PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walt Dykstra (ranked 949 p4p, 1030 weight class) and Zdeno Chara (ranked 134 p4p, 143 weight class). The key to victory for Walt Dykstra has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Dykstra
vs
Chara

195 cm
24
275
12 - 3 - 0

206 cm
21
250
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

KRAKEN Nutrition + Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walt Dykstra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Zdeno Chara!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chara looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've been told by Dykstra's head coaches at Old Irish’s Fighter Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Chara clinches with his opponent.
Dykstra lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chara backwards.
Chara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dykstra blocks it with crossed arms.
Chara looking to throw knees to the head but Dykstra is blocking nicely.
Chara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

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

Chara closes the distance and clinches.
Dykstra managing to block the knees to the body from Chara.
Chara tries to circle away but Dykstra has him pinned against the cage.
Chara tries to land knees in the clinch but Dykstra avoids the damage to the body.
Dykstra misses with a body punch.
Chara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chara has had enough of the clinch but Dykstra keeps him there for the moment.

Chara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chara wants to clinch up but Dykstra keeps it at a distance.

Chara drives through with a takedown into Dykstra's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chara throws a big right hand that misses.
Chara loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chara throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dykstra works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chara is working Dykstra over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chara working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chara postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chara makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dykstra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chara distracts Dykstra with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chara working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chara's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chara content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dykstra might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Chara throws a big elbow that misses.
Dykstra is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chara scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dykstra has momentary wrist control but Chara slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dykstra is pulling down on Chara's head. It's preventing any offense from Chara, at least for the moment.
Dykstra keeping moving, preventing Chara from controlling successfully.
Chara is looking to work some ground and pound but Dykstra has wrist control.
Dykstra is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chara throwing strikes but missing.
Dykstra is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Chara postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dykstra is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Chara, into his guard.

Dykstra trying to control the position from guard on top but Chara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dykstra is one step ahead there.
Dykstra's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chara wants to improve his position but instead Dykstra has moved into half guard.
Chara is refusing to be controlled, as Dykstra sits in half guard.
Chara wants to improve his position but Dykstra is controlling well.
Dykstra controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chara is looking to improve his position.
Chara throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dykstra content to control rather than advance.
Chara manages to get to full guard.
Dykstra sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dykstra slips nicely into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zdeno Chara dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dykstra works Chara's body with a nice hook.
Chara misses with a takedown attempt
and Dykstra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Chara misses
and Dykstra counters with a stiff right hand.
Chara tries to close the distance and clinch but Dykstra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice jab there from Chara.

Chara closes the distance and pushes Dykstra back into the cage.
Chara misses with an elbow over the top.
Chara misses with a punch to the body.
Dykstra lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chara backwards.
Dykstra working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dykstra blocks the elbow strike.
Chara with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dykstra lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Dykstra.
Dykstra scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Chara is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dykstra.
Chara has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dykstra avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Dykstra.
Chara is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dykstra lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chara or not.
Dykstra lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dykstra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chara is still on wobbly legs! Can Dykstra finish him?
Chara has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dykstra seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Chara can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chara.
Chara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chara blocking some punches.
Dykstra misses with some punches.
Chara blocks an uppercut.
Chara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dykstra misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Dykstra fails to land.
Dykstra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dykstra swings wildly with an uppercut but Chara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chara seems to have recovered his senses.
Dykstra lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chara is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dykstra pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Walt Dykstra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zdeno Chara.
Chara tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chara drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dykstra gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dykstra creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Chara with a big uppercut! Chara tries to clinch up but Dykstra pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Chara to the mat! Chara covers up and Dykstra unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Walt Dykstra!
Walt Dykstra really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KRAKEN Nutrition + Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.