PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Dalby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manu Asce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Dalby
vs
Asce

180 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Dalby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manu Asce!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asce shoots in and drives through. Dalby sprawls well.
Dalby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dalby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Asce circles away from the clinch attempt.
A left lands for Asce.
Asce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Asce swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jason Dalby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dalby wants to clinch but Asce slips to the side
and Asce counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Dalby closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Dalby fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Dalby fails to land.
Asce wants to get back to striking at distance but Dalby won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Dalby fails to land.
Dalby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asce wants to get back to striking at distance but Dalby won't allow it.
Dalby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dalby swings wildly with an uppercut but Asce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dalby misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asce blocks an uppercut.
Asce blocking some punches.
Asce wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dalby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dalby swings wildly with an uppercut but Asce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dalby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dalby working aggressively here.
Dalby working aggressively here.
Asce wants to get back to striking at distance but Dalby won't allow it.
Asce blocking some punches.
Asce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Asce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dalby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dalby throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalby has a couple of punches blocked by Asce.
Dalby misses with a punch on the inside.
Asce blocks an uppercut.
Dalby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dalby has Asce pressed against the cage, preventing Asce from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Asce jumps guard but Dalby turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, Dalby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dalby has a couple of punches blocked by Asce.
Dalby misses with a punch on the inside.
Dalby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dalby has a couple of punches blocked by Asce.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dalby.
Asce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dalby has a couple of punches blocked by Asce.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asce.
Asce has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dalby after a bit of a struggle.
Jason Dalby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manu Asce.
A head punch on the inside from Dalby fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalby misses with some punches.
Asce tries to break the clinch but Dalby is controlling the position.
Asce goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dalby prevents it.
Asce stalls.
Dalby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dalby working aggressively here.
We've been informed that Asce has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Asce tries to pull guard but Dalby forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dalby throws a head punch that misses.
Dalby misses with some punches.
Dalby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dalby working aggressively here.
Dalby throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dalby.
Dalby has a couple of punches blocked by Asce.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalby swings wildly with an uppercut but Asce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dalby swings wildly with an uppercut but Asce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dalby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Dalby fails to land.
Dalby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dalby misses with a punch on the inside.
Dalby misses with some punches.
Asce is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dalby misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dalby.

Asce jumps guard and drags Dalby to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dalby throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Asce works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dalby wants to stand and escape but instead Asce has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Dalby is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Dalby dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dalby defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Asce.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Asce swats away the attempt to clinch by Dalby.
Asce misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dalby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Asce paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Asce has Dalby up against the cage in a clinch.
Dalby misses with the head strike.
Asce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Asce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dalby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dalby throws a punch but it's blocked by Asce.
Dalby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asce blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asce working hard to break the clinch.
Dalby working aggressively here.
Dalby misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dalby fails to land.
Dalby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dalby misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asce.
Asce blocks an uppercut.
Asce tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dalby smiles and moves away.
Jason Dalby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manu Asce.
Asce throws a nice looking combination but Dalby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dalby tries to clinch up.
Dalby tries to clinch up.
Dalby tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Asce counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalby is looking to clinch.
Dalby moves in looking to clinch but Asce pushes him off.

Dalby has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dalby avoids a wild elbow strike from Asce.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dalby.
Dalby throws a head punch that misses.
Dalby swings wildly with an uppercut but Asce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dalby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dalby working aggressively here.
Jason Dalby has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Asce blocking some punches.
Asce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dalby throws a head punch that misses.
Dalby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dalby has a couple of punches blocked by Asce.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dalby throws a punch but it's blocked by Asce.
Dalby has Asce pressed against the cage, preventing Asce from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Dalby fails to land.
Asce trying to stall but Dalby improves his position.
Asce blocks an uppercut.
Dalby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dalby throws a punch but it's blocked by Asce.
Dalby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asce blocks an uppercut.
Dalby misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Dalby fails to land.
Asce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dalby lands with a left to the head.
Dalby swings wildly with an uppercut but Asce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalby misses with some punches.
Dalby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Asce wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Asce tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dalby smiles and moves away.
Dalby tries to clinch but Asce moves out of range.
Dalby moves in looking to clinch but Asce pushes him off.
Asce swats away the attempt to clinch by Dalby.
Asce keeps the fight on the outside.
Asce keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Asce.
Dalby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Asce misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Dalby 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!

Dalby moves in looking to clinch but Asce pushes him off.

Asce closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dalby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dalby misses with a punch on the inside.
Asce has Dalby pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dalby manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dalby misses with some punches.
Dalby misses with a punch on the inside.
Dalby misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dalby fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asce.
Dalby throws a head punch that misses.
Dalby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dalby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dalby misses with some punches.
Dalby throws a head punch that misses.
Dalby throws a punch but it's blocked by Asce.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Asces head.
Dalby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dalby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Asces head.
Asce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dalby misses with the head strike.
Dalby misses with some punches.
Dalby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dalby throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Asce's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Asce blocks an uppercut.
Dalby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asce blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asce.
Dalby swings wildly with an uppercut but Asce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asce is trying to pull guard but Dalby turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalby misses with a punch on the inside.
Asce working hard to break the clinch.
Dalby has a couple of punches blocked by Asce.
Dalby swings wildly with an uppercut but Asce uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dalby.
A head punch on the inside from Dalby fails to land.
Asce blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asce.
A head punch on the inside from Dalby fails to land.
Dalby has a couple of punches blocked by Asce.
Asce blocks an uppercut.
Asce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dalby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asce blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asce has had enough of the clinch but Dalby keeps him there for the moment.
Dalby swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Asce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dalby working aggressively here.
Dalby misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asce.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dalby.
Dalby misses with the head strike.
Dalby misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asce.
Dalby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dalby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dalby has a couple of punches blocked by Asce.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asce.
Dalby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asce is trying to force a seperation but Dalby has the dominant position.
Asce wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalby misses with a punch on the inside.
Asce blocking some punches.
Dalby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manu Asce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asce.
Dalby throws a head punch that misses.
Dalby working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asce.
Asce stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dalby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dalby has a couple of punches blocked by Asce.
Asce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dalby throws a punch but it's blocked by Asce.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dalby.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Asce wants to break free but Dalby has control.
Dalby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dalby has a couple of punches blocked by Asce.
Dalby throws a punch but it's blocked by Asce.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Dalby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dalby 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 Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Dalby!