PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zhan Dhelan (ranked 961 p4p, 57 weight class) and My Time (ranked 630 p4p, 33 weight class). My Time will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Dhelan
vs
Time

150 cm
30
145 lbs
17 - 6 - 1

176 cm
25
147 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zhan Dhelan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, My Time!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dhelan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Time moves away.
A little jabbing left from Time on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Time as Dhelan shoots in.
Dhelan misses the jab.
Dhelan moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've been hearing reports that Dhelan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dhelan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dhelan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Time's waist but Time gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dhelan off to one side.
Time swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dhelan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Time misses with a body shot.
Time avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Time takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Time displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dhelan throws out the jab.
Dhelan moves out of range as Time strikes.
Time scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dhelan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Time throws out a counter right but Dhelan avoids it with no problem.
A big right from Dhelan misses.
Zhan Dhelan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Dhelan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Time misses with an uppercut.
Dhelan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Time misses with a looping right.
Time scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Dhelan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Time on his heels. He'll look to pass Time's guard now, I'm sure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Time bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dhelan's guard.

Time wants to stand but Dhelan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Time got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dhelan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Time has managed to get both his arms back between Dhelan's legs - danger averted.
Time told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.

Time gets to his feet - Dhelan follows without any prompting.

Dhelan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dhelan showed some decent athleticism there.
Time tries to kick Dhelan off but Dhelan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Time kicks Dhelan off and gets back to his feet.
Time moves forwards but Dhelan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dhelan misses with a straight right.
Time throws out a leg kick but Dhelan moves out of range and Time only half commits.
Time moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Time throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dhelan.
Dhelan is looking to counter the offense by Time and move into the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dhelan is defended easily by Time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhan Dhelan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhelan has his takedown stuffed
and Time counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dhelan looks to land a right hand but Time moved out of range.
Dhelan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Time throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dhelan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Time circles away.
Time looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Time lands with an uppercut that bounces Dhelan off the cage and back into range.
Dhelan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Time defends well and Dhelan ends up having to push Time into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Time defending well as Dhelan loads up on a big left hand.
Time looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dhelan misses with an uppercut. Time saw that one coming.
Dhelan takes a swing at Time's ribcage but misses.
My Time is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dhelan, as that shot connected.
Dhelan misses with a body shot.
Dhelan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dhelan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Time.
Dhelan fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Time fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dhelan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Dhelan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Time quickly recovers to half guard.
Time is trying to stand up here but Dhelan is controlling him well.
Dhelan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Time keeps working.
Time tries to kick Dhelan off but Dhelan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Time has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Dhelan is on him like a limpet, forcing Time back against the cage.
Dhelan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Time just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dhelan tries to score a body lock takedown but Time shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Time breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Time with a nice cross.
Time keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Some wild striking there from Time.
Dhelan shoots in but Time avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dhelan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Time. That one must have hurt.
Dhelan is looking to score with low kicks.
Dhelan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Time fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dhelan manages to avoid it.
Dhelan has his takedown stuffed
and Time counters with a nice body kick.
Dhelan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Time counters with a nice uppercut.
Time throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Time displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dhelan throws out the jab.
Dhelan throws a hook but Time blocks it.
Time throws out a counter right but Dhelan avoids it with no problem.
Time misses with a body shot.
Dhelan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Time. Time circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dhelan avoids the body shot from Time.
Dhelan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dhelan misses with an uppercut
and Time counters with a two punch combo.
Time slips under a jab.
Time lands with an uppercut that bounces Dhelan off the cage and back into range.
Dhelan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Time sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Time looks like he wants to counter punch here.
An inside leg kick lands from Time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

My Time dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dhelan goes for a double leg but Time avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Time continues to drive forward.
Dhelan takes one to the chin there.
Dhelan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dhelan misses with a lunging right hand
and Time cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Time moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Dhelan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Dhelan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Time!

Dhelan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Time has escaped the position, nice work there.
Time is trying to get back to his feet.

Time throws Dhelan to one side and escapes!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Time stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Time wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhan Dhelan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dhelan misses with a left hand
and Time counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dhelan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Time moves away from the strike by Dhelan.
Time looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dhelan misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Time to counter with a crisp jab.
Dhelan with a poor takedown
and Time counters with a stiff right hand.
Time scores with a jab to the jaw.
Time scores with a body shot.
Dhelan connects with a looping right hand.
Time tries to move into range but Dhelan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Time ducks under a wild hook from Dhelan.
Time lands with a nice body kick.
Dhelan misses the jab.
Dhelan shoots for a double leg takedown but Time sprawls well. He's pushed Dhelan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab by Time.
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!
Dhelan misses with a wild body shot.
Dhelan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Time circles away.
Dhelan moves forwards but Time connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dhelan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Time defends well and Dhelan ends up having to push Time into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Time swings for the body but Dhelan moves out of range.
Time moves into range and connects with a jab.
Time has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice cross by Dhelan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhelan throws a leg kick but Time moved away.
Time slips a straight right by Dhelan.
Dhelan throws a poor cross that misses
and Time counters with a leg kick.
Time pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dhelan back to the cage. Time follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Zhan Dhelan has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Dhelan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dhelan throws a hook but Time avoids it easily.

Time tries to sprawl but Dhelan drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Dhelan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Time has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dhelan wants to control but Time is keeping him busy.

Time kicks off Dhelan and gets to his feet.
Dhelan slips a straight right by Time.
Time has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dhelan throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Time misses.
Time connects with a jab.
Dhelan misses the jab.
Time is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Time tries a low kick but Dhelan avoids it.
Time looks to land a right hand but Dhelan moved out of range.
Dhelan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Time is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dhelan.
Dhelan just misses with a punch to the body.
Time misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dhelan.
My Time seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dhelan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Time.
Time scores with a nice strike.
Time fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Time throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Time.
Dhelan avoids the body shot from Time.
Dhelan with a poor takedown
and Time counters with a stiff right hand.
Time keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dhelan.
Time throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dhelan drops down looking for a counter takedown but Time sprawls and moves away.
Time lands a jab to the head.
Dhelan fails with a takedown attempt.
Time is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dhelan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Time counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dhelan thinking.
Time misses with a hook. Dhelan ducked under it nicely.
Time connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dhelan misses the shot to the body.
Dhelan swings for the body but Time moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Dhelan.
Dhelan feinted with a counter takedown.
Dhelan shoots in but Time avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Time takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dhelan misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Time.
Some bone on bone action there as Time 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.
Dhelan throws a body shot but no joy.
Dhelan takes a swing at Time's ribcage but misses.
Dhelan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Time moves away.
Time tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dhelan was well out of range. Poor timing from Time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

My Time showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zhan Dhelan's cut.
That's time! Dhelan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

No joy there for Time, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Time fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dhelan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dhelan motions for Time to come forward. Dhelan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Time was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dhelan throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Time. Beautiful body shot.
Time goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dhelan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dhelan appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Time throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dhelan misses with a takedown attempt
and Time counters with a stiff right hand.
Time lands with a nice combination. Dhelan backs away looking to recover.
Time works Dhelan's body with a nice hook.
Time lands with a good body shot.
Dhelan dives in for a single leg takedown but Time sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It seemed like Time was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dhelan misses with a hook
and Time counters with a straight right hand.
Time turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Time misses with a wild body shot.
Dhelan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Dhelan fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhan Dhelan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Time fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Time slips a jab from Dhelan.
Time doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Time misses with a wild body shot.
Dhelan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Time was well out of range. Poor timing from Dhelan.
Dhelan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dhelan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dhelan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dhelan shoots in looking for a takedown. Time tries to sprawl out of it but Dhelan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Time manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Time getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Time slips under a jab from Dhelan.
Nice defenses there by Dhelan.
Time misses with a body shot.
It looked like Dhelan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Time.
Time scores with a nice head shot.
Dhelan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Time.
Time slaps away a takedown attempt from Dhelan, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhelan shoots in and drives through. Time sprawls well.
Time throws a wild body kick that Dhelan sees coming a mile off.
Time throws a jab but it's blocked by Dhelan.
Dhelan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Time.
Time missing with a left hand there. Dhelan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dhelan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Time throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Time dips to his left and cracks Dhelan with an uppercut!
Dhelan misses the jab.
Time looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dhelan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Time misses with a double jab.
A shot to the body from Dhelan misses
and Time counters with a stiff right hand.
Time throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dhelan on the side of the head.
Time takes a swing at Dhelan's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Dhelan misses the target.
Dhelan avoids a kick to the body.
Dhelan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhelan connects with a jab.
Dhelan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Time connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dhelan missing with a left hand there. Time was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Time blocks a low kick nicely.
Time darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Time keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Time misses with a looping left.
Dhelan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dhelan dives in and grabs Time's left leg, looking for a takedown. Time pushes down on Dhelan's head and hops out.
Time scores with a hook to the body. Dhelan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dhelan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Time.
Time ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Time uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dhelan.
Dhelan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Time only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Time tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dhelan was well out of range. Poor timing from Time.
Time swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dhelan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhan Dhelan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dhelan avoids the body shot from Time.
Dhelan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Time was well out of range. Poor timing from Dhelan.
Dhelan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Time misses with the combination.
My Time is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Time. Dhelan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dhelan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Time swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dhelan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dhelan shoots for a takedown but Time saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Time throws a nice looking combination but Dhelan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dhelan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Time has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Time and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As Dhelan backs off Time throws a huge counter combo but Dhelan manages to avoid it all.
Dhelan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Time lands with a good body shot.
Dhelan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Time tries to avoid it but Dhelan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Time to the ground. Time escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Time.
Time swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dhelan just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
My Time comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Time 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... My Time!
In his post fight interview, My Time started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.