PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Kray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dingus Datsik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dingus Datsik enters the cage!

Kray
vs
Datsik

189 cm
25
200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

189 cm
25
216 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Reginald Kray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dingus Datsik!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Datsik there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Datsik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kray.
Datsik cracks the inside of Kray's front leg.
Datsik's corner calls for a 1-2. Datsik obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Datsik throws out a powerful jab.
Datsik connects with a body shot that sends Kray's belly button to the back.

Datsik moves into the clinch successfully.

Datsik breaks the clinch.

Kray gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Datsik looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kray knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Datsik on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Datsik cracks Kray with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Datsik's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kray being controlled here, momentarily.
Datsik postures up in Kray's guard and throws a big left but Kray blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Datsik sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Datsik has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Datsik is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Datsik scoring with some ground and pound.
Datsik showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Datsik lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Datsik controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Datsik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Datsik has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Datsik working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Datsik postures up in Kray's guard and throws a big left but Kray blocks it.
Datsik works over Kray with some ground and pound from guard.
Datsik's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Datsik postures up in Kray's guard and throws a big left but Kray blocks it.
Datsik sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kray's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Datsik thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kray's head.
Datsik winds up and cracks Kray with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Datsik looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kray with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Datsik lands strikes from half guard.
Kray is breathing heavily.
Datsik lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Kray quite badly. Kray pulls Datsik in close trying to recover. Datsik postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Kray on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Kray doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dingus Datsik!
An out of breath Dingus Datsik thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.