PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Van Driesen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khan Dharma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Van Driesen
vs
Dharma

165 cm
24
141 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Self confident

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

GREEN!160

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Van Driesen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Khan Dharma!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Driesen shoots in but no luck this time.
Van Driesen loads up on a big right hand but Dharma slips the punch.
Van Driesen throws a series of punches but Dharma moves out of range.
Van Driesen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dharma throws a body shot but no joy.
Dharma throws a leg kick but Van Driesen moved away.
Van Driesen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dharma fails with an attempt to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dharma stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Driesen has Dharma pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dharma manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dharma prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Van Driesen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Driesen prevents Dharma from breaking the clinch.
Dharma is trying to push Van Driesen away but Van Driesen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Van Driesen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dharma throws a big shot that misses.
Van Driesen misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Dharma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Driesen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Van Driesen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Driesen is looking to chop away at Dharma's legs.
Dharma misses with a hook.
Van Driesen misses with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Driesen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Dharma clinches up with Van Driesen and pushes him back against the cage.
Dharma has had enough of the clinch but Van Driesen keeps him there for the moment.
Dharma tries to break free but Van Driesen pushes him back against the cage.
Dharma tries to circle away but Van Driesen has him pinned against the cage.

Van Driesen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dharma circles away from the clinch attempt

and Dharma counters by moving into the clinch.
Dharma keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Driesen's efforts to push away.

Dharma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dharma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dharma fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Driesen looks to throw the jab but Dharma is out of range.
Dharma moves away from the strike by Van Driesen.
Van Driesen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dharma circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Driesen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Driesen just misses with a punch to the body.
Dharma throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Driesen.
Dharma throws a body kick that misses.
Dharma shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van Driesen pinned against the cage. Van Driesen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Van Driesen looks to land a combination but Dharma avoids it well.

Van Driesen instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Van Driesen gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dharma regains guard.
Van Driesen won't allow Dharma to sweep him here.
Van Driesen wants to control from the top but Dharma keeps moving.
Van Driesen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Van Driesen passes Dharma's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Driesen prevents Dharma from improving his position.
Dharma wants to control but Van Driesen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Van Driesen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A telegraphed right hand from Van Driesen misses the target.
Dharma fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Driesen misses the jab.
Dharma misses with a looping right.
Van Driesen blocks a low kick nicely.
Dharma throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Driesen.
David Van Driesen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dharma misses the jab.
Dharma tries to clinch up but Van Driesen circles away and keeps his distance.
Dharma tries to clinch there but Van Driesen circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dharma misses with a few strikes there.

Dharma has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dharma has had enough of the clinch but Van Driesen keeps him there for the moment.

Van Driesen gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Driesen looking to pass the guard.
Van Driesen forces his way into half guard.
Dharma keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Van Driesen throwing shots but Dharma is blocking nicely.
Van Driesen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dharma defending well though.
Dharma is staying active underneath Van Driesen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dharma trying to control here.
Van Driesen wants to take a breather but Dharma is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dharma keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Van Driesen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Van Driesen wants to take a breather but Dharma is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dharma wants to slow Van Driesen down by chopping away at his legs.
Van Driesen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Driesen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Van Driesen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dharma keeping moving, preventing Van Driesen from controlling successfully.
Dharma wants to hit a switch here but Van Driesen passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Dharma there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Driesen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dharma wants to hold on but Van Driesen pushes him away.
Van Driesen throwing strikes here but Dharma is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dharma manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Van Driesen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Driesen controlling the pace.
Van Driesen is looking to take a break and control but Dharma is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Driesen is looking to advance position but Dharma won't allow it.
Dharma on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dharma is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Van Driesen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Dharma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Driesen throws out the jab.
Van Driesen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dharma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dharma doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Driesen circles away.
Van Driesen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dharma was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Driesen.
Dharma misses with a double jab.
A good leg kick by Dharma.
Dharma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Driesen.
Dharma misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dharma throws out a loose jab but Van Driesen uses good head movement to avoid it.

Dharma drives through and clinches with Van Driesen against the cage.
Dharma is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dharma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Driesen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Driesen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dharma can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Van Driesen.
Van Driesen misses with a body shot.
Dharma moves out of range of the body kick from Van Driesen.
Dharma misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Driesen slips a jab from Dharma.
Van Driesen throws a hook to the side of Dharma's head but Dharma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Dharma misses its intended target.
Van Driesen swings for the body but Dharma moves out of range.
Van Driesen misses with a looping right.
David Van Driesen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Driesen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dharma circles away.
Dharma misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dharma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dharma dodges the punch combination from Van Driesen.
Nice takedown defense from Van Driesen. No joy for Dharma on that attempt.

Van Driesen gets a clinch.
Dharma looking to stall.
Dharma stops a takedown attempt from Van Driesen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Driesen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dharma keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Driesen's efforts to push away.
Dharma tries a body shot but Van Driesen blocks it.

Van Driesen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dharma throws a body shot but no joy.
Dharma throws out a loose jab but Van Driesen uses good head movement to avoid it.

Van Driesen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dharma on his heels. He'll look to pass Dharma's guard now, I'm sure.
Van Driesen trying to control but Dharma is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dharma tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Van Driesen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Van Driesen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Van Driesen trying to control but Dharma is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dharma lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khan Dharma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Van Driesen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for David Van Driesen!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for David Van Driesen!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for David Van Driesen!

David Van Driesen wins by unanimous decision!