PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michal Dayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Routh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Dayne
vs
Routh

175 cm
20
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Juggernaut And Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michal Dayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Routh!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dayne shoots in and gets a takedown into Routh's guard.
Dayne slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Dayne stands up and waves to Routh to follow him.
Routh slips a straight right by Dayne.
Routh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dayne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Routh moves away from the strike by Dayne.
Dayne misses with a wild combination.
Routh lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Dayne drives through with a takedown into Routh's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Routh is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Routh tries to break free but Dayne pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Routh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Routh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Dayne feints and as Routh raises his hands in defense, Dayne changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dayne controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Routh is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dayne is controlling him.
Routh can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dayne controls the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Routh takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayne throws a nice looking combination but Routh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dayne misses with a combination
and Routh counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dayne is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Routh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steve Routh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dayne takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dayne looks to land a right hand but Routh moved out of range.
As Dayne backs off Routh throws a huge counter combo but Dayne manages to avoid it all.
Dayne misses with a lunging right hand
and Routh counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dayne is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Dayne misses.
Routh throws a fast counter high kick but Dayne manages to duck under it in time.
Routh lands with a kick to the temple. Dayne shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Routh lands a high kick!

Dayne is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Routh looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Routh backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Dayne's temple! It sends Dayne violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Routh celebrates and the doctors try to help Dayne!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Steve Routh!