PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Urai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryzen Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Urai might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sever the Wicked. Dall has chosen Scarecrow as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Urai
vs
Dall

174 cm
35
170 lbs
24 - 14 - 2

175 cm
29
158 lbs
14 - 13 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Fast

KAISER Nutrition - Q160

Urban Fighter

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 24 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Sam Urai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryzen Dall!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall cracks the inside of Urai's front leg.
Urai defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dall.
Dall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Dall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Urai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Urai breaks the clinch.
Urai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dall misses with a hook

and Urai counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dall can't keep his opponent in guard - Urai advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dall tries to get to full guard but Urai has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Urai works his way into side control.
Dall is not content to let Urai control the position.
Urai happy to just control the position for now.
Urai has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urai trying to control the position but Dall is working away.
Dall is looking to reverse the position.
Urai wants to take a breather but Dall manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Urai.
Dall wants to sweep here but Urai controlling him for the moment.
Urai passes into half guard.

That's two 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 moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dall wants to sweep here but Urai controlling him for the moment.

Dall working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Urai has passed into half guard!
Urai working Dall over with strikes.
Urai scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dall is refusing to be controlled, as Urai sits in half guard.
Urai is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Urai working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dall looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, Urai seems content to control.
Urai is trying to control. Dall wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Dall actively working from the bottom here.
Urai scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Urai seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dall does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Urai throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dall is looking to get back to full guard here but Urai has managed to pass to side control instead.
Dall takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dall is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall taking a bit of punishment here - Urai scoring with strikes.
Dall tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Urai wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Dall manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dall prevents Urai from improving his position.
Dall stops Urai from getting back to his feet.
Urai gets back to full guard.
Dall trying to move into half guard but instead Urai has managed to sweep!

Dall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urai trying to control but Dall is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Urai dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Urai misses with a hook
and Dall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dall misses with a body shot.
Urai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dall can do to turn this around?
Dall tries to clinch
and Urai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dall tries for a takedown but Urai circles away easily
and Urai counters with a nice uppercut.
Urai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dall shoots and misses
letting Urai counter with a right hand.
Urai throws a sloppy head kick and Dall moves out of range easily.
Dall shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Urai counters with a stiff right hand.
Sam Urai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryzen Dall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall is trying hard to land a takedown here. Urai sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Urai half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Urai swings for the body but Dall moves out of range.
Dall moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall jabs Urai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dall scores with a nice head shot.
Dall scores with a jab. Urai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dall tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Urai defends well and Dall ends up having to push Urai into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Urai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dall.
Despite the aggression on Dall's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Urai misses with a low kick.
Dall throws out a counter right but Urai avoids it with no problem.
Dall wants to clinch but Urai slips to the side
and Urai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dall closes the distance and clinches up with Urai, looking for a takedown. Dall pushes Urai against the cage but Urai circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It looked like Urai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dall.
Dall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dall darts in and clinches Urai up against the cage.
Urai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Urai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dall is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Urai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dall avoids the elbow strike from Urai, against the cage.
Dall avoids a wild elbow strike from Urai.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dall.
Dall has a couple of punches blocked by Urai.
Dall avoids the elbow strike from Urai, against the cage.
Urai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dall's defenses.

It looks like Ryzen Dall has been cut.
Dall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Dall.

Dall pulls guard successfully.

Dall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dall pulls Urai in close to prevent any damage.
Urai throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urai scoring with punches to the head and body.
Urai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dall is keeping the position for now.

Dall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Urai trying to control the position from guard on top but Dall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Urai slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Urai trying to control but Dall is working from the bottom.
Urai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dall is keeping the position for now.
Urai postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Urai throws a big right hand that misses.
Dall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Dall has his foot on Urai's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Urai works his way back into a safe position though.
Urai forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Urai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryzen Dall's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A big left from Dall misses.
Urai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ryzen Dall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Urai slaps away a takedown attempt from Dall, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sam Urai is winning the standup battle so far.
Dall shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Urai sprawls well. Urai wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dall gets slowly back to his feet.
Urai tries a head kick but it misses.
Urai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall swings widly with a right hand
and Urai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dall thinking.
Urai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dall's head.
A left lands for Urai.
Urai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Urai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dall misses with an uppercut
and Urai counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Urai shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Urai takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dall is refusing to be controlled, as Urai sits in half guard.
Urai passes the guard and advances to mount!
Urai with shots to the head and body - Dall looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall regains half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dall tries to roll over but Urai keeps him under control.
Urai wants to take a breather but Dall is having none of it.

Dall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Urai pulls his head out easily.
Urai wants to take a breather but Dall is having none of it.
Urai tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dall knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Urai controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dall wants to get back to full guard but Urai has passed into side control.
Urai landing strikes.
Urai trying to control the action but Dall is working from the bottom.
Dall is trying to get back to half guard.
Urai lands an elbow.
Sam Urai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urai wants to take a breather but Dall manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Urai.

Dall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Urai doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Urai manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Urai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Urai lands a couple of elbows.
Urai wants to control from the top but Dall keeps moving.

Dall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Urai is aware though and is defending well.
Dall looking for a sweep. Not yet Dall, not yet.
Ryzen Dall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Urai sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dall's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Urai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Urai 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

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