
King misses with a kick to the body.
Dilbrandt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dilbrandt misses the shot to the body.
Dilbrandt needs to keep his hands up - King had a free shot at his head there.
King moves out of range of the body kick from Dilbrandt.
King cracks Dilbrandt with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dilbrandt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dilbrandt looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dilbrandt on the side of the head.
King checks a leg kick.
Dilbrandt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dilbrandt throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dilbrandt throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big left from Dilbrandt misses.
King looks to land a left hand but Dilbrandt moved out of range nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for King.
A lazy left from King finds it's target.

Dilbrandt closes the distance and pushes King back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dilbrandt.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dilbrandt backwards.
Dilbrandt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dilbrandt has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Dilbrandt tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dilbrandt avoiding damage as King throws knees to the body.
Dilbrandt is working King over against the cage.
King tries to land knees in the clinch but Dilbrandt avoids the damage to the body.
Dilbrandt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Dilbrandt breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dilbrandt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King.
Dilbrandt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Dilbrandt just misses with a punch to the body.
Dilbrandt slips a straight right by King.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King keeps Dilbrandt at a distance using the push kick.
Dilbrandt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt moves forwards but King connects with a nice, crisp jab.
King chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A low kick from Dilbrandt misses
and King counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dilbrandt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King looks to land a right hand but Dilbrandt moved out of range.
Dilbrandt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
King slips under a jab from Dilbrandt.
David Dilbrandt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dilbrandt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
King throws a push kick but Dilbrandt slaps the foot to one side.
Dilbrandt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt just misses with a punch to the body.
King ducks under a wild hook from Dilbrandt.

Dilbrandt rushes King and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for King.
Still in the clinch, King scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dilbrandt pushes King back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
King misses with a knee to the head.
King misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dilbrandt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dilbrandt.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dilbrandt lands with a light punch inside.
Dilbrandt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dilbrandt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King trying to land knees to the body.
Dilbrandt digs a right hand underneath King's ribcage. King let out a lung full of air as it connected.
King misses with a body punch.
Dilbrandt working aggressively here.
Dilbrandt misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James King dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dilbrandt misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King dips to his left and cracks Dilbrandt with an uppercut!
Dilbrandt looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
King scores with a push kick.
Dilbrandt fails with an attempt to clinch.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt swings for the body but King moves out of range.
King lands a nice hook to Dilbrandt's body. Dilbrandt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dilbrandt misses the jab.
King throws a body punch but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dilbrandt can do to turn this around?
Dilbrandt just misses with a punch to the body.
Dilbrandt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Dilbrandt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Dilbrandt misses its intended target.
Dilbrandt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dilbrandt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
Dilbrandt blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dilbrandt throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
Dilbrandt just misses with a punch to the body.
King pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King moves out of range as Dilbrandt throws a body kick.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
Dilbrandt throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
Dilbrandt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dilbrandt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck King on the side of the head.
Dilbrandt throws an off balance right hand
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King keeps Dilbrandt at a distance using the push kick.
King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big right from Dilbrandt misses.
King is looking to counter punch.
Dilbrandt punishes King's body with a nice straight punch.
Dilbrandt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
Dilbrandt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and King counters with a straight right hand.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dilbrandt looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Dilbrandt wants to slow King down by chopping away at his legs.
James King is winning the standup battle so far.
King misses the shot to the body.
Dilbrandt on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
King tries a low kick but Dilbrandt avoids it.
Dilbrandt misses with a leg kick.
King swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
King misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt throws a big shot that misses.
Dilbrandt tries to score with a low kick but King moves his leg out of the way.
King slips under a jab from Dilbrandt.
King blocks the body kick.
Dilbrandt throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
King lands with a thumping leg kick.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dilbrandt.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dilbrandt has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from King.
Dilbrandt works King's body with a nice hook.
Dilbrandt misses with an uppercut.
Dilbrandt throws a body shot but no joy.
Dilbrandt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dilbrandt blocks a head kick by King.
Dilbrandt dips to his left and cracks King with an uppercut!
King takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
King blocks the body kick.
King half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dilbrandt misses with a kick to the body.
Dilbrandt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt connects with a nice looking jab.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dilbrandt.
Good shot there by King.
Dilbrandt tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
King checks a leg kick nicely.
King throws a nice inside leg kick.
King scores with a spinning back kick!
King connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dilbrandt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick lands from King.
Dilbrandt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
Dilbrandt throws out a leg kick but King moves out of range and Dilbrandt only half commits.
Dilbrandt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dilbrandt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King lands with a nice body kick.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dilbrandt throws a jab when King was well out of range.
Dilbrandt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dilbrandt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dilbrandt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dilbrandt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A shot to the liver by Dilbrandt. Beautiful body shot.
Dilbrandt misses with a two punch combination.
Dilbrandt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Dilbrandt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King scores with a body shot.
King throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dilbrandt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by King.
Dilbrandt throws a low kick but King moves out of range easily.
King lands a high kick!
King connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dilbrandt moves away.
Dilbrandt misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dilbrandt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
King lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dilbrandt will feel that in the morning.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dilbrandt cracks King with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
King scores with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James King dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Dilbrandt wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
King dips to his left and cracks Dilbrandt with an uppercut!
Dilbrandt tries to clinch up.
Dilbrandt thows a left - swing and a miss!
King misses with a kick to the body.
King ducks under a wild hook from Dilbrandt.
King fakes the leg kick and cracks Dilbrandt in the body.
Dilbrandt connects with a solid leg kick.
Dilbrandt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Dilbrandt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
King avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dilbrandt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilbrandt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dilbrandt blocks the body kick.
Nice jab there from King.
Dilbrandt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
King avoids a kick to the body.
Dilbrandt blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King scores with a head kick. Dilbrandt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dilbrandt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
King lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dilbrandt throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Dilbrandt.
King avoids a kick to the body.
King connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
King connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
King throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from King.
A shot to the liver by King. Beautiful body shot.

King gets tackled into the cage by Dilbrandt. Dilbrandt maintains the clinch.
Dilbrandt has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. King seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dilbrandt can turn it around.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King blocks a body shot from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dilbrandt.
King lands a nice knee to the body.
James King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dilbrandt.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King has Dilbrandt pressed against the cage, preventing Dilbrandt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Dilbrandt manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Dilbrandt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dilbrandt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
King digs a good hook to Dilbrandt's body.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King throws a lazy right hand but Dilbrandt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dilbrandt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
Dilbrandt tries a quick counter leg kick but King is wise to it.
King with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
King cracks Dilbrandt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dilbrandt misses with a looping right.
Dilbrandt lands a jab to the head.
Dilbrandt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
King takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
King throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King moves away from the strike by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Dilbrandt blocks the low kick.
Dilbrandt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dilbrandt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dilbrandt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dilbrandt looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
King throws a right and a left that Dilbrandt avoids nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt is looking to clinch.
King was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the body from Dilbrandt misses
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
Dilbrandt throws the kick towards the body but King avoids it.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King misses with a body kick.
Dilbrandt throws a nice inside leg kick.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dilbrandt throws the kick towards the body but King avoids it.
Dilbrandt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

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!
Dilbrandt is looking to land body kicks.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dilbrandt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice uppercut there from King.
Dilbrandt missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt scores with a spinning back kick!
King connects with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
King attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dilbrandt looks for the body kick but King saw that one coming.
Dilbrandt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dilbrandt scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King is looking to land body kicks.
King misses with an attempted mid kick.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Dilbrandt.
A left lands for Dilbrandt.
King digs a good body shot into Dilbrandt's ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to James King.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for King, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James King!
Jumping up and down and very excited, James King waved his t-shirt featuring HELLBENT's logo in front of the cameras.