PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arany Dali (ranked 1460 p4p, 155 weight class) and Fanta Coco (ranked 1876 p4p, 201 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Dali
vs
Coco

196 cm
21
213 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

195 cm
27
230 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Freebok (85% Laundry)

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arany Dali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fanta Coco!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dali misses with a hook
and Coco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Coco on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dali. Dali obviously looking to wear him down.
Coco takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like Fanta Coco has been cut.
Coco thuds a left hand into Dali's body.
Dali throws a jab but it's blocked by Coco.
A jab from Coco misses.
Coco throws a looping overhand right but Dali ducks down to avoid it.
Dali looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Coco misses with a hook. Dali ducked under it nicely.
Coco misses with a body shot.
Dali throwing a counter right hand but Coco manages to avoid it.
Dali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dali misses the shot to the body.
Dali wants to slow Coco down by chopping away at his legs.
It seemed like Coco was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Dali clinches up with Coco and pushes him back against the cage.
Coco working hard to break the clinch.

Coco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dali connects with a good right hand that stumbles Coco. Coco circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coco throws a body kick that misses.
Coco on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Coco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dali circles away quickly and effectively.
Dali slips a straight right by Coco.
Dali throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fanta Coco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dali dodges the punch combination from Coco.
Dali throws a hook but Coco blocks it.
Dali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coco scores with a nice head shot.
Coco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dali moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two 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!
Coco misses with a double jab
and Dali counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dali pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coco. Dali does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dali bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dali. That's going to slow Coco down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dali.
Dali misses with a looping left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Coco.
Coco tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dali throwing a counter right hand but Coco manages to avoid it.
Dali throws a jab but it's blocked by Coco.
Dali throws a shot from downtown. Coco moves away and avoids it.
Coco now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dali misses with a head kick.
Coco avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dali swings widly with a right hand
and Coco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dali closes the distance looking to clinch
and Coco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Dali moves into the clinch successfully.
Coco blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Dali.
Coco looking to slow down the pace here.
Dali swings wildly with an uppercut but Coco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coco wants to get back to striking at distance but Dali won't allow it.
Dali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coco tries to break free but Dali pushes him back against the cage.
Coco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dali lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coco backwards.
Dali swings wildly with an uppercut but Coco uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coco throws a punch but it's blocked by Dali.
Coco presses Dali against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coco blocks an uppercut.
Coco is trying to break free.
Dali lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coco backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Dali.
Dali keeps control of Coco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Coco breaks from the clinch.
Coco misses with a right hand
and Dali counters with a stiff right hand.
Coco has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dali.
Coco moves away from the strike by Dali.
Coco thows a leg kick but Dali checks it
and Dali counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dali throws a head kick that misses
and Coco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coco throws a head kick that misses.

Dali instigates a clinch.
Dali gets through Coco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Coco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dali.
Dali misses with a lunging right hand
and Coco cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Coco looks to land a body kick but Dali moved away.
Coco with a nice cross.
Coco uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dali has time to react.
Dali moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Coco misses with a left hand
and Dali counters with a nice uppercut.
Coco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coco throws an off balance right hand
and Dali counters with a good low kick that Coco was not able to check.
Coco avoids the body shot from Dali.
Good work by Dali as he checks the leg kick.
Coco throws a lazy head kick
and Dali counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Dali takes the fight into the clinch.
Coco lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coco blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dali creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Coco has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dali seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Coco can turn it around.
Coco swings wildly with an uppercut but Dali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dali throws a punch but it's blocked by Coco.
Dali misses with a punch on the inside.
Coco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dali lands with a light punch inside.
Dali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Coco breaks the clinch.
Dali throws a low kick, looking for Coco's leg but Coco calmly moves out of range.
Coco scores with a one two! Dali had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dali looks to throw the jab but Coco is out of range.
Coco misses with a double jab
and Dali counters with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dali slips under a jab.
Coco just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDali.
Coco misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot by Dali.

That has opened up Fanta Coco's cut even more.
Coco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Coco swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Dali to counter with a crisp jab.
Coco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dali can pounce on him.
Coco throws a jab when Dali was well out of range.
Dali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coco moves away.
Coco misses with a double jab.
Coco tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dali connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dali tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coco tries to land a leg kick but Dali saw it coming and moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Coco.
Coco throws a shot to the body.
Coco misses with a looping right.
Dali throwing a counter right hand but Coco manages to avoid it.
Dali takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dali tests Coco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Coco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dali counters with a nice uppercut.

Coco is rocked!
Coco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dali sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dali cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Coco is still on wobbly legs! Can Dali finish him?

The cut above Fanta Coco's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dali throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Coco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Coco is breathing heavily.

Dali forces Coco back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dali creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coco tries a body shot but Dali blocks it.
Coco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dali softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dali lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Coco to his knees! Dali keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arany Dali!