PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Pinochet (ranked 1616 p4p, 20905 weight class) and Travis Dillon (ranked 184 p4p, 567 weight class). Pinochet comes to the cage accompanied by I Need a Pinochet. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pinochet
vs
Dillon

190 cm
26
233
8 - 4 - 0

191 cm
30
261
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Core Combat

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Augusto Pinochet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Dillon!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Dillon as he connects with a hook.
Pinochet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pinochet misses with a kick to the body.
Pinochet looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dillon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dillon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dillon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dillon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dillon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dillon takes a swing at Pinochet's ribcage but misses.
Dillon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A clash of legs there as Pinochet blocks the low kick.
Dillon throws a lazy right hand but Pinochet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dillon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dillon looks to land a left hand but Pinochet moved out of range nicely.
Pinochet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dillon manages to avoid it.
Pinochet is looking to clinch but Dillon is avoiding it.
Dillon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Dillon tries to get set, Pinochet tries to push him back and clinch up but Dillon manages to avoid the attempt.
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!
Pinochet is looking to slow Dillon down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dillon.

It looks like Augusto Pinochet has been cut.
Dillon misses with an uppercut. Pinochet saw that one coming.
Pinochet lunges at Dillon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dillon's hand.
Travis Dillon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut there from Dillon.
Pinochet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dillon cracks a nice hook into Pinochet's ribs.
Dillon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Pinochet clinches.
Dillon stalling.
Dillon looking to stall.
Pinochet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pinochet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pinochet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pinochet lands a shot to the body.
Pinochet manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon tries to work over Pinochet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pinochet lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dillon backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dillon.
Pinochet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dillon's elbow.

Dillon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pinochet connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pinochet. That's going to slow Dillon down.
Dillon throws a front kick aimed at Pinochet's knee but Pinochet avoids it well.

Pinochet takes the fight into the clinch.
Pinochet taking a breather.

Dillon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dillon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pinochet avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pinochet fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dillon is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Pinochet with that takedown attempt.
Travis Dillon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinochet thows a body kick. Dillon tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Pinochet has closed the distance and engaged Dillon in a clinch.
Dillon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pinochet backwards.
Nice body punch from Pinochet - that landed with a thud.
Pinochet lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dillon backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pinochet.
Pinochet is working Dillon over against the cage.
Dillon looks winded!

Dillon manages to break the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dillon.
Pinochet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dillon.
Dillon ducks right into an uppercut from Pinochet.
Pinochet lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pinochet with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinochet misses with a kick to the body
letting Dillon counter with a right hand.
Pinochet scores with a body shot.
Dillon swats away the attempt to clinch by Pinochet.
Dillon tries a low kick but Pinochet avoids it.
Dillon scores with a leg kick.
Pinochet fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dillon avoids it really well and circles away.
Dillon tries to bum rush Pinochet with a series of wild strikes but Pinochet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pinochet connects with a single shot there.
Sloppy strikes from Pinochet. Those never looked like landing.
Pinochet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Pinochet fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dillon sprawls well initially but Pinochet persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pinochet content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Augusto Pinochet will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Augusto Pinochet's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A shot to the body from Dillon misses

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

Dillon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dillon tests Pinochet's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dillon thows a body kick. Pinochet tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pinochet moves out of range of the strikes.
Dillon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Good leg kick by Pinochet.
Pinochet shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dillon sprawls well. Dillon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pinochet gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pinochet shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dillon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinochet won't allow Dillon to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinochet 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.
Dillon looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pinochet puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pinochet prevents Dillon from improving his position.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pinochet stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Pinochet instigates a clinch.
Dillon scores with a hook to the body.

Dillon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Dillon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon misses the shot to the body.
Pinochet checks a low kick from Dillon.
Pinochet feinted with a counter takedown.
Pinochet lands a glancing blow to the side of Dillon's head.
Dillon misses the jab.
Pinochet half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A nice leg kick from Pinochet, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pinochet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dillon.
Pinochet lands a nice hook to Dillon's body. Dillon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinochet moves out of range of the strikes.
Dillon throws a series of punches but Pinochet avoids them all with ease.
Dillon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pinochet. Pinochet obviously looking to wear him down.
Pinochet with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice uppercut there from Dillon.
Pinochet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pinochet shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dillon defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet misses with an uppercut. Dillon saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Dillon.
Pinochet is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dillon.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pinochet. That's going to slow Dillon down.
Pinochet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pinochet staying out of range there.
Pinochet appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pinochet lands a jab to Dillon's midsection.
Dillon misses with a looping right.
Pinochet half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pinochet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pinochet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dillon throws a low kick but Pinochet moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dillon as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Augusto Pinochet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinochet tries to close the distance and clinch but Dillon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dillon takes a swing at Pinochet's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick from Pinochet, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pinochet is looking to clinch.
Dillon misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pinochet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dillon thuds his shin into the meat of Pinochet's side.
Pinochet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Pinochet.
Dillon moves out of range as Pinochet strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Travis Dillon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Augusto Pinochet's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Dillon tries a head kick but it misses.
Dillon takes a swing at Pinochet's ribcage but misses.
Pinochet is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dillon.
Dillon throws a leg kick

and Pinochet counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pinochet.
A shot in the inside from Pinochet.
Dillon misses with the head strike.
Pinochet lands a hook that snaps the head of Dillon backwards.
Pinochet tries a body shot but Dillon blocks it.
Dillon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pinochet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good body shot from Dillon.
Dillon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pinochet backwards.
Augusto Pinochet has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Dillon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Pinochet with that takedown attempt.
Pinochet moves in looking to clinch but Dillon pushes him off.
Dillon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Pinochet counters by clinching up.
Pinochet scores with a shoulder strike.
Dillon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pinochet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pinochet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dillon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dillon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pinochet backwards.

Pinochet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pinochet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinochet tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dillon manages to circle out of the way.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dillon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pinochet - the referee stops the clock and Dillon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pinochet. Dillon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dillon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pinochet shoots in but Dillon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A nice side step and Dillon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dillon misses with an uppercut.
Danga de danga de dang - Dillon scores with a four punch combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon checks a leg kick.
Travis Dillon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Pinochet does it's job there.
Pinochet moves in looking to clinch but Dillon pushes him off.
Pinochet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinochet moves out of range of the body kick from Dillon.
Pinochet shoots in for a takedown but Dillon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Augusto Pinochet. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Pinochet moves into the clinch.
Dillon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dillon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pinochet tries a body shot but Dillon blocks it.
Dillon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dillon misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Pinochet fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dillon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dillon throws the left hand but Pinochet avoids the punch easily.
Pinochet takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circling - Dillon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pinochet with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pinochet is looking to clinch but Dillon is avoiding it.
Dillon unleashes a big counter combination but Pinochet bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dillon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dillon throws a head kick that Pinochet semi-blocks.
Pinochet takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dillon checks a leg kick nicely.
Dillon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pinochet throws a sloppy head kick and Dillon moves out of range easily.
Dillon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dillon misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pinochet.
Dillon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinochet shoots in but no luck this time.
Pinochet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dillon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dillon throws a leg kick but Pinochet moved away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dillon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Pinochet is rocked!
Dillon throws a leg kick but Pinochet checks it.
Oh Pinochet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pinochet gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Dillon gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Pinochet is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Dillon!
Travis Dillon thanked the fans post fight for their support.