PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ken Dietrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Daughtry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ken Dietrich is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Dietrich
vs
Daughtry

180 cm
27
190 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

182 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Dietrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Daughtry!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dietrich fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Daughtry avoids it really well and circles away.
A slow jab from Daughtry misses its intended target.
Daughtry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Dietrich instigates a clinch.
Dietrich can't break the clinch.
Dietrich is trying to pull guard but Daughtry has him pressed against the cage.
Daughtry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dietrich landing knees to the head.

Dietrich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dietrich wants to clinch but Daughtry slips to the side
and Daughtry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daughtry looks to land a body kick but Dietrich moved away.
Daughtry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dietrich moves away.
Daughtry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Daughtry, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dietrich shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Daughtry pinned against the cage. Daughtry gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Dietrich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dietrich throws a front kick that sends Daughtry stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Daughtry.
Daughtry lands a nice shot to the body.
Daughtry tries to clinch up.
Dietrich needs to keep his hands up - Daughtry had a free shot at his head there.
Daughtry misses with a kick to the body.
Dietrich drops his hands momentarily and Daughtry takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
Dietrich dives in and grabs Daughtry's left leg, looking for a takedown. Daughtry pushes down on Dietrich's head and hops out.
Dietrich is breathing heavily.
Daughtry wants to land a leg kick but Dietrich is out of range.
Daughtry misses with a body kick.
Daughtry looks to land a body kick but Dietrich moved away.
Daughtry stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Daughtry wants it to stay on the feet.
Daughtry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Daughtry checks a low kick from Dietrich.

Dietrich takes the fight into the clinch.
Dietrich managing to block the knees to the body from Daughtry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daughtry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daughtry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dietrich dodges an elbow strike from Daughtry.
Dietrich avoiding damage as Daughtry throws knees to the body.

Dietrich turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Dietrich manages to end up in side control.

Dietrich thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Dietrich thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Daughtry gets back to half guard.
Daughtry is controlling Dietrich's trapped leg to prevent Dietrich from advancing to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dietrich is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Daughtry doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dietrich.
Daughtry moves into full guard.
Dietrich trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Daughtry manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Daughtry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dietrich has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Daughtry has managed to get both his arms back between Dietrich's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daughtry trying to control but Dietrich is working from the bottom.

Dietrich throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Daughtry looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Dietrich has his foot on Daughtry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Daughtry works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Daughtry dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Daughtry throws a looping overhand right but Dietrich ducks down to avoid it.
Daughtry closes the distance looking to clinch

and Dietrich counters with a nice double leg into side control. Daughtry won't be happy with that.
Daughtry gets back to half guard.

Dietrich is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dietrich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dietrich is trying to control. Daughtry wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Daughtry wants to improve his position but Dietrich is controlling well.

Dietrich is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Daughtry has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daughtry trying to hold on to Dietrich's head to control him but Dietrich postures up.
Dietrich missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Daughtry has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dietrich is working away from the top position though.
Dietrich trying to mount his opponent but Daughtry defends it.
Dietrich is controlling the pace.
Daughtry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dietrich is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dietrich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Dietrich is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Daughtry defends it well.

Dietrich is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dietrich is working for a submission of some sort.
Dietrich wants to pass to mount but Daughtry is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dietrich prevents Daughtry from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dietrich trying to pass the guard but Daughtry defending well.

Dietrich is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Daughtry sees it coming and defends easily.
Daughtry trying to control from the bottom.
Daughtry tries to get to full guard but Dietrich has control of the leg.
Dietrich with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dietrich trying to pass the guard but Daughtry defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Dietrich dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dietrich drops his hands momentarily and Daughtry takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ken Dietrich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dietrich moves out of range as Daughtry strikes.
Dietrich avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Daughtry darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ken Dietrich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daughtry throws a push kick but Dietrich slaps the foot to one side.
Daughtry throws a leg kick that misses.
Dietrich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dietrich changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Daughtry tries to avoid it but Dietrich manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Daughtry to the ground. Daughtry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Daughtry looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dietrich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daughtry thuds his right hand into Dietrich's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dietrich misses with a takedown attempt
letting Daughtry counter with a right hand.
Daughtry connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dietrich momentarily.
Daughtry connects with an inside leg kick.
Dietrich checks a leg kick.
Daughtry throws a leg kick which misses Dietrich's front leg but catches the back leg as Dietrich tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Daughtry tries to sprawl but Dietrich drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Daughtry manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Daughtry is trying to keep Dietrich in close.
Dietrich throws an elbow that misses. Daughtry uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dietrich's guard. Nice move by Daughtry!

Dietrich has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Daughtry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Daughtry trying to control the position from guard on top but Dietrich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Daughtry is now in half guard.

Daughtry moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Dietrich.
Dietrich is not content to let Daughtry control the position.
Dietrich is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich is trying to buck Daughtry off.
Dietrich is looking to regain half guard here but Daughtry keeps moving and retains side control.
Ken Dietrich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daughtry is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Dietrich is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daughtry working away.
Daughtry trying to control the position but Dietrich is working away.
Dietrich gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dietrich trying to control but Daughtry postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dietrich looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Daughtry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Daughtry has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Daughtry!
Blake Daughtry seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.