PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Beast (ranked 1635 p4p, 206 weight class) and Luke Dibala (ranked 2303 p4p, 273 weight class). Dibala has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Beast
vs
Dibala

190 cm
21
197 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Dibala!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beast waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dibala.
Beast misses the jab.
Dibala misses with a head kick.
Beast misses with a body shot
and Dibala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Dave Beast has been cut.
Dibala connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Beast throws a jab when Dibala was well out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Beast as he connects with a hook.
Dibala comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dibala misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Dibala misses the target.
Beast looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Beast shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Dibala wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as Beast blocks the leg kick.
Dibala throws out a loose jab but Beast uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dibala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beast.
Beast drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dibala sprawls and moves away.
Dibala throws a head kick that misses

and Beast counters with a single leg into guard. Dibala didn't expect that.
Beast is in close to Dibala's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dibala can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast stands up over Dibala, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Beast landing some decent shots from guard.
Beast postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beast has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Beast stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dibala swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Beast working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dibala's head.
Beast controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Beast throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast distracts Dibala with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beast controls from within his opponent's guard.
Beast cracks Dibala with a solid left hand.
Dibala wants to get back to his feet but Beast is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beast scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Beast is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Beast with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast working some strikes from top position.
Beast postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Beast controls from within his opponent's guard.
Beast connects with a couple of short punches.
Beast trying to control but Dibala is working from the bottom.
Beast sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dibala's guard.
Dibala on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Beast passes to full mount!
Beast connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Beast cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
You get the feeling that Dibala really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Beast postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dibala looks a forlorn figure.

It looks like Luke Dibala has been cut.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Beast cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beast with shots to the head and body - Dibala looks very uncomfortable down there.
Beast landing shots from mount.

That has opened up Luke Dibala's cut even more.
Beast punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Beast dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Beast's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dibala throws a head kick that misses.

The cut above Luke Dibala's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Beast misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Dibala's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dibala blocks a jab.
Dibala rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Beast counters with a takedown into side control.
Beast in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Dibala is not content to let Beast control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Beast looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Beast working the ground and pound from side control.

Luke Dibala's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Luke Dibala's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dave Beast!
Dave Beast got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
The defeated Luke Dibala had this to say: 'I want to thank Freebok for sponsoring me. Buy there the have cool stuff!!! FREEBOK!!!'.