PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between M J Shain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Dye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shain comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

J Shain
vs
Dye

178 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
182 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, M J Shain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cameron Dye!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shain throws a hook but Dye blocks it.
Dye chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shain keeps the fight on the outside.
Dye will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dye throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shain throws a head kick but Dye moves out of range.
Dye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dye fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dye looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shain lands the left hand.
Dye takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shain fails to land with a series of punches.
Dye throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dye tries to clinch but Shain moves out of range.
Dye throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dye swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dye tries to clinch but Shain is having none of it.
Shain misses with a few strikes there.
Shain missing with a left hand there. Dye was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dye is looking to clinch but Shain is avoiding it.
Dye is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Dye moves into range and clinches up with Shain.
Dye lands a knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dye.
Dye unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shain is breathing heavily.
Dye gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like M J Shain has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dye lands an elbow that stopped Shain in his tracks for a moment.
Dye with a knee to the head.
Dye slowing the pace effectively.
Dye lands a knee to the head.
Dye scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dye takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Shain tries to score a body lock takedown but Dye shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dye avoiding damage.
A knee to the head by Dye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dye scores with a knee to the head.
Dye unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dye manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cameron Dye.
Dye tries to clinch but Shain moves out of range.
Cameron Dye is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dye misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shain looks to land a left hand but Dye moved out of range nicely.
Shain takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dye is looking to clinch but Shain is avoiding it.
Dye moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dye fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dye wants to clinch up but Shain keeps it at a distance.
Dye is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dye avoids a punch combination nicely.

Dye clinches up with Shain and pushes him back against the cage.
Dye will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shain up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shain tries to pull guard but Dye won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron Dye dominated that round.
The cut man is working on M J Shain's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dye wants to clinch up but Shain keeps it at a distance.
Dye tries to close the distance and clinch but Shain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dye leaves Shain with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dye scoring well with a low kick there.
Dye throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dye is looking to clinch.
Dye pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Dye.
Dye uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shain.
Dye tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shain swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dye fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dye doesn't manage to clinch there - Shain circles away.
Shain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dye.
Shain looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dye connects with a high kick.

Dye moves into the clinch.
Dye is pressed up against the cage. Shain has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dye down to the mat. Dye avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for M J Shain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dye wants to clinch up but Shain keeps it at a distance.
Dye tries to clinch but Shain moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Dye.
Shain circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dye is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Shain misses.
Dye moves in looking to clinch but Shain pushes him off.
Dye is looking to chop away at Shain's legs.
Shain keeps the fight on the outside.
Dye wants to clinch.
Dye doesn't manage to clinch there - Shain circles away.
Shain circles away from the clinch attempt.
M J Shain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dye fails with an attempt to clinch.

Dye closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dye is pressed up against the cage. Shain has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dye down to the mat. Dye avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cameron Dye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dye moves in looking to clinch but Shain pushes him off.
Dye tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dye lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shain's sensitive parts.
Dye is looking to clinch but Shain is avoiding it.
Dye motions for Shain to come forward. Dye throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Dye clinches with his opponent.
Dye gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shain.
Dye working some nice short punches in the clinch.

M J Shain's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dye lands a knee to the head.
Dye connects with a knee to the head.
Dye controlling the action here for a moment.
A knee to the head by Dye.
Dye connects with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dye.
Shain tries to pull guard but Dye holds him up against the cage and eventually Shain drops back down to his feet.
Shain drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dye gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shain drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dye pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron Dye showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on M J Shain's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Dye is looking to clinch but Shain is avoiding it.
Shain misses with a looping right.
Dye tries to clinch up but Shain circles away and keeps his distance.

Dye takes the fight into the clinch.
Dye scores a nice knee to the body.
Dye lands an elbow inside that Shain shrugs off.
Shain takes an elbow to the temple.
Dye landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dye with a knee to the head.

M J Shain's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dye landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stalling in the clinch from Dye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain goes for a takedown attempt but Dye pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dye tries to clinch up.
Shain keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dye tries to clinch there but Shain circles away.
Dye misses with a looping left.
Dye is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dye fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shain digs a good body shot into Dye's ribs.
Dye tries to clinch there but Shain circles away.
Dye wants to clinch.
Dye tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dye tries to clinch up.
Dye is looking to clinch but Shain is avoiding it.
Shain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dye tries to clinch up.
Dye swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dye throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain throws a combination that misses

and Dye moves into the clinch.
Dye throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shain blocks it with crossed arms.
Dye lands a knee to the head.
Shain can't get the takedown.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dye connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shain's face.
Dye lands a knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Dye.
Shain is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for M J Shain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dye misses with a knee strike.
Dye using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dye unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shain letting Dye take a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dye landing knees to the head.
M J Shain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Jeez, M J Shain's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Shain jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dye walks away with a smile on his face. Shain gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dye lands a knee to the head.
Dye stalling in the clinch.
Shain can't get the takedown.
Dye stalling against the cage.
Dye using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shain takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dye lands a knee to the head.
Dye lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dye landing knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cameron Dye comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dye has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cameron Dye!