PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wykyd Dall (ranked 793 p4p, 101 weight class) and Matt Kroblur (ranked 1186 p4p, 159 weight class). Dall's entrance music is Attitude. A fine choice. Wykyd Dall had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Dall
vs
Kroblur

185 cm
29
188 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

186 cm
32
196 lbs
17 - 12 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wykyd Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Kroblur!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kroblur throws a series of punches but Dall moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dall, right into the meat.
Dall misses with a hook.
Dall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kroblur takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kroblur scores with a push kick.
Dall avoids the body shot from Kroblur.
Kroblur just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kroblur.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dall is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dall is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroblur working the ground and pound.
Kroblur wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dall keeps working.
Dall is trying to improve his position.
Dall on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

It looks like Wykyd Dall has been cut.
Dall wants to control but Kroblur postures up.
Dall tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kroblur wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur working the body and head with strikes.
Dall is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kroblur working the ground and pound.
Dall tries to bench press Kroblur off him but Kroblur keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur working the ground and pound.

Wykyd Dall's cut is getting worse.

Kroblur working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dall is looking to regain half guard here but Kroblur keeps moving and retains side control.

Kroblur wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dall, who protects the arm well.
Kroblur scoring with punches from side control.
Dall tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kroblur looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dall is avoiding damage well.
Dall tries to improve position but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kroblur working the head and body with strikes.
Kroblur is looking to take a break and control but Dall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Kroblur is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dall is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kroblur scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Kroblur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wykyd Dall's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kroblur fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kroblur walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kroblur.
A head kick misses from Dall.
Dall ducks under a wild hook from Kroblur.
A left and a right from Kroblur both land. Nice combination.
Kroblur misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kroblur shoots in looking for a takedown. Dall tries to sprawl out of it but Kroblur keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dall manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dall swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall throws a sloppy head kick
and Kroblur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Wykyd Dall's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Matt Kroblur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dall lands with a kick to the temple. Kroblur shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kroblur swinging wildly here.
Nice jab there from Dall.
Kroblur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dall.
Dall slips a jab and a cross from Kroblur.
Kroblur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kroblur throws a lazy uppercut
and Dall counters with a straight right hand.
Wykyd Dall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall jabs Kroblur to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kroblur throws a combination that misses
and Dall counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall lands a nice shot that snaps Kroblur's head back.
Kroblur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dall moves away from the strike by Kroblur.
Dall moves out of range of the body kick from Kroblur.
Dall throws a shot from downtown. Kroblur moves away and avoids it.
Dall avoids the head kick by Kroblur.
Dall appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jab by Kroblur.
Kroblur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kroblur at a distance.
Kroblur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kroblur throws a combination that misses
and Dall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Matt Kroblur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Dall misses its intended target.
Dall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kroblur.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dall!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kroblur is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A left lands for Kroblur.
Dall misses with a body shot.
Kroblur now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dall throws the kick towards the body but Kroblur avoids it.
Kroblur with a hook.
Kroblur avoids the body shot from Dall.
Kroblur tries a quick counter leg kick but Dall is wise to it.
Kroblur moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Jeez, Wykyd Dall's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kroblur lands a nice shot to the body.
Kroblur throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Matt Kroblur will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Wykyd Dall's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kroblur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kroblur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Dall.
Dall tries for a takedown but Kroblur sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dall misses with a head kick.
Kroblur lands a jab to the head.
Kroblur throws a body punch but Dall moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kroblur ducks under a wild hook from Dall.
Dall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kroblur was well out of range. Poor timing from Dall.
Matt Kroblur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kroblur with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dall to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroblur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kroblur moves out of range of the strikes.
Dall cracks Kroblur with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kroblur throws a series of punches but Dall moves out of range.
Dall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kroblur.
Dall seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kroblur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dall moves away.
Dall is looking for a counter combo.
Kroblur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kroblur shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dall counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wykyd Dall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dall.
Kroblur fails with the takedown.
Dall misses with a hook. Kroblur ducked under it nicely.
Kroblur throws out a counter right but Dall avoids it with no problem.
Kroblur stuns Dall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kroblur throws a poor cross that misses
and Dall counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dall with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kroblur throws a right hand that misses
and Dall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Dall misses the target.
Dall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kroblurs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dall looks to land a right hand but Kroblur moved out of range.
Kroblur scores with a decent looking hook.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kroblur or perhaps it was just good defense by Dall, which made it look bad.
Wykyd Dall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Kroblur.
Kroblur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kroblur.
Dall swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dall connects with a looping right hand.
Kroblur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kroblur misses with a straight left.
Dall looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dall misses with a hook. Kroblur ducked under it nicely.
Kroblur tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dall misses with a hook
and Kroblur counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Wykyd Dall's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Matt Kroblur!
Our winner, Matt Kroblur, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.