PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hyryx Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dall's entrance music is Rattlesnake. A fine choice. Javier Esposito has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Dall
vs
Esposito

190 cm
24
224 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

186 cm
27
205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hyryx Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Esposito!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito slips under a jab from Dall.
Esposito scores with a push kick.
No luck for Esposito with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Dall was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Esposito.
Dall misses with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Dall misses

and Esposito counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dall won't be happy with that.
Esposito landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dall being controlled for a moment.
Dall gets back to half guard.
Dall wants to get back to full guard but Esposito has mounted him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Esposito breaks from Dall's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Esposito prevents Dall from getting the reversal.
Esposito scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dall?
Esposito lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dall is trying to escape the mount.
The referee warns Dall that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Esposito has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dall's face.
Dall is trying to escape the mount.
Dall is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito content just to control the position here.
Dall is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Esposito tries to control but Dall wriggling away.
Dall regains half guard.
Dall tries to get to full guard but Esposito has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall is not content to let Esposito control the position.

Dall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Esposito pulls his head out easily.
Esposito prevents Dall from improving his position.

Dall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dall is looking for a sweep. Esposito is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Esposito slows the pace down in half guard.
Esposito takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Dall looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Esposito is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Esposito dominated that round.
That's time! Dall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Esposito scores with a shot to the body.
Dall throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dall tries for a takedown but Esposito circles away easily
and Esposito counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Esposito misses the target.
Esposito throws the kick towards the body but Dall avoids it.
Dall is looking to counter punch.
Esposito misses with a hook. Dall ducked under it nicely.
Dall throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Esposito counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito moves out of range of the strikes.
Dall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Esposito can pounce on him.
Dall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dall takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dall looks to land a right hand but Esposito moved out of range.
Dall connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Esposito's hands.

It looks like Javier Esposito has been cut.
Esposito scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Hyryx Dall has been cut.
Esposito throws a wild body kick that Dall sees coming a mile off.
Dall fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Esposito checks it well.
Dall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Esposito.
Dall lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Esposito shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Esposito showed some decent athleticism there.
Esposito looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito tries to pass to full mount but Dall defends it.
Dall tries to get to full guard but Esposito has control of the leg.
Esposito throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Dall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Esposito pulls his head out easily.
Dall tries to get to full guard but Esposito has control of the leg.
Esposito looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Esposito 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.

Dall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dall has hold of Esposito's hands but Esposito slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Esposito lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Esposito wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dall keeps working.

Dall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dall tries to get to full guard but Esposito has control of the leg.
Dall has hold of Esposito's hands but Esposito slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dall is looking for a sweep. Esposito is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dall manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Esposito showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dall gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Esposito to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Esposito controls from within his opponent's guard.

Dall is looking for a triangle but Esposito pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito trying to control the position from guard on top but Dall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Esposito sitting in guard here, content to control.

Dall throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Esposito got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dall has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Esposito has managed to get both his arms back between Dall's legs - danger averted.
Hyryx Dall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Esposito has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Dall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Esposito doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Esposito manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Esposito sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Esposito is one step ahead there.
Esposito tries to free his leg and advance position but Dall is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Dall sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dall misses with an uppercut
and Esposito counters with a left to the body.
Dall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dall looks to score with a jab to the body but Esposito is just out of range.

Esposito looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Esposito wants to free his trapped foot but Dall is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Esposito in particular looking to stall.
Javier Esposito is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall is looking for a sweep. Esposito is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dall is looking to get back to full guard here but Esposito has managed to pass to side control instead.
Esposito is looking to take a break and control but Dall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dall is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A lull in the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Esposito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Esposito has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Esposito!