PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Apophis Nile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Dalton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Dalton acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Nile
vs
Dalton

180 cm
20
160 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

180 cm
20
161 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apophis Nile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Dalton!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good shot there by Dalton.
Nile lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dalton misses with a hook.
Dalton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Apophis Nile has been cut.
Nile scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dalton throws an overhand right that lands on Nile's shoulder, as Nile tries to avoid the shot.
Nile wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nile rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dalton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dalton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dalton has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nile lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dalton throws a lazy right hand but Nile sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nile darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Dalton misses.
Nile seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nile fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nile darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nile slips a straight right by Dalton.
Dalton takes one to the side of the head.
Dalton throws a looping overhand right but Nile ducks down to avoid it.
Nile slips a jab from Dalton.
Nile moves away from the strike by Dalton.
Nile lands a lovely overhand right.
Dalton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dalton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nile.
Dalton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton throws an overhand right that lands on Nile's shoulder, as Nile tries to avoid the shot.
Nile jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dalton throws an overhand right that lands on Nile's shoulder, as Nile tries to avoid the shot.
Nile tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dalton manages to circle out of the way.
Dalton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nick Dalton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dalton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nile throws a hook to the side of Dalton's head but Dalton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nile cracks Dalton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dalton misses with an uppercut. Nile saw that one coming.
Dalton throws a hook to the side of Nile's head but Nile sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dalton lands with an uppercut that bounces Nile off the cage and back into range.
Nile avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dalton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Nile is rocked!
Dalton lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Nile head around and knocks him out cold! Dalton hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Dalton!