PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caiden Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bowman Dell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Knockout. Dell has chosen UnDead as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cross
vs
Dell

182 cm
22
213 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

192 cm
22
212 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

FULL METAL GEAR
FULL METAL GEAR

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caiden Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bowman Dell!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cross is out of range.
Cross slips under a jab.
Dell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cross manages to avoid it.
Donk. Dell catches Cross right on the button with a cross.

Dell gets tackled into the cage by Cross. Cross maintains the clinch.
Cross avoids a wild elbow strike from Dell.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cross tries a knee to the head but Dell blocks it.
Cross blocks an elbow strike.
Cross creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cross avoiding damage as Dell throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cross landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dell is defending well for now.
Cross tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cross lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Bowman Dell has been cut.
Cross misses with a knee strike.
Cross tries a knee to the head but Dell blocks it.
Cross using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cross using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Dell.
Dell lands a body shot.
Dell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dell lands an elbow that stopped Cross in his tracks for a moment.
Dell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dell avoids it.
Dell lands with a left to the head.
Cross using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dell lands a nice elbow.
Dell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dell blocks the elbow strike.
Cross creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cross with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cross is breathing heavily.
Cross lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dell misses with an elbow over the top.
Dell blocks an elbow strike from Cross.
Cross dodges an elbow strike from Dell.
Dell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cross's face.
Cross throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Dell.
Dell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cross backwards.
Dell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cross pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Dell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Dell.
A right hook to the body lands for Dell.
Dell lands a good knee to the midsection. Cross won't want to take too many of those.
Dell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cross on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dell lands with a left to the head.
Cross blocks the elbow strike.
Dell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dell throws an elbow but it misses.
Dell trying to land knees to the body.
Dell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dell landing knees to the head.
Dell crunches a lovely knee into Cross's ribcage.
Dell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dell lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cross's brow.
A hook to the body from Dell.
Dell lands an elbow inside.
Dell blocks the elbow strike.
Good body shot from Dell.
Dell lands an elbow just above Cross 's eye.
Dell lands a damaging elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Dell.
Dell crunches a lovely knee into Cross's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cross's brow.
Dell lands a good knee to the midsection. Cross won't want to take too many of those.
Dell landing knees to the body.
Dell misses with a knee to the head.
Dell lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Dell.
Dell lands a damaging elbow.
Dell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cross lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Still in the clinch, Dell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cross's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross avoids a wild elbow strike from Dell.
Dell lands an elbow inside.
A short left from Dell.
Dell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cross is defending well for now.
Dell tries to land a knee to the head but Cross blocks with his arms.
Dell misses with an elbow strike.
Dell scores a nice knee to the body.
Dell lands a nice knee to the body.
Dell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cross's face.
Dell trying to land knees to the body.
Cross trying to land knees to the body.
Cross blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cross lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cross tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cross stalling in the clinch but Dell improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cross in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dell lands a nice uppercut.
Dell gets through Cross's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cross trying to land knees to the body.
Cross is trying to stall.
Dell pushes Cross back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Dell.
Dell lands a knee to the body.
Dell landing knees to the body.
Cross throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cross tries a knee to the head but Dell blocks it.
A body shot lands from Dell.
Dell lands an elbow that stopped Cross in his tracks for a moment.
Dell missing with knees to the body.
Cross takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dell throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cross takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Dell.
Dell misses with an elbow over the top.
A left hand lands to the body for Dell.
Dell lands a right hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dell lands a good knee to the midsection. Cross won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bowman Dell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bowman Dell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dell misses with a body shot.
Dell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cross looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dell misses with a hook
enabling Cross to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cross. Dell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cross misses with a two punch combination.
Cross misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cross fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dell, pushing him back against the cage.
Dell lands a damaging elbow.
Dell throws a head punch that misses.
Dell avoiding damage as Cross throws knees to the body.
Cross blocks an elbow strike from Dell.
Dell lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cross tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cross takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dell missing with knees to the body.
Cross avoids the elbow strike from Dell, against the cage.
Dell avoids the elbow strike from Cross, against the cage.
Dell misses with an elbow over the top.
Dell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cross in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cross is trying to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cross blocks an elbow strike from Dell.
Cross is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dell scores with a shoulder strike.
Cross misses with a knee to the head.
Dell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dell misses with a knee to the head.
Dell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Dell.
Dell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cross backwards.
Dell misses with a knee to the head.
Cross misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dell.
Cross on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Dell.
Dell landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dell lands a nice uppercut.
Dell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Dell.
Dell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cross's defenses.
Dell lands a nice elbow.
Cross takes an elbow to the temple.
Dell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dell lands with a right to the head.
Cross misses with an elbow over the top.
Dell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cross misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Dell.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dell.
Cross misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dell.
Dell tries to land knees in the clinch but Cross avoids the damage to the body.
Dell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crosss head.
Dell avoiding damage as Cross throws knees to the body.
Cross throws an elbow that misses.
Cross misses with an elbow over the top.
Dell connects with a knee to the head.
Dell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dell with a knee to the head.
Dell avoids the elbow strike from Cross, against the cage.
Dell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dell landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dell landing knees to the body.
Dell lands an elbow inside that Cross shrugs off.
Dell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cross.
Cross's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cross backwards.
Dell lands an elbow inside that Cross shrugs off.
Dell lands a nice uppercut.
Dell trying to land knees to the body.
Dell misses with an elbow strike.
Cross managing to block the knees to the body from Dell.
Cross tries a knee to the head but Dell blocks it.
Dell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cross.
Dell looking to throw knees to the head but Cross is blocking nicely.
Dell avoiding damage as Cross throws knees to the body.
Dell lands an elbow just above Cross 's eye.
Dell digs a right hand underneath Cross's ribcage. Cross let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cross lands a damaging elbow.
Dell lands with a short shot to the head.
Cross takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cross wants to stall.
Cross tries to land knees in the clinch but Dell avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dell gets through Cross's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dell obliges.
Dell digs a right hand into Cross's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cross's gas tank.
Dell scores with a shot to the side of Cross's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dell throws an elbow that misses.
Dell missing with knees to the body.
Dell lands a nice elbow.
Cross with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dell lands a hook that snaps the head of Cross backwards.
Cross looking to slow down the pace here.
Cross scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dell.
A right hook to the body lands for Dell.
Dell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cross avoids it.
Cross misses with an elbow over the top.
Cross managing to block the knees to the body from Dell.
Bowman Dell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cross in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dell lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Dell - that landed with a thud.
Nice elbow from Dell.
Cross blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Dell on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bowman Dell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bowman Dell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dell avoids the elbow strike from Cross, against the cage.
Dell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dell throws an elbow but misses.
Cross blocks an elbow strike from Dell.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cross just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dell's brow.
Cross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dell is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Dell.
A short body shot lands from Dell as the two fighters clinch.
Dell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dell landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dell crunches a lovely knee into Cross's ribcage.
Dell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Dell.
Dell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cross is defending well for now.
Dell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dell lands an elbow that stopped Cross in his tracks for a moment.
Dell lands an elbow just above Cross 's eye.
Dell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cross throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short uppercut from Dell.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dell misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cross.
Dell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dell lands an elbow that stopped Cross in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Dell on the inside.
Cross misses with an elbow over the top.
Cross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Dell - that landed with a thud.
Dell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cross using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cross is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dell is keeping busy.
Dell throws an elbow that misses.
Cross tries to land knees in the clinch but Dell avoids the damage to the body.
Dell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cross.
Dell lands a knee to the body.
Cross misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dell.
A knee to the head by Dell.
Dell missing with knees to the body.
Dell tries to throw a body punch but Cross avoids it by throwing Dell back against the cage.
Cross misses with an elbow over the top.
Dell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cross has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Caiden Cross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross lands a nice elbow.
Cross lands a damaging elbow.
Dell trying to land knees to the body.
Dell misses with a knee to the head.
Cross stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cross is defending well for now.
Dell misses with a punch on the inside.
Cross misses with a knee to the head.
Cross landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cross lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cross lands a nice elbow.
Dell scores a nice knee to the body.
Cross tries to stall but Dell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dell blocks an elbow strike from Cross.
Dell missing with knees to the body.
Cross tries to land knees in the clinch but Dell avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Dell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cross takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dell throws an elbow but it misses.
Cross's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cross takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cross with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dell avoiding damage as Cross throws knees to the body.
Cross using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dell lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Dell.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cross just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dell's brow.
Dell landing knees to the head.
Cross looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cross misses with a punch on the inside.
Dell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cross is defending well for now.
Cross lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Dell.
Cross is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dell.
Cross managing to block the knees to the body from Dell.
Dell presses Cross against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cross prevents a body shot from Dell.
Cross trying to land knees to the body.
Dell scores a nice knee to the body.
Cross is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dell lands a good knee to the midsection. Cross won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross dodges an elbow strike from Dell.
Dell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cross throws an elbow but misses.
Cross is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cross tries to land a knee to the head but Dell blocks with his arms.
Dell blocks an elbow strike from Cross.
Dell lands a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Cross.
Nice elbow from Cross.
Dell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cross looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knees to the body from Dell.
Dell pushes Cross back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cross scores with a knee to the head.
Dell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cross misses with a knee to the head.
Dell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cross avoids it.
Dell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cross misses with a knee to the head.
Dell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bowman Dell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dell 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bowman Dell!