PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Dahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Dahl had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Dahl
vs
White

185 cm
29
204 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

177 cm
25
182 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening

Bos Energy MMA159.4
Highland Clothing

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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Dahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe White!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Dahl.
Dahl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dahl throws a right and a left that both miss.

Dahl looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for White!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
White is still trying to improve position.
White struggling a bit here.
Dahl working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dahl cracks White with a big elbow.
Dahl trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White is looking to reverse the position.
Dahl has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dahl connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused White some visible discomfort.
Dahl tries to score with some ground and pound. White controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dahl works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dahl tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dahl thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
White is looking to regain half guard here but Dahl keeps moving and retains side control.

Dahl thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dahl.
Dahl working the head and body with strikes.
Dahl connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused White some visible discomfort.
White is trying to control Dahl's posture but Dahl avoids it.
Dahl cracks White with a big elbow.

White is rocked!
Dahl lands a strong strike to the head of White. That's dazed him! Dahl looking to finish here. White is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Dahl lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Dahl!
After the fight, Gabriel Dahl was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.