PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Goose Dinklage (ranked 4129 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Wagner (ranked 25023 p4p, 0 weight class). Wagner has chosen Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Goose Dinklage has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Goose Dinklage seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Dinklage
vs
Wagner

174 cm
25
161 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

167 cm
20
155 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Goose Dinklage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Wagner!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dinklage drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dinklage in the domination position with Wagner hanging on.
Wagner can't do much from the bottom here.
Wagner takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Check out the look on Dinklage's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dinklage cracks Wagner with a big right hand but Wagner just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wagner is trying to get back to half guard.
Wagner is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wagner wants to control but Dinklage postures up.
Dinklage 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.
Dinklage cracks Wagner with a big right hand but Wagner just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wagner tries to bench press Dinklage off him but Dinklage keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner sneaks back into half guard.
Wagner wants to control but Dinklage is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wagner wants to sweep but Dinklage has passed to side control!
Wagner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dinklage working the ground and pound.
Wagner tries to bench press Dinklage off him but Dinklage keeps the position.
Dinklage in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinklage works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dinklage lands a nice forearm strike.

Dinklage thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dinklage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wagner keeps working.
Dinklage working the ground and pound.
Wagner tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Dinklage presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Dinklage is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wagner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wagner is in all sorts of trouble here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dinklage has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wagner's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinklage trying to control but Wagner is having none of it.
Dinklage punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dinklage connects with a bit shot that sees Wagner covering up! More strikes from Dinklage and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dinklage is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Goose Dinklage!