PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cody Harlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Dale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Harlow
vs
Dale

175 cm
28
176 lbs
13 - 14 - 0

182 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cody Harlow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Dale!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harlow tries to clinch there but Dale circles away.
Harlow fails with a takedown attempt.
Dale throws a series of punches but Harlow avoids them all with ease.
Harlow shoots in but Dale avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harlow fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Harlow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dale stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dale wants it to stay on the feet.
Dale bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harlow's head backwards.

Harlow bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Harlow trying to control the position but Dale is working away.
Dale manages to work his way to half guard, despite Harlow's best efforts.

Dale actively working from the bottom here.
Dale tries to roll over but Harlow keeps him under control.
Dale slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dale is trying to keep Harlow in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dale is keeping the position for now.
Harlow is breathing heavily.
Harlow throwing strikes from guard but Dale blocks nicely.
Harlow throws a strike but Dale rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dale trying to control the position from guard on top but Harlow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dale passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Dale working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two 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.
Dale trying to control the position but Harlow is working away.
Harlow dodges the ground and pound from Dale.
Harlow tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dale has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Dale wants to control the pace but Harlow is squirming around nicely.
Dale tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dale lands a big elbow.
Dale wants to take Harlow's back but he can't do it this time.
Dale controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dale lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dale looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dale connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dale tries to control but Harlow wriggling away.

Dale looking for a guillotine from mount but Harlow is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dale cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Dale dominated that round.
That's time! Harlow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice shot lands for Dale.
Dale lands with a big left! Harlow is wobbled badly! Dale comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Harlow to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jason Dale!