PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Haer Dalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Spartan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dalis comes to the cage accompanied by On the Warpath. Haer Dalis is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Dalis
vs
Spartan

175 cm
31
163 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

177 cm
31
178 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Stonewall
TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haer Dalis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Spartan!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalis fakes the leg kick and cracks Spartan in the body.
Dalis looks to score with a jab to the body but Spartan is just out of range.
Spartan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dalis.
A punch lands to the side of Spartan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dalis misses with the combination.
Dalis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spartan.
Dalis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dalis loads up on a big right hand but Spartan slips the punch.
Dalis connects with a jab.
Haer Dalis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dalis misses with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dalis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalis dives in and grabs Spartan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Spartan pushes down on Dalis's head and hops out.
Nice uppercut lands for Dalis. That snapped Spartan's head back.
Spartan avoids a kick to the body.
Dalis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dalis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Spartan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dalis throws a hook to the side of Spartan's head but Spartan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dalis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Spartan momentarily.
Spartan takes one on the button.
Spartan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dalis.
Dalis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartan looks to land a combination but Dalis avoids it well.
Spartan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dalis tests Spartan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dalis throws a chopping leg kick but Spartan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dalis is looking to chop away at Spartan's legs.
Dalis is looking to land body kicks.
Dalis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dalis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Spartan counters with a nice uppercut.
Dalis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Spartans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dalis throws out a loose jab but Spartan uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalis feints and then cracks Spartan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spartan down.
Dalis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dalis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dalis tries to score with a low kick but Spartan moves his leg out of the way.
Dalis lands a really nice looking cross but Spartan seems unphased.
Some bone on bone action there as Spartan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dalis misses with a leg kick.
Dalis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spartan on the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dalis. That's going to slow Spartan down.
Spartan misses with a hook. Dalis ducked under it nicely.
Matt Spartan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spartan checks it well.
Spartan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dalis.
Dalis throws a leg kick but Spartan moved away.
Spartan moves out of range as Dalis throws a body kick.
Dalis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spartan is fending him off so far but Dalis persists. Nope, Spartan circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haer Dalis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spartan throws a nice looking combination but Dalis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dalis misses with a kick to the body
and Dalis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dalis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dalis throws a leg kick which misses Spartan's front leg but catches the back leg as Spartan tries to avoid it.
Spartan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dalis throws a sloppy head kick and Spartan moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haer Dalis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dalis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Dalis. That snapped Spartan's head back.
Dalis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dalis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dalis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dalis lands a nice shot that snaps Spartan's head back.
Matt Spartan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dalis.
Dalis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spartan. That did some damage!
Spartan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dalis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan avoids the head kick by Dalis.
Dalis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spartan. Spartan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dalis throws a body punch but Spartan moves out of range.
Spartan walks into a jab.
Dalis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dalis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Spartan checks a leg kick.
Spartan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A solid body kick from Dalis.
Dalis misses with a wild body shot.
Dalis scores with the left hand. Spartan knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dalis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spartan jabs Dalis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dalis misses with a hook.
Dalis looks to throw the jab but Spartan is out of range.
Dalis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spartan.
Spartan scores with a leg kick.
Spartan loads up on a big right hand but Dalis slips the punch.
Dalis 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.
Dalis lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dalis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spartan.
Dalis takes a swing at Spartan's ribcage but misses.
Dalis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dalis misses with a kick to the body
and Spartan counters with a series of strikes. Dalis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dalis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spartan.
Dalis misses with a straight right.
Dalis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dalis missing with a left hand there. Spartan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spartan throws a front kick aimed at Dalis's knee but Dalis avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalis looks to score with a jab to the body but Spartan is just out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Dalis blocks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Spartan.
Dalis lands an overhand right.
Dalis moves away from the strike by Spartan.
Dalis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spartan but Spartan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haer Dalis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice cross by Dalis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spartan slips under a jab from Dalis.
Dalis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haer Dalis dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Spartan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dalis.
Dalis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Haer Dalis is winning the standup battle so far.

Dalis shoots in and bounces Spartan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dalis trying to control the position from guard on top but Spartan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dalis advances position into side control!
Dalis working the ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalis fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dalis tries to score with some ground and pound. Spartan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dalis working the head and body with strikes.
Dalis throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Spartan is looking for a sweep.
An elbow from Dalis crashes against the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalis wants to control but Spartan is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dalis fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Spartan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dalis.
Dalis wants to control but Spartan is keeping him busy.

Dalis goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Spartan rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dalis's guard! Nice work there by Spartan!
Spartan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Spartan is stalling in the full guard.

Dalis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Spartan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dalis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Spartan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dalis is keeping the position for now.
Spartan sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Matt Spartan.
Dalis misses with a looping left.
Spartan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dalis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Spartan will feel that in the morning.
Dalis thows a body kick. Spartan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dalis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Spartan is able to avoid easily.
Spartan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Spartan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dalis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spartan. That did some damage!
Dalis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spartan can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dalis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dalis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matt Spartan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spartan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Haer Dalis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dalis 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haer Dalis!
During a confident post fight interview, Haer Dalis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.