PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ole Dahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Admir Begovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Admir Begovic will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Dahl
vs
Begovic

169 cm
21
141 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
16
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ole Dahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Admir Begovic!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Begovic lands a leg kick that knocks Dahl off balance momentarily.
Begovic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Begovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Dahl swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Begovic lands a front kick.
Begovic feints and then cracks Dahl's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dahl down.
Begovic feints and then cracks Dahl's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dahl down.
Some wild striking there from Dahl.
Begovic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Begovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Dahl decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dahl working Begovic over with strikes.
Well, if Dahl is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dahl lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dahl in particular looking to stall.
Begovic trying to get back to full guard but Dahl takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Dahl raining down hammerfists from mount.
Dahl is landing with some decent strikes but Begovic is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dahl with a couple of short strikes.

Begovic is rocked!
Dahl controlling from mount.
Begovic takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Begovic is still in real trouble! Can Dahl finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dahl looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dahl loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Begovic scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Dahl land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Dahl stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ole Dahl!
An out of breath Ole Dahl thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.