PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Dolite (ranked 2107 p4p, 3095 weight class) and Hans Abarai (ranked 279 p4p, 377 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dolite
vs
Abarai

190 cm
26
205
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
215
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Dolite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Abarai!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Abarai closes the distance and pushes Dolite back into the cage.
Dolite can't break the clinch.
Dolite pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dolite throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dolite is looking to break free of the clinch but Abarai has double underhooks.
Dolite dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dolite is looking to break free of the clinch but Abarai has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abarai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Abarai throws an elbow that misses.
Abarai misses with the head strike.
Dolite is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abarai holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right from Abarai on the inside.
Abarai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abarai misses with a body punch.
Abarai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dolite's defenses.

It looks like James Dolite has been cut.
Abarai tries to stall but Dolite uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Abarai swings wildly with an uppercut but Dolite uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abarai lands a right hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Abarai throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abarai can't find room to land a body shot as Dolite controls the action.
Dolite working hard to break the clinch.
Abarai tries a body shot but Dolite blocks it.
Abarai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dolite.
Dolite prevents a body shot from Abarai.
A short right from Dolite.
Dolite working hard to break the clinch.
Abarai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abarai misses with a body punch.
Dolite throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dolite prevents a body shot from Abarai.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abarai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Abarai lands an elbow just above Dolite 's eye.
Dolite prevents a body shot from Abarai.
Dolite slows down the pace here.
Dolite is trying to push Abarai away but Abarai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dolite swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Abarai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Abarai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dolite's efforts to push away.
Abarai tries to work over Dolite's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Abarai.
Abarai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abarai working aggressively here.
Dolite wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Abarai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dolite's brow.
Abarai throws a punch but it's blocked by Dolite.
Dolite is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Abarai lands an elbow inside that Dolite shrugs off.

James Dolite's cut is getting worse.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Dolite breaks the clinch.
Dolite throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abarai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Abarai moves in looking to clinch but Dolite pushes him off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Abarai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Dolite's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dolite keeps the fight on the outside.
Abarai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dolite scores with a jab to the body.
Dolite misses with a wild body shot.
Dolite throws a shot to the body.
Abarai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dolite misses with a left hand
and Abarai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dolite misses with a body shot.
Abarai cracks Dolite with an open hand slap.
Abarai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dolite to score with a decent uppercut.
James Dolite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Dolite misses.
Abarai wants to counter the offense by Dolite and move into the clinch position.
Dolite keeps the fight on the outside.
Dolite swings for the body but Abarai moves out of range.
Dolite throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abarai is looking to clinch.
Dolite misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abarai.
Abarai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Abarai.

Dolite is rocked!
Dolite misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Abarai.
Oh Dolite is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abarai checks a leg kick.
Abarai wants to counter with a clinch but Dolite pushes him away.
A nice combination there by Abarai.

James Dolite's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dolite displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Abarai rushes Dolite and presses him up against the cage.
Dolite wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abarai has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Abarai tries a body shot but Dolite blocks it.
Dolite seems to have got his legs back now.
Abarai lands with a right to the head.
Dolite is trying to break the clinch but Abarai has him pressed against the cage.
Abarai lands an elbow just above Dolite 's eye.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Dolite's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hans Abarai!