PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Dante (ranked 3008 p4p, 263 weight class) and Half Life (ranked 4260 p4p, 340 weight class). Half Life is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Dante
vs
Life

175 cm
27
156 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

173 cm
20
145 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Forge Clothing Co.

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Silvio Dante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Half Life!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Skip Squint and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dante lands an overhand right.
Half Life seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Life moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Dante's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dante wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Life has him pressed against the cage.
Life is trying to drag Dante to the mat but Dante just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dante wants to get back to striking at distance but Life won't allow it.
Dante has had enough of the clinch but Life keeps him there for the moment.
Life is looking for a takedown.
Life fails to pull guard.
Silvio Dante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Half Life.
Dante is looking to break free of the clinch but Life has double underhooks.
Dante wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Life has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dante after a bit of a struggle.
Dante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Dante scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Life tries to pull guard but Dante holds him up against the cage and eventually Life drops back down to his feet.
Dante scores with a shoulder strike.
Life has Dante pressed against the cage, preventing Dante from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Life is looking to take this one to the mat.
Life has Dante pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dante manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Life goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dante prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dante throws a head punch that misses.
Dante wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dante lands with a short shot to the head.
Dante lands a nice uppercut.
Life has Dante pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dante manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Life is trying to pull guard but Dante has him pressed against the cage.
Dante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Life misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dante lands with a right to the head.
Life is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dante gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Life keeps control of Dante as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dante pushes Life back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Life lands a right hand.
Dante prevents the takedown attempt.
Life can't get the takedown.
Life goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dante prevents it.
I was talking to Dante's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Life prevents Dante from breaking the clinch.
Life wants a takedown but no success here.

Life pulls guard successfully.
Life looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Life keeping full guard, as Dante tries to pass.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Life keeping moving, preventing Dante from controlling successfully.
Dante prevents Life from getting back to his feet.

Dante gets to his feet. Life looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Life wants to clinch up but Dante keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Dante wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silvio Dante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Life gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Life looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dante darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dante takes a swing at Life's ribcage but misses.
Life on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Dante.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dante scores with a jab. Life acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Life shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dante pinned against the cage. Dante gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dante swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Life looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Life tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dante paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Dante throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dante pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Life tries to clinch there but Dante circles away.
Life tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Life looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dante is fending him off so far but Life persists. Nope, Dante circles away and we're back to standing.
Life ducks under a wild hook from Dante.
Life darts in looking for a takedown but Dante gets double underhooks and turns Life into the cage.
Dante connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Life momentarily.
Dante is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Life.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dante cracks Life with an open hand slap.
Dante lands the left hand.
Life's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dante connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Life scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dante scores with a jab to the body.
Life shoots in for a takedown but Dante shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Life takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Life uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dante.
Dante cracks Life with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dante throws out a loose jab but Life uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dante wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Life shoots for a double leg takedown but Dante sprawls well. He's pushed Life's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A big left from Dante misses.
Life dives in for a single leg takedown but Dante sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dante swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Life drives through and clinches with Dante against the cage.
Dante throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lifes head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silvio Dante dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dante scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dante misses with an uppercut.
Life uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dante.
A slow jab from Dante misses its intended target.
Life tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dante counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dante throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice takedown defense from Dante. No joy for Life on that attempt.
Life fails with the takedown
and Life takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Life slips a straight right by Dante.
Dante lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Life fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silvio Dante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Half Life.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dante.
Dante throws a jab but it's blocked by Life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dante throws a lazy right hand but Life sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Life misses with a takedown attempt
and Dante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Life fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Life tries to clinch but Dante is having none of it.
Dante looks to land a left hand but Life moved out of range nicely.
Life walks into a straight right hand from Dante.
Life slips under a jab from Dante.
Nice shot lands for Dante.
Life shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dante as he avoids it easily.
Dante clobbers Life with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dante loads up on a big right hand but Life slips the punch.
Dante is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dante throws a body shot but no joy.
Life doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dante counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Dante.
Dante misses with a looping left.
Life with a poor takedown
and Dante counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice sprawl there from Dante as Life shoots in.
Dante was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Life is breathing heavily.
Dante scores with a body shot.
Dante lunges at Life with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Life's hand.
Good shot there by Dante.
Life's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dante connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Life scrambles back to his feet.
Dante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Life was well out of range. Poor timing from Dante.
Dante keeps the fight on the outside.
Dante misses with an uppercut.
Life fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Life fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dante is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Life can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dante misses with a looping left.
Life changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A shot to the liver by Dante. Beautiful body shot.
Life closes the distance and clinches up with Dante, looking for a takedown. Life pushes Dante against the cage but Dante circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It looked like Dante wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Life gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Dante counter with a right hand.
Life displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dante throws out the jab.
Life shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dante misses with a looping left.
Dante connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Life momentarily.
Life avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dante misses with a straight right.
Life has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Life will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dante misses with a hook.
Silvio Dante is winning the standup battle so far.
Life fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dante looks to throw the jab but Life is out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Dante as Life shoots in.
Donk. Dante catches Life right on the button with a cross.
Life is looking to clinch but Dante is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dante sizes up Life with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Life walks into a straight right hand from Dante.
Life walks into a left hand.
Life gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dante counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Life is rocked!
Life throws a sloppy head kick
and Life takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Life is still on wobbly legs! Can Dante finish him?
Life on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Life has his takedown stuffed
and Dante counters with a big right hand! Oh Life is in trouble here! Dante follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silvio Dante!
Silvio Dante gave a mention to Knockdown Clothes in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).