PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dudley Dilbrandt (ranked 3207 p4p, 4616 weight class) and Kody Harbrant (ranked 309 p4p, 374 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Dilbrandt
vs
Harbrant

181 cm
23
150
7 - 5 - 0

175 cm
25
155
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dudley Dilbrandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kody Harbrant!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dilbrandt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dilbrandt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dilbrandt connects with a body shot.
Harbrant misses the jab.
Dudley Dilbrandt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harbrant takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harbrant takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dilbrandt closes the distance but Harbrant moves to the side
and Harbrant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilbrandt scores with a punch to the head.
Dilbrandt missing with a left hand there. Harbrant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dilbrandt swings widly with a right hand
and Harbrant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harbrant swings widly with a right hand
and Harbrant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harbrant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dilbrandt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harbrant takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harbrant avoids the body shot from Dilbrandt.
Harbrant has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harbrant there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harbrant takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harbrant has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dilbrandt finds it's way round the side to connect with Harbrant's head.
Harbrant is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Dilbrandt drives through and clinches with Harbrant against the cage.
Harbrant is trying to break the clinch but Dilbrandt is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harbrant taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harbrant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dilbrandt working aggressively here.
Dilbrandt digs a right hand into Harbrant's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harbrant's gas tank.
Dilbrandt lands an uppercut.
Harbrant content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dilbrandt struggles to land a body shot inside as Harbrant controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbrant has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dilbrandt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Harbrant breaks from the clinch.
Dilbrandt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harbrant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dilbrandt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harbrant! But no joy.
Dilbrandt lands a body shot.
Harbrant slips under a jab from Dilbrandt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harbrant takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dilbrandt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harbrant.
Dilbrandt's corner calls for a 1-2. Dilbrandt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Dilbrandt has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dilbrandt throws a hook but Harbrant blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Harbrant misses.
Jab, jab by Dilbrandt - just one landing.
Dilbrandt cracks Harbrant with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dilbrandt scores with a leg kick.
Harbrant on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dilbrandt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harbrants jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dilbrandt misses with a wild body shot.
Dilbrandt jabs Harbrant to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dudley Dilbrandt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dilbrandt has Harbrant up against the cage in a clinch.
Harbrant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dilbrandt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dilbrandt lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilbrandt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harbrant is trying to break the clinch but Dilbrandt has him pressed against the cage.
Dilbrandt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbrant misses with the head strike.
Harbrant is trying to break the clinch but Dilbrandt is controlling him.
Harbrant wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harbrant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harbrant trying to land knees to the body.
Dilbrandt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dilbrandt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harbrant smiles and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harbrant moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dilbrandt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dilbrandt throws a big shot that misses.
Kody Harbrant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dilbrandt tests Harbrant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dilbrandt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harbrant. Harbrant circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dilbrandt, as that shot connected.
Dilbrandt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dilbrandt lands a really nice looking cross but Harbrant seems unphased.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harbrant.
Dilbrandt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Dilbrandt clinches up against the cage.
Harbrant can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Harbrant fails to land.
Harbrant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harbrant is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt misses with a body punch.
Dilbrandt prevents Harbrant from breaking the clinch.
Dilbrandt holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harbrant is trying to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dudley Dilbrandt dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Dilbrandt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dilbrandt takes a swing at Harbrant's ribcage but misses.
Harbrant lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dilbrandt tests Harbrant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dilbrandt moves in looking to clinch but Harbrant pushes him off.
A countering left hand to the body from Harbrant misses.
Harbrant takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harbrant tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dilbrandt defends well and Harbrant ends up having to push Dilbrandt into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dilbrandt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harbrant takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice jab there from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt connects with the punch.
Harbrant has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harbrant doesn't seem bothered though.
Dilbrandt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dilbrandt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harbrant's head.
Harbrant ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harbrant takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harbrant goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dilbrandt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dilbrandt connects with a body shot that sends Harbrant's belly button to the back.
Dilbrandt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dilbrandt lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dilbrandt throws a hook but Harbrant avoids it easily.
Harbrant lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dudley Dilbrandt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harbrant looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Decent striking displayed by Dilbrandt there.
Dilbrandt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harbrant looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dilbrandt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harbrant can do to turn this around?
Dilbrandt misses with a lunging right hand
letting Harbrant counter with a right hand.
Dilbrandt keeps the fight on the outside.
Kody Harbrant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dilbrandt thuds his right hand into Harbrant's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Dilbrandt misses.
Harbrant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dilbrandt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dilbrandt works Harbrant's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt takes a swing at Harbrant's ribcage but misses.
Harbrant takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harbrant takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dilbrandt lands a body shot.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook. Harbrant ducked under it nicely.
Harbrant unleashes a big counter combination but Dilbrandt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dilbrandt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dilbrandt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A cross from Dilbrandt lands.

Dilbrandt moves into the clinch.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harbrant backwards.
Dilbrandt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harbrant prevents a body shot from Dilbrandt.
Harbrant tries a body shot but Dilbrandt blocks it.
Harbrant looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dilbrandt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dilbrandt lands with a right to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dudley Dilbrandt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dilbrandt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dudley Dilbrandt!
A very excited looking Dudley Dilbrandt rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.