PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Snow (ranked 1690 p4p, 256 weight class) and Pacer Dalton (ranked 2902 p4p, 395 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Snow
vs
Dalton

178 cm
31
220 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

180 cm
25
220 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

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 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pacer Dalton!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dalton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Snow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dalton is stalling in the full guard.
Dalton pushes down on Snow's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Snow wants to control but Dalton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton wants to free his trapped foot but Snow is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snow flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Dalton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow trying to control but Dalton postures up.
Dalton tries to pass to full mount but Snow defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Snow is looking to control Dalton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Snow avoid being mounted?
Snow is looking for a sweep. Dalton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Snow flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Snow flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Dalton controlling the action here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dalton has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

Dalton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Snow to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dalton controlling the position.
Snow 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton wants to sweep here but Snow controlling him for the moment.
Dalton pulls Snow in close to prevent any damage.
Dalton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dalton is adopting a defensive guard.
Dalton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dalton is on top in guard.

Dalton tries to free his leg and advance position but Snow is retaining full guard.
Snow being controlled here, momentarily.
Dalton is pushing down on Snow's leg trying to pass to half guard. Snow is fighting to maintain full guard but Dalton has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow wants to improve his position but Dalton is controlling well.
Dalton not doing much here.
Snow is looking to improve his position.
Snow is working hard here to advance position.
Dalton content to control rather than advance.
Dalton is pressing down on Snow's thigh, looking to free his foot. Snow is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Snow is pressing down on Dalton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dalton controls from within his opponent's guard.
Snow is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dalton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Snow keeping full guard, as Dalton tries to pass.
Snow wants to sweep here but Dalton controlling him for the moment.
Snow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dalton 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pacer Dalton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dalton closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Snow quickly recovers to half guard.
Dalton content to control rather than advance.
Snow trying to hold on to Dalton's head to control him but Dalton postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snow tries to get to full guard but Dalton has control of the leg.
Dalton is thwarting Snow's attempts to control the position.
Pacer Dalton has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Dalton is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow missing with punches from the bottom.
Dalton stalling.
Dalton works his way into side control.
Dalton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dalton is staying tight to Snow's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Snow sneaks back into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dalton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dalton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Snow knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dalton controlling the action here.
Snow throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Snow gets back to full guard.
Snow will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Dalton passes Snow's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalton is looking to advance position but Snow won't allow it.
Snow tries to roll over but Dalton keeps him under control.
Snow wants to control but Dalton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Snow is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dalton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dalton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Snow is trying to maintain the position but Dalton is very close to passing his half guard.
Dalton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Snow tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Dalton not doing much here.
Dalton's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Snow trying to control but Dalton postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dalton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Let's hope that Dalton has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Dalton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Snow tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Dalton taking a breather here.
Dalton working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dalton wants to control but Snow is keeping him busy.
Dalton controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pacer Dalton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Dalton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Snow was covering up waiting for the punch and Dalton finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Snow throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Dalton looking to pass the guard.
Dalton controlling from the top position.
Snow working a defensive guard here.
Dalton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Snow is keeping the position for now.
Snow has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dalton looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Dalton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Snow manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Snow working for a triangle but Dalton defends it easily.
Dalton tries to free his leg and advance position but Snow is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Snow lands strikes from half guard.
Snow seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dalton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dalton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dalton looking for a sweep. Not yet Dalton, not yet.
Snow is stalling in the full guard.
Snow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dalton is pulling down on Snow's head to control his posture.
Snow wants to control from the top but Dalton keeps moving.
Dalton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dalton seems keen to control Snow's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dalton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Snow throwing strikes from guard but Dalton blocks nicely.
Snow trying to control but Dalton is working from the bottom.
Snow content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dalton managing to control the position.
Mike Snow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dalton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Snow.
Snow being controlled here momentarily.
Snow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dalton is keeping the position for now.
Dalton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Snow is one step ahead there.

That's four 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.
Dalton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Snow manages to get himself to full guard.

Snow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dalton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dalton is continuing to stall.
Snow thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dalton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Snow swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Dalton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Snow has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dalton has managed to get both his arms back between Snow's legs - danger averted.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pacer Dalton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dalton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pacer Dalton!
A victorious Pacer Dalton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.