PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pete Dillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Turcotte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dillan comes to the cage accompanied by We Will Rock You - Queen. Dennis Turcotte has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pete Dillan's chin.

Dillan
vs
Turcotte

180 cm
20
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

175 cm
24
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pete Dillan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dennis Turcotte!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dillan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turcotte circles away quickly and effectively.
Dillan misses with a wild combination.
Dillan throws a right hand that Turcotte ducks under and follows up with a left that Turcotte also avoids with ease.
Turcotte thuds a left hand into Dillan's body.

Turcotte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Turcotte fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dillan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dillan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turcotte is struggling to control the position.
Dillan has had enough of the clinch but Turcotte keeps him there for the moment.

Dillan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dillan swings away with a body shot that misses

and Turcotte counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dillan's guard now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillan keeping full guard, as Turcotte tries to pass.
Turcotte won't allow Dillan to get back to his feet.

Dillan pushes Turcotte off and scrambles back to his feet.
Dillan misses with a combination

and Turcotte counters with a takedown into side control.

Turcotte tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Turcotte has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dillan prevents Turcotte from moving into mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Turcotte.

Turcotte is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dillan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Turcotte goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dillan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Turcotte but great work by Dillan.

Dillan stands up.
Turcotte connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dillan misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte dodges the punch combination from Dillan.
Dillan throws a big shot that misses.
Dillan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dillan thows a left - swing and a miss!

Turcotte moves into the clinch successfully.
Turcotte blocking some punches.
Turcotte blocks a body shot from Dillan.

Turcotte breaks from the clinch.
Turcotte defending well as Dillan loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Turcotte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dillan.
Dillan tries to clinch

and Turcotte decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dillan's guard.
Turcotte pushes down on Dillan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Turcotte tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dillan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Turcotte works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turcotte dominating with strikes here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Turcotte looking for a guillotine from mount but Dillan is having none of it.
Turcotte unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Turcotte dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dillan misses with a body shot.
Dillan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turcotte manages to avoid it.

Turcotte closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Turcotte lands in his opponent's guard.
Dillan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Turcotte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dillan is keeping the position for now.

Turcotte is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dillan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dillan has escaped and now he's on top!

Dillan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Turcotte, up you get!

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

Turcotte closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dillan did well to prevent Turcotte getting side control.
Dillan is trying to stand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turcotte missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Turcotte prevents Dillan from standing back up.

Turcotte is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dillan defends it well.
Turcotte looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Turcotte is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dillan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turcotte.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dillan defending well though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Turcotte takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Turcotte gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dillan wants to get back to striking at distance but Turcotte won't allow it.

Dillan manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Dillan.
Turcotte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turcotte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dillan.
Turcotte shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dillan pinned against the cage. Dillan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dillan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turcotte circles away quickly and effectively.
Pete Dillan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dillan's waist but Dillan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Turcotte off to one side.
Dillan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dillan misses with a hook. Turcotte ducked under it nicely.

Turcotte takes the fight into the clinch.
Dillan is trying to break the clinch but Turcotte is controlling him.
Turcotte is trying to drag Dillan to the mat but Dillan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pete Dillan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Turcotte.
A bit of stalling here from Turcotte.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dillan lands a hook that snaps the head of Turcotte backwards.
Dillan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dillan wants to break free but Turcotte has control.
Turcotte keeps control of Dillan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Dillan's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Turcotte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dillan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dillan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dillan misses the shot to the body.
Dillan swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Turcotte counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dillan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dennis Turcotte will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Turcotte drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dillan wants to get back to his feet but Turcotte is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dillan can't keep his opponent in guard - Turcotte advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Turcotte looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Turcotte connects with a nice short shot to Dillan's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Dillan makes his way to full guard, as Turcotte worked for a kimura.
Turcotte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dillan is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Turcotte drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dillan dives on top into guard.
Turcotte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turcotte bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dillan's guard.
Turcotte stands and throws Dillan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dillan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dillan prevents Turcotte from moving into mount.

Turcotte is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Dillan looks calm but he's in trouble here. Turcotte gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Dillan is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Turcotte lets go of the hold and Dillan can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dennis Turcotte!