PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between New Dalton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). New Dalton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dalton
vs
Rampage

196 cm
31
217 lbs
10 - 23 - 0

182 cm
37
218 lbs
25 - 18 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 10 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, New Dalton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Rampage!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rampage jabs Dalton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rampage scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dalton fails to land with a series of punches.
Dalton drops his hands momentarily and Rampage takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dalton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dalton throws a lazy body kick
and Rampage counters with a thumping low kick.
Rampage connects with a leg kick. Dalton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dalton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rampage counters with a nice leg kick.
New Dalton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dalton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!

Rampage closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rampage lands in his opponent's guard.
Rampage lands a couple of digs.
Dalton keeping moving, preventing Rampage from controlling successfully.
Rampage working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dalton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dalton has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dalton keeping moving, preventing Rampage from controlling successfully.
Rampage postures up in Dalton's guard and throws a big left but Dalton blocks it.
Rampage wants to control from the top but Dalton keeps moving.
Rampage looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Mike Rampage has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rampage moves into range and connects with a jab.

Rampage gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Rampage there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton is trying to stand back up but Rampage is controlling him
Rampage working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rampage is trying to control the action in half guard but Dalton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rampage missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rampage winds up and cracks Dalton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dalton is staying active underneath Rampage, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rampage throwing shots but Dalton is blocking nicely.
Rampage missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dalton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dalton tries to get out of the position.
Rampage moves into full mount! Dalton won't be happy about that!
Rampage has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rampage with the ground and pound from mount.
Dalton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rampage on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dalton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rampage lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dalton is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Rampage landing strikes from the mount.
Dalton is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Dalton is breathing heavily.
Rampage working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dalton taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rampage with the ground and pound from mount.

Dalton is rocked!

It looks like New Dalton has been cut.
A big strike lands for Rampage! That's really hurt Dalton and he's turned his back - Rampage keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Rampage jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Rampage!