PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hyryx Dall (ranked 1388 p4p, 770 weight class) and Peter Dinklage (ranked 215 p4p, 120 weight class). Dall comes into the arena with Rattlesnake blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!

Dall
vs
Dinklage

190 cm
43
201
29 - 24 - 1

210 cm
27
196
10 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 24 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hyryx Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Dinklage!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dinklage with a nice calf kick.
Dall bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dall throws a right hand that Dinklage ducks under and follows up with a left that Dinklage also avoids with ease.
Dinklage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dall.
Dall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dall looks to land a combination but Dinklage avoids it well.
Dinklage tries to bum rush Dall with a series of wild strikes but Dall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dinklage checks a leg kick nicely.

Dall tries to keep at a distance but Dinklage has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dall can't find room to land a body shot as Dinklage controls the action.
Dinklage blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall prevents Dinklage from breaking the clinch.

Dinklage breaks the clinch.
Dinklage throws a head kick that misses.
Dinklage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dall.
Dinklage throws a right hand that Dall ducks under and follows up with a left that Dall also avoids with ease.
Dall appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dinklage cracks Dall with a good jab.
Dinklage is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dinklage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dall.
Dinklage scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Hyryx Dall has been cut.
Dinklage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dinklage changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peter Dinklage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dinklage with a jab.
Dall walks into a stiff left hand from Dinklage.

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!
Dall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dall misses with a double jab.
Dinklage is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dinklage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dall keeps Dinklage at a distance using the push kick.
A low kick from Dall is predictable there

and Dinklage moves into the clinch.
Dinklage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dall jumps guard but Dinklage stands there with Dall around his waist. Dall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dall swings wildly with an uppercut but Dinklage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Dall - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dall has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dinklage uses from the top position.
Dall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dinklage manages to get himself to full guard.

Dinklage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dall throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dinklage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dinklage is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dall is controlling him.
Dall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dall is looking to work some ground and pound but Dinklage has wrist control.
Dinklage working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dall.
Dinklage utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dall postures up in Dinklage's guard and throws a big left but Dinklage blocks it.
Dall won't allow Dinklage to get back to his feet.
Dall has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall throws an elbow that misses. Dinklage uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dall's guard. Nice move by Dinklage!

Dinklage looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dall thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dall thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Dinklage decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dall, up you get!
Dall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A nice combination there by Dinklage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dinklage moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dinklage goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dall throws a series of punches but Dinklage avoids them all with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Dinklage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hyryx Dall's cut.
That's time! Dall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice body kick there by Dinklage.
Dall's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dinklage connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dall scrambles back to his feet.
Dinklage circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Dall drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Dinklage follows Dall to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Dinklage!