PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Dilbrandt (ranked 2512 p4p, 986 weight class) and Abduwali Hassan (ranked 164 p4p, 68 weight class). Dilbrandt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rock the Dragon. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Abduwali Hassan enters the cage!

Dilbrandt
vs
Hassan

169 cm
34
149
18 - 16 - 1

170 cm
34
154
26 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Conviction
Conquer

30th Century Beer Store

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 18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Dilbrandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Abduwali Hassan!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hassan tries to work over Dilbrandt's front leg with a kick but Dilbrandt checks it.
A head kick by Hassan misses
and Dilbrandt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hassan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hassan misses the body punch
and Dilbrandt counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hassan lands a jab to the nose.
Dilbrandt walks into a jab.
Dilbrandt looks to score with a jab to the body but Hassan is just out of range.
A big left from Dilbrandt misses.
Hassan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dilbrandt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Hassan.
Hassan misses with a hook. Dilbrandt ducked under it nicely.
Dilbrandt throws a body shot but no joy.
Hassan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hassan misses with an uppercut. Dilbrandt saw that one coming.
Dilbrandt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hassan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dilbrandt momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan throws a looping overhand right but Dilbrandt ducks down to avoid it.
Hassan misses with a hook. Dilbrandt ducked under it nicely.
Dilbrandt is looking to counter punch.
Hassan digs a good hook to Dilbrandt's body.
A slow jab from Dilbrandt misses its intended target.
Donk. Hassan catches Dilbrandt right on the button with a cross.
Hassan misses with a looping right.
Hassan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dilbrandt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hassan throws a leg kick but Dilbrandt checks it.
Dilbrandt lands a slapping body shot.
Hassan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dilbrandt's hands.
Dilbrandt lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dilbrandt slips under a jab from Hassan.
Hassan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dilbrandt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dilbrandt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassan throws a body punch but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
Hassan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hassan misses with a hook. Dilbrandt ducked under it nicely.
Dilbrandt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dilbrandt plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hassan sizes up Dilbrandt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hassan lands with a nice body punch.
Abduwali Hassan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hassan throws an off balance right hand
and Hassan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hassan takes a swing at Dilbrandt's ribcage but misses.
Dilbrandt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hassan.
Dilbrandt takes a swing at Hassan's ribcage but misses.
A low kick lands for Hassan.
Dilbrandt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hassan throws out the jab.
Hassan misses the jab.
Dilbrandt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hassan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hassan blocks a low kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hassan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dilbrandt throws out the jab.
Hassan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hassan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hassan throws a jab but it's blocked by Dilbrandt.
Hassan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hassan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dilbrandt.
Hassan throws a jab when Dilbrandt was well out of range.
A good leg kick by Hassan.
Dilbrandt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hassan is out of range.
Dilbrandt pushes Hassan away with a front kick.
A nice combination there by Hassan.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hassan.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dilbrandt misses with a low kick.
Dilbrandt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dilbrandt if he has to take too many more of those.
A jab from Hassan misses.
Hassan throws a leg kick
and Hassan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hassan tests Dilbrandt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dilbrandt takes one on the button.
Dilbrandt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dilbrandt defending well as Hassan loads up on a big left hand.
Dilbrandt walks into a left hand.
Hassan's corner calls for a 1-2. Hassan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dilbrandt misses the jab.
Dilbrandt throws a looping overhand right but Hassan ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dilbrandt throws a jab when Hassan was well out of range.
Dilbrandt checks a low kick from Hassan.
Dilbrandt is looking to counter punch.
Dilbrandt throws a big shot that misses.
Hassan tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dilbrandt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hassan throws a big counter head kick but Dilbrandt avoids it with no problem.
Dilbrandt misses the shot to the body.
Hassan lands an overhand right.
Hassan catches Dilbrandt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hassan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dilbrandt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hassan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dilbrandt will feel that in the morning.
Dilbrandt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hassan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hassan scoring well with a low kick there.
Dilbrandt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hassan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dilbrandt defending well as Hassan loads up on a big left hand.
A nice combination there by Hassan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Hassan misses.
It looked like Dilbrandt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice body punch from Hassan.
Hassan connects with the punch.
Hassan with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt drops his hands momentarily and Hassan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dilbrandt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hassan throws a hook to the side of Dilbrandt's head but Dilbrandt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hassan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dilbrandt manages to avoid it.
Hassan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt moves forwards but Hassan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hassan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dilbrandt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hassan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hassan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hassan tries to clinch up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hassan - that will leave a mark!
Hassan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dilbrandt counters with a good low kick that Hassan was not able to check.
Abduwali Hassan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice cross by Hassan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hassan tries to clinch
and Dilbrandt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dilbrandt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dilbrandt tries a head kick but it misses.
Hassan throws out a counter right but Dilbrandt avoids it with no problem.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hassan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dilbrandt misses with an uppercut.
Hassan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hassan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dilbrandt.
Hassan lands a jab to the nose.
Dilbrandt misses with an uppercut. Hassan saw that one coming.
Hassan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Dilbrandt tries to keep at a distance but Hassan has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Hassan.
Dilbrandt blocking some punches.
Hassan misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dilbrandt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hassan.
Hassan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Dilbrandt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hassan tests Dilbrandt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hassan lands a head shot.
Hassan swats away the attempt to clinch by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hassan.
Hassan misses with a body shot.
Hassan tries to land a body kick
and Dilbrandt counters with an outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dilbrandt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Hassan.
Nice straight punches there by Hassan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hassan.
Hassan misses with an uppercut.
Hassan just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDilbrandt.
Hassan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dilbrandt.
Hassan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hassan throws an off balance right hand
and Hassan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hassan slips a straight right by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dilbrandt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hassan thinking.
Dilbrandt misses with a low kick.
A big left from Hassan misses.
Dilbrandt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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.
A low kick lands for Hassan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hassan drives through and clinches with Dilbrandt against the cage.
Dilbrandt cracks Hassan with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abduwali Hassan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Dilbrandt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hassan misses with an uppercut.
Dilbrandt blocks a leg kick.
Dilbrandt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hassan.
Dilbrandt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hassan tries to score with a low kick but Dilbrandt moves his leg out of the way.
Dilbrandt takes a swing at Hassan's ribcage but misses.
Hassan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hassan blocks a low kick nicely.
Hassan throws a body kick that misses.
Dilbrandt throws a looping overhand right but Hassan ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hassan with a jab.
Hassan throws a leg kick which misses Dilbrandt's front leg but catches the back leg as Dilbrandt tries to avoid it.
Hassan blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hassan! But no joy.
A left lands for Hassan.
Dilbrandt moves out of range as Hassan strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan scores with a jab.
Nice body punch from Hassan.
Dilbrandt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dilbrandt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hassan.
Hassan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dilbrandt throws a head kick but Hassan moves out of range.
Dilbrandt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dilbrandt throws a hook but Hassan blocks it.
Hassan lands a nice hook to Dilbrandt's body. Dilbrandt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick from Dilbrandt misses.
Hassan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hassan works Dilbrandt's body with a nice hook.
Hassan misses with a straight left.
Hassan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Hassan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dilbrandt sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt misses with a looping left.
Dilbrandt works the jab nicely.
Dilbrandt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hassan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hassan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hassan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Dilbrandt clinches up with Hassan and pushes him back against the cage.
Hassan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dilbrandt up against the cage.
Hassan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dilbrandt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dilbrandt avoiding damage as Hassan throws knees to the body.
Dilbrandt lands a shot to the body.
Hassan throws a head punch that misses.
Hassan blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt struggles to land a body shot inside as Hassan controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt blocks an uppercut.
Dilbrandt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hassan's elbow.
Dilbrandt managing to block the knees to the body from Hassan.
Dilbrandt misses with a body punch.
Hassan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dilbrandt misses with some punches.
Hassan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hassan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hassan working aggressively here.

Dilbrandt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hassan throws a looping overhand right but Dilbrandt ducks down to avoid it.
Dilbrandt takes one on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassan cracks a nice hook into Dilbrandt's ribs.
Hassan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dilbrandt defending well as Hassan loads up on a big left hand.
Hassan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dilbrandt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Hassan.
Dilbrandt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hassan's sensitive parts.
Dilbrandt is looking to clinch but Hassan is avoiding it.
Hassan is looking to land body kicks.
Dilbrandt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hassan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hassan moves out of range as Dilbrandt strikes.
A nice side step and Hassan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dilbrandt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hassan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dilbrandt scrambles back to his feet.
Hassan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dilbrandt. Dilbrandt obviously looking to wear him down.
Dilbrandt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick
and Hassan counters with a nice uppercut.
Hassan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abduwali Hassan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hassan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abduwali Hassan!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Abduwali Hassan waved his t-shirt featuring Stoner's Killer Apparel's logo in front of the cameras.