PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Dinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will McRoberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Will McRoberts is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Dinho
vs
McRoberts

190 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Dinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Will McRoberts!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McRoberts has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dinho looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
McRoberts lands a right hand.
McRoberts creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dinho's defenses.

It looks like Ryan Dinho has been cut.
McRoberts lands with a short head shot on the inside.

McRoberts lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
McRoberts scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McRoberts scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McRoberts lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dinho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McRoberts landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McRoberts scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ground and pound from McRoberts.
Dinho wants to improve his position but McRoberts is controlling well.
Dinho taking some punishment here, with McRoberts in his half guard.
Dinho taking some punishment here, with McRoberts in his half guard.
McRoberts looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McRoberts working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McRoberts takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McRoberts sitting and controlling from the half guard.

McRoberts gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Dinho tries to keep at a distance but McRoberts has taken the fight into the clinch.
McRoberts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McRoberts lands with a light punch inside.
McRoberts lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dinho backwards.
McRoberts lands a body punch.
McRoberts scores with a hook to the body.
McRoberts lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, McRoberts scores with a nice short uppercut.
McRoberts can't get the takedown.

McRoberts pulls guard successfully.
Dinho throws and elbow that misses. McRoberts uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dinho's guard. Nice move by McRoberts!
Dinho keeping moving, preventing McRoberts from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRoberts wants to pass the guard but Dinho is keeping the position.
Dinho working a defensive guard but McRoberts passes into half guard.
McRoberts is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McRoberts winds up and cracks Dinho with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McRoberts prevents Dinho from improving his position.
Dinho taking some punishment here, with McRoberts in his half guard.
McRoberts is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

McRoberts stands up out of the half guard.

McRoberts fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dinho, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from McRoberts.
Dinho takes a shot to the head.
McRoberts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McRoberts.

McRoberts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McRoberts shoots for a takedown but Dinho saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Dinho shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McRoberts's guard.

McRoberts pushes Dinho off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Dinho doesn't succeed with the takedown

and McRoberts counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dinho manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
McRoberts wants to stand but Dinho is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dinho keeping moving, preventing McRoberts from controlling successfully.

Dinho is looking for a triangle but McRoberts pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRoberts postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dinho controls McRoberts momentarily but McRoberts frees himself.
McRoberts is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McRoberts postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McRoberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Dinho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McRoberts misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

McRoberts has Dinho up against the cage in a clinch.
McRoberts lands a hook that snaps the head of Dinho backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will McRoberts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Dinho's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

McRoberts gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dinho counters with a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McRoberts.
Ryan Dinho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

McRoberts gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dinho wants a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from McRoberts.
Dinho is trying to break the clinch but McRoberts is controlling him.
A knee to the head by McRoberts.
McRoberts manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

McRoberts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McRoberts lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McRoberts.
Dinho has his takedown stuffed

and McRoberts holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dinho jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McRoberts walks away with a smile on his face. Dinho gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Dinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.

McRoberts scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
McRoberts scores with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Dinho's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McRoberts in side control, just content to control the action for now.
McRoberts working the ground and pound.
Dinho on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
McRoberts working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
McRoberts in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dinho is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McRoberts lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McRoberts is chipping away with strikes.
Dinho takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
McRoberts wants to control but Dinho is keeping him busy.
McRoberts is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Dinho's shoulder. That is not cool.
McRoberts lands a few punches from side control.
McRoberts works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

McRoberts looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McRoberts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dinho bucks up and tries to throw McRoberts off but instead McRoberts has got his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRoberts lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Dinho hold on?!
Dinho breaks McRoberts's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
McRoberts utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

McRoberts has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dinho can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McRoberts trying to keep a closed guard but Dinho is proving a slippery customer.
Dinho chips away with some ground and pound.
Dinho throwing strikes but missing.

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.
Dinho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McRoberts wants to stand but Dinho is controlling the position.
McRoberts utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dinho displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McRoberts.
Dinho gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and McRoberts counters with a nice double leg into guard.
McRoberts stopping the sweep attempt from Dinho.
Dinho can't keep his opponent in guard - McRoberts advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
McRoberts is trying to control. Dinho wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will McRoberts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Dinho's cut.
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!

McRoberts shoots and misses

and Dinho counters with a single leg into guard. McRoberts didn't expect that.

McRoberts is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dinho is aware though and is defending well.

McRoberts looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dinho has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McRoberts not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dinho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McRoberts is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McRoberts lands with a punch from half guard.
Dinho tries to roll over but McRoberts keeps him under control.
Dinho is looking to control McRoberts's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dinho avoid being mounted?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinho is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
McRoberts working Dinho over with strikes.
McRoberts uses his free foot to push down on Dinho's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dinho.
McRoberts scores with a couple of good head shots there.
McRoberts trying to control but Dinho is having none of it.
McRoberts scores with a couple of good head shots there.
McRoberts cracks Dinho with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
McRoberts landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two 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.
McRoberts punishing his opponent with strikes.
McRoberts punishing his opponent with strikes.
McRoberts landing strikes from the mount and Dinho is in trouble!
McRoberts lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
McRoberts connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
McRoberts with the ground and pound from mount.
McRoberts is landing with some decent strikes but Dinho is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dinho wants to hold on but McRoberts pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by McRoberts.
McRoberts raining down shots from the mount!
Dinho tries to lock up and control but McRoberts gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinho keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
McRoberts lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McRoberts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dinho is wriggling around trying to escape.
McRoberts landing strikes from the mount and Dinho is in trouble!
McRoberts with shots to the head and body - Dinho looks very uncomfortable down there.
McRoberts cracks Dinho with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
McRoberts lands with some strikes.
Dinho is desperately trying to improve his position but McRoberts has a good base and remains in mount.
Dinho is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinho working to try and regain half guard.
McRoberts working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dinho tries to hold on but McRoberts pushes him away.
McRoberts landing shots from mount.
McRoberts punishing his opponent with strikes.
McRoberts wants to control the pace but Dinho is squirming around nicely.
McRoberts working Dinho over with strikes here.
McRoberts dominating with strikes here.
McRoberts is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dinho can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ryan Dinho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Will McRoberts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McRoberts tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Will McRoberts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McRoberts winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will McRoberts!