PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Corbin (ranked 2722 p4p, 2970 weight class) and Thomas Dillinger (ranked 379 p4p, 406 weight class). Thomas Dillinger is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Corbin
vs
Dillinger

189 cm
19
219
5 - 2 - 0

187 cm
26
212
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ulysses Corbin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Dillinger !
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Corbin.
Dillinger throws a poor cross that misses
and Dillinger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Corbin moves out of range of the strikes.
Corbin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dillinger moves away.
Dillinger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corbin.
Corbin is looking to counter punch.
Corbin fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice jab there from Corbin.
Corbin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dillinger .
Corbin jabs Dillinger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dillinger throws a right hand that misses
and Dillinger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dillinger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Corbin looks to land a left hand but Dillinger moved out of range nicely.
Corbin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Corbin slips a jab from Dillinger .
Corbin lands a nice hook to Dillinger 's body. Dillinger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dillinger misses with an uppercut
and Corbin counters with a nice uppercut.
Corbin lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Corbin.
Thomas Dillinger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dillinger misses the jab.
Dillinger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A telegraphed right hand from Dillinger misses the target.
Corbin misses with a double jab.
Corbin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dillinger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dillinger throws a series of punches but Corbin moves out of range.
Corbin lands a jab to the nose.
Nice defenses there by Dillinger .
Dillinger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Corbin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dillinger sprawls and moves away.
Dillinger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Corbin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dillinger , pushing him back against the cage.
Corbin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
I was talking to Corbin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corbin pushes Dillinger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dillinger wants to get back to striking at distance but Corbin won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Corbin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Corbin pushes Dillinger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Dillinger breaks from the clinch.
Dillinger misses the jab.
Corbin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dillinger misses with an uppercut
enabling Corbin to counter with a crisp jab.
Dillinger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corbin.
Dillinger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corbin.
A big left from Dillinger misses.
Dillinger throws a big shot that misses.
Corbin misses with a looping left.
Dillinger misses with an uppercut. Corbin saw that one coming.
Corbin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dillinger misses with an uppercut
and Corbin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Corbin moves out of range as Dillinger strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Corbin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dillinger .
Corbin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dillinger is fending him off so far but Corbin persists. Nope, Dillinger circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice defenses there by Corbin.
Dillinger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corbin.
Dillinger slips a straight right by Corbin.
Corbin dips to his left and cracks Dillinger with an uppercut!
Dillinger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dillinger throws a series of punches but Corbin avoids them all with ease.
Corbin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dillinger on the side of the head.
Corbin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dillinger s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dillinger throws a series of punches but Corbin moves out of range.
Dillinger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Corbin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dillinger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corbin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corbin looks to land a combination. Dillinger sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Corbin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Corbin trying to control the pace.
Dillinger is trying to get back to full guard.
Corbin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Corbin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corbin lands with a punch from half guard.
Dillinger is trying to maintain the position but Corbin is very close to passing his half guard.
Corbin winds up and cracks Dillinger with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ulysses Corbin 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.

Corbin misses with the combination.
Corbin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dillinger can do to turn this around?
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Corbin, as that shot connected.
Corbin lands a jab to Dillinger 's midsection.
Dillinger throws a hook to the side of Corbin's head but Corbin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corbin slips under a jab.
Dillinger loads up on a big right hand but Corbin slips the punch.
Corbin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dillinger throws a lazy uppercut
and Corbin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corbin goes for a double leg but Dillinger avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dillinger continues to drive forward.
Dillinger lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Corbin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dillinger 's efforts to push away.

Dillinger breaks the clinch.
Corbin moves away from the strike by Dillinger .
Corbin slips under a jab from Dillinger .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbin throws a jab but it's blocked by Dillinger .
Dillinger misses with a looping left.
Dillinger throws a right hand that misses
and Corbin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dillinger throws a lazy right hand but Corbin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dillinger 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.
Corbin lands with a right hand.
Dillinger tries to bum rush Corbin with a series of wild strikes but Corbin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dillinger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dillinger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corbin.
Dillinger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corbin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dillinger throws a series of punches but Corbin avoids them all with ease.
Dillinger lands a jab to Corbin's midsection.
Corbin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Corbin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dillinger misses with a shot to the body
and Corbin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbin slips under a jab.

Dillinger gets caught flat footed, as Corbin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dillinger trying to control the position.
Corbin throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corbin slips nicely into half guard.
Corbin not doing much here.
Dillinger is trying to get back to full guard.
Dillinger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Corbin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dillinger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Corbin.
Corbin works his foot free and advances to mount.
Corbin unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbin tries to control but Dillinger wriggling away.
Corbin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Corbin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dillinger can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Corbin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Corbin is really struggling to control Dillinger but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Dillinger tries to hold on but Corbin postures up.
Ulysses Corbin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Corbin landing punches.
Dillinger tries to lock up and control but Corbin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dillinger in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corbin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dillinger tries to hold on but Corbin postures up.
Corbin with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Corbin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Corbin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Corbin landing strikes, looking to finish!

Dillinger is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillinger wants to control but Corbin is having none of it.
Dillinger is still in real trouble! Can Corbin finish him?
Corbin controlling the pace for now.
Corbin lands a big shot there that rocks Dillinger but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oooh a big shot lands for Corbin! Dillinger is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ulysses Corbin!
Ulysses Corbin thanked the fans post fight for their support.