PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shwe Mon Dine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragon Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Mon Dine
vs
Rage

165 cm
20
143 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
18
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Mustang Fight Food

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shwe Mon Dine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dragon Rage!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage tries to clinch up.
Mon Dine keeps the fight on the outside.
Mon Dine looks to throw the jab but Rage is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Rage gets a takedown into half guard.
Mon Dine gets full guard.
Rage pushing down on Mon Dine's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mon Dine missing with punches from the bottom.
Mon Dine trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Mon Dine actively working from the bottom here.
Rage wants to pass to mount but Mon Dine is defending the position.
Mon Dine is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage trying to control from Mon Dine's half guard. Mon Dine has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mon Dine swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rage in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mon Dine.
Rage pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mon Dine throws a combination. Rage tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rage closes the distance and clinches up with Mon Dine, looking for a takedown. Rage pushes Mon Dine against the ropes but Mon Dine circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mon Dine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mon Dine misses with the combination.
Mon Dine looks to land a combination. Rage sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mon Dine throws a combination. Rage tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mon Dine misses with a double jab.
Rage tries to clinch but Mon Dine is having none of it.
Mon Dine misses with a double jab.
Mon Dine lands a jab-cross combination.
Mon Dine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rage is looking to clinch.
Mon Dine tries to clinch up.
Rage tries to clinch but Mon Dine moves out of range.
Rage is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Mon Dine clinches up against the ropes.
Rage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mon Dine.
Mon Dine misses with a knee strike.
Rage jumps guard but Mon Dine stands there with Rage around his waist. Rage gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rage looks gassed!
Mon Dine trying to stall but Rage improves his position.
Mon Dine misses with a knee to the head.
Rage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rage is working for takedown but Mon Dine is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shwe Mon Dine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dragon Rage.
Rage tries to break the clinch but Mon Dine is controlling the position.
Mon Dine using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mon Dine wants a takedown but no success here.
Rage tries to pull guard but Mon Dine holds him up against the ropes and eventually Rage drops back down to his feet.
Rage tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mon Dine crunches a lovely knee into Rage's ribcage.

Rage manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mon Dine darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mon Dine scores with a three punch combo!
Mon Dine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Rage gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mon Dine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rage avoiding damage as Mon Dine throws knees to the body.
Rage avoids the elbow strike from Mon Dine, against the ropes.
Mon Dine lands an elbow inside that Rage shrugs off.
Mon Dine lands an elbow that stopped Rage in his tracks for a moment.
Mon Dine scores with a knee to the head.
Mon Dine taking a breather.
Mon Dine crunches a lovely knee into Rage's ribcage.
Mon Dine lands a right hand.
Mon Dine pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Mon Dine lands an elbow inside that Rage shrugs off.
Mon Dine lands an elbow just above Rage 's eye.
Mon Dine landing knees to the head.
Mon Dine landing knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rage jumps guard but Mon Dine stands there with Rage around his waist. Rage gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mon Dine has had enough of the clinch but Rage keeps him there for the moment.
Rage controlling the action here for a moment.
Rage is working for takedown but Mon Dine is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rage missing with knees to the body.
Rage tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mon Dine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mon Dine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rage blocks it with crossed arms.
Mon Dine prevents the takedown attempt.
Mon Dine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mon Dine throws a punch but it's blocked by Rage.
Rage drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mon Dine gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mon Dine tries to land a knee to the head but Rage blocks with his arms.
Mon Dine managing to block the knees to the body from Rage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mon Dine.
Rage wants a takedown.
Rage is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mon Dine is keeping busy.
Nice elbow from Mon Dine.
Rage misses with an elbow over the top.
Rage looking for a takedown.
Mon Dine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rage blocks it with crossed arms.
Mon Dine connects with a knee to the head.
Rage gets through Mon Dine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mon Dine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mon Dine crunches a lovely knee into Rage's ribcage.
Mon Dine takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mon Dine misses with a knee to the head.
Rage lands an elbow inside that Mon Dine shrugs off.

Rage breaks the clinch.
Mon Dine misses with a series of wild punches.
Mon Dine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rage tries to clinch up but Mon Dine circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shwe Mon Dine dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Rage is looking to clinch.
Rage takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mon Dine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rage tries to bum rush Mon Dine with a series of wild strikes but Mon Dine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Mon Dine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Mon Dine.

Mon Dine clinches.
Mon Dine looking to throw knees to the head but Rage is blocking nicely.
Rage tries to pull guard but Mon Dine won't allow it.
Mon Dine is pressed up against the ropes. Rage has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mon Dine down to the mat. Mon Dine avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mon Dine stalks Rage and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rage's face. Rage staggers backwards, shaken.
Rage tries to clinch up
and Mon Dine counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rage tries to clinch up.
Mon Dine scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Shwe Mon Dine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mon Dine connects with a solid leg kick.
Rage shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mon Dine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shwe Mon Dine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dragon Rage.

Mon Dine darts in and clinches Rage up against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Rage scores with a nice short uppercut.

Mon Dine is rocked!
Rage misses with a knee strike.
Oh Mon Dine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rage lands a big right hand that drops Mon Dine! The killer instinct kicks in and Rage finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Rage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dragon Rage!