PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Dilbrandt (ranked 4704 p4p, 5819 weight class) and Islam Bin Hamed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dilbrandt
vs
Bin Hamed

181 cm
16
156
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
23
145
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donnie Dilbrandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Islam Bin Hamed!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dilbrandt throws a series of punches but Bin Hamed avoids them all with ease.
Bin Hamed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bin Hamed misses with a hook. Dilbrandt ducked under it nicely.
Dilbrandt dips to his left and cracks Bin Hamed with an uppercut!
Dilbrandt is looking to land body kicks.
Dilbrandt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bin Hamed counters with a nice uppercut.
Donnie Dilbrandt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dilbrandt thows a leg kick but Bin Hamed checks it
and Bin Hamed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bin Hamed slips under a jab from Dilbrandt.
Bin Hamed is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dilbrandt throws an off balance right hand
and Bin Hamed counters with a one-two to the body.
Bin Hamed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bin Hamed lands with an uppercut that bounces Dilbrandt off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bin Hamed throws a hook to the side of Dilbrandt's head but Dilbrandt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bin Hamed connects with a single shot there.
Bin Hamed lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dilbrandt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dilbrandt throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Bin Hamed to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Hamed staying out of range there.
Dilbrandt throws a jab when Bin Hamed was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Bin Hamed on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A low kick from Dilbrandt misses
and Bin Hamed counters with a left to the body.
Dilbrandt misses with a body shot.
Dilbrandt swings widly with a right hand
and Bin Hamed counters with a stiff right hand.
Dilbrandt throws a hook but Bin Hamed avoids it easily.
Dilbrandt misses with a kick to the body
and Bin Hamed counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Dilbrandt misses.
Bin Hamed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dilbrandt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bin Hamed smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bin Hamed blocks a jab.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook
and Bin Hamed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dilbrandt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bin Hamed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bin Hamed is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dilbrandt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bin Hamed counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Hamed lands with a straight right. Dilbrandt didn't see that one coming.
Dilbrandt misses with a left hand
and Bin Hamed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt misses the body punch
and Bin Hamed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Bin Hamed misses.
Dilbrandt throws a poor cross that misses
and Bin Hamed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook to the body
and Bin Hamed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bin Hamed connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dilbrandt's hands.
Dilbrandt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bin Hamed counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bin Hamed misses with a hook. Dilbrandt ducked under it nicely.
Bin Hamed slips a straight right by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt misses with a looping right.
Dilbrandt loads up on a big right hand but Bin Hamed slips the punch.
Dilbrandt throws a looping overhand right but Bin Hamed ducks down to avoid it.
Bin Hamed is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dilbrandt moves away from the strike by Bin Hamed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dilbrandt throws a right hand that misses
and Bin Hamed counters with a straight right hand.
Dilbrandt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bin Hamed manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Bin Hamed misses.
Dilbrandt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bin Hamed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dilbrandt cracks Bin Hamed with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bin Hamed checks it well.
Bin Hamed needs to keep his hands up - Dilbrandt had a free shot at his head there.
No joy there for Dilbrandt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dilbrandt throws a shot from downtown. Bin Hamed moves away and avoids it.
Dilbrandt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bin Hamed.
Bin Hamed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt slips a straight right by Bin Hamed.
Dilbrandt swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Bin Hamed to counter with a crisp jab.
Dilbrandt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bin Hamed.
Dilbrandt connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Dilbrandt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dilbrandt looks to land a left hand but Bin Hamed moved out of range nicely.
Bin Hamed works the jab nicely.
Bin Hamed is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dilbrandt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bin Hamed looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bin Hamed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bin Hamed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bin Hamed lands a jab-cross combination.
Dilbrandt throws a series of punches but Bin Hamed moves out of range.
Dilbrandt misses the body punch
and Bin Hamed counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dilbrandt misses with a body punch
enabling Bin Hamed to counter with a crisp jab.
Dilbrandt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dilbrandt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dilbrandt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bin Hamed counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Islam Bin Hamed dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dilbrandt throws an off balance right hand
and Bin Hamed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dilbrandt misses with a looping left.
Dilbrandt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dilbrandt loads up on a big right hand but Bin Hamed slips the punch.
Bin Hamed connects with a nice looking jab.
Bin Hamed misses with a wild combination.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dilbrandt might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bin Hamed throws a body shot but no joy.
Dilbrandt throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bin Hamed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin Hamed closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dilbrandt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bin Hamed. Bin Hamed circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dilbrandt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bin Hamed counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dilbrandt throws a nice looking combination but Bin Hamed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dilbrandt throws a lazy body kick
and Bin Hamed counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Hamed gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick
and Bin Hamed counters with a stiff right hand.
Dilbrandt misses with a looping left.
Bin Hamed checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dilbrandt throws an off balance right hand
and Bin Hamed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Islam Bin Hamed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bin Hamed scores with a jab.
Dilbrandt moves out of range as Bin Hamed strikes.
Dilbrandt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dilbrandt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bin Hamed moves away.
Dilbrandt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bin Hamed connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dilbrandt misses with a body punch
and Bin Hamed counters with a nice uppercut.
Bin Hamed takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bin Hamed scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bin Hamed punishes Dilbrandt's body with a nice straight punch.
Islam Bin Hamed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt misses with the body kick
enabling Bin Hamed to counter with a crisp jab.
Dilbrandt misses the jab.
Despite the aggression on Bin Hamed's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dilbrandt takes one to the chin there.
Bin Hamed takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dilbrandt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dilbrandt tries to land a body kick
letting Bin Hamed counter with a right hand.
Dilbrandt looks to throw the jab but Bin Hamed is out of range.
Dilbrandt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook to the body
enabling Bin Hamed to counter with a crisp jab.
Bin Hamed takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bin Hamed lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bin Hamed.
Dilbrandt is looking to land body kicks.
Dilbrandt throws a jab when Bin Hamed was well out of range.
Bin Hamed moves out of range of the body kick.
Bin Hamed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bin Hamed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice cross by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bin Hamed counters with a nice uppercut.
Bin Hamed checks a leg kick.
Dilbrandt misses with a wild body shot.
A left and a right from Dilbrandt both land. Nice combination.
Dilbrandt throws a body kick that misses.
Bin Hamed throws a counter combo.
Dilbrandt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dilbrandt throws a push kick but Bin Hamed slaps the foot to one side.
A big right from Dilbrandt misses.
Bin Hamed misses with an uppercut. Dilbrandt saw that one coming.
A lazy body kick from Dilbrandt
letting Bin Hamed counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dilbrandt misses with a leg kick
and Dilbrandt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dilbrandt throws a lazy body kick
and Bin Hamed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Hamed throws a jab when Dilbrandt was well out of range.
Dilbrandt misses with a leg kick
and Dilbrandt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bin Hamed might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bin Hamed lands a nice shot to the body.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook
and Dilbrandt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dilbrandt misses with a lunging right hand
and Bin Hamed counters with a three punch combo that has Dilbrandt backing up. Dilbrandt nods at Bin Hamed to acknowledge the strikes.
Dilbrandt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bin Hamed dips to his left and cracks Dilbrandt with an uppercut!
Bin Hamed comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bin Hamed has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dilbrandt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dilbrandt. Bin Hamed does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dilbrandt throws a poor cross that misses
and Bin Hamed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bin Hamed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dilbrandt.
Bin Hamed defending well as Dilbrandt loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Islam Bin Hamed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Dilbrandt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dilbrandt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bin Hamed makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dilbrandt throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bin Hamed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dilbrandt.
Bin Hamed throws a hook to the side of Dilbrandt's head but Dilbrandt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dilbrandt half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dilbrandt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bin Hamed counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dilbrandt misses with a left hand
and Bin Hamed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dilbrandt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bin Hamed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick
and Dilbrandt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dilbrandt takes a swing at Bin Hamed's ribcage but misses.
Bin Hamed's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dilbrandt under the eye.
Dilbrandt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bin Hamed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Bin Hamed.
Bin Hamed scores with a one two! Dilbrandt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Dilbrandt is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Hamed lands with a big left! Dilbrandt is wobbled badly! Bin Hamed comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Dilbrandt to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Islam Bin Hamed!