PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dida Dalabu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Loveladdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loveladdy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Suck it kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dalabu
vs
Loveladdy

188 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dida Dalabu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Loveladdy!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalabu misses with an uppercut.
Dalabu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loveladdy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

It looks like Brandon Loveladdy has been cut.

Loveladdy clinches up with Dalabu and pushes him back against the cage.
Loveladdy is trying to break free.

Dalabu turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Dalabu manages to end up in side control.
Dalabu tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

Dalabu stands up.

Dalabu gets the takedown into side control.
Loveladdy can't do much from the bottom here.
Loveladdy tries to bench press Dalabu off him but Dalabu keeps the position.
Loveladdy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Loveladdy moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveladdy is controlling Dalabu's posture.
Loveladdy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Loveladdy will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Loveladdy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Loveladdy has his feet on Dalabu's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Dalabu misses with a body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Loveladdy.
Loveladdy swats away the attempt to clinch by Dalabu.
Loveladdy connects with a high kick.
A head kick by Loveladdy misses

and Dalabu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dalabu.
Stalling in the clinch from Dalabu.
Loveladdy stalling in the clinch.
Loveladdy is working for takedown but Dalabu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Loveladdy looks gassed!

Dalabu breaks from the clinch.
Dalabu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Loveladdy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Loveladdy shoots in but Dalabu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dida Dalabu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Loveladdy.

Dalabu bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dalabu controlling the position.
Loveladdy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Loveladdy keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Loveladdy trying to control from the bottom.
Loveladdy manages to get to full guard.
Loveladdy wants to sweep here but Dalabu controlling him for the moment.
Dalabu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Loveladdy manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dalabu tries to clinch but Loveladdy moves away

and Loveladdy counters with a takedown into side control.
Loveladdy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dalabu gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Loveladdy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Loveladdy looking to control and managing it successfully.

Loveladdy is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Loveladdy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Loveladdy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dalabu fails to land with a series of punches.
Dalabu wants to clinch but Loveladdy slips to the side

and Loveladdy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dalabu won't be happy with that.

Loveladdy has hold of Dalabu's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Dalabu seems comfortable defending it but Loveladdy has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Dalabu is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Dalabu is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Loveladdy couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brandon Loveladdy!