PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Dillinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Otto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dillinger
vs
Otto

185 cm
20
193 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
188 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Dillinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Otto!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dillinger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Otto, pushing him back against the cage.
Dillinger connects with a knee to the head.
Dillinger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dillinger leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dillinger tries to land a knee to the head but Otto blocks with his arms.
Dillinger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Otto is defending well for now.

Otto pulls guard effortlessly.
Dillinger seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dillinger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Otto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Otto being controlled here, momentarily.
Dillinger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Otto swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Otto is looking for a triangle but Dillinger pushes his legs off easily.
Otto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dillinger's guard.
Dillinger seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dillinger keeping moving, preventing Otto from controlling successfully.
Dillinger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Otto tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Dillinger manages to move to mount!
Dillinger controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Otto on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Otto for as long as he can get away with.
Otto wants to hold on but Dillinger pushes him away.
Dillinger tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Otto gets back to half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Dillinger.

Dillinger scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger tries to move to mount but Otto blocks the move with his legs.
Otto is trying to get back to half guard.

Dillinger has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jay Otto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dillinger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Otto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dillinger tries to clinch but Otto moves out of range.
Otto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Otto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dillinger moves in looking to clinch but Otto pushes him off.
Otto throws a head kick that misses.
Otto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dillinger.
Dillinger tries to clinch there but Otto circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Dillinger dominated that round.
That's time! Dillinger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dillinger tries to clinch up.
Otto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dillinger moves in looking to clinch but Otto pushes him off.

Dillinger has Otto up against the cage in a clinch.
Otto wants a takedown but no success here.
Dillinger dodges an elbow strike from Otto.
Otto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dillinger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Otto blocks it with crossed arms.
Otto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dillinger smiles and moves away.
Jay Otto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dillinger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dillinger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dillinger doesn't manage to clinch there - Otto circles away.
Dillinger tries to clinch but Otto moves out of range.
Otto misses the jab.
Dillinger is looking to clinch but Otto is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dillinger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dillinger throws a sloppy head kick and Otto moves out of range easily.

Dillinger darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Otto actively working from the bottom here.
Dillinger content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Otto actively working from the bottom here.
Dillinger stops Otto from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Otto looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dillinger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Otto is trying to stand up here but Dillinger is controlling him well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Dillinger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Otto, pushing him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Otto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dillinger pushes off an throws an elbow but Otto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dillinger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Otto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Otto tries for a takedown. No joy.
John Dillinger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Otto.
Dillinger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dillinger scores with a knee to the head.
Dillinger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dillinger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Otto has had enough of the clinch but Dillinger keeps him there for the moment.
Dillinger has Otto pressed against the cage, preventing Otto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dillinger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Otto.
Dillinger misses with a knee to the head.
Dillinger connects with a nasty looking knee right to Otto's face.
Dillinger looking to throw knees to the head but Otto is blocking nicely.
Dillinger crunches a lovely knee into Otto's ribcage.
Dillinger connects with a knee to the head.
Dillinger tries to land a knee to the head but Otto blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dillinger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dillinger connects with a nasty looking knee right to Otto's face.
Dillinger connects with a knee to the head.
Otto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dillinger fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dillinger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Dillinger rushes Otto and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dillinger just stands there and leans against the cage.
Otto tries to circle away but Dillinger has him pinned against the cage.
Otto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dillinger just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dillinger tries to land a knee to the head but Otto blocks with his arms.
Otto goes for a takedown attempt but Dillinger pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Otto scores with a jab to the body.
Dillinger doesn't manage to clinch there - Otto circles away.
John Dillinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillinger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Dillinger clinches with his opponent.
Dillinger crunches a lovely knee into Otto's ribcage.
Dillinger has Otto pressed against the cage, preventing Otto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dillinger stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Otto misses with an elbow over the top.
Dillinger lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dillinger controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Dillinger dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Otto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dillinger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Otto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Otto scores with a decent looking hook.
Otto throws a lazy head kick

and Dillinger counters with a shoot takedown. Otto fights it but they end up in guard.
Otto trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Dillinger gets to his feet - Otto follows without any prompting.
Otto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Otto throws a sloppy head kick and Dillinger moves out of range easily.

Dillinger shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Otto manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Otto has an active guard here but Dillinger has managed to pass into half guard.
Otto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Otto actively working from the bottom here.
Otto wants to improve his position but Dillinger is controlling well.
Dillinger not doing much here.
Otto wants to control but Dillinger is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dillinger moves into full mount! Otto won't be happy about that!

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.
Dillinger controlling from mount.
Otto tries to buck Dillinger off but he can't manage it.
Otto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dillinger controlling from the full mount.
Otto working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger looking to control and managing it successfully.
Otto is trying desperately to improve position.

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.
Dillinger controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Otto regains half guard.

Dillinger decides to return to a standing position.
A head kick by Otto misses
and Dillinger counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Otto is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Dillinger pushes Otto up against the cage in a clinch.
Dillinger scores a nice knee to the body.
Dillinger misses with a knee strike.

Otto pulls Dillinger into guard.
Otto wants to get back to his feet but Dillinger is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jay Otto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dillinger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Otto is keeping the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Dillinger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dillinger, 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Dillinger!