PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Styill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barclay Dredge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styill's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Many Men. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Styill
vs
Dredge

185 cm
20
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

193 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greg Styill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barclay Dredge!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dredge clinches.
Styill slows down the pace here.
Dredge wants a takedown but no success here.
Dredge wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Styill has him pressed against the ropes.
Styill misses with a punch to the body.
Styill looking to slow down the pace here.
Styill misses with a punch on the inside.

Styill breaks the clinch.
Dredge tries for a takedown but Styill sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Styill throws a head kick that Dredge semi-blocks.

Styill shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dredge manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Styill is looking to work some ground and pound but Dredge has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Styill accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dredge keeping moving, preventing Styill from controlling successfully.
Dredge looking for a sweep. Not yet Dredge, not yet.
Styill 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Styill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dredge swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Styill sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Styill looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dredge scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like Greg Styill has been cut.
Styill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dredge throws a right and a left that Styill avoids nicely.
Styill tries a head kick but it misses.
Styill scores with a punch to the head.
Styill shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dredge misses with a few strikes there.
Styill swinging wildly here.

Dredge instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dredge has had enough of the clinch but Styill keeps him there for the moment.
Dredge has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Styill.
Dredge is trying to force a seperation but Styill has the dominant position.

Dredge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dredge moves out of range of the body kick.
Dredge throws a leg kick which misses Styill's front leg but catches the back leg as Styill tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styill moves in looking to clinch but Dredge pushes him off.
Dredge shoots and misses
and Styill counters with a stiff right hand.
Greg Styill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barclay Dredge.
Styill tries to clinch but Dredge moves away

and Dredge moves into the clinch.
A short right from Dredge.
Styill working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Styill breaks the clinch.
Styill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dredge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dredge looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dredge throws a body kick the misses
and Styill counters with a head kick.
Styill is breathing heavily.
Dredge is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Styill falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Dredge counter with a right hand.

Dredge decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dredge missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Styill wants to control but Dredge is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styill won't allow Dredge to pass to mount.
Styill is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dredge with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dredge is trying to control. Styill wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dredge wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dredge fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Greg Styill will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Greg Styill'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.

Styill lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Styill.
Greg Styill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Styill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dredge.
Styill looks to land a left hand but Dredge moved out of range nicely.
Styill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dredge stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dredge with a lazy takedown attempt
and Styill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horrible takedown by Styill or perhaps it was just good defense by Dredge which made him look bad.
Styill shoots in for a takedown but Dredge shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Styill closes the distance and clinches.
Dredge is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Dredge wants to break free but Styill has control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Styill lands a nice knee to the body.
Styill is looking to control Dredge's arms but Dredge gets an underhook and turns him. Now Styill has his back to the ropes.
Dredge is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Styill pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dredge tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Greg Styill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barclay Dredge.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Styill lands a good knee to the midsection. Dredge won't want to take too many of those.
Styill is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Styill goes for a takedown attempt but Dredge pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Styill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dredge.
Dredge throws a series of punches but Styill moves out of range.
Greg Styill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Styill misses with a double jab.

Styill darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dredge holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Dredge is trying to stand up here but Styill is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dredge is staying active underneath Styill, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Styill is pressing down on Dredge's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dredge is holding on for now.
Dredge keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Styill sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dredge defending well though.
Styill is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Dredge wants to stand but Styill is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Styill throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Dredge.
Styill shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dredge lands with a nice body punch.
Dredge jabs Styill right on the nose. Styill blinks but takes it well.
Dredge displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dredge doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Styill counters with a leg kick.
Dredge tries to clinch up but Styill circles away and keeps his distance.
Dredge blocks a head kick by Styill.
Styill doesn't manage to clinch there - Dredge circles away.
Styill throws a right hand that Dredge ducks under and follows up with a left that Dredge also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Dredge.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dredge lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dredge circles away from the clinch attempt.

Styill moves into the clinch.
Dredge wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dredge wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Styill has him pressed against the ropes.
Styill is working Dredge over against the ropes.
Styill throws a punch but it's blocked by Dredge.
Styill misses with an elbow strike.
Styill with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Dredge pulls Styill into guard.
Styill wants to control from the top but Dredge keeps moving.
Styill looking to sit in guard and control but Dredge gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dredge wants to get up but he can't break Styill's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Greg Styill will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Greg Styill's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dredge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Styill darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Styill is trying to control. Dredge wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dredge moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dredge looking for a sweep. Not yet Dredge, not yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dredge keeping moving, preventing Styill from controlling successfully.
Styill preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Styill trying to control but Dredge is working from the bottom.
Styill working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dredge wants to get back to his feet but Styill is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Styill misses with a two punch combination.
Styill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dredge misses with a series of wild punches.
Dredge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Styill swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two 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.
Dredge circles away from the clinch attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dredge throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Styills head.
Dredge lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Styill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Styill swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Dredge counter with a right hand.

Dredge has managed to clinch.
Styill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Styill tries to work over Dredge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Styill.
Styill has Dredge pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Dredge manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dredge has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dredge is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Dredge drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Styill gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dredge is trying to break the clinch but Styill is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Styill.
Styill working aggressively here.

Styill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dredge swinging wildly here.
Dredge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Styill lands with a kick to the temple. Dredge shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dredge fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Styill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Styill scores with a nice hook to the head.
Styill is trying to maintain a safe position but Dredge gets an underhook and turns Styill into the ropes.
Dredge's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Styill swings wildly with an uppercut but Dredge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Styill lands a hook to the side of the head.

Styill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dredge lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dredge looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Dredge with that takedown attempt.
Greg Styill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barclay Dredge.
Dredge throws a nice looking combination but Styill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Styill misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dredge will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Styill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dredge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dredge wants to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Dredge.

Styill closes the distance and clinches.
Barclay Dredge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dredge tries to circle away but Styill has him pinned against the ropes.

Dredge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Styill clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Styill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Styill, 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Styill!