PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dante Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gracie Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Dante Esposito has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dante Esposito seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Esposito
vs
Allen

178 cm
26
161 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

170 cm
30
163 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Esposito !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gracie Allen!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito thumps Allen with a low kick.
A left lands for Esposito .
Esposito cracks Allen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Allen punishes Esposito 's body with a nice straight punch.
Allen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dante Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito keeps the fight on the outside.
Esposito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Esposito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Esposito appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Allen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Esposito .
Allen slips under a jab.

Esposito tries to keep at a distance but Allen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Allen prevents a body shot from Esposito .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito .
Esposito tries to work over Allen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Esposito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allen is leaning against Esposito and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esposito can't find room to land a body shot as Allen controls the action.
Esposito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Esposito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allen takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Allen taking a breather.
Allen throws a head punch that misses.
Esposito lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
Esposito tries to throw a body punch but Allen avoids it by throwing Esposito back against the cage.
Allen stalling.
Allen scores with a shot to the side of Esposito 's head.
Esposito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Esposito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Esposito gets through Allen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
Esposito lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Esposito misses with some punches.
Esposito has a couple of punches blocked by Allen.
Esposito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Allen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Esposito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Allen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito tries a body shot but Allen blocks it.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito lands a nice uppercut.
Esposito prevents a body shot from Allen.
A right hand to the body from Esposito .
Esposito prevents a body shot from Allen.
Esposito tries to work over Allen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Esposito as Allen tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Allen fails to land.
Allen blocking some punches.
Allen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Esposito seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Allen can turn it around.
Allen blocks an uppercut.
Esposito tries to work over Allen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Esposito is leaning against Allen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Allen blocking some punches.
Allen scores with a shoulder strike.
Esposito misses with a body punch.
Esposito misses with some punches.
Allen prevents a body shot from Esposito .
Esposito tries to throw a body punch but Allen avoids it by throwing Esposito back against the cage.
Allen blocking some punches.
Esposito pushes Allen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito .
Esposito can't find room to land a body shot as Allen controls the action.
Esposito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Esposito .
Allen misses with some punches.
Esposito softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Esposito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Allen lands with a right to the head.
Esposito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Esposito throws a head punch that misses.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Esposito .
Esposito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Esposito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Allen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Esposito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Allen blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esposito throws a punch but it's blocked by Allen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito .
Esposito can't find room to land a body shot as Allen controls the action.
Esposito 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Allen throws a head punch that misses.
Esposito tries to work over Allen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Esposito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Esposito lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Allen or not.
Esposito misses with the head strike.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but Esposito avoids it by throwing Allen back against the cage.
Esposito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Esposito tries to work over Allen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but Esposito avoids it by throwing Allen back against the cage.
Allen lands a hook that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Esposito misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Esposito .
Esposito misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Esposito is working Allen over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Esposito .
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Esposito misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Esposito dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Esposito slips a straight right by Allen.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Allen checks it.
Esposito throws a head kick that misses.
Allen misses with a hook. Esposito ducked under it nicely.
Esposito tries to land a front kick but Allen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Esposito misses the body punch
and Allen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Esposito throws a low kick but Allen avoids it.
Esposito checks a leg kick nicely.
A big right from Allen misses.
Allen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Esposito wants to land a leg kick but Allen is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Allen! But no joy.
Allen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Esposito .
Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esposito connects with the punch.
Esposito throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Esposito is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Allen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen throws a lazy body kick
and Esposito counters with an inside leg kick.
Esposito thuds a left hand into Allen's body.
A leg kick checked by Allen.
Esposito thows a body kick. Allen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Good work by Esposito as he checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Esposito .
Esposito cracks Allen with an open hand slap.
Esposito misses with a wild body shot.
Esposito scores with a spinning back kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Allen misses the target.
Esposito lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Allen.
Esposito with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Allen scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Allen there.
A clash of legs there as Allen blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Esposito moves forwards but Allen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Allen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Esposito lands a nice hook to Allen's body. Allen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick misses from Esposito .
Esposito defending well as Allen loads up on a big left hand.
Esposito lands a body shot.
Esposito looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Allen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esposito slips a jab from Allen.
Esposito looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Allen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Esposito feints and then cracks Allen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Allen down.
Allen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Esposito throws a leg kick
and Allen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice cross by Esposito .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito throws a right hand that misses
and Allen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Allen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Esposito lets loose with a powerful body kick. Allen will feel that in the morning.
Allen connects with a jab.
Esposito moves out of range as Allen throws a body kick.
Esposito lands with a good body shot.
Esposito buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Esposito misses.
Esposito moves out of range of the body kick.
Esposito tries to land a body kick
and Allen counters with a straight right hand.
Esposito misses with a body kick.
Allen misses with a body shot.
Esposito throws a head kick but Allen moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Allen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Esposito walks into a straight right hand from Allen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esposito connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Esposito looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Allen connects with a high kick.

Allen closes the distance and clinches.
Esposito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Allen can do to turn this around?
Allen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Esposito s head.
Allen scores with a nice hook to the head.

Esposito is rocked!
Esposito lands a left hand.
Esposito misses with a body punch.
A short right from Esposito .
Esposito 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Esposito is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Allen struggles to land a body shot inside as Esposito controls his hands.
Esposito throws a head punch that misses.
Esposito seems to have got his legs back now.
Allen tries a body shot but Esposito blocks it.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but Esposito avoids it by throwing Allen back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Esposito gets through Allen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Esposito lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Allen lands a body shot in the clinch.

Allen manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dante Esposito will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds 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.

Allen avoids the body shot from Esposito .
Allen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Esposito .
Esposito digs a good hook to Allen's body.
Esposito missing with a left hand there. Allen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Allen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Esposito with a body shot.
Esposito lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Allen at a distance.
Allen connects with a solid leg kick.
Esposito is looking to wear down Allen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Allen throws a head kick but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Allen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Allen misses with a low kick.
Allen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Allen catches Esposito with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Allen throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito clobbers Allen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Esposito does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Allen moves into the clinch successfully.
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Esposito throws a head punch that misses.
Esposito throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Esposito can't find room to land a body shot as Allen controls the action.
Dante Esposito has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Allen lands with a left to the head.
Esposito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Esposito tries to throw a body punch but Allen avoids it by throwing Esposito back against the cage.
Esposito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
Esposito tries a body shot but Allen blocks it.
Esposito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Allen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Esposito .
Esposito throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Esposito .
Allen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Allen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
Allen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Allen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Allen misses with some punches.
Esposito misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito takes a shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Esposito throws a punch but it's blocked by Allen.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Allen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
Allen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Allen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Esposito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito struggles to land a body shot inside as Allen controls his hands.
Esposito lands an uppercut.
Esposito misses with a punch to the body.
Allen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Allen blocks a body shot from Esposito .
Esposito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Esposito misses with a punch on the inside.
Allen throws a head punch that misses.
Esposito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito works on Allen's body with a couple of short punches.
Allen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Esposito tries a body shot but Allen blocks it.
Esposito tries a body shot but Allen blocks it.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Esposito takes a shot to the head.
Allen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Esposito pushes Allen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Allen swings wildly with an uppercut but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen is trying to maintain a safe position but Esposito gets an underhook and turns Allen into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Esposito fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Allen fails to land.
Allen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Esposito .
Allen tries a body shot but Esposito blocks it.
Esposito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Allen has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito .
Esposito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with some punches.
Allen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Allen blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esposito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Allen prevents a body shot from Esposito .
Esposito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Esposito throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Esposito misses with the head strike.
Esposito swings wildly with an uppercut but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Esposito lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Allen.
Esposito has a couple of punches blocked by Allen.
Allen misses with a punch on the inside.
Esposito lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Allen or not.
Esposito misses with a body punch.
Esposito lands with a left to the head.
Allen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Esposito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dante Esposito .
Well Esposito has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Esposito !
Dante Esposito seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.