PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Iam Dabest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Regal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dabest
vs
Regal

175 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Iam Dabest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lance Regal!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regal stuffs the takedown attempt from Dabest. Dabest gets slowly back to his feet.

Dabest clinches.
Regal trying to land knees to the body.
Regal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dabest.
Stalling in the clinch from Regal.
Dabest drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Regal lands a nice knee to the body.
Dabest can't break the clinch.
Regal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dabest lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dabest goes for a takedown in the clinch but Regal prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iam Dabest. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dabest tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Regal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dabest lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dabest is breathing heavily.
Regal lands a nice knee to the body.

Regal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Regal connects with a solid leg kick.
Regal tries to clinch

and Dabest counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Regal's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Dabest drops back looking for a leg! Regal is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Regal manages to kick Dabest off! Dabest jumps back into Regal's guard.
Regal is trying to keep Dabest in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dabest is pushing down on Regal's leg trying to pass to half guard. Regal is fighting to maintain full guard but Dabest has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dabest takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dabest seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Regal for as long as he can get away with.

That's two 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.

Dabest decides to stand up.
Regal tries to close the distance and clinch but Dabest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dabest throws a right and a left that both miss.
Regal is looking to clinch.
Dabest looks to clinch

and Regal counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Regal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dabest has him pressed against the cage.
Regal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Dabest breaks from the clinch.

Dabest rushes Regal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dabest stalling in the clinch.
Regal landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regal keeps control of Dabest as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dabest prevents Regal from breaking the clinch.
Regal stops a takedown attempt from Dabest.
Dabest wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Regal stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Regal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dabest is keeping busy.
Regal missing with knees to the body.
Dabest stalls.
Dabest tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Regal smiles and moves away.
Lance Regal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dabest scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Regal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dabest scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dabest throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Regal counters with a low kick, right behind Dabest 's knee.
Regal is looking to clinch.
Regal avoids the body shot from Dabest.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regal darts in trying to clinch

and Dabest counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Regal tries to land knees in the clinch but Dabest avoids the damage to the body.
Regal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Regal connects with a knee to the head.
Regal gets underhooks to prevent Dabest's takedown attempt.
Regal looking to slow down the pace here.
Dabest tries to pull guard but Regal won't allow it.
Regal missing with knees to the body.
Regal misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Dabest.
Dabest goes for a takedown in the clinch but Regal prevents it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Regal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dabest.
Dabest fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Regal trying to land knees to the body.
Regal tries to land a knee to the head but Dabest blocks with his arms.
Regal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dabest has him pressed against the cage.
Regal throws an elbow that misses.
Dabest managing to block the knees to the body from Regal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Iam Dabest will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dabest's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dabest looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Iam Dabest seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dabest has closed the distance and engaged Regal in a clinch.
Regal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dabest fails to pull guard.
Dabest managing to block the knees to the body from Regal.
Regal trying to land knees to the body.

Dabest escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Regal tries to clinch but Dabest moves away

and Dabest holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Regal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dabest is keeping busy.
Dabest avoiding damage as Regal throws knees to the body.
Dabest avoiding damage as Regal throws knees to the body.
Regal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dabest.
Dabest has had enough of the clinch but Regal keeps him there for the moment.

Dabest pulls guard successfully.
Dabest trying to control the position here.
Regal is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dabest looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dabest looking to hit a scissor sweep but Regal is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dabest wants to improve his position but instead Regal has moved into half guard.
Dabest tries to get to full guard but Regal has control of the leg.
Regal trying to control from half guard but Dabest is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regal prevents Dabest from improving his position.
Regal is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Dabest manages to get to full guard.
Dabest is trying to keep Regal in close.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Regal throws a nice head kick!
Regal tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Dabest counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dabest gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Dabest keeps the fight on the outside.
Regal throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dabest throws a leg kick which misses Regal's front leg but catches the back leg as Regal tries to avoid it.
Dabest avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Regal tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dabest counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dabest misses with a takedown
and Regal counters with an outside leg kick.
Dabest misses the shot to the body.
Dabest closes this distance looking for a takedown but Regal circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iam Dabest dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Regal wants to clinch

and Dabest counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dabest.
Regal looking to stall.
Regal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dabest lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dabest blocks an elbow strike.
Regal tries to land knees in the clinch but Dabest avoids the damage to the body.
Regal missing with knees to the body.
Dabest changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Regal fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A leg kick checked by Dabest.
Dabest fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Regal closes the distance but Dabest moves to the side

so Dabest counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Regal wants to stand and escape but Dabest is having none of it.
Iam Dabest overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dabestis looking to pass into half guard but Regal pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Regal is in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dabest is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Regal wants to pass the guard but Dabest is keeping the position.

Dabest throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Dabest kicks Regal off and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dabest swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dabest shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Regal pinned against the cage. Regal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iam Dabest. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dabest shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Regal as he jumps to the side.
Regal wants to clinch up but Dabest keeps it at a distance.
Dabest closes the distance and clinches up with Regal, looking for a takedown. Dabest pushes Regal against the cage but Regal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dabest misses with a head kick.
Dabest changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Regal tries to avoid it but Dabest manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Regal to the ground. Regal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Iam Dabest is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Regal darts in trying to clinch
and Dabest counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dabest shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Regal as he jumps to the side.
Dabest shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Regal as he jumps to the side.
Regal ducks under a wild hook from Dabest.
Dabest fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dabest throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dabest swats away the attempt to clinch by Regal.
Dabest tries to clinch but Regal moves out of range.

Dabest fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Regal, pushing him back against the cage.
Dabest is trying to break the clinch but Regal has him pressed against the cage.
Regal lands an elbow that stopped Dabest in his tracks for a moment.
Regal missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Regal lands an elbow inside.

Dabest breaks the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Regal finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Regal is looking to clinch.
Dabest with a poor takedown
and Regal counters with a nice body kick.
Dabest moves out of range of the body kick.
Regal throws a head kick that misses.
Dabest misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dabest lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dabest throws a right and a left that Regal avoids nicely.
Dabest fails with the takedown
and Regal counters with a low kick, right behind Dabest 's knee.

Dabest drives through and clinches with Regal against the cage.
Lance Regal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Dabest breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dabest looks to score with a jab to the body but Regal is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Iam Dabest showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dabest, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iam Dabest!