PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yossi Dalal (ranked 24232 p4p, 5387 weight class) and Hector Mad Dog (ranked 414 p4p, 398 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dalal
vs
Mad Dog

172 cm
19
143
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
24
154
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yossi Dalal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Mad Dog!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mad Dog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mad Dog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dalal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mad Dog scores with a kick to the body.
Dalal throws a jab when Mad Dog was well out of range.
Mad Dog throws a sloppy head kick and Dalal moves out of range easily.
Mad Dog tries to close the distance and clinch but Dalal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dalal throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mad Dog avoids it.
Dalal tries a head kick but it misses.
Mad Dog is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mad Dog has Dalal up against the cage in a clinch.
Dalal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mad Dog walks away with a smile on his face. Dalal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mad Dog connects with a leg kick.
Dalal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mad Dog avoids the head kick by Dalal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mad Dog's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dalal connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mad Dog scrambles back to his feet.
Mad Dog tries to clinch but Dalal moves out of range.

Mad Dog clinches up with Dalal and pushes him back against the cage.
Dalal tries to pull guard but Mad Dog won't allow it.
Mad Dog trying to land knees to the body.
Mad Dog lands a nice elbow.
Mad Dog is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dalal is defending well for now.
Mad Dog tries to land knees in the clinch but Dalal avoids the damage to the body.
Mad Dog pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dalal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dalal is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yossi Dalal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dalal is looking for a takedown.
Mad Dog landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mad Dog keeps control of Dalal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dalal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mad Dog walks away with a smile on his face. Dalal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mad Dog.

Dalal changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mad Dog looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mad Dog is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dalal's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Dalal is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mad Dog doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dalal.
Dalal prevents Mad Dog from standing back up.
Mad Dog missing with punches from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mad Dog manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Mad Dog fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hector Mad Dog is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dalal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mad Dog sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mad Dog tries to clinch up but Dalal circles away and keeps his distance.
Mad Dog tries to clinch but Dalal is having none of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Dalal misses the target.
Mad Dog tries to clinch up but Dalal circles away and keeps his distance.
Mad Dog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mad Dog tries to close the distance and clinch but Dalal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mad Dog is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It appears Dalal was looking to counter with a kick there.
Mad Dog thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dalal if he has to take too many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mad Dog fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dalal is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dalal tries to land a front kick but Mad Dog steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mad Dog is looking to slow Dalal down with leg kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mad Dog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dalal swats away the attempt to clinch by Mad Dog.
Dalal throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick lands for Mad Dog.
Mad Dog is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dalal circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mad Dog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hector Mad Dog will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dalal stuns Mad Dog with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mad Dog drops his hands momentarily and Dalal takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mad Dog is looking to clinch.

Mad Dog rushes Dalal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dalal managing to block the knees to the body from Mad Dog.
Mad Dog misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dalal.
Mad Dog with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Dalal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Mad Dog darts in and clinches Dalal up against the cage.
Dalal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mad Dog smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalal misses with a takedown attempt
and Mad Dog counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mad Dog tries to clinch up but Dalal circles away and keeps his distance.
Mad Dog fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dalal appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dalal misses with a wild body shot.
Dalal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yossi Dalal. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mad Dog wants to clinch up but Dalal keeps it at a distance.
Dalal swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dalal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mad Dog was well out of range. Poor timing from Dalal.
Mad Dog throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mad Dog throws a head kick that misses.
Mad Dog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dalal throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dalal swats away the attempt to clinch by Mad Dog.
Mad Dog tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dalal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dalal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mad Dog showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dalal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mad Dog throws a sloppy head kick and Dalal moves out of range easily.
Mad Dog fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dalal shoots in but no luck this time.
Mad Dog tries to clinch but Dalal is having none of it.
Hector Mad Dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dalal throws a sloppy head kick and Mad Dog moves out of range easily.
Mad Dog wants to counter the offense by Dalal and move into the clinch position.
Dalal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mad Dog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mad Dog tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dalal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dalal fails with a takedown attempt.
Mad Dog is looking to clinch.
Dalal throws a sloppy head kick and Mad Dog moves out of range easily.
Mad Dog tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dalal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dalal.
Mad Dog throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mad Dog is looking to clinch but Dalal is avoiding it.
Dalal throws a big counter combination but Mad Dog scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dalal has a takedown stuffed.
Mad Dog tries to clinch up but Dalal circles away and keeps his distance.
Dalal seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Dalal tries to keep at a distance but Mad Dog has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mad Dog with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dalal has Mad Dog pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mad Dog manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mad Dog pressing his opponent against the cage.

Dalal breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mad Dog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mad Dog tries to clinch up but Dalal circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mad Dog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mad Dog is looking to clinch.
Dalal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yossi Dalal is winning the standup battle so far.
Mad Dog lands with a nice body kick.
Dalal swats away the attempt to clinch by Mad Dog.
Mad Dog doesn't manage to clinch there - Dalal circles away.
Dalal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dalal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dalal lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mad Dog tries to clinch up but Dalal circles away and keeps his distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Yossi Dalal will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Dalal gets a takedown into half guard.

Dalal stands up out of the half guard.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mad Dog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dalal swats away the attempt to clinch by Mad Dog.

Dalal throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mad Dog tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dalal is in Mad Dog's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalal engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mad Dog is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dalal is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mad Dog wriggles free and stands up.
Mad Dog doesn't manage to clinch there - Dalal circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dalal or perhaps it was just good defense by Mad Dog, which made it look bad.
Mad Dog throws a big counter head kick but Dalal avoids it with no problem.
Mad Dog tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dalal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mad Dog fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dalal is looking to counter punch.
Dalal darts in looking for a takedown but Mad Dog gets double underhooks and turns Dalal into the cage.
Dalal blocks the elbow strike.
Dalal is trying to pull guard but Mad Dog turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yossi Dalal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mad Dog unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mad Dog landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mad Dog tries to land a knee to the head but Dalal blocks with his arms.
Mad Dog tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mad Dog trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Mad Dog.
Mad Dog looking to throw knees to the head but Dalal is blocking nicely.
Mad Dog lands a good knee to the midsection. Dalal won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mad Dog lands a knee to the body.
Mad Dog stalling.
Mad Dog working Dalal over with knees to the body.
Mad Dog is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dalal is trying to pull guard but Mad Dog turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dalal takes an elbow to the temple.
Dalal is trying to break the clinch but Mad Dog has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalal wants to take the fight to the mat but Mad Dog manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mad Dog is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Dalal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dalal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dalal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mad Dog sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dalal somewhat.
Mad Dog tries to clinch but Dalal is having none of it.
Yossi Dalal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Mad Dog gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dalal to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Dalal sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Mad Dog doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Dalal paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Mad Dog - great work!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hector Mad Dog!