PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Old Leg Tartakov (ranked 349 p4p, 614 weight class) and Dan Dinklage (ranked 51 p4p, 93 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tartakov
vs
Dinklage

200 cm
29
266
17 - 4 - 0

160 cm
29
210
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Fast

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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 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Old Leg Tartakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Dinklage!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tartakov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Dan Dinklage has been cut.

Tartakov takes the fight into the clinch.
Tartakov with a knee to the head.
Dinklage looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dinklage has a couple of punches blocked by Tartakov.
Tartakov gets underhooks to prevent Dinklage's takedown attempt.
Tartakov has Dinklage pressed against the cage, preventing Dinklage from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dinklage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dinklage tries a body shot but Tartakov blocks it.

Tartakov manages to break the clinch.

Tartakov has Dinklage up against the cage in a clinch.

Tartakov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Tartakov misses.
Dinklage is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dinklage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tartakov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tartakov misses with a kick to the body

and Dinklage counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tartakov!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dinklage scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tartakov is not content to let Dinklage control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinklage is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Dinklage scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tartakov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dinklage off and has taken his back!
Tartakov gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Tartakov misses with punches from the back.
Dinklage controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
A lull in the action here.
Dinklage is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Tartakov off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dinklage is in a bad position with Tartakov working for a choke. Dinklage manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Tartakov controls Dinklage momentarily but Dinklage frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tartakov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dinklage is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tartakov is trying to keep Dinklage in close.

Tartakov looking for a guillotine here but Dinklage defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinklage slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dinklage working the head and body with strikes.
Tartakov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dinklage off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Tartakov working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Dinklage is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Dinklage is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tartakov throwing sloppy strikes.
Tartakov connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Dinklage to escape the position.
Dinklage grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.

Tartakov is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Tartakov throwing sloppy strikes.

Tartakov is persistently looking for the submission but Dinklage is defending it well.
Even with his hooks in, Tartakov manages to miss with strikes from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Old Leg Tartakov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Dinklage's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tartakov misses with a hook.

Dinklage closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Dinklage.
Tartakov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tartakov misses with a knee to the head.
Tartakov lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tartakov throws an elbow but misses.
Dinklage prevents a takedown attempt there.

Tartakov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tartakov lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tartakov looks to land a left hand but Dinklage moved out of range nicely.

Dinklage gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tartakov misses with a knee strike.

Dinklage has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Tartakov clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Tartakov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dinklage gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tartakov is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Dinklage lands with a hammerfist to the side of Tartakov's head.

Tartakov is rocked!
Dinklage is raining down hard shots and and Tartakov has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dan Dinklage!
A very excited looking Dan Dinklage made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.