PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kile Jr (ranked 4361 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frantz Dalembert (ranked 5567 p4p, 0 weight class). Dalembert has chosen "Man's Not Hot" by Big Shaq as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Jr
vs
Dalembert

168 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

167 cm
23
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kile Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frantz Dalembert!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalembert moves out of range of the strikes.
Dalembert shoots in and drives through. Jr sprawls well.
A swing and a miss from Jr.
Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Jr misses with a hook. Dalembert ducked under it nicely.
Dalembert shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jr as he avoids it easily.
Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jr looks to land a right hand but Dalembert moved out of range.
Dalembert moves out of range of the strikes.
Dalembert shoots and misses
and Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Kile Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frantz Dalembert.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalembert changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jr tries to avoid it but Dalembert manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jr to the ground. Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dalembert uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jr.
Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jr throws the left hand but Dalembert avoids the punch easily.
Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Temp Spar Gym in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalembert takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Frantz Dalembert has been cut.
Jr misses with a right hand
and Dalembert counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dalembert slips under a jab from Jr.
Jr throws a lazy right hand but Dalembert sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dalembert or perhaps it was just good defense by Jr, which made it look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr lands a jab to the head.
Dalembert tries to clinch there but Jr circles away.
Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dalembert was well out of range. Poor timing from Jr.
Dalembert throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jr throws the left hand but Dalembert avoids the punch easily.
Dalembert ducks under a wild hook from Jr.
Jr misses with a straight left.
Jr avoids the head kick by Dalembert.
Dalembert is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jr works the jab nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalembert pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jr looks to land a right hand but Dalembert moved out of range.
Jr cracks Dalembert with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dalembert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dalembert throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot by Jr.
Dalembert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dalembert displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jr throws out the jab.
Dalembert moves to clinch but Jr breaks away
and Jr counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalembert looks to land a combination but Jr avoids it well.
Dalembert has his takedown stuffed
and Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dalembert throws a chopping leg kick but Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab from Jr.

That has opened up Frantz Dalembert's cut even more.
Jr missing with a left hand there. Dalembert was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dalembert drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jr defends it well.
A jab from Jr misses.
Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dalembert.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kile Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frantz Dalembert's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fighters circling - Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jr misses with a straight right.
Dalembert shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jr pinned against the cage. Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dalembert shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jr pinned against the cage. Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jr swings for the body but Dalembert moves out of range.
Dalembert misses with a takedown attempt
and Dalembert takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kile Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frantz Dalembert.
Nice defenses there by Dalembert.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr throws a shot from downtown. Dalembert moves away and avoids it.
Dalembert with a poor takedown
and Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Dalembert might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jr has got the better of the exchanges.
Dalembert shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jr but Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dalembert is breathing heavily.
A big right from Jr misses.
Dalembert shoots in for a takedown but Jr shows good takedown defense.
Jr misses with an uppercut. Dalembert saw that one coming.
Dalembert tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dalembert sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jr. Dalembert does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr throws out a loose jab but Dalembert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jr lands an overhand right.
Jr misses with a looping left.
Kile Jr is winning the standup battle so far.

Jr tries to keep at a distance but Dalembert has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Jr breaks from the clinch.
Dalembert will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
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!
Dalembert closes the distance and clinches up with Jr, looking for a takedown. Dalembert pushes Jr against the cage but Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dalembert lands with a straight right. Jr didn't see that one coming.
Jr misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Dalembert. Dalembert gets slowly back to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Jr misses the target.
Dalembert shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Jr as Dalembert shoots in.
Jr misses with a hook. Dalembert ducked under it nicely.
And Dalembert tries to counter it with a takedown but Jr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dalembert moves away from the strike by Jr.
Frantz Dalembert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dalembert keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jr.
Dalembert swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dalembert tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Dalembert with a poor takedown
and Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jr catches Dalembert with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

The cut above Frantz Dalembert's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jr throws a lazy right hand but Dalembert sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jr throwing a counter right hand but Dalembert manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Jr misses.
Dalembert gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Jr scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kile Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frantz Dalembert's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

The fighters circling - Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dalembert is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dalembert closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dalembert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dalembert on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dalembert misses with a takedown attempt
and Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Dalembert shoots in looking for a takedown. Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Dalembert keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dalembert takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalembert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalembert swings widly with a right hand
and Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jr misses with a looping left.
Dalembert shoots and misses
and Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kile Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frantz Dalembert.
Jr throws a lazy right hand but Dalembert sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dalembert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jr.
Dalembert tries to clinch but Jr moves out of range.
Jr slips under a jab from Dalembert.
Dalembert has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dalembert takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jr lands a jab.

Dalembert is rocked!
Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Dalembert is still on wobbly legs! Can Jr finish him?
Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dalembert can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dalembert ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dalembert looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dalembert seems to have recovered his senses.
Jr lands with a hook. Dalembert tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Frantz Dalembert's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dalembert moves out of range of the strikes.
Dalembert slips under a jab from Jr.
Jr misses with a hook.
Dalembert misses with a takedown attempt
and Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Dalembert needs to keep his hands up - Jr had a free shot at his head there.
A lazy left from Jr finds it's target.
Jr looks to land a left hand but Dalembert moved out of range nicely.
Kile Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalembert has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Dalembert's head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frantz Dalembert's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kile Jr!