PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Snatch Dat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Dumonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dat comes to the cage accompanied by Bring The Pain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dat
vs
Dumonte

190 cm
28
214 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

188 cm
28
210 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snatch Dat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Dumonte!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dumonte delivers a nice body kick.
Dumonte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dumonte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dat checks a low kick from Dumonte.
Dat checks a leg kick.
Dumonte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dumonte buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dumonte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dat moves away.
Dumonte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dumonte slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dat walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dumonte slips under a jab.
Dumonte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dat.
Dat throws an overhand right that lands on Dumonte's shoulder, as Dumonte tries to avoid the shot.
Dat slips a jab from Dumonte.
The fighters circling - Dumonte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dumonte throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dumonte throws a body punch but Dat moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumonte feints and then cracks Dat's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dat down.
Dat connects with a body shot.
Dat throws a leg kick that misses.
Dumonte throws a leg kick but Dat checks it.
Dumonte throws a lazy right hand but Dat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dumonte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dat.
Dat lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dat blocks the body kick.
Dumonte missing with a left hand there. Dat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dat takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dumonte thows a body shot but no joy.
Dumonte lands with an uppercut that bounces Dat off the cage and back into rage.
Dumonte throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dat counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dumonte scoring well with a low kick there.
Dumonte throws the left hand but Dat avoids the punch easily.
Paul Dumonte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dat blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dat shoots in looking for a takedown but Dumonte manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dat's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A slow jab from Dumonte misses its intended target.
Dat misses with a straight right.
Dat does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dumonte takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dat takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dat cracks the inside of Dumonte's front leg.
Dat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dat is looking to chop away at Dumonte's legs.
Dumonte throws a looping overhand right but Dat ducks down to avoid it.
Dat lands a jab to the head.
Dat misses with a looping left.
Dat avoids the body shot from Dumonte.
Dat misses with an uppercut.
Dumonte throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dumonte avoids the body shot from Dat.
Dumonte throws a jab when Dat was well out of range.
Dumonte ducks under a wild hook from Dat.
Dumonte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dumonte circles away quickly and effectively.
Dat ducks under a wild hook from Dumonte.
Dumonte looks to score with a jab to the body but Dat is just out of range.
Dat scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dumonte.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dat.
Dat in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dat creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dumonte sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dat in side control, throwing shots but Dumonte defends.
Dat lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dumonte down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dat landing strikes.
Dat throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dumonte regains half guard.
Dumonte is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dumonte avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dat.
Dumonte really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dat not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dat thows a huge punch but Dumonte dodges it nicely.
Dat thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dumonte keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dumonte tries to get to full guard but Dat has control of the leg.
Dumonte blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Snatch Dat will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dumonte takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab by Dumonte.
Dumonte swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dat counters with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Dat misses
and Dumonte counters with an inside leg kick.
Dumonte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dat.
Dumonte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dat moves away.
Dat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dumonte.
Dat connects with a solid leg kick.
Dumonte throws an overhand right that lands on Dat's shoulder, as Dat tries to avoid the shot.
Dumonte throws a body punch but Dat moves out of range.
Paul Dumonte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dumonte moves away from the strike by Dat.
Dumonte checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dumonte checks a leg kick.
Dumonte throws a body punch but Dat moves out of range.
Dat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dat looks to land a left hand but Dumonte moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dumonte throws out the jab.
Dat misses with a double jab.
Dumonte connects with an inside leg kick.
Dat misses with a body kick.
Dumonte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dat has time to react.
Dat takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dumonte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dat throws out the jab.
Dat takes a jab right on the kisser.
Paul Dumonte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dumonte.
Dumonte scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dat takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dumonte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dumonte there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dumonte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dumonte.
Dumonte looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte lands a glancing blow to the side of Dat's head.
Dumonte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dat on the side of the head.
Dumonte misses with a hook. Dat ducked under it nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dumonte lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dat has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dat and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dumonte throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Dat gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dat missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dat not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dat throwing shots but Dumonte is blocking nicely.
Dumonte tries to roll over but Dat keeps him under control.
Dumonte works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dat accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dat stands and throws Dumonte's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dat fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dat throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dumonte is trying to control Dat's posture but Dat avoids it.
Dat in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dumonte stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Dat misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Dat is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dumonte knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dat throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dat in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dat throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dat lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dat working away.
Dat working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dat working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dat throws a strike aimed at the side of Dumonte's head but Dumonte avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dumonte is looking to reverse the position.
Dat tries to score with some ground and pound. Dumonte controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
You can see the frustration on Dumonte's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Snatch Dat will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dumonte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dumonte checks a leg kick.
Dat connects with a body shot.
Dumonte cracks Dat with an open hand slap.

Dat scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dat throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dumonte struggling a bit here.
Dat works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dumonte is trying to control Dat's posture but Dat avoids it.
Dumonte is looking for a sweep.
The strikes coming from Dat are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dat working the ground and pound.
Dumonte tries to improve position but can't.
Dat in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dumonte stops Dat from passing to mount.
Dumonte takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dat connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dumonte some visible discomfort.
Dumonte manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dat working Dumonte over with strikes.
Dat misses with a head shot. Dumonte uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dumonte looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dat is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dat has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dat is looking to work some ground and pound but Dumonte has wrist control.
Dat makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Snatch Dat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dat preventing the sweep.
Dumonte preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dat keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dumonte's head.
Dat scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dat scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dumonte tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dumonte keeping full guard, as Dat tries to pass.
Dumonte is controlling Dat's posture.
Dumonte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dumonte preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dumonte working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dat.
Dumonte keeping full guard, as Dat tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dat is working Dumonte over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dat throws a strike but Dumonte rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dumonte stopping the sweep attempt from Dat.
Dat is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Paul Dumonte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dumonte wants to get up but he can't break Dat's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dumonte tries to free his leg and advance position but Dat is retaining full guard.
Dat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dumonte.

And that's the end of the fight!
Snatch Dat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dat, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Snatch Dat!