PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Night Lights (ranked 4371 p4p, 16329 weight class) and Nick Dalton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lights
vs
Dalton

175 cm
23
155
4 - 7 - 0

180 cm
46
169
22 - 10 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Night Lights!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Dalton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.

Dalton scores with a takedown into Lights's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lights wants to sweep here but Dalton controlling him for the moment.
Lights controls Dalton momentarily but Dalton frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dalton stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Dalton shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lights napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dalton decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Dalton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lights was covering up waiting for the punch and Dalton finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dalton trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lights's guard.
Lights controls Dalton momentarily but Dalton frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dalton stands up and waves to Lights to follow him.

Lights tries to sprawl but Dalton drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Dalton gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dalton closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lights's guard.

Dalton stands up and waves to Lights to follow him.

Dalton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lights was covering up waiting for the punch and Dalton finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dalton stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Lights darts in and clinches Dalton up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lights gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dalton.
Lights is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dalton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Dalton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dalton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lights to the mat! Lights manages to get full guard.
Lights is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Dalton dives into side control.

You can see the frustration on Lights's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Dalton decides to stand back up.

Lights gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lights has Dalton pulled in close to control his posture.

Dalton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lights, up you get!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lights looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dalton shoots in for a takedown but Lights shows good takedown defense.
Lights looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lights looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Dalton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lights sprawls well initially but Dalton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Dalton stands up from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dalton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Dalton decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Dalton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lights was covering up waiting for the punch and Dalton finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dalton stands and steps away. Lights gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Dalton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Dalton decides to stand back up. Dalton steps back and let's Lights get back to his feet.

Dalton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dalton decides to stand and escape the position.

Dalton is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lights's half guard.
Dalton seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Dalton decides to stand and escape the position.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dalton or perhaps it was just good defense by Lights, which made it look bad.
Lights swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Dalton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dalton.

Dalton stands up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dalton gets the takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lights tries to bench press Dalton off him but Dalton keeps the position.

Dalton decides to stand back up.

Dalton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lights sprawls well initially but Dalton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dalton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lights wants to get back to full guard but Dalton has mounted him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lights wants to hold on but Dalton pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dalton stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Lights gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dalton to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Dalton stands and steps away. Lights gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Dalton shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lights is trying to defend but Dalton finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dalton escapes and gets back to his feet.

Lights gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Dalton gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Dalton feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lights is looking to stand back up but Dalton counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Lights.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dalton prevents Lights from improving his position.
Lights is looking to get back to full guard here but Dalton has managed to pass to side control instead.

Dalton decides to stand up, so the ref orders Lights to his feet.

Dalton shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lights pushes Dalton off but Dalton dives into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Night Lights showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dalton 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nick Dalton!
Nick Dalton was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Night Lights stepped up to the mic, saying 'Losing is part of learning, you will never be one of the great in your craft if you didn't experience losing.'.