PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adh Dah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balboa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rocky Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dah
vs
Balboa

192 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
20
218 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adh Dah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dah tries to close the distance and clinch but Balboa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dah throws a big shot that misses.
Dah throws a combination. Balboa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Balboa is rocked!

It looks like Rocky Balboa has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Balboa. No joy for Dah on that attempt.
Balboa is still on wobbly legs! Can Dah finish him?

Dah pushes Balboa up against the cage in a clinch.

Dah lands a takedown into guard.

Balboa is working an open guard so Dah takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dah falls off balance throwing a combination
and Balboa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dah thinking.
Adh Dah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dah is breathing heavily.

Balboa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dah, pushing him back against the cage.
Balboa seems to have recovered his senses.
Balboa wants to break the clinch but can't.

Balboa breaks from the clinch.
Dah throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Balboa counters with a straight right hand.
Balboa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dah throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Balboa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice sprawl there from Balboa as Dah shoots in.
Balboa shoots in but no luck this time.
Dah throws a series of punches but Balboa moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dah. Balboa shrugs it off though.

Dah pushes Balboa up against the cage in a clinch.

Dah decides to pull guard.
Dah pulls Balboa in close to prevent any damage.

Dah has his feet on Balboa's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Dah lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice takedown defense from Balboa. No joy for Dah on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adh Dah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dah misses with a two punch combination.
Dah loads up on a big right hand but Balboa slips the punch.
Nice takedown defense from Dah. No joy for Balboa on that attempt.
Dah misses with a wild body shot.
Dah misses with a wild combination.
Dah lands a lovely overhand right.
Balboa fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dah misses with a few strikes there.
Dah digs a good body shot into Balboa's ribs.
Dah throws out a powerful jab.
Dah tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Balboa swivels and escapes.
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!
Dah shoots for a double leg takedown but Balboa sprawls well. He's pushed Dah's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dah looks to score with a jab to the body but Balboa is just out of range.
Dah throws a nice looking combination but Balboa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Balboa misses with a looping left.
Balboa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dah.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Dah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Dah.
Balboa misses with an uppercut. Dah saw that one coming.
Balboa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dah tries to avoid it but Balboa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dah to the ground. Dah escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Dah pushes Balboa up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dah manages to break the clinch.

Dah clinches with his opponent.

Dah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Dah drives through and clinches with Balboa against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Dah.

Dah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whack! Dah lands a heavy head kick that drops Balboa. The ref tackles Dah to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Balboa was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Adh Dah!