PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cron Spliffton (ranked 3691 p4p, 463 weight class) and Johan Dahlberg (ranked 3626 p4p, 452 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Spliffton
vs
Dahlberg

191 cm
40
213 lbs
23 - 14 - 0

186 cm
31
212 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cron Spliffton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Dahlberg!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spliffton misses with a looping right.
Dahlberg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spliffton.
Dahlberg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Spliffton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dahlberg.
Dahlberg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dahlberg connects with a body shot that sends Spliffton's belly button to the back.
Spliffton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dahlberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Spliffton.
Spliffton misses the jab.
Dahlberg tries to land a leg kick but Spliffton saw it coming and moves away.
Spliffton lands with a nice body kick.
Spliffton scores with a kick to the body.

Spliffton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Spliffton stands up out of the half guard.
Cron Spliffton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from Spliffton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahlberg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spliffton swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dahlberg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Spliffton tries to land a front kick but Dahlberg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dahlberg throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Spliffton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Dahlberg releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dahlberg wants to land a leg kick but Spliffton is out of range.
Spliffton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spliffton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Spliffton works the jab nicely.
Dahlberg punishes Spliffton's body with a nice straight punch.
Dahlberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spliffton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spliffton fakes the leg kick and cracks Dahlberg in the body.
Spliffton looks to land a body kick but Dahlberg moved away.
Dahlberg feints a counter leg kick.
Spliffton looks to land a right hand but Dahlberg moved out of range.
Dahlberg lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spliffton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dahlberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dahlberg scores with a shot to the body.
Spliffton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Spliffton defending well as Dahlberg loads up on a big left hand.
Spliffton appears to be looking for a big counter.
Spliffton misses with a low kick.
Dahlberg throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spliffton on the side of the head.
Spliffton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dahlberg throws an off balance right hand
and Spliffton counters with a stiff right hand.
Spliffton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dahlberg manages to avoid it.
Dahlberg wants to clinch up but Spliffton keeps it at a distance.
Spliffton misses with a jab to the body
and Dahlberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dahlberg takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dahlberg looks to land a body kick but Spliffton moved away.
Dahlberg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dahlberg moves out of range of the body kick from Spliffton.
Spliffton scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahlberg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dahlberg looks to throw the jab but Spliffton is out of range.
Dahlberg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Spliffton misses with a right hand
and Dahlberg counters with a nice uppercut.
Spliffton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dahlberg. That did some damage!
Dahlberg lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice defenses there by Spliffton.
Spliffton throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Spliffton misses.
Dahlberg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spliffton finds it's way round the side to connect with Dahlberg's head.
Dahlberg takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Spliffton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dahlberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Spliffton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spliffton tests Dahlberg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Dahlberg misses.
Spliffton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dahlberg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliffton throws a series of punches but Dahlberg avoids them all with ease.
Spliffton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dahlberg. That did some damage!
It looks like Spliffton has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Spliffton shoots in and drives through. Dahlberg sprawls well.
Dahlberg throws the kick towards the body but Spliffton avoids it.
Dahlberg tries to clinch up but Spliffton circles away and keeps his distance.
Spliffton walks into a straight right hand from Dahlberg.
A head kick from Spliffton lands but Dahlberg takes it in his stride.
Spliffton misses with a right hand
letting Dahlberg counter with a right hand.

Dahlberg has closed the distance and engaged Spliffton in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Spliffton.
Spliffton misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dahlberg is trying to force a seperation but Spliffton has the dominant position.
Dahlberg blocks an uppercut.

Dahlberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spliffton misses with a body punch
and Dahlberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cron Spliffton will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dahlberg crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Spliffton - the referee stops the clock and Dahlberg gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Spliffton. Dahlberg manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dahlberg has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Spliffton.
Spliffton lands with a shot to the body.
Dahlberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spliffton throws out the jab.
Dahlberg misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Spliffton.
Spliffton misses with a looping left.
Spliffton moves out of range as Dahlberg throws a body kick.
Dahlberg defending well as Spliffton loads up on a big left hand.
Dahlberg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cron Spliffton is winning the standup battle so far.
Dahlberg misses with a body punch
and Spliffton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dahlberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Spliffton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dahlberg to the mat! Dahlberg manages to get full guard.
Dahlberg pulls Spliffton in close to prevent any damage.
Dahlberg can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Spliffton controls the pace.
Dahlberg is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahlberg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dahlberg holds on and takes a little breather.
Dahlberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Spliffton sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dahlberg throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dahlberg scoring well with a low kick there.

Dahlberg tries to keep at a distance but Spliffton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Spliffton slowing the pace effectively.
Dahlberg effectively controlling the action here.
Spliffton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dahlberg's elbow.
Spliffton working aggressively here.
Spliffton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Spliffton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dahlberg throws a leg kick but Spliffton moved away.
Spliffton thinks about countering with a body kick.
Spliffton drops his hands momentarily and Dahlberg takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Spliffton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Spliffton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spliffton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dahlberg has Spliffton pushed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Dahlberg - that landed with a thud.
Dahlberg is trying to push Spliffton away but Spliffton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Spliffton swings wildly with an uppercut but Dahlberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dahlberg throws a head punch that misses.
Dahlberg misses with a body punch.
Spliffton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spliffton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dahlberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Spliffton.
Dahlberg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spliffton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Spliffton as the two fighters clinch.
Spliffton misses with a punch to the body.
Dahlberg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spliffton backwards.
Dahlberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliffton keeps control of Dahlberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spliffton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Spliffton.
Spliffton leaning against his opponent.
Dahlberg tries to break the clinch but Spliffton is controlling the position.
Spliffton has a couple of punches blocked by Dahlberg.
Spliffton misses with a punch on the inside.
Spliffton throws a punch but it's blocked by Dahlberg.
Dahlberg takes a shot to the head.
Cron Spliffton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dahlberg tries a body shot but Spliffton blocks it.
Spliffton blocks an uppercut.
Spliffton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spliffton prevents a body shot from Dahlberg.
Dahlberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Spliffton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dahlberg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cron Spliffton dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Dahlberg lands a head shot.
Dahlberg takes a swing at Spliffton's ribcage but misses.
Spliffton has his takedown stuffed
and Dahlberg counters with a right hand to the body.
Dahlberg defending well as Spliffton loads up on a big left hand.
Dahlberg tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dahlberg takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dahlberg is looking to score with low kicks.
Spliffton throws a lazy body kick
enabling Dahlberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Dahlberg moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dahlberg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spliffton lands a glancing blow to the side of Dahlberg's head.
Spliffton blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahlberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Spliffton thuds his right hand into Dahlberg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dahlberg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dahlberg avoids the body shot from Spliffton.
Dahlberg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dahlberg connects with a looping right hand.
Spliffton looks to land a body kick but Dahlberg moved away.
Dahlberg attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Spliffton throws an overhand right that lands on Dahlberg's shoulder, as Dahlberg tries to avoid the shot.
Spliffton slips a jab from Dahlberg.
That kick from Spliffton tenderised Dahlberg's leg. Dahlberg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Spliffton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Dahlberg.
Dahlberg slips a jab and a cross from Spliffton.
A low kick from Spliffton is predictable there
and Dahlberg counters with a slapping leg kick.
Johan Dahlberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spliffton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spliffton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dahlberg manages to avoid it.
Dahlberg lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The fighters circling - Spliffton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Spliffton finds it's way through Dahlberg's defenses.
Spliffton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dahlberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Spliffton.
Spliffton misses the shot to the body.
Spliffton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dahlberg throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dahlberg scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spliffton misses with a series of wild punches.
Spliffton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dahlberg.
Spliffton staying out of range there.
Cron Spliffton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliffton lands a body shot.
Dahlberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spliffton cracks Dahlberg with an open hand slap.
Spliffton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dahlberg looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dahlberg throws the left hand but Spliffton avoids the punch easily.
Dahlberg misses with a body shot.
Spliffton scores with a push kick.
Spliffton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dahlberg jabs Spliffton right on the nose. Spliffton blinks but takes it well.
Spliffton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dahlberg moves away.
Spliffton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dahlberg fakes the leg kick and cracks Spliffton in the body.
Jab by Spliffton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dahlberg throws a big shot that misses.
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!
A chopping leg kick lands by Dahlberg.
Spliffton scores with a kick to the midsection.
Spliffton throws a body shot but no joy.
Dahlberg throws a shot from downtown. Spliffton moves away and avoids it.
Spliffton throws a body kick that misses.
Johan Dahlberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spliffton blocks a jab.
Dahlberg lands a jab.
Spliffton connects with a body shot.
Spliffton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Spliffton moves away from the strike by Dahlberg.
Spliffton tries to counter by clinching up but Dahlberg breaks away and moves out of range.
Spliffton swings for the body but Dahlberg moves out of range.
Spliffton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dahlberg.

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 Cron Spliffton.
Well Spliffton 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cron Spliffton!
Cron Spliffton decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.