PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pacer Dalton (ranked 2171 p4p, 310 weight class) and Jab Brown (ranked 3139 p4p, 403 weight class). Brown is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lützenkirchen - German Kiss . The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Dalton
vs
Brown

180 cm
25
220 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

193 cm
23
214 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Brawler
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Determined

Vegan Gains

Urban Fighter
OLIMPO

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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pacer Dalton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jab Brown!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dalton avoids it really well and circles away.

Dalton dives in and scores a takedown into Brown's guard.
Dalton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dalton's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dalton is stalling in the full guard.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown trying to strike off his back.
Dalton looking to pass the guard.

Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dalton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dalton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dalton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dalton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Further stalling from Dalton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brown tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Brown looking for submissions off his back.
Dalton slows the pace down in half guard.
Dalton prevents Brown from improving his position.
Dalton works his way into full mount!
Brown is squirming around, avoiding Dalton's attempts to control the action.
Brown working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dalton has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Brown is trying desperately to improve position.
Dalton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brown regains half guard.
Dalton performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Dalton is stinking the place up with his stalling.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Dalton.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dalton wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown wants to get back to full guard.

Brown looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dalton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brown on the ground.

Brown looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pacer Dalton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dalton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dalton trying to control the pace.

Brown is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dalton pulls his head out easily.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Dalton has control of the leg.
Dalton trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Dalton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dalton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dalton controlling the pace.
Brown tries to roll over but Dalton keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dalton in particular looking to stall.
Dalton works his way into side control.
Brown is trying to get back to half guard.
Dalton is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dalton taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dalton controls the position.
Brown manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dalton's best efforts.
Dalton wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
Pacer Dalton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dalton is controlling the pace.
Dalton is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dalton stalling.

Brown actively working from the bottom here.
Brown gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Brown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dalton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Brown is looking for a triangle but Dalton pushes his legs off easily.

Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dalton stays in close to Brown's body and controls the position.
Brown keeping full guard, as Dalton tries to pass.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Brown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dalton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dalton stays in close to Brown's body and controls the position.
Dalton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dalton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalton remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Brown is looking to regain half guard here but Dalton keeps moving and retains side control.
Brown is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dalton content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Brown is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pacer Dalton dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dalton closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Brown's guard.

Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Brown is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dalton defends well.

Brown working for a triangle but Dalton defends it easily.

Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dalton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dalton defends well.
Dalton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dalton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dalton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dalton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Brown keeping full guard, as Dalton tries to pass.

Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Brown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dalton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

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.

Brown had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dalton defends it easily.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dalton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Brown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dalton won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Dalton controls from within his opponent's guard.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dalton trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brown can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dalton controls the pace.
Dalton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Dalton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brown has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dalton has managed to get both his arms back between Brown's legs - danger averted.
Dalton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

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 pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dalton trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Dalton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

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

Dalton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dalton wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Dalton content to stall in guard here.
Jab Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown tries to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pacer Dalton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dalton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27

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.