PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dalinar Kholin (ranked 2766 p4p, 378 weight class) and Tor Troeng (ranked 1893 p4p, 285 weight class). Dalinar Kholin had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Kholin
vs
Troeng

187 cm
19
217 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

187 cm
19
220 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dalinar Kholin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tor Troeng!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kholin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Troengs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kholin misses with a hook. Troeng ducked under it nicely.
Kholin throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Troeng holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Troeng breaks the clinch.
Kholin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Troeng counters with a straight right hand.
Dalinar Kholin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kholin misses with a right hand
and Troeng counters with a stiff right hand.
Kholin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kholin blocks a jab.
Kholin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kholin tries to clinch
and Troeng counters with a straight right hand.
Troeng takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kholin misses with a hook to the body
and Troeng counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Troeng misses with a body shot.
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!
Troeng defending well as Kholin loads up on a big left hand.
Troeng has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kholin wants to clinch but Troeng slips to the side
and Troeng counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kholin misses with a body punch
and Troeng counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kholin lands a really nice looking cross but Troeng seems unphased.
Kholin misses with a lunging right hand
and Troeng counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Kholin misses.
Kholin swings widly with a right hand
and Troeng counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kholin misses the body punch
and Troeng counters with a nice uppercut.
Kholin swings widly with a right hand
letting Troeng counter with a right hand.
Kholin sizes up Troeng with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kholin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Troeng.
Kholin fails with the takedown
and Troeng counters with a nice uppercut.
Tor Troeng is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kholin misses with a lunging right hand
and Kholin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kholin throws a hook but Troeng avoids it easily.
Troeng throws a shot from downtown. Kholin moves away and avoids it.
Kholin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Troeng counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troeng stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kholin throws a shot to the body.
Troeng jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Troeng with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kholin to score with a decent uppercut.
Kholin looks to throw the jab but Troeng is out of range.
Kholin has his takedown stuffed
and Troeng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kholin misses with a lunging right hand
and Troeng counters with a stiff right hand.
Troeng works Kholin's body with a nice hook.
Kholin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Kholin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Troeng ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kholin moves away.
Kholin tries to close the distance and clinch but Troeng swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kholin misses with a left hand
and Troeng counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kholin misses the body punch
and Troeng counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Troeng throws the left hand but Kholin avoids the punch easily.
Troeng might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kholin throws a lazy uppercut
and Troeng counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Troeng dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kholin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kholin misses with a jab to the body
and Troeng counters with a straight right hand.
Troeng misses with a hook to the body
and Kholin counters with a nice uppercut.
Kholin wants to clinch
and Troeng counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kholin misses with a takedown
enabling Troeng to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dalinar Kholin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kholin misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Troeng on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kholin misses with a lunging right hand
and Troeng counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kholin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kholin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kholin throws a right hand that misses
and Troeng counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kholin wants to clinch but Troeng slips to the side
and Troeng counters with a stiff right hand.
Kholin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Troeng counters with a nice uppercut.
Kholin misses with a body punch
and Troeng counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Troeng slips under a jab.
Kholin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kholin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Troeng counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kholin throws a lazy uppercut
and Kholin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Troeng throws a looping overhand right but Kholin ducks down to avoid it.
Kholin throws a sloppy body shot
and Troeng counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Kholin is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tor Troeng dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kholin misses with a right hand
and Kholin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Kholin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kholin throws a poor cross that misses
and Troeng counters with a big right hand! Oh Kholin is in trouble here! Troeng follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tor Troeng!