PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reynold Blanco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendric Dalton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dalton has chosen Senor as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blanco
vs
Dalton

220 cm
27
278 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

193 cm
23
255 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reynold Blanco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kendric Dalton!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Dalton as Blanco shoots in.
Dalton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blanco was well out of range. Poor timing from Dalton.
Blanco lands a nice shot that snaps Dalton's head back.
Dalton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dalton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blanco thuds a left hand into Dalton's body.
Dalton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blanco lands with a nice body punch.
Blanco slips a jab and a cross from Dalton.
Blanco lands a lovely overhand right.
Blanco throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Blanco tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dalton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dalton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Blanco there.
Blanco scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dalton works Blanco's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Blanco does it's job there.
Blanco throws a right hand that misses
and Dalton counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco works over Dalton's head and body with a nice combination.
Dalton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blanco on the side of the head.
Reynold Blanco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blanco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blanco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dalton counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Dalton scores with a takedown into Blanco's guard.
Dalton trying to control the position from guard on top but Blanco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blanco will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dalton wants to pass the guard but Blanco is keeping the position.
Blanco throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Dalton stopping the sweep attempt from Blanco.
Blanco is working hard here to advance position.
Dalton passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The strikes coming from Dalton are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Blanco throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Blanco gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dalton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blanco is staying active underneath Dalton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dalton trying to mount his opponent but Blanco defends it.
Blanco trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dalton wants to take a breather but Blanco is having none of it.

Blanco looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dalton works his way into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dalton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dalton putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

It looks like Reynold Blanco has been cut.
Blanco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blanco sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Dalton is looking to advance position but Blanco won't allow it.
Blanco keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dalton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanco is trying to get back to full guard.
Blanco keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Dalton throwing shots but Blanco is blocking nicely.
Blanco wants to get back to full guard.

Dalton wants to work for an arm triangle but Blanco is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dalton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Blanco looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dalton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dalton is thwarting Blanco's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kendric Dalton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reynold Blanco's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dalton just misses with a punch to the body.
Reynold Blanco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dalton sizes up Blanco with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab lands there for Blanco.
Dalton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dalton. Blanco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blanco misses with the combination.
Blanco paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dalton lands a glancing blow to the side of Blanco's head.
Blanco is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A shot to the liver by Dalton. Beautiful body shot.
Dalton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blanco thows a body shot but no joy.
Blanco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dalton.
Blanco darts in trying to clinch
and Dalton counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dalton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dalton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dalton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Dalton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Blanco is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dalton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dalton slips a nice elbow through Blanco's hands, connecting with Blanco's forehead.
Dalton passes to full mount!
Dalton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dalton avoids the attempt from Blanco to control.
Dalton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Blanco can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blanco tries to reverse the position but Dalton maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dalton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dalton lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanco is desperately trying to improve his position but Dalton has a good base and remains in mount.
Dalton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dalton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dalton tries to control but Blanco wriggling away.
Dalton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Blanco is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dalton with a couple of short strikes.
Dalton with the ground and pound from mount.

Dalton is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Blanco has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Blanco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dalton working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dalton looking to secure an arm triangle but Blanco defends it well.

Dalton swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Blanco is now in Dalton's guard. A big mistake from Dalton there, giving up the dominant position!
Dalton working a defensive guard here.
Blanco is in close to Dalton's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Dalton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dalton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dalton is breathing heavily.
Blanco sitting in guard here, content to control.
Blanco advances to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalton is not content to let Blanco control the position.
Blanco prevents Dalton from standing back up.
Dalton wants to control but Blanco is keeping busy.
Dalton tries to roll over but Blanco keeps him under control.

Blanco is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dalton defends it well.
Blanco passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blanco throws some wild stikes that Dalton manages to avoid easily.
Blanco sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kendric Dalton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Reynold Blanco's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Dalton ducks under a wild hook from Blanco.
Dalton takes a swing at Blanco's ribcage but misses.
Dalton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blanco to score with a decent uppercut.
Blanco misses with an uppercut
enabling Dalton to counter with a crisp jab.

Dalton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dalton lands in his opponent's guard.
Blanco keeping moving, preventing Dalton from controlling successfully.
Dalton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dalton throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dalton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Blanco looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blanco working for a triangle but Dalton defends it easily.
Dalton trying to control but Blanco is working from the bottom.
Blanco tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dalton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dalton with a nice head shot there.
Dalton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blanco keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Blanco tries to strike from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton slips nicely into half guard.
Well, if Dalton is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Blanco has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dalton is working away from the top position though.
Blanco wants to control the action here but instead Dalton manages to pass to full mount!
Blanco is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dalton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dalton lands a big shot there that rocks Blanco but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Blanco is desperately trying to improve his position but Dalton has a good base and remains in mount.

Dalton swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Blanco is now in Dalton's guard. A big mistake from Dalton there, giving up the dominant position!
Dalton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanco trying to control but Dalton is working from the bottom.
Dalton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dalton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kendric Dalton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blanco moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kendric Dalton has got the better of the ground game so far.

Dalton lying in Blanco's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Blanco decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Dalton taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Reynold Blanco!