PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Who (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Who's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Let the body hit the floor. Sam Dillon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Who
vs
Dillon

192 cm
18
202 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

177 cm
19
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Who!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Dillon!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillon shoots in but no luck this time.
Who throws a left that rocks Dillon and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Who dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Dillon regain composure!

Dillon is rocked!

It looks like Sam Dillon has been cut.
Who throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dillon is still in real trouble! Can Who finish him?
Dillon is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Who stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Who throws a quick inside leg kick.
Who throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dillon seems to have recovered his senses.
Dillon should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Who moves out of range of the body kick from Dillon.
Who fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Who looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Who throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dillon lands with a slapping head kick.
Dillon misses with a takedown attempt - Who sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Who shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Dillon counters with a shoot takedown. Who fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dillon landing some decent shots from guard.
Who will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Who is trying to control the position but Dillon postures up.
Dillon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dillon looks gassed!
Who looking for a sweep. Not yet Who, not yet.
Who is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Who wants to stand and escape but Dillon is having none of it.
Dillon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dillon tries to free his leg and advance position but Who is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Dillon has taken the fight to the clinch.

Who escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Who with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice combination there by Who.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dillon thows a leg kick but Who checks it
and Who counters with an inside leg kick.
Who scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Who shoots in for a takedown but Dillon shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Who. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dillon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dillon works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Who has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dillon moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

Dillon has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Dillon drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dillon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dillon throws a series of punches but Who avoids them all with ease.

Dillon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Who looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dillon controlling from side mount.
Who can't do much from the bottom here.
Who is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Dillon has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Dillon throws a sloppy head kick
and Who counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dillon's knee momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Who misses with a takedown

and Dillon counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Who!
Dillon is trying to take his opponent's back.
Who wants to control but Dillon is having none of it.

Dillon looking for a guillotine from mount but Who is having none of it.
Who regains half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dillon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dillon takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Who misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Who throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sam Dillon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sam Dillon's cut.
That's time! Who's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dillon closes the distance and clinches.
Dillon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Who gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Dillon manages to pull guard.
Who trying to control but Dillon is working from the bottom.

Who stands and steps away. Dillon gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Dillon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Who's guard.
Who not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dillon wants to control from the top but Who keeps moving.
Dillon prevents Who from getting back to his feet.
Dillon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dillon trying to control the position from guard on top but Who is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Who keeping full guard, as Dillon tries to pass.
Who wants to sweep here but Dillon controlling him for the moment.
Dillon is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon trying to control the position from guard on top but Who is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Who with a poor takedown

and Dillon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Who controlling the position.
Dillon postures up.
Who is looking to sweep but instead, Dillon has passed into half guard.
Who is trying to stand.
Well, if Dillon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Who flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Who pushes Dillon off and gets back to his feet.
Who shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Dillon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Who is looking to stand up but Dillon isn't so interested in that idea.
Sam Dillon has got the better of the ground game so far.

Dillon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dillon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon is in close to Who's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dillon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Who swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Who working a defensive guard here.
Dillon works over Who with some ground and pound from guard.
Who is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dillon is controlling him.
Dillon controlling from the top position.
Who keeping moving, preventing Dillon from controlling successfully.

Who pushes Dillon off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Johnny Who is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dillon has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Who looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A good leg kick by Who.
Dillon has his takedown stuffed

and Who counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dillon!
Johnny Who has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Dillon.
Dillon is squirming around, avoiding Who's attempts to control the action.
Who lands a heavy elbow.
Dillon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dillon tries to lock up and control but Who gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dillon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dillon wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Who throwing strikes here but Dillon is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Who avoids the attempt from Dillon to control.
Dillon is looking to get to half guard.
Dillon manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dillon trying to hold on to Who's head to control him but Who postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dillon gets full guard.
Dillon managing to control the position.
Who takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dillon is pulling down on Who's head to control his posture.

Who stands up from Dillon's guard - Who perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dillon throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Dillon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Dillon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Dillon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Who gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Dillon counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Who's guard now.
Who wants to control the position but Dillon says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Who is refusing to be controlled, as Dillon sits in half guard.
Who is looking to escape.

Who pushes Dillon off and gets back to his feet.
Who throws a head kick that Dillon semi-blocks.
Who wants to clinch but Dillon slips to the side

and Dillon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dillon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dillon gets to his feet. Who looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Dillon has managed to clinch.
Who blocks a body shot from Dillon.
Who stalling.
Who jumps guard but Dillon stands there with Who around his waist. Who gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Dillon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Who fails with the takedown

and Dillon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dillon.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Who. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Who is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dillon lands a couple of digs.
Dillon advances position into side control!
Dillon is looking to take a break and control but Who is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dillon staying calm.
Who wants to get back to his feet but Dillon drags him back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon takes a little break here. Who wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Dillon trying to control the action but Who is working from the bottom.
Who wants to get back to his feet but Dillon drags him back down.
Dillon controls the position.

Dillon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dillon tries to move into full mount but can't pass Who's legs.
Who is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dillon connects with a decent elbow.
Dillon lands a few punches from side control.
Dillon in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Who is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dillon asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dillon has hold of Who's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Who tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Dillon cranks the arm and Who screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Who, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Sam Dillon!