PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Dahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Dahl
vs
Roberts

185 cm
25
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gabriel Dahl!
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, Marc Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts swings for the body but Dahl moves out of range.
Dahl definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dahl lands a jab-cross combination.

Roberts clinches up with Dahl and pushes him back against the cage.
Dahl lands with a right to the head.
Roberts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roberts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roberts lands an elbow just above Dahl 's eye.

It looks like Gabriel Dahl has been cut.
Dahl takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dahl tries to work over Roberts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dahl misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberts.
Dahl fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dahl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roberts misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roberts gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dahl tries to pull guard but Roberts forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dahl misses with the head strike.
Dahl managing to block the knees to the body from Roberts.
Dahl misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahl tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Roberts smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Dahl. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Roberts gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dahl tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Roberts smiles and moves away.
Roberts throws a lazy right hand but Dahl sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Roberts looks to move away, Dahl throws a big counter combo bu Roberts just gets out of the way.
Roberts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dahl lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Roberts has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Dahl attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sloppy strikes from Dahl. Those never looked like landing.

Roberts closes the distance and pushes Dahl back into the cage.
Dahl jumps guard but Roberts turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dahl blocks the elbow strike.
Roberts looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dahl avoids a wild elbow strike from Roberts.
Roberts misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roberts just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dahl's brow.
Roberts gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Roberts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dahl has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dahl is trying to pull guard but Roberts has him pressed against the cage.
Roberts trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Roberts.
Roberts blocks a body shot from Dahl.
Dahl tries to pull guard but Roberts holds him up against the cage and eventually Dahl drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberts.
Dahl blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dahl misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dahl misses with some punches.
Roberts looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dahl tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Roberts just stands there and leans against the cage.
Roberts taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahl takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dahl struggles to land a body shot inside as Roberts controls his hands.
Roberts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dahl jumps guard but Roberts turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dahl fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dahl tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roberts's elbow.
Dahl blocks the elbow strike.
Dahl blocks an elbow strike from Roberts.
Roberts throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roberts just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dahl's brow.
Roberts pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Roberts blocks an uppercut.
Roberts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dahl tries to pull guard but Roberts forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dahl blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roberts blocks a body shot from Dahl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dahl jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Roberts walks away with a smile on his face. Dahl gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dahl circles away from the clinch attempt.

Roberts moves into the clinch successfully.
Dahl avoids a wild elbow strike from Roberts.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roberts just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dahl's brow.
Dahl fails to pull guard.
Dahl is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Roberts to keep the fight standing.
Roberts creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Roberts pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Roberts misses with an elbow over the top.
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!
Dahl tries to throw a body punch but Roberts avoids it by throwing Dahl back against the cage.
Roberts looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Roberts lands an elbow inside.
Dahl jumps guard but Roberts turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Roberts lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Roberts with a knee to the head.
Roberts lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marc Roberts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Dahl's cut.
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.

Roberts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dahl on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dahl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roberts throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roberts just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dahl's brow.
Dahl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roberts slowing the pace effectively.
A right handed body shot lands from Dahl.
Roberts looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marc Roberts seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Roberts missing with knees to the body.
Dahl takes an elbow to the forehead.
Roberts pushes off an throws an elbow but Dahl leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dahl misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dahl avoids it.

Dahl gets control of Roberts's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dahl will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dahl keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.
Roberts really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dahl. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Roberts is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Dahl has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Roberts is looking to defend but Dahl has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Roberts! Dahl pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Roberts taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gabriel Dahl!