PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nando Vasquez (ranked 1493 p4p, 876 weight class) and Domonic Dilbrandt (ranked 175 p4p, 111 weight class). Dilbrandt is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Champ is Here. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vasquez
vs
Dilbrandt

179 cm
33
155
22 - 16 - 0

173 cm
24
148
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nando Vasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Domonic Dilbrandt!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquez misses with a hook.
Dilbrandt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dilbrandt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dilbrandt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Dilbrandt moves into range and clinches up with Vasquez.
Vasquez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vasquez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dilbrandt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vasquez.
Vasquez can't find room to land a body shot as Dilbrandt controls the action.
Vasquez can't find room to land a body shot as Dilbrandt controls the action.
Dilbrandt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dilbrandt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vasquez is defending well for now.
Vasquez can't break the clinch.
Vasquez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vasquez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Dilbrandt manages to break the clinch.
Vasquez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

It looks like Domonic Dilbrandt has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasquez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vasquez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dilbrandt scrambles back to his feet.
Dilbrandt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dilbrandt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vasquez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice body kick from Dilbrandt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vasquez.
Vasquez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dilbrandt connects with a solid leg kick.
Dilbrandt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vasquez blocks the body kick.
Vasquez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dilbrandt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dilbrandt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vasquez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasquez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dilbrandt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vasquez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dilbrandt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt throws the kick towards the body but Vasquez avoids it.
Vasquez lands a jab to Dilbrandt's midsection.
Dilbrandt tries to clinch but Vasquez moves out of range.
Dilbrandt checks the leg kick.
Vasquez pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Dilbrandt moves into the clinch.
Vasquez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt trying to land knees to the body.

Vasquez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vasquez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dilbrandt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vasquez.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dilbrandt.
Vasquez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dilbrandt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick which misses Vasquez's front leg but catches the back leg as Vasquez tries to avoid it.
Vasquez just misses with a punch to the body.
Vasquez connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt misses with a head kick.
Dilbrandt works the jab nicely.

Vasquez is rocked!
Dilbrandt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vasquez. That did some damage!
Oh Vasquez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dilbrandt lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Vasquez falls backwards - clearly groggy! Dilbrandt dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Domonic Dilbrandt!
Domonic Dilbrandt really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Arcticus University: London logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.