PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jun Fan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Dale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jason Dale was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Fan
vs
Dale

186 cm
18
186 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jun Fan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Dale!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dale misses with a straight right.
Fan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dale paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dale tests Fan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dale checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jun Fan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fan throws a leg kick but Dale sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dale throws a lazy right hand but Fan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Fan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dale avoiding damage as Fan throws knees to the body.
Dale wants to get back to striking at distance but Fan won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fan.
Fan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dale is defending well for now.
Dale blocks an elbow strike from Fan.
Fan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dale is trying to force a seperation but Fan has the dominant position.
Dale works on Fan's body with a couple of short punches.
Dale dodges an elbow strike from Fan.
Dale wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fan has him pressed against the cage.
Dale can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fan throws a head punch that misses.
Dale avoiding damage as Fan throws knees to the body.
Fan lands an elbow just above Dale 's eye.
Dale managing to block the knees to the body from Fan.

Dale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Oooh a lovely combination from Dale sends Fan down but not out. Dale dives into side control looking to finish.

Fan is rocked!

It looks like Jun Fan has been cut.
Fan is breathing heavily.
Dale working the ground and pound but Fan is defending the strikes.
Oh Fan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Dale has hold of Fan's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Fan tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Dale cranks the arm and Fan screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Fan, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jason Dale!