PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mew Choo (ranked 416 p4p, 63 weight class) and Arany Dali (ranked 398 p4p, 60 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Choo
vs
Dali

180 cm
30
191 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

196 cm
23
216 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mew Choo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arany Dali!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Choo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Choo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Choo just misses with a punch to the body.
Arany Dali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Choo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Choo swings for the body but Dali moves out of range.
Dali takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Dali misses.
Choo 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dali cracks Choo with a good jab.
Choo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dali.
Dali throws a hook but Choo avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Dali counter with a right hand.

It looks like Mew Choo has been cut.
Choo ducks under a wild hook from Dali.
Dali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Choo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dali connects with a good right hand that stumbles Choo. Choo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Choo avoids the body shot from Dali.
Choo misses with a body shot.
Dali flicks out a counter leg kick but Choo steps away.
Dali is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dali.
Choo throws an overhand right that lands on Dali's shoulder, as Dali tries to avoid the shot.
Dali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Choo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Choo throwing a counter right hand but Dali manages to avoid it.
Dali is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Choo loads up on a big right hand but Dali slips the punch.
Choo blocks a head kick by Dali.
Choo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dali. Choo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Choo moves out of range of the strikes.
Choo slips under a jab.
Dali misses with a leg kick
and Choo counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo lands with a cross.

Choo forces Dali back against the cage and clinches.
Dali is trying to stall.
Dali gets through Choo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dali stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dali lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Choo or not.
Dali is working Choo over against the cage.
Dali scores with a shot to the side of Choo's head.
Choo tries to pull guard but Dali holds him up against the cage and eventually Choo drops back down to his feet.
Choo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dali is working Choo over against the cage.
Dali lands a body shot.
Choo misses with some punches.
Choo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Choo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dali smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mew Choo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dali throws the left hand but Choo avoids the punch easily.
Nice straight punches there by Dali. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dali.
Dali avoids the body shot from Choo.
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!
Dali throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dali throws a body shot but no joy.
Choo lands a body shot.
Dali lands with a kick to the temple. Choo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Choo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dali flicks out a counter leg kick but Choo steps away.

Dali forces Choo back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arany Dali dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mew Choo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dali moves into the clinch.
Choo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Choo.
Dali lands a shot to the body.
Choo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dali just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dali has Choo pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Choo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dali working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dali.
Dali lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dali lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dali lands an uppercut.
Arany Dali seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Choo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dali has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Choo misses with a punch on the inside.
Choo is trying to pull guard but Dali has him pressed against the cage.
Dali lands a left hand that snaps the head of Choo backwards.
Dali tries to work over Choo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dali throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Choos head.
Dali avoiding damage.
Choo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mew Choo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Choo gets control of Dali's arms and successfully pulls guard. Choo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dali showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dali must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Choo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Choo is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Choo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Choo is trying to control the position but Dali postures up.
Choo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dali controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Choo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dali gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dali sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Choo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Choo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Dali has picked Choo up and slammed him! Choo can't keep hold of the triangle and Dali manages to pass to side control!
Choo looks to move to half guard but instead Dali has passed into mount! Damn!
Choo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dali looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo gets back to full guard.
Choo is trying to keep Dali in close.

Choo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Dali stands up and waves to Choo to follow him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Choo.
Dali lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dali takes a swing at Choo's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Choo misses the target.
Dali throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Arany Dali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dali throws a leg kick which misses Choo's front leg but catches the back leg as Choo tries to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Choo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dali uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Choo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arany Dali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mew Choo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choo manages to avoid it.
Dali lands a jab.
Choo throws a right hand that misses

and Dali holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Choo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Choo is trying to break the clinch but Dali has him pressed against the cage.
Choo fails to pull guard.
Choo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dali just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mew Choo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dali holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Dali - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choo tries to pull guard but Dali holds him up against the cage and eventually Choo drops back down to his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dali.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dali lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dali creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dali scores with a shot to the side of Choo's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dali lands with a short shot to the head.
Dali lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dali working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dali lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dali scores with a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Choo is trying to break free.
Dali lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dali lands a left hand that snaps the head of Choo backwards.

Choo is rocked!
Dali lands a right hand that snaps the head of Choo backwards.
Oh Choo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Choo working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Dali.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dali creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Choo's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Choo drops to his knees and Dali pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arany Dali!