PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Snidely Lash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kip Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kip Dynamite will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Lash
vs
Dynamite

150 cm
21
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
136 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Snidely Lash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kip Dynamite!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dynamite keeps the fight on the outside.
Dynamite misses with a head kick.
Kip Dynamite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lash tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dynamite paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lash tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lash tries to clinch but Dynamite is having none of it.
Lash displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dynamite throws out the jab.
Dynamite is looking to clinch but Lash is avoiding it.
Lash fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dynamite keeps the fight on the outside.
Dynamite circles away from the clinch attempt

and Dynamite counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Dynamite looking to finish!

Lash is rocked!
Lash keeping full guard, as Dynamite tries to pass.
Dynamite stays in close to Lash's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dynamite gets to his feet - Lash follows without any prompting.
Lash fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lash darts in trying to clinch
and Dynamite counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dynamite pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lash displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dynamite throws out the jab.
Lash avoids the head kick by Dynamite.
Dynamite throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lash is looking to clinch but Dynamite is avoiding it.
Lash tries to clinch but Dynamite moves away

and Dynamite counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lash lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lash misses with a knee strike.
Dynamite connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lash's face.
Dynamite misses with a knee to the head.
Lash misses with a knee to the head.
Lash tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lash looking to throw knees to the head but Dynamite is blocking nicely.
Lash using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dynamite has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dynamite tries a knee to the head but Lash blocks it.
Lash blocks the elbow strike.
Dynamite misses with a knee strike.
Dynamite misses with an elbow over the top.
Dynamite looks gassed!
Lash tries a knee to the head but Dynamite blocks it.

Dynamite breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lash tries to clinch but Dynamite moves away

and Dynamite counters with a head kick that drops Lash - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Oh Lash is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dynamite performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dynamite trying to pass the guard but Lash defending well.
Lash seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lash wants to get back to his feet.
Dynamite content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lash wants to get back to his feet.

Dynamite decides to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dynamite scores with a nice strike.
Dynamite throws a sloppy head kick and Lash moves out of range easily.

Lash moves into the clinch successfully.
Dynamite throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lash blocks it with crossed arms.
Dynamite can't break the clinch.
Dynamite is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lash is keeping busy.
Dynamite tries for a takedown. No joy.
A right hook to the body lands for Dynamite.
Lash tries a knee to the head but Dynamite blocks it.
Lash tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lash tries to land a knee to the head but Dynamite blocks with his arms.
Lash looking to throw knees to the head but Dynamite is blocking nicely.
Lash looking to throw knees to the head but Dynamite is blocking nicely.
Lash using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dynamite has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dynamite scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lash with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dynamite tries to land a knee to the head but Lash blocks with his arms.
Dynamite tries to stall but Lash uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lash with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lash using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dynamite has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kip Dynamite dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dynamite misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dynamite throws a head kick that misses.
Lash tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lash clinches but Dynamite breaks the clinch
and Dynamite counters with a series of strikes. Lash will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lash looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lash tries to close the distance and clinch but Dynamite swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dynamite pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dynamite thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dynamite throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lash doesn't manage to clinch there - Dynamite circles away.
Dynamite pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lash is looking to clinch.
Dynamite is breathing heavily.
Lash wants to clinch.
Dynamite keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lash tries to clinch

and Dynamite counters by clinching up.
Lash tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dynamite is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lash tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lash tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lash connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dynamite's face.
Dynamite trying to land knees to the body.
Lash with a knee to the head.
Lash with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lash with a knee to the head.
Lash with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dynamite looking to throw knees to the head but Lash is blocking nicely.
Dynamite tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lash tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lash throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dynamite with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lash looking to throw knees to the head but Dynamite is blocking nicely.
Lash lands a knee to the head.
Lash tries a knee to the head but Dynamite blocks it.
Lash on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lash misses with a knee strike.
Lash throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dynamite blocks it with crossed arms.
Lash tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dynamite tries to score a body lock takedown but Lash shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lash using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dynamite has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lash tries a knee to the head but Dynamite blocks it.

Dynamite breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dynamite bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Lash! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

It looks like Snidely Lash has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dynamite wants to pass the guard but Lash is keeping the position.
Dynamite seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Dynamite gets to his feet - Lash follows without any prompting.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite throws a head kick that misses.
Dynamite tries a head kick but it misses.
Dynamite slow jab from Lash misses its intended target.
Kip Dynamite is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lash wants to clinch up but Dynamite keeps it at a distance.
Dynamite looks to land a combination but Lash avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Dynamite.
Lash moves out of range of the body kick.
Lash wants to clinch
and Dynamite counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lash tries to close the distance and clinch but Dynamite swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lash tries to clinch but Dynamite is having none of it.
Lash is looking to clinch.
Dynamite throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dynamite tries to close the distance and clinch but Lash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lash fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dynamite pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dynamite pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lash tries to clinch but Dynamite is having none of it.
Dynamite avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kip Dynamite seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lash tries to clinch up but Dynamite circles away and keeps his distance.
Lash tries to clinch but Dynamite moves away
and Dynamite counters with a head kick. That will keep Lash thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lash tries to clinch but Dynamite moves out of range.
Lash tries to clinch up.
Lash tries to clinch but Dynamite is having none of it.
Dynamite throws a head kick but Lash moves out of range.
Lash fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lash tries to close the distance and clinch but Dynamite swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dynamite throws the left hand but Lash avoids the punch easily.
Dynamite throws a head kick that misses.
Lash tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lash looks to clinch
and Dynamite counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kip Dynamite showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Snidely Lash's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Dynamite looks to land a right hand but Lash moved out of range.
Lash wants to clinch
and Dynamite counters with a head kick.
Dynamite throws a head kick that misses.
Lash tries to clinch there but Dynamite circles away.
Lash is looking to clinch.
Dynamite tries a head kick but it misses.
Lash avoids the head kick by Dynamite.
Lash tries to clinch but Dynamite moves away
and Dynamite counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lash thinking.
Lash doesn't manage to clinch there - Dynamite circles away.
Dynamite fails to land with a series of punches.
Dynamite avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck for Dynamite with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lash tries to clinch there but Dynamite circles away.
Lash darts in trying to clinch
and Dynamite counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lash is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lash tries to clinch up but Dynamite circles away and keeps his distance.

Lash pushes Dynamite up against the cage in a clinch.
Lash misses with a knee to the head.
Dynamite stalling the fight.
Lash using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dynamite has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dynamite throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lash blocks it with crossed arms.
Lash looking to throw knees to the head but Dynamite is blocking nicely.
Dynamite with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lash tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lash with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dynamite tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dynamite using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lash has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lash throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lash throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lash using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dynamite has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lash misses with a knee strike.

Dynamite breaks from the clinch.
Dynamite throws a head kick but Lash moves out of range.
Dynamite pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lash tries to close the distance and clinch but Dynamite swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lash looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dynamite misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dynamite throws an overhand right that lands on Lash's shoulder, as Lash tries to avoid the shot.
Lash is looking to clinch.
Lash wants to clinch.
Lash blocks a head kick by Dynamite.
Lash fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dynamite tries a head kick but it misses.
Snidely Lash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lash avoids a kick to the body.
Lash blocks a head kick by Dynamite.
Dynamite rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lash moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lash clinches but Dynamite breaks the clinch
and Dynamite counters with a head kick. That will keep Lash thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dynamite misses with a head kick.
Dynamite throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite misses with a head kick.
Dynamite tries a head kick but it misses.
Dynamite misses with a kick to the body.
Dynamite misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lash tries to close the distance and clinch but Dynamite swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lash is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dynamite avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dynamite tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dynamite throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dynamite circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lash wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Dynamite.
Lash is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four 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.
Dynamite throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lash tries to close the distance and clinch but Dynamite swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dynamite misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dynamite tries to clinch but Lash is having none of it.
Lash wants to clinch up but Dynamite keeps it at a distance.
Dynamite throws a head kick but Lash moves out of range.

Lash rushes Dynamite and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dynamite throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lash misses with a knee strike.
Dynamite crunches a lovely knee into Lash's ribcage.
Dynamite unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lash lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dynamite tries to score a body lock takedown but Lash shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Dynamite breaks the clinch.
Lash avoids the body shot from Dynamite.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head kick misses from Dynamite.
Lash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Snidely Lash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dynamite tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dynamite tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kip Dynamite comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dynamite winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kip Dynamite!