PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Bo Dallas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Saputo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dallas comes to the cage accompanied by Better Bo-lieve It. The crowd seem to be enjoying Saputo's choice of entrance music: The Milk Song. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dallas
vs
Saputo

170 cm
25
147 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Great elbows
KO power

Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Vikai Gear
Atlantis

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bo Dallas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mikael Saputo!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dallas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dallas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Saputo misses the jab.
Saputo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dallas. Dallas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dallas.
A jab from Saputo misses.
A swing and a miss from Dallas.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dallas. That's going to slow Saputo down.
Dallas definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Saputo misses with a few strikes there.
Dallas throws a hook but Saputo avoids it easily.
Dallas moves out of range of the strikes.
Saputo looks to score with a jab to the body but Dallas is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saputo moves out of range as Dallas strikes.
Saputo looks to land a left hand but Dallas moved out of range nicely.
Dallas cracks Saputo with an open hand slap.
Dallas throws a sloppy head kick and Saputo moves out of range easily.
Dallas looks to land a left hand but Saputo moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saputo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saputo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dallas.
Dallas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saputo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saputo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
An inside leg kick from Dallas misses.
Dallas misses with an uppercut. Saputo saw that one coming.
Dallas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Saputo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dallas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for Saputo.
Dallas throws a front kick aimed at Saputo's knee but Saputo avoids it well.
Saputo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dallas takes a step back to recover.
A telegraphed right hand from Dallas misses the target.
Saputo checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fighters circling - Dallas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Saputo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dallas throws a head punch that misses.
Dallas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dallas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Saputo gets through Dallas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saputo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saputo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saputo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saputo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dallas pushes off an throws an elbow but Saputo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Saputo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Saputo can't find room to land a body shot as Dallas controls the action.
Saputo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saputo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dallas up against the cage.
Dallas swings wildly with an uppercut but Saputo uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Saputo.
Dallas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dallas tries a body shot but Saputo blocks it.
Dallas misses with the head strike.
Dallas lands with a right to the head.
Saputo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Saputo is trying to maintain a safe position but Dallas gets an underhook and turns Saputo into the cage.
Dallas is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dallas.

Dallas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dallas throws the kick towards the body but Saputo avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Dallas.
Saputo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dallas.
Saputo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Dallas misses.
Dallas throws the kick towards the body but Saputo avoids it.
Saputo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dallas tries to score with a low kick but Saputo moves his leg out of the way.
Dallas connects with a leg kick. Saputo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Saputo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dallas is able to avoid easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saputo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A bone on bone clash there as Dallas blocks the leg kick.
Dallas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dallas connects with a solid leg kick.
Dallas throws a front kick aimed at Saputo's knee but Saputo avoids it well.
Saputo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saputo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dallas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Saputo.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Saputo lands with a hook. Dallas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Saputo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dallas throws a low kick but Saputo avoids it.
Dallas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Saputo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dallas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saputo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dallas takes a swing at Saputo's ribcage but misses.
Saputo misses with a straight right.
Dallas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Saputo misses.
Saputo loads up on a big right hand but Dallas slips the punch.
Saputo misses with a body kick.
Dallas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saputo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dallas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Saputo is out of range.
Saputo throws the left hand but Dallas avoids the punch easily.
Dallas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Saputo to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from Saputo misses.
Dallas avoids the body shot from Saputo.
Dallas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saputo avoids the body shot from Dallas.
Dallas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice uppercut lands for Dallas. That snapped Saputo's head back.
Saputo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dallas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Saputo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dallas. Dallas obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Saputo misses.
Saputo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dallas throws a hook but Saputo avoids it easily.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Saputo moves away from the strike by Dallas.
Saputo misses the shot to the body.
Saputo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dallas moves out of range as Saputo strikes.
Dallas tries to score with a low kick but Saputo moves his leg out of the way.
Saputo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dallas was well out of range. Poor timing from Saputo.
Dallas misses with a low kick.
Dallas looks to land a right hand but Saputo moved out of range.
Saputo moves in looking to clinch but Dallas pushes him off.
Saputo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saputo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saputo lands an overhand right.

Saputo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Saputo swings wildly with an uppercut but Dallas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dallas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dallas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Dallas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dallas is looking to land body kicks.
Dallas lands the left hand.
Dallas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saputo throws out the jab.
Saputo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dallas's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dallas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saputo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Saputo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Saputo throws a shot from downtown. Dallas moves away and avoids it.
Saputo throws a body shot but no joy.
Dallas misses with a straight right.
Saputo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dallas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Saputo lands a nice shot to the body.
Dallas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dallas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saputo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dallas scrambles back to his feet.
Dallas avoids the body shot from Saputo.
Dallas tries to land a leg kick but Saputo saw it coming and moves away.
Saputo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dallas tries a low kick but Saputo avoids it.
Dallas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dallas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dallas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saputo. Saputo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dallas throws a body shot but no joy.
Dallas keeps the fight on the outside.
Dallas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dallas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saputo.
Saputo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mikael Saputo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Dallas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dallas misses with an uppercut. Saputo saw that one coming.
Dallas moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Saputo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dallas.
Dallas throws a front kick aimed at Saputo's knee but Saputo avoids it well.
Saputo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Saputo blocks the leg kick.
Saputo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dallas. Dallas obviously looking to wear him down.
Dallas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dallas dodges the punch combination from Saputo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dallas misses with a low kick.
Dallas lands with an overhand left.
Saputo misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dallas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dallas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Saputo tries to clinch but Dallas moves out of range.
Saputo moves in looking to clinch but Dallas pushes him off.
Dallas throws a front kick aimed at Saputo's knee but Saputo avoids it well.
Saputo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saputo scores with a sloppy right hand. Dallas should have avoided that one.
Saputo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Saputo moves out of range of the strikes.
Saputo moves out of range of the body kick from Dallas.
Saputo misses with an uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dallas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Saputo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saputo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saputo looks to land a left hand but Dallas moved out of range nicely.
Dallas throws out a loose jab but Saputo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saputo swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saputo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Saputo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dallas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dallas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Saputo throws out a powerful jab.
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!
Saputo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Saputo missing with a left hand there. Dallas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saputo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Saputo cracks Dallas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mikael Saputo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dallas avoids the body shot from Saputo.
Dallas throws a wild body kick that Saputo sees coming a mile off.
Dallas throws a nice inside leg kick.
That kick from Dallas tenderised Saputo's leg. Saputo is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dallas throws an overhand right that lands on Saputo's shoulder, as Saputo tries to avoid the shot.
Dallas misses with a body kick.
Dallas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saputo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Saputo moves forwards but Dallas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dallas misses with a straight left.
Saputo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saputo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dallas was well out of range. Poor timing from Saputo.
Dallas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dallas checks a low kick from Saputo.
Saputo throws a shot to the body.
Dallas swats away the attempt to clinch by Saputo.
Saputo connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saputo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dallas was well out of range. Poor timing from Saputo.
Dallas misses with an uppercut. Saputo saw that one coming.
Saputo throws a chopping leg kick but Dallas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dallas connects with a leg kick. Saputo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dallas misses with a leg kick
and Saputo counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saputo throws a good cross that connects.
Saputo lands a nice shot that snaps Dallas's head back.
Saputo tries to work over Dallas's front leg with a kick but Dallas checks it.
Saputo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Saputo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dallas.
Saputo throws a low kick but Dallas moves out of range easily.
Dallas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Saputo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dallas lands a jab.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Saputo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dallas circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dallas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dallas throws a body punch but Saputo moves out of range.
Saputo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saputo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dallas.
Dallas misses with a body kick.
Dallas slips a straight right by Saputo.
An inside leg kick lands from Dallas.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saputo. That's going to slow Dallas down.
Dallas misses with a body kick.
Dallas throws a body shot but no joy.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Dallas misses.
Saputo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Saputo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dallas lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dallas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dallas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Saputo.
Saputo scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saputo slips a straight right by Dallas.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dallas, right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saputo. Dallas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dallas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Saputo.
A jab lands there for Saputo.
Dallas misses with a kick to the body
and Saputo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saputo looks to score with a jab to the body but Dallas is just out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dallas throws a leg kick
and Saputo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saputo motions for Dallas to come forward. Saputo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saputo is looking to score with low kicks.
Saputo cracks a nice hook into Dallas's ribs.
Dallas misses with a looping right.
Dallas thuds his shin into the meat of Saputo's side.
Dallas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dallas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saputo.
Saputo tries to clinch up.
Dallas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saputo throws out the jab.
Dallas just misses with a punch to the body.
Dallas misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Saputo misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Saputo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dallas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Dallas misses the target.
Saputo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dallas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saputo motions for Dallas to come forward. Saputo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dallas cracks Saputo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
No joy there for Dallas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dallas with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Saputo misses the target.
A clash of legs there as Dallas blocks the low kick.
Dallas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saputo's calf.
Dallas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dallas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saputo missing with a left hand there. Dallas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Saputo looks to score with a jab to the body but Dallas is just out of range.
Dallas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dallas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Saputo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dallas manages to avoid it.
Dallas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Saputo cracks Dallas with an open hand slap.
Saputo digs a good hook to Dallas's body.
Dallas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A swing and a miss from Saputo.
Saputo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dallas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Saputo blocks the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Saputo.
Saputo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dallas.
Saputo throws a jab when Dallas was well out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bo Dallas.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Bo Dallas!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Bo Dallas!

Bo Dallas wins by majority decision!
A very excited looking Bo Dallas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.