PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ash Gibbons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Dallas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dallas has chosen Ace of Spades as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Gibbons
vs
Dallas

190 cm
24
205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

190 cm
24
213 lbs
3 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ash Gibbons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Dallas!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dallas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dallas looks to land a combination but Gibbons avoids it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gibbons.
Dallas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dallas wants it to stay on the feet.
Gibbons walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dallas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gibbons moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dallas.
Gibbons doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Dallas counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gibbons won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ash Gibbons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dallas tries to advance to mount but Gibbons denies him.
Gibbons wants to get back to his feet.

Dallas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gibbons manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dallas's best efforts.

Dallas is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gibbons is just riding it out for now. Dallas eventually gives up the hold.
Gibbons works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dallas wants to get up but he can't break Gibbons's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dallas tries to free his leg and advance position but Gibbons is retaining full guard.

Gibbons is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gibbons is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gibbons manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gibbons blocks Dallas's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Dallas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gibbons blocks Dallas's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gibbons looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gibbons gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Gibbons is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Dallas misses the target.
Gibbons fails with the takedown
and Dallas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dan Dallas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gibbons fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dallas misses with a few strikes there.
Dallas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A combination from Dallas does no damage.
Gibbons fails with the takedown
and Dallas counters with an outside leg kick.
Gibbons tries to clinch up but Dallas circles away and keeps his distance.
Dallas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dallas throws a head kick that half lands.
Dallas throws a series of punches but Gibbons avoids them all with ease.

Gibbons shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dallas is trying to defend but Gibbons finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dallas flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Dallas is trying to stand.

Gibbons is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dallas defends it well.
Dallas tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Dallas tries to get to full guard but Gibbons has control of the leg.

Gibbons is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gibbons blocks the strikes from Dallas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons is looking to take a break and control but Dallas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Gibbons darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dallas misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Dallas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gibbons wants to pass to mount but Dallas is defending the position.

Gibbons is looking for a kimura but Dallas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gibbons to get the leverage.
Dallas flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Gibbons wants to work for an arm triangle but Dallas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dallas landing a few short strikes.
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 Ash Gibbons will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gibbons tries for a takedown but Dallas circles away easily
and Dallas counters with an outside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dallas.
Dallas misses with a two punch combination.
Gibbons tries for a takedown but Dallas circles away easily
enabling Dallas to counter with a crisp jab.
Dallas fails to land with a series of punches.
Gibbons fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ash Gibbons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gibbons fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gibbons with a poor takedown
and Dallas counters with a low kick, right behind Gibbons 's knee.
Dallas scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch combination from Dallas misses.
Dallas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gibbons pinned against the cage. Gibbons gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dallas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gibbons.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dallas looks to land a combination. Gibbons sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gibbons with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dallas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dallas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gibbons stuffs the takedown attempt from Dallas. Dallas gets slowly back to his feet.
A combination from Dallas does no damage.
Gibbons gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dallas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dallas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Dallas.

Dallas scores a takedown into full mount!
Gibbons is trying to escape the mount.
Dallas pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons is looking to get to half guard.

Dallas jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gibbons manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gibbons is trying to control Dallas's posture but Dallas avoids it.

Dallas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dallas wants to stand but Gibbons has his arm trapped.
Dallas working away.
Gibbons sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gibbons regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dallas drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dallas jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Dallas is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Dallas drops back looking for a leg! Gibbons is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gibbons manages to kick Dallas off! Dallas jumps back into Gibbons's guard.
Gibbons manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Gibbons is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dallas can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dallas is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gibbons wants to control the pace but Dallas is squirming around nicely.
Gibbons blocks Dallas's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

Gibbons is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dallas is surviving well by controlling Gibbons's body position as best he can.
Dallas chipping away with body shots but they're not going to hurt Gibbons.
Dallas flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Gibbons mounts Dallas! Really nice guard pass there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gibbons cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dallas is trying to escape the mount.
Dallas is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Gibbons working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Dallas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Dallas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gibbons with a poor takedown
and Dallas counters with a two punch combo.
Dallas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dallas wants it to stay on the feet.
Ash Gibbons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gibbons shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ash Gibbons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dallas looks to clinch

and Gibbons counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gibbons wants to free his trapped foot but Dallas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dallas throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dallas throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Gibbons looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Dallas looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gibbons seems to be looking for submissions.

Dallas looking for submissions off his back.

Gibbons is working for a submission of some sort.
Dallas tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Gibbons has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gibbons can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dallas is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dallas flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

Gibbons get's back to his feet.

Gibbons shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gibbons was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gibbons lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dallas hang on?
Gibbons tries to control but Dallas wriggling away.
Gibbons prevents Dallas from getting the reversal.

Gibbons looking for a guillotine from mount but Dallas is having none of it.
Gibbons pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gibbons looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Gibbons blocks Dallas's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

Gibbons looking for a guillotine from mount but Dallas is having none of it.

Gibbons looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Gibbons tries to control but Dallas wriggling away.
Dallas punching to the body and holding on for dear life.
Gibbons trying to control but Dallas is having none of it.

Dallas defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gibbons.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Gibbons working for a guillotine from mount but Dallas is in no mood to give up.
Dallas gets back to half guard.

Gibbons is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dallas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gibbons.
Ash Gibbons overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dallas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gibbons's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gibbons's back!
Gibbons is trying to break free.

Dallas looking for the choke from the back.
Gibbons manages to reverse the position and now he's in Dallas's guard. Nice work there by Gibbons.
Gibbons wants to control from the top but Dallas keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ash Gibbons showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gibbons has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ash Gibbons!