PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roshan Dhalsim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Dhalsim
vs
Queen

176 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

166 cm
18
141 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roshan Dhalsim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Queen!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dhalsim looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Queen looks to land a combination but Dhalsim avoids it well.
Dhalsim really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Queen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Queen thows a body shot but no joy.
Queen scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhalsim looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Queen is fending him off so far but Dhalsim persists. Nope, Queen circles away and we're back to standing.
Queen thows a body shot but no joy.
Queen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dhalsim slips a straight right by Queen.
Dhalsim will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roshan Dhalsim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Queen swings for the body but Dhalsim moves out of range.
Queen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen throws a series of punches but Dhalsim moves out of range.
Queen slaps away a takedown attempt from Dhalsim, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Queen misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dhalsim fails with a takedown attempt.
Dhalsim fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Queen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Queen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Queen misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen throws a looping overhand right but Dhalsim ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen throws a jab when Dhalsim was well out of range.
Queen throws a shot to the body.
Queen misses with a two punch combination.
Queen fails to land with a series of punches.
Queen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhalsim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Queen.
Dhalsim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Queen.
Queen swings for the body but Dhalsim moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dhalsim manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Queen. No joy for Dhalsim on that attempt.
Dhalsim fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dhalsim fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roshan Dhalsim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Queen. No joy for Dhalsim on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Queen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dhalsim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Queen just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Dhalsim.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dhalsim misses with a takedown attempt - Queen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhalsim misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Queen tries to bum rush Dhalsim with a series of wild strikes but Dhalsim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Dhalsim. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dhalsim takes a shot to the body in his stride.
John Queen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Queen's corner calls for a 1-2. Queen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Queen swings for the body but Dhalsim moves out of range.
John Queen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Queen looks to land a combination but Dhalsim avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhalsim takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dhalsim avoids the body shot from Queen.
Queen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Queen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dhalsim rather than just go for the knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Queen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dhalsim circles away quickly and effectively.
Queen misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Queen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Queen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 26:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Queen!