PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Dront (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and colin daglish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Dront has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dront
vs
daglish

193 cm
19
250 lbs
2 - 32 - 0

170 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 32 - 0, fighting out of London, The Dront!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, colin daglish!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dront swings for the body but daglish moves out of range.
daglish tries to move into range but Dront moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
daglish throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
daglish circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dront doesn't manage to clinch there - daglish circles away.
Dront lands a straight punch to the body, keeping daglish at a distance.
Dront blocks the body kick.
daglish connects with a right hand. Dront shakes it off.

It looks like The Dront has been cut.
Dront will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Dront seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
daglish fails with an attempt to clinch.

daglish instigates a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Dront.

daglish breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Dront darts in and clinches daglish up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dront is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dront wants to break free but daglish has control.
daglish prevents Dront from breaking the clinch.
daglish wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dront has him pressed against the cage.
daglish prevents Dront from breaking the clinch.
Dront pushes daglish back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dront lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dront misses with a shot to the kidneys.

daglish breaks from the clinch.
daglish tries to clinch up.
Dront displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dront is looking to clinch.
daglish tries to close the distance and clinch but Dront swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dront stuns daglish with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
daglish looks gassed!
Dront cracks daglish with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - daglish has eaten all the pies!
Dront throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dront throws a right and a left that both miss.
daglish on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Dront closes the distance and clinches.
Dront lands a shot to the body.
Dront is pushing daglish up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dront scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Dront.
Dront wants to break the clinch but can't.
daglish wants to get back to striking at distance but Dront won't allow it.
Dront lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down daglish.
Dront is trying to break free.
Dront wants to break free but daglish has control.
daglish keeps control of Dront as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dront stalling the fight.
Dront tries to break the clinch but daglish is controlling the position.
daglish has had enough of the clinch but Dront keeps him there for the moment.
A short uppercut from Dront.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Dront.
Dront wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The referee calls for daglish to work.
daglish tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dront smiles and moves away.
The Dront is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dront scores with a three punch combo!

daglish has managed to clinch.
daglish wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

daglish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
daglish looks to score with a jab to the body but Dront is just out of range.
daglish wants to clinch.

daglish gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
daglish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

daglish breaks from the clinch.
Dront looks to land a combination but daglish avoids it well.
Dront doesn't manage to clinch there - daglish circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - daglish looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dront rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but daglish moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dront rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but daglish moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
daglish takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

daglish shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than daglish was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dront wants to control but daglish is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

daglish is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Dront dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Dront's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

daglish swats away the attempt to clinch by Dront.
Dront tries to clinch up.

daglish forces Dront back against the cage and clinches.

daglish manages to break the clinch.
Dront fails with an attempt to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dront.
Dront looks to clinch
and daglish counters with a nice kick to the body.

Dront tries to keep at a distance but daglish has taken the fight into the clinch.

daglish jumps guard and drags Dront to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

daglish pushes Dront off and gets back to his feet.
Dront tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but daglish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
daglish throws a hook but Dront blocks it.
daglish scores with a leg kick.
Dront swats away the attempt to clinch by daglish.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dront fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
daglish circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dront tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dront throws a series of punches but daglish moves out of range.
Dront throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
daglish tries to close the distance and clinch but Dront swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Dront closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dront creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dront wants to get back to striking at distance but daglish won't allow it.
daglish tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dront just stands there and leans against the cage.

daglish pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dront lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but daglish circles away quickly and effectively.
Dront throws a series of punches but daglish avoids them all with ease.
The Dront is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
daglish circles away from the clinch attempt

and daglish counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

daglish breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dront moves out of range of the body kick.
daglish throws a push kick but Dront slaps the foot to one side.

Dront fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with daglish, pushing him back against the cage.
daglish jumps guard but Dront stands there with daglish around his waist. daglish gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
daglish has had enough of the clinch but Dront keeps him there for the moment.
Dront lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for daglish to work.
Dront slows down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
daglish is looking to break free of the clinch but Dront has double underhooks.
Dront is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

daglish escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dront wants to clinch.
daglish needs to keep his hands up - Dront had a free shot at his head there.

daglish gets in close and instigates a clinch.

daglish manages to break the clinch.
The Dront is winning the standup battle so far.
daglish fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dront will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dront connects with a single shot there.
Dront looks to land a combination but daglish avoids it well.

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.
Dront throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
daglish wants to clinch up but Dront keeps it at a distance.
Nice body punch from Dront.
daglish misses with a head kick.
daglish avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dront tries to clinch but daglish is having none of it.
daglish doesn't manage to clinch there - Dront circles away.
Dront is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
daglish misses with a series of wild punches.

Dront rushes daglish and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dront.
Dront lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dront can't break the clinch.
daglish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

daglish pulls Dront into guard.
Dront trying to stand up but can't free himself from daglish's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

colin daglish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on The Dront's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dront instigates a clinch.
daglish jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dront walks away with a smile on his face. daglish gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dront rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but daglish moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dront ducks down and throws a hook to the body but daglish moves away.
Dront swinging wilding here.
No joy there for daglish, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Dront, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
daglish loads up on a big right hand but Dront slips the punch.
daglish feints and then cracks Dront's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dront down.
daglish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
daglish misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dront avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dront fails in his attempt to clinch.
daglish shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
daglish takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dront swats away the attempt to clinch by daglish.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dront stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from daglish.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dront gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
daglish wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dront has him pressed against the cage.
daglish fails to pull the fight into his guard.

daglish escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut there from Dront.

daglish gets in close and instigates a clinch.
daglish tries to pull guard but Dront holds him up against the cage and eventually daglish drops back down to his feet.
The Dront has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of colin daglish.
Dront lands with a short head shot on the inside.

daglish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dront is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
daglish wants to clinch up but Dront keeps it at a distance.
Dront tries to close the distance and clinch but daglish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
daglish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dront.
Dront looks to score with a jab to the body but daglish is just out of range.
Dront is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
daglish tries to clinch but Dront is having none of it.
daglish takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dront misses with a wild combination.
daglish scores with a head kick.
Dront misses with the combination.
Dront closes the distance looking to clinch

and daglish counters by moving into the clinch.
Dront pushes daglish back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
daglish wants to get back to striking at distance but Dront won't allow it.

daglish breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A clash of legs there as Dront blocks the low kick.
Dront moves out of range of the body kick from daglish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - daglish looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dront slips a jab and a cross from daglish.
Dront dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
daglish has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
daglish misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

daglish takes the fight into the clinch.
Dront is trying to break free.
daglish wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dront has him pressed against the cage.
Dront keeps control of daglish as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dront digs a right hand into daglish's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on daglish's gas tank.
Dront wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dront is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
daglish tries to pull guard but Dront holds him up against the cage and eventually daglish drops back down to his feet.

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.
Dront tries to break the clinch but daglish is controlling the position.
daglish has had enough of the clinch but Dront keeps him there for the moment.
Dront is leaning against daglish and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

daglish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dront tries to clinch but daglish is having none of it.
Dront is looking to wear down daglish with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dront lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dront scores with a body shot.
daglish moves in looking to clinch but Dront pushes him off.
daglish circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
daglish swats away the attempt to clinch by Dront.
Dront moves in looking to clinch but daglish pushes him off.
A combination from Dront does no damage.
daglish shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dront as he jumps to the side.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to colin daglish.
I think daglish has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... colin daglish!