PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zell Dincht (ranked 1094 p4p, 140 weight class) and Todd Packer (ranked 949 p4p, 124 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dincht
vs
Packer

184 cm
34
186 lbs
19 - 7 - 1

177 cm
33
190 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zell Dincht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Todd Packer!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Dincht throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Packer throws a leg kick but Dincht moved away.
Packer just misses with a punch to the body.
Packer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dincht.
Dincht slips under a jab from Packer.
Dincht throws a shot to the body.
Packer moves forwards but Dincht connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Packer throws a head kick but Dincht moves out of range.
Packer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As Dincht backs off Packer throws a huge counter combo but Dincht manages to avoid it all.

Dincht moves into the clinch successfully.
Dincht swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dincht lands an uppercut.
Dincht lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Packer backwards.
Packer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dincht lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Packer backwards.
Packer tries a body shot but Dincht blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dincht misses with a punch on the inside.
Packer lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Zell Dincht has been cut.
Dincht tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dincht lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Packer working aggressively here.
Dincht working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dincht misses with a punch on the inside.
Dincht lands a body punch in the clinch.

Dincht pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Packer.
Dincht punishes Packer's body with a nice straight punch.
Dincht uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Packer.
Packer misses with a body kick.
Dincht scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Packer tries to keep at a distance but Dincht has taken the fight into the clinch.
Packer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Packer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dincht.
Dincht misses with a punch to the body.
Packer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dincht has a couple of punches blocked by Packer.
Packer blocks an uppercut.
Packer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Packer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dincht digs a right hand underneath Packer's ribcage. Packer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dincht works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Packer has clasped his hands together around Dincht's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Dincht is looking to regain half guard here but Packer keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dincht is not content to let Packer control the position.
Packer wants to take a breather but Dincht manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Packer.
Packer throws a big elbow that misses.
Packer being controlled here momentarily.
Packer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Packer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dincht swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Packer controlling from the top position.
Dincht not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Packer trying to control but Dincht is working from the bottom.
Packer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dincht slips under a jab.
Packer throws a head kick but Dincht moves out of range.
Packer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Packer lands a head kick!
Packer tries a head kick but it misses.
Packer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dincht manages to avoid it.
Packer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dincht. Dincht obviously looking to wear him down.
Packer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dincht.
Dincht fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Packer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dincht throws out a loose jab but Packer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dincht feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Packers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Packer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dincht throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dincht scores with a hook to the body. Packer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dincht throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Packer counter with a right hand.
Packer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dincht takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dincht misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zell Dincht dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zell Dincht's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dincht tries to clinch up but Packer circles away and keeps his distance.
Dincht takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Todd Packer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Packer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dincht fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Packer manages to avoid it.
Packer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dincht swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dincht misses with a body kick.
Packer throws a head kick that misses.
Dincht bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Packer's head.
Packer ducks under a wild hook from Dincht.
Dincht shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dincht throws out a loose jab but Packer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot by Dincht.
Dincht takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dincht with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Packer checks a leg kick.
Dincht misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dincht misses with a straight left.
Dincht scores with a crisp jab that stopped Packer in his tracks.
Dincht throws a leg kick but Packer checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Packer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dincht waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Packer.
Packer misses with a wild body shot.
Packer throws a push kick but Dincht slaps the foot to one side.
Dincht throws a jab but it's blocked by Packer.
Dincht lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Packer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice uppercut lands for Dincht. That snapped Packer's head back.
Packer throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Packer misses.
Dincht avoids a kick to the body.
Dincht swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dincht throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Packer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dincht takes a kick to the side of the head.
Packer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Packer misses with a body kick.
Packer looks to throw a body kick
and Packer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Dincht misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Packer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Packer - just one landing.
Dincht throws a leg kick which misses Packer's front leg but catches the back leg as Packer tries to avoid it.
That kick from Dincht tenderised Packer's leg. Packer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Packer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dincht throws a body shot but no joy.
Dincht lands a leg kick that knocks Packer off balance momentarily.
Dincht is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Packer can do to turn this around?
Packer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dincht counters with a stiff right hand.
Packer throws a head kick but Dincht moves out of range.
Dincht with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Packer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dincht lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dincht bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dincht lands a front kick.
Dincht ducks under a wild hook from Packer.
Packer misses with a wild body shot.
Packer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dincht fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Packer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Packer cracks Dincht with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Packer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Packer has closed the distance and engaged Dincht in a clinch.
Zell Dincht has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Dincht breaks the clinch.

Dincht closes the distance and pushes Packer back into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Packer.
Packer blocking some punches.
Dincht blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Dincht pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Packer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dincht swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dincht ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dincht tests Packer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dincht lands the left hand.
Packer throws a jab but it's blocked by Dincht.
Packer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dincht misses the shot to the body.
Dincht avoids the body shot from Packer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Packer connects with a looping right hand.
Dincht chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dincht, as that shot connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Packer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Packer pushes Dincht away with a front kick.
Packer avoids the body shot from Dincht.
Packer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dincht was well out of range. Poor timing from Packer.
Dincht connects with an inside leg kick.
Packer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dincht moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dincht connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dincht moves out of range of the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Dincht checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Packer misses with an uppercut. Dincht saw that one coming.
Dincht is looking to counter punch.
Dincht connects with a crisp jab.
Dincht connects with an inside leg kick.
Dincht slips a straight right by Packer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zell Dincht dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zell Dincht's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Dincht connects with a right hand. Packer shakes it off.
Dincht just misses with a punch to the body.
Dincht with a nice cross.
Zell Dincht is winning the standup battle so far.
Packer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dincht checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Packer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Dincht breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Packer misses with a double jab.
Dincht tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Packer throws a lazy right hand but Dincht sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A solid body kick from Packer.
Packer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dincht throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Packer on the side of the head.
Dincht blocks the body kick.
A jab from Dincht does it's job there.
Dincht lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dincht lands with a hook. Packer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dincht with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Packer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dincht missing with a left hand there. Packer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Packer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Packer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dincht lands a right hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Packer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dincht avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left lands for Dincht.
Packer thuds his right hand into Dincht's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dincht is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Packer throws a series of punches but Dincht avoids them all with ease.
Packer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dincht throws a looping overhand right but Packer ducks down to avoid it.
Dincht throws an overhand right that lands on Packer's shoulder, as Packer tries to avoid the shot.
Jab, jab by Dincht - just one landing.
Packer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Packer misses with a head kick.
Dincht takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Packer lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Packer walks into a straight right hand from Dincht.
Packer is looking to chop away at Dincht's legs.
Dincht looks to land a left hand but Packer moved out of range nicely.
Dincht throws a good cross that connects.
Dincht stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Packer.
Packer misses with a series of wild punches.
Dincht moves out of range of the body kick.
Packer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dincht throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dincht misses with a low kick.
Packer throws a lazy right hand but Dincht sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dincht thuds his right hand into Packer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dincht scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dincht fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Packer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dincht tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Packer paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Packer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dincht tests Packer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Packer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Packer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dincht moves out of range of the body kick.
Dincht circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dincht throws out a loose jab but Packer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dincht connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A cross from Packer lands.
Packer misses with a double jab
and Dincht cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dincht misses with a looping right.
Packer throws a head kick that half lands.
Packer throws a body shot but no joy.
Dincht tried to counter with a leg kick but Packer avoided it.
Dincht connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Packer on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dincht lands a nice hook to Packer's body. Packer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dincht throws a body shot but no joy.
Packer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Packer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dincht thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Packer if he has to take too many more of those.
Dincht scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Packer gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dincht counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dincht stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A head kick by Packer misses
and Dincht counters with a nice uppercut.
Packer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dincht avoids a punch combination nicely.
Packer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Packer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dincht scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dincht misses with a low kick.
Dincht's jab looks to have found its range, popping Packer under the eye.
Todd Packer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zell Dincht is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Packer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dincht fires out a quick counter leg kick but Packer just manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zell Dincht showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dincht, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zell Dincht!
Zell Dincht bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.