PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arany Dali (ranked 1541 p4p, 176 weight class) and Uri Gellar (ranked 1638 p4p, 185 weight class). Gellar has chosen James Randi exposes Uri Geller as his entrance music. Uri Gellar told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Dali
vs
Gellar

196 cm
26
147 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

166 cm
33
165 lbs
26 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Groove Gear
Freebok (85% Laundry)

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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arany Dali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uri Gellar!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gellar on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Gellar rushes Dali and presses him up against the cage.
Gellar misses with a short punch on the inside.

Dali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gellar misses with a hook
letting Dali counter with a right hand.
Dali feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gellar's calf.

Gellar instigates a clinch.
Dali lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Dali.
Dali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dali misses with the head strike.
Dali blocks a body shot from Gellar.
Dali misses with some punches.
Dali lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dali.
Gellar lands with a short shot to the head.

Dali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Gellar moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dali.

Dali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Gellar moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gellar working aggressively here.
Dali gets through Gellar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dali throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dali swings wildly with an uppercut but Gellar uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dali creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dali pushes Gellar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gellar lands an uppercut.
Gellar lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Dali scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dali throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gellars head.
Gellar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gellar struggles to land a body shot inside as Dali controls his hands.
Gellar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dali's elbow.
Gellar tries to throw a body punch but Dali avoids it by throwing Gellar back against the cage.
Gellar swings wildly with an uppercut but Dali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dali struggles to land a body shot inside as Gellar controls his hands.
Dali gets through Gellar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dali can't find room to land a body shot as Gellar controls the action.
Dali really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A short right from Dali on the inside.
Dali swings wildly with an uppercut but Gellar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gellar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gellar swings wildly with an uppercut but Dali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gellar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dali scores with a shoulder strike.
Dali lands a left hand.
Gellar throws a head punch that misses.
Dali has a couple of punches blocked by Gellar.
A short right from Dali on the inside.
Dali prevents a body shot from Gellar.
Dali misses with a punch to the body.
Dali prevents a body shot from Gellar.

Dali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gellar punishes Dali's body with a nice straight punch.
Gellar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gellar closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dali.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gellar lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Gellar fails to land.
Dali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Dali.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gellar has a couple of punches blocked by Dali.
Dali lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gellar backwards.
Gellar prevents a body shot from Dali.
Dali wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Dali breaks from the clinch.
Gellar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dali has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dali scores with a nice head shot.
Gellar works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gellar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dali.
Dali slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dali connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gellar throws a leg kick
and Gellar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gellar.
Dali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gellar misses with a hook. Dali ducked under it nicely.
Gellar misses with a two punch combination.
Gellar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gellar looks to land a left hand but Dali moved out of range nicely.
Gellar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dali.
Gellar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gellar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gellar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dali.
Gellar misses with a leg kick
and Dali counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Arany Dali will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gellar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gellar throws a poor cross that misses
and Dali counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gellar thinking.
Gellar misses with a body shot.
Uri Gellar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gellar misses with a left hand
enabling Dali to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Gellar.
Dali looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gellar lands a nice hook to Dali's body. Dali takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gellar throws a sloppy head kick and Dali moves out of range easily.

Dali clinches up with Gellar and pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Dali.
Dali scores with a shot to the side of Gellar's head.
Gellar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gellar swings wildly with an uppercut but Dali uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dali.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Dali fails to land.
Dali swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Dali.
Dali misses with a hook to the ribs.

Dali breaks the clinch.
Dali on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gellar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Gellar.
Gellar misses with a body punch
letting Dali counter with a right hand.
Gellar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dali.
Dali throws a shot from downtown. Gellar moves away and avoids it.
Gellar walks into a stiff left hand from Dali.
Gellar misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Dali on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Dali.
Gellar throws a head kick but Dali moves out of range.
Dali swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gellar throws a poor cross that misses
and Dali counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Gellar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gellar blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Dali on the inside.
Dali swings wildly with an uppercut but Gellar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dali lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gellar backwards.
Dali misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Dali fails to land.
Dali lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gellar gets through Dali's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Dali's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dali has had enough of the clinch but Gellar keeps him there for the moment.
Gellar blocks an uppercut.
Dali scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gellar pushes Dali back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gellar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dali working aggressively here.
Dali throws a head punch that misses.
Dali lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Dali.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gellar.
Gellar tries to throw a body punch but Dali avoids it by throwing Gellar back against the cage.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dali blocks an uppercut.
Gellar misses with some punches.
Gellar lands a left hand.
Dali is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dali.
Dali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dali has a couple of punches blocked by Gellar.
Gellar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dali lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dali lands a shoulder strike.
Gellar digs a right hand underneath Dali's ribcage. Dali let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gellar blocking some punches.
Gellar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dali's efforts to push away.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dali here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Dali misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gellar lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dali takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dali.
Gellar struggles to land a body shot inside as Dali controls his hands.
Dali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arany Dali has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dali is leaning against Gellar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gellar throws a head punch that misses.
Gellar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Dali.

Dali manages to break the clinch.
Gellar throws a front kick that sends Dali stumbling back into the cage.
Gellar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gellar misses with a jab to the body
and Dali counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gellar's knee momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot lands for Gellar.

Gellar clinches.
Dali has a couple of punches blocked by Gellar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Arany Dali will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gellar moves into the clinch successfully.
Dali has a couple of punches blocked by Gellar.
Dali pushes Gellar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gellar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dali backwards.
Gellar blocks an uppercut.
Dali can't find room to land a body shot as Gellar controls the action.
Gellar can't find room to land a body shot as Dali controls the action.
Gellar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dali is trying to break free.
Gellar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gellar lands with a short shot to the head.
Dali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gellar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dali has a couple of punches blocked by Gellar.
Still in the clinch, Dali scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gellar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dali throws a punch but it's blocked by Gellar.
Gellar blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dali wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gellar blocks a body shot from Dali.
Dali misses with the head strike.
Dali blocking some punches.
Dali misses with the head strike.
Gellar takes a shot to the head.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dali lands a shot to the body.
Dali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Dali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Gellar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gellar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dali throws a punch but it's blocked by Gellar.
Gellar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dali backwards.
Gellar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dali blocks a body shot from Gellar.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Dali.
Gellar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gellar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uri Gellar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dali misses with the head strike.
Dali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dali.
A head punch on the inside from Gellar fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gellar.
Gellar misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gellar misses with the head strike.
Gellar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gellar lands a left hand.
Gellar lands with a short shot to the head.
Gellar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gellar lands a right hand.
Gellar misses with the head strike.
Dali misses with the head strike.
Gellar working aggressively here.
Dali lands a nice shot to the body.
Dali lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gellar blocks an uppercut.
Gellar has a couple of punches blocked by Dali.
Dali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dali scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dali.

Dali breaks the clinch.
Gellar throws a wild body kick that Dali sees coming a mile off.
Dali blocks a low kick nicely.
Dali takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gellar looks to score with a jab to the body but Dali is just out of range.

Gellar closes the distance and clinches.
Gellar lands a nice shot to the body.
Gellar misses with a body punch.
Dali misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Gellar fails to land.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gellar misses with a punch on the inside.
Gellar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gellar swings wildly with an uppercut but Dali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dali lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gellar backwards.
Gellar working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Gellar.
Gellar misses with a body punch.
Gellar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dali's elbow.
Dali misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dali prevents a body shot from Gellar.
Dali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dali lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gellar lands a body shot.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Dali.
Dali blocks an uppercut.
Dali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dali scores with a shot to the side of Gellar's head.
Dali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dali misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Dali.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gellar.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uri Gellar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dali has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!