PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Dangle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Parker Gloves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gloves has chosen Drop the Bombshell - Powerman 5000 as his entrance music. Jim Dangle has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dangle
vs
Gloves

182 cm
25
165 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

170 cm
25
159 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Balco Boys - Hilo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Dangle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Parker Gloves!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gloves misses with a combination

and Dangle counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dangle.
Dangle with a knee to the head.

It looks like Parker Gloves has been cut.
Come on Dangle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gloves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gloves - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dangle scores with a knee to the head.
Dangle lands an elbow just above Gloves 's eye.
Dangle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gloves is defending well for now.
Dangle scores a nice knee to the body.
Gloves looks gassed!
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!
Dangle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dangle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dangle dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gloves tries to stall but Dangle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dangle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gloves being controlled against the cage.
Gloves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dangle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gloves taking a breather.
Gloves avoiding damage as Dangle throws knees to the body.
Gloves misses with some punches.
Dangle controlling the action here for a moment.
Dangle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dangle tries to land a knee to the head but Gloves blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dangle.
Dangle looking to throw knees to the head but Gloves is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dangle blocks an uppercut.
Dangle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gloves's face.
Gloves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gloves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dangle backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dangle lands a nice knee to the body.
Dangle lands a knee to the body.
Gloves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dangle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dangle lands an elbow just above Gloves 's eye.
Gloves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dangle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dangle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dangle crunches a lovely knee into Gloves's ribcage.
Dangle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gloves avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gloves takes an elbow to the temple.
Dangle trying to land knees to the body.
Dangle lands a nice elbow.
Gloves takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dangle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gloves is defending well for now.
Dangle missing with knees to the body.
Dangle scores with a knee to the head.
Gloves avoiding damage as Dangle throws knees to the body.
Dangle lands a nice elbow.
Dangle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gloves in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gloves's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gloves being controlled against the cage.
Dangle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dangle lands a damaging elbow.
Dangle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gloves avoids it.
Dangle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gloves is defending well for now.
Dangle missing with knees to the body.
Dangle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gloves.
Dangle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Dangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dangle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gloves is defending well for now.
Gloves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gloves is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dangle is keeping busy.
Dangle lands a nice elbow.
Dangle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gloves is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Dangle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Parker Gloves's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gloves throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dangle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dangle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dangle tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gloves makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Dangle darts in and clinches Gloves up against the cage.
Gloves is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dangle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dangle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gloves is breathing heavily.
Gloves avoiding damage as Dangle throws knees to the body.
Gloves is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
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!

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dangle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gloves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dangle misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dangle wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dangle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dangle tries to close the distance and clinch but Gloves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gloves keeps the fight on the outside.
Dangle looks for the body kick but Gloves saw that one coming.
Dangle moves to clinch but Gloves breaks away
and Gloves counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dangle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gloves, pushing him back against the cage.
Dangle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gloves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dangle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gloves.
Dangle landing knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short uppercut from Dangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gloves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gloves managing to block the knees to the body from Dangle.
Dangle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gloves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dangle misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gloves takes an elbow to the temple.
Gloves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dangle leaning against his opponent.
Dangle landing knees to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dangle working Gloves over with knees to the body.
Dangle missing with knees to the body.
Dangle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gloves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gloves managing to block the knees to the body from Dangle.
Gloves is trying to stall.
Gloves is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Dangle has denied him.
Gloves is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Dangle working Gloves over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gloves avoiding damage as Dangle throws knees to the body.
Dangle tries to land knees in the clinch but Gloves avoids the damage to the body.
Dangle lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dangle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gloves avoids it.
Dangle lands a knee to the body.
Gloves managing to block the knees to the body from Dangle.
Dangle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gloves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Dangle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Parker Gloves's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dangle is looking to clinch.
Gloves looks to score with a jab to the body but Dangle is just out of range.
Gloves loads up on a big right hand but Dangle slips the punch.
Gloves circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gloves counters with a nice body shot.
Dangle moves in looking to clinch but Gloves pushes him off.
Dangle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gloves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dangle lands a leg kick that knocks Gloves off balance momentarily.
Dangle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gloves is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dangle rather than just go for the knockout.
Gloves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gloves throws out a loose jab but Dangle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dangle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gloves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dangle tries to clinch but Gloves moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gloves takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gloves swings for the body but Dangle moves out of range.
Dangle scores with a leg kick.
Dangle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gloves can do to turn this around?
Dangle is looking to clinch.
Dangle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dangle tries to clinch but Gloves moves out of range.
Dangle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gloves swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Dangle pushes Gloves up against the cage in a clinch.
Dangle trying to land knees to the body.
Dangle lands an elbow inside.
Dangle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gloves lands a shoulder strike.
Dangle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Parker Gloves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dangle trying to land knees to the body.
Dangle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gloves tries to work over Dangle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dangle working Gloves over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dangle.
Nice elbow from Dangle.
Dangle scores with a knee to the head.
Dangle lands a good knee to the midsection. Gloves won't want to take too many of those.
Gloves takes an elbow to the temple.
Dangle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dangle landing knees to the body.
Dangle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Dangle.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dangle landing knees to the body.
Dangle will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gloves up against the cage.
Dangle crunches a lovely knee into Gloves's ribcage.
Dangle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dangle lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Dangle.
Dangle digs a right hand underneath Gloves's ribcage. Gloves let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dangle crunches a lovely knee into Gloves's ribcage.
Gloves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dangle lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gloves managing to block the knees to the body from Dangle.
Come on Dangle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dangle lands a good knee to the midsection. Gloves won't want to take too many of those.
Dangle stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dangle missing with knees to the body.
Dangle prevents a body shot from Gloves.
Dangle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gloves will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dangle up against the cage.
Gloves avoiding damage as Dangle throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gloves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jim Dangle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dangle landing knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Dangle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dangle has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Dangle!
Jim Dangle managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Balco Boys - Hilo, into his post fight interview.