PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Young Dolph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Country (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Young Dolph has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Dolph
vs
Country

180 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Young Dolph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Country!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Dolph.
Dolph pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Young Dolph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Country takes a swing at Dolph's ribcage but misses.
Country misses with a hook.
Dolph displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Country throws out the jab.
Country ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dolph moves away.
Country displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dolph throws out the jab.
Country takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Country slips a jab from Dolph.
Country dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Country just misses with a punch to the body.
Country uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dolph.
Country is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dolph with a body shot.
Dolph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dolph tries to clinch but Country moves out of range.
Country looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Country ducks under a wild hook from Dolph.
Country now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Country misses with a looping right.
A jab lands there for Country.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dolph keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Country.
Dolph slips under a jab from Country.
Country showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dolph.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Country ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dolph moves away.
A big left from Dolph misses.
Dolph moves away from the strike by Country.
Country misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dolph.
Dolph misses with a straight left.
Country keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Country tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dolph was well out of range. Poor timing from Country.
Dolph throws a hook but Country blocks it.
Dolph darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Country needs to keep his hands up - Dolph had a free shot at his head there.
Country takes a swing at Dolph's ribcage but misses.
Country just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Country misses its intended target.
Country misses with a body shot.
Country scores with a hook to the body. Dolph takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dolph throws a hook but Country blocks it.
It seemed like Country was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dolph misses with a double jab
and Country counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Country misses with a body shot.
Country just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dolph jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dolph connects with a single shot there.
Country fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dolph manages to avoid it.
Country throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dolph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dolph scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Dolph lands a left and a right that send Country crashing to the mat, dazed. Dolph thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Country is rocked!
Dolph lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Country falls backwards - clearly groggy! Dolph dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Young Dolph!