PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Dinklage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Schweinchen Babe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Dinklage
vs
Babe

150 cm
25
250 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

192 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peter Dinklage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Schweinchen Babe!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dinklage has Babe up against the cage in a clinch.
Babe avoiding damage as Dinklage throws knees to the body.
Dinklage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dinklage trying to land knees to the body.
Dinklage trying to land knees to the body.
Babe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dinklage avoids it.
Dinklage is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Babe looks winded!
Babe is trying to pull guard but Dinklage has him pressed against the cage.
Babe working hard to break the clinch.
Babe tries to work over Dinklage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dinklage smiles and moves away.

Dinklage drives through and clinches with Babe against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinklage lands a nice knee to the body.
Dinklage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Babe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dinklage landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinklage tries to land a knee to the head but Babe blocks with his arms.
Dinklage leaning against his opponent.
Dinklage will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Babe up against the cage.
Dinklage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Babe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Babe is looking for a takedown.
Peter Dinklage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Schweinchen Babe.
Knees to the body from Dinklage.
Babe being controlled against the cage.
Dinklage misses with a knee strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dinklage takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dinklage crunches a lovely knee into Babe's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinklage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Schweinchen Babe has been cut.
Dinklage landing knees to the head.
Dinklage stalling.
Dinklage unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Dinklage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dinklage misses with a knee strike.
Dinklage lands a nice knee to the body.
Dinklage with a knee to the head.
Dinklage crunches a lovely knee into Babe's ribcage.
Dinklage connects with a knee to the head.
Babe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dinklage to keep the fight standing.
Dinklage misses with a knee strike.
Dinklage tries to land knees in the clinch but Babe avoids the damage to the body.
Babe fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babe is trying to break the clinch but Dinklage is controlling him.
Dinklage scores a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Babe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dinklage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dinklage with a knee to the head.
Dinklage landing knees to the body.
Dinklage lands a nice knee to the body.
Dinklage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dinklage is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dinklage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dinklage unloads a knee to the mid-section. Babe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dinklage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Babe.
Dinklage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Babe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinklage looking to throw knees to the head but Babe is blocking nicely.

Babe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Babe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Babe tries to keep at a distance but Dinklage has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dinklage obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dinklage obliges.
Babe is trying to break the clinch but Dinklage has him pressed against the cage.
Babe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dinklage avoids the elbow strike from Babe, against the cage.
Dinklage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dinklage landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Dinklage dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dinklage closes the distance and clinches.
Peter Dinklage has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dinklage misses with a knee to the head.
Babe wants a takedown but no success here.
Babe wants to get back to striking at distance but Dinklage won't allow it.
Babe managing to block the knees to the body from Dinklage.

Babe decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dinklage wanted to stand there but Babe had control of the position.
Dinklage has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babe wants to get back to his feet but Dinklage is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinklage is looking to stand up but Babe won't let him.
Babe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dinklage manages to get himself to full guard.

Babe postures up in Dinklage's guard and throws a big left but Dinklage blocks it.
Babe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dinklage wants to stand up but Babe is controlling him.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

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.
Babe wants to control from the top but Dinklage keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Babe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Peter Dinklage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Babe is breathing heavily.
Babe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dinklage tries to avoid it but Babe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dinklage to the ground. Dinklage escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dinklage is looking to counter the offense by Babe and move into the clinch.
Peter Dinklage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Schweinchen Babe.
Babe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dinklage sprawls well. Dinklage wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Babe gets slowly back to his feet.

Dinklage moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Babe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dinklage utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dinklage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dinklage looking to throw knees to the head but Babe is blocking nicely.
Dinklage scores a nice knee to the body.
Dinklage scores with a knee to the head.
Babe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dinklage gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dinklage looking to throw knees to the head but Babe is blocking nicely.
Dinklage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Babe can do to turn this around?
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinklage putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Babe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dinklage landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dinklage landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Babe should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dinklage landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dinklage stalling in the clinch.
Babe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dinklage lands a knee to the body.
Dinklage trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dinklage trying to land knees to the body.
Babe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dinklage working Babe over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Dinklage dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Babe rushes Dinklage and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dinklage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Babe avoids it.
Babe fails to pull guard.
Babe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dinklage prevents it.
Dinklage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Babe blocks it with crossed arms.
Babe looking to slow down the pace here.
Dinklage landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dinklage crunches a lovely knee into Babe's ribcage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinklage working Babe over with knees to the body.
Babe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Peter Dinklage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Schweinchen Babe.
Babe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dinklage connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinklage lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Dinklage.
Dinklage tries a knee to the head but Babe blocks it.
Dinklage landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dinklage landing knees to the body.
Dinklage lands a good knee to the midsection. Babe won't want to take too many of those.
Dinklage scores with a knee to the head.
Dinklage is pressed up against the cage. Babe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dinklage down to the mat. Dinklage avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Dinklage moves into the clinch.
Dinklage tries to land a knee to the head but Babe blocks with his arms.
Babe is trying to pull guard but Dinklage has him pressed against the cage.
Dinklage throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babe trying to stall but Dinklage improves his position.
Dinklage with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babe tries to score a body lock takedown but Dinklage shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dinklage utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dinklage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Babe has had enough of the clinch but Dinklage keeps him there for the moment.
Dinklage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Babe is trying to break the clinch but Dinklage is controlling him.
Babe stalling in the clinch but Dinklage improves position.
Babe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Babe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dinklage gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinklage lands a knee to the body.
Dinklage misses with a knee to the head.
Dinklage working Babe over with knees to the body.
Babe wants a takedown but no success here.
Dinklage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dinklage tries a knee to the head but Babe blocks it.
Dinklage gets underhooks to prevent Babe's takedown attempt.
Dinklage is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Babe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dinklage prevents it.
Dinklage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dinklage as Babe tries to tie him up.
Dinklage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Babe avoiding damage as Dinklage throws knees to the body.
Babe is trying to pull guard but Dinklage has him pressed against the cage.
Babe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dinklage tries to land knees in the clinch but Babe avoids the damage to the body.
Babe stalls.
Dinklage holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Babe tries to break the clinch but Dinklage is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Dinklage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dinklage, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Dinklage!