PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Dillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Still (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dillan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kick Ass. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Dillan
vs
Still

190 cm
28
210 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

185 cm
29
213 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Dillan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Still!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Dillan.
Dillan circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big left from Still misses.
Dillan slips a jab from Still.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Still, right into the meat.
Still shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dillan as he avoids it easily.
Still fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dillan manages to avoid it.
Still lands a head shot.
Dillan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Still jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Still lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Still slips a jab and a cross from Dillan.
Still closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dillan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dillan jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillan with a nice cross.
Dillan throws a combination that misses
and Still counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Still lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dillan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Still to counter with a crisp jab.
Dillan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dillan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dillan misses with a wild combination.
Still throws a shot from downtown. Dillan moves away and avoids it.
Still slips a jab and a cross from Dillan.
Dillan looks to throw the jab but Still is out of range.
Still looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Still moves into range and connects with a jab.
Max Dillan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Still scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dillan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice shot by Still.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dillan counters with a one-two to the body.
Still connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dillan. Dillan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Still bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matt Still seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Still tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dillan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Still misses with a straight left.
Dillan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Still cracks a nice hook into Dillan's ribs.
Still tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dillan swivels and escapes.
Still fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Still.
Still connects with a leg kick. Dillan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Still shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dillan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Still's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Still's back!
Dillan is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillan doesn't have the hooks in and Still manages to turn into his guard.
Still landing some decent shots from guard.
Still stopping the sweep attempt from Dillan.
Still is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dillan has Still pulled in close to control his posture.
Still scoring with some ground and pound.
Still trying to control the position from guard on top but Dillan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Still throwing strikes but missing.
Still with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dillan keeping moving, preventing Still from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still throws a big right hand that misses.
Dillan looking for a sweep. Not yet Dillan, not yet.
Dillan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Still throwing strikes from guard but Dillan blocks nicely.
Still stops Dillan from standing up.
Dillan keeping full guard, as Still tries to pass.
Still trying to control but Dillan is working from the bottom.
Still with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dillan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dillan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Still.
Dillan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Still is one step ahead there.
Still with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Still dominated that round.
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.

Dillan throws a right and a left that Still avoids nicely.
Still misses with a hook.
No joy there for Dillan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Still swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Still takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Still lands with a nice combination. Dillan backs away looking to recover.
Still bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dillan's head.
Dillan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Still closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Still lands in his opponent's guard.
Dillan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dillan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Still on the ground.

Still thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dillan has his feet on Still's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Still lands a glancing blow to the side of Dillan's head.
Still uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dillan.
A decent looking cross lands there for Still.
Matt Still seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Still cracks a nice hook into Dillan's ribs.
Still lands with a good body shot.
Still fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Still closes the distance and pushes Dillan back into the cage.
Still misses with a hook from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Still stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Still breaks the clinch.
Dillan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Still throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dillan defending well as Still loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Still looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Still tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dillan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dillan throws a series of punches but Still avoids them all with ease.
Still wants to clinch up but Dillan keeps it at a distance.
Dillan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Still.
Still doesn't manage to clinch there - Dillan circles away.
Dillan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dillan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dillan doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dillan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dillan misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Still darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dillan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A lazy left from Still finds it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Still.
Still throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dillan on the side of the head.
Good exchange - Still coming out on top.
Dillan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Still cracks a nice hook into Dillan's ribs.
Dillan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good leg kick by Still there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillan ducks right into an uppercut from Still.
Still stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still misses with a series of wild punches.
Dillan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Still. That snapped Dillan's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Still looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Still scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice shot lands for Still.
Still throws a hook but Dillan blocks it.
Still connects with a jab.
Still fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dillan avoids it really well and circles away.
Still looks for a takedown but Dillan sprawls well.
Max Dillan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Still.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Still with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Still showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dillan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Still fails in his attempt to clinch.
Still misses with a shot to the body
and Dillan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Still thinking.
Dillan lands a nice hook to Still's body. Still takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dillan tries to bum rush Still with a series of wild strikes but Still uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dillan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Still.
Still fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dillan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dillan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Still missing with a left hand there. Dillan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dillan stuffs the takedown.
Still closes the distance and clinches up with Dillan, looking for a takedown. Still pushes Dillan against the cage but Dillan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dillan lands a jab to the nose.
Still dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dillan throws a right hand that Still ducks under and follows up with a left that Still also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still scores with a punch to the head.
Dillan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Still paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Still fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dillan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Still misses with a lunging right hand
and Dillan counters with a stiff right hand.
Still throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Still takes a swing at Dillan's ribcage but misses.
Dillan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Still can pounce on him.
Dillan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dillan looks to land a combination but Still avoids it well.
Dillan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Still.
Still connects with a leg kick. Dillan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Still cracks a nice hook into Dillan's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still feints a jab promting Dillan to slip. Still then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dillan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dillan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dillan misses with an uppercut. Still saw that one coming.
Still is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Still scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Max Dillan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dillan misses with a combination
and Still counters with a straight right hand.
Still rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dillan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Still lands with a nice body punch.
Still bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Still tries to clinch there but Dillan circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dillan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Still dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Dillan.
Nice uppercut there from Still.
Still fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick from Still lands but Dillan takes it in his stride.
Max Dillan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matt Still is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dillan tries to bum rush Still with a series of wild strikes but Still uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Still ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Still there.
Still scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dillan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Still.
Still scores with a one two! Dillan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still lands with a thumping leg kick.
Still scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Still connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dillan. Dillan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Still scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Still gets a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Still scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still lands a hook that snaps the head of Dillan backwards.
Still makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Still.
Dillan working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Still scores with a hook to the body.
Still has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dillan tries to break the clinch but Still is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Still comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Still 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Still!