PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barry Dingle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Allerdyce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dingle's entrance music is The Dingle Puck Goat. A fine choice. Allerdyce comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fire Track kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! John Allerdyce is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Dingle
vs
Allerdyce

166 cm
23
162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
168 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barry Dingle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Allerdyce!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dingle throws a head kick that misses.
Allerdyce blocks the body kick.
Allerdyce changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dingle tries to avoid it but Allerdyce manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dingle to the ground. Dingle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dingle loads up on a big right hand but Allerdyce slips the punch.

Allerdyce scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Allerdyce sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dingle defending well though.
Allerdyce with the ground and pound but Dingle uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Allerdyce with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Allerdyce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Allerdyce working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Allerdyce postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Allerdyce passes into half guard.
Allerdyce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dingle regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Allerdyce.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allerdyce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Allerdyce stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dingle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dingle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Allerdyce trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dingle's guard.
Allerdyce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dingle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Allerdyce throws a strike but Dingle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dingle is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Allerdyce looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dingle's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dingle trying to control the position from guard on top but Allerdyce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allerdyce has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Allerdyce is striking from the bottom but Dingle uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.

Allerdyce looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dingle sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Allerdyce actively working from the bottom here.
Allerdyce looks gassed!

Allerdyce looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Allerdyce actively working from the bottom here.
Allerdyce is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Allerdyce tries for a takedown but Dingle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barry Dingle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allerdyce takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dingle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Allerdyce checks a low kick from Dingle.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dingle.
Dingle throws a chopping leg kick but Allerdyce manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Allerdyce blocks the leg kick.
Dingle tries a low kick but Allerdyce avoids it.
Dingle throws a shot from downtown. Allerdyce moves away and avoids it.
Dingle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dingle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dingle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Dingle.
Allerdyce blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Dingle dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dingle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dingle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Allerdyce avoids the head kick by Dingle.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dingle. Allerdyce shrugs it off though.
A jab from Dingle misses.
Dingle is looking to slow Allerdyce down with leg kicks.
Dingle throws a sloppy head kick and Allerdyce moves out of range easily.
Dingle throws a low kick but Allerdyce avoids it.
Dingle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Allerdyce's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dingle scores with a leg kick.
Dingle fakes the leg kick and cracks Allerdyce in the body.
Dingle scores with a push kick.
Allerdyce is breathing heavily.
Dingle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dingle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dingle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dingle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allerdyce takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dingle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Allerdyce checks a leg kick.
Dingle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Allerdyce. That did some damage!
Dingle feints and then cracks Allerdyce's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Allerdyce down.
Dingle throws a leg kick which misses Allerdyce's front leg but catches the back leg as Allerdyce tries to avoid it.
Allerdyce blocks the body kick.
Allerdyce takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Allerdyce will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Allerdyce checks a leg kick.
Dingle misses with a low kick.
Dingle throws out a leg kick but Allerdyce moves out of range and Dingle only half commits.
Dingle tries to land a leg kick but Allerdyce saw it coming and moves away.
A head kick misses from Dingle.
Dingle throws the kick towards the body but Allerdyce avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingle wants to land a leg kick but Allerdyce is out of range.
Allerdyce on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dingle. Dingle obviously looking to wear him down.
Dingle tries to work over Allerdyce's front leg with a kick but Allerdyce checks it.
Allerdyce steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dingle. That one must have hurt.
Allerdyce checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dingle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barry Dingle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dingle is looking to slow Allerdyce down with leg kicks.
Dingle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barry Dingle is winning the standup battle so far.
Dingle looks to land a combination. Allerdyce sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Allerdyce checks the leg kick nicely there.
Allerdyce blocks a jab.
Dingle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dingle misses with a low kick.
Dingle throws the kick towards the body but Allerdyce avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingle tries to work over Allerdyce's front leg with a kick but Allerdyce checks it.
Nice jab there from Dingle.
Dingle throws a leg kick that misses.
Dingle pivots, looking for a leg kick but Allerdyce is out of range and Dingle settles back down.
Allerdyce blocks a low kick nicely.
Dingle throws and low kick but Allerdyce moves out of range easily.
Dingle throws a body kick that misses.
Allerdyce shoots in for a takedown but Dingle shows good takedown defense.
A clash of legs there as Allerdyce blocks the low kick.
Allerdyce shoots in but Dingle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barry Dingle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Allerdyce.
Dingle misses with a body kick.
Dingle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dingle thumps Allerdyce with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Dingle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingle misses with a low kick.
Dingle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dingle misses with a head kick.
Allerdyce avoids the head kick by Dingle.
Dingle tries to score with a low kick but Allerdyce moves his leg out of the way.
Dingle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Allerdyce.
Dingle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Allerdyce's sensitive parts.
Dingle throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Dingle.
Allerdyce moves out of range of the body kick.
Allerdyce blocks the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dingle cracks the inside of Allerdyce's front leg.
Allerdyce avoids a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dingle.
Dingle delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Dingle dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Dingle is looking to land body kicks.
Dingle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dingle throws a push kick but Allerdyce slaps the foot to one side.
Dingle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dingle scores with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Dingle misses.
Dingle lands with a nice combination. Allerdyce backs away looking to recover.
Dingle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dingle goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Allerdyce shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dingle but Dingle pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dingle is looking to slow Allerdyce down with leg kicks.
Dingle throws a leg kick that misses.
Allerdyce takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dingle lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Allerdyce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingle is looking to score with low kicks.
Dingle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Allerdyce's sensitive parts.
Dingle wants to slow Allerdyce down by chopping away at his legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dingle.
A leg kick checked by Allerdyce.
Dingle throws a sloppy head kick and Allerdyce moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Dingle.
Dingle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Allerdyce keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dingle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Allerdyce checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dingle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dingle lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Allerdyce has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Allerdyce and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dingle is looking to land body kicks.
An inside leg kick from Dingle misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dingle throws a head kick that misses.
Allerdyce fails with a takedown attempt.
Dingle scores with a leg kick.
Dingle throws the kick towards the body but Allerdyce avoids it.
Dingle attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Allerdyce checks a leg kick nicely.
Allerdyce shoots in and drives through. Dingle sprawls well.
Barry Dingle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Allerdyce.
Allerdyce takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dingle will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Allerdyce takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Allerdyce blocks a leg kick.
Dingle throws a low kick but it's checked well by Allerdyce.
Dingle tries a low kick but Allerdyce avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dingle throws a head kick but Allerdyce moves out of range.
Dingle scores with a head kick.
Dingle throws a low kick but Allerdyce avoids it.
Dingle misses with a low kick as Allerdyce jumps back.
Dingle tried to score with a low kick but Allerdyce checks it.
Dingle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good work by Allerdyce as he checks the leg kick.
Dingle throws a leg kick but Allerdyce moved away.
Dingle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Allerdyce's calf.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dingle.
Allerdyce takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dingle throws out a leg kick but Allerdyce moves out of range and Dingle only half commits.
Dingle scores with a spinning back kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingle throws out a leg kick but Allerdyce moves out of range and Dingle only half commits.
Allerdyce avoids the head kick by Dingle.
Dingle throws a hook but Allerdyce blocks it.
Dingle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dingle throws a wild body kick that Allerdyce sees coming a mile off.
Allerdyce moves forwards but Dingle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dingle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barry Dingle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Allerdyce tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dingle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Allerdyce somewhat.
Dingle defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Allerdyce.
Dingle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dingle throws a half hearted mid kick.
John Allerdyce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dingle throws the kick towards the body but Allerdyce avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Dingle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dingle, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:25
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:25
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Dingle!