PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Big (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Dillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Big could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kyle Dillan's chin.

Big
vs
Dillan

175 cm
22
183 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

200 cm
25
200 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Big!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kyle Dillan!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Big pushes Dillan up against the cage in a clinch.
Dillan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Big gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Kyle Dillan has been cut.
Big lands an elbow inside.
Big trying to control the position but instead, Dillan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Big into the cage.
Dillan scores with a shot to the side of Big's head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dillan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dillan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dillan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Big just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dillan's brow.
Big throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dillan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Big lands a nice knee to the body.
Big lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dillan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Big is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dillan looking to stall.
Dillan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dillan is stalling here.
A short right from Dillan on the inside.

Big breaks the clinch.

Big has taken the fight to the clinch.
Big takes a shot to the head.
Dillan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Big up against the cage.
Dillan takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Big up against the cage.
Big lands a nice elbow.
Big trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Dillan fails to land.
Big misses with a punch on the inside.
Big lands a good knee to the midsection. Dillan won't want to take too many of those.
Dillan looks gassed!
Big lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Kyle Dillan's cut even more.
Dillan takes an elbow to the temple.
Big crunches a lovely knee into Dillan's ribcage.
Big lands a knee to the head.
Big unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dillan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Big lands a nice knee to the body.
Big lands an elbow inside that Dillan shrugs off.
Big lands an elbow inside.
Dillan takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Big.
Big lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Big lands a nice elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Big lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Big gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Big scores a nice knee to the body.

Big jumps into guard, dragging Dillan to the mat.

Big uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kyle Dillan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Big gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dillan.
Dillan tries to stall but Big uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Big landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Big looking to throw knees to the head but Dillan is blocking nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dillan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dillan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bigs head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Dillan on the inside.
Dillan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dillan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Big unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Big lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dillan looking to stall.
Big misses with a knee to the head.
Dillan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Big or not.
A short left from Dillan.
Big landing knees to the head.
A shot in the inside from Dillan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillan tries to stall but Big uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Dillan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dillan wants to clinch

and Big counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dillan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Big backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Big as Dillan tries to tie him up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Big.
Big has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dillan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dillan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Big working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Dillan.
Big has had enough of the clinch but Dillan keeps him there for the moment.
Big is looking to control Dillan's arms but Dillan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Big has his back to the cage.
Dillan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bigs head.
Big is looking to control Dillan's arms but Dillan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Big has his back to the cage.
Big's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dillan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Dillan.
Dillan lands an uppercut.
Dillan tries to stall but Big uses the opportunity to gain a better 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.
Dillan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dillan.
Big throws an elbow but it misses.
Dillan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dillan stalling against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dillan is pressed up against the cage. Big has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dillan down to the mat. Dillan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dillan moves to clinch but Big breaks away

and Big counters by clinching up.
Dillan scores with a shot to the side of Big's head.
Dillan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dillan blocks an elbow strike from Big.
Come on Dillan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dillan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dillan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Big is looking to control Dillan's arms but Dillan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Big has his back to the cage.
Dillan effectively controlling the action here.
Dillan scores with a shoulder strike.
Big lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dillan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Big dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Dillan'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.

Dillan tries to clinch up

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Big counters by moving into the clinch.
Dillan stalling the fight.
Big misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dillan.
Dillan trying to control the position but instead, Big has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dillan into the cage.
Dillan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dillan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Big misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dillan digs a right hand into Big's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Big's gas tank.
Big throws an elbow but it misses.
Dillan can't break the clinch.
Dillan avoiding damage.
A nice left hand lands by Dillan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Big looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Big drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dillan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Big throws a head punch that misses.
Dillan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dillan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dillan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bigs head.
Big tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillan is trying to push Big away but Big has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dillan is pushing Big up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dillan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dillan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dillan scores with a hook to the body.
Dillan slowing the pace effectively.
Dillan lands a hook that snaps the head of Big backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Big takes a shot to the head.
Dillan is struggling to control the position.
Dillan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Big backwards.
Big trying to land knees to the body.
Dillan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Big up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Big as Dillan tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kyle Dillan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dillan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dillan tries to clinch up

and Big counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dillan avoids the elbow strike from Big, against the cage.
Dillan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short left from Dillan.
Dillan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dillan working hard to break the clinch.
Dillan managing to block the knees to the body from Big.
Dillan lands a hook that snaps the head of Big backwards.
Dillan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Big is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dillan is trying to maintain a safe position but Big gets an underhook and turns Dillan into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Big just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dillan's brow.
Dillan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Big backwards.
Big has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dillan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Big. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dillan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

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

Dillan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dillan tries to clinch

and Big counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dillan lands a nice uppercut.
Big using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dillan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dillan is trying to maintain a safe position but Big gets an underhook and turns Dillan into the cage.
Dillan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillan lands with a light punch inside.
Dillan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Big misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dillan.
Dillan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dillan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dillan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Dillan.
Dillan tries to stall but Big uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dillan throws a head punch that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Big.
Dillan leaning against his opponent.
Dillan takes an elbow to the temple.
Big trying to land knees to the body.
Dillan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Big is keeping busy.
Big tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dillan taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kyle Dillan.

Big drives through and clinches with Dillan against the cage.
Dillan stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Big tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dillan avoids it.
Bob Big has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dillan lands a hook that snaps the head of Big backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Big has Dillan pressed against the cage, preventing Dillan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Big creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dillan lands a body punch.
Dillan is trying to maintain a safe position but Big gets an underhook and turns Dillan into the cage.
Big is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dillan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dillan looking to slow down the pace here.
Big is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Big lands a knee to the body.
Dillan lands with a right to the head.
Big's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dillan has Big pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Big throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Big is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dillan taking a breather.
Dillan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dillan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Big.
Big tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Dillan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kyle Dillan'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. This is the final round!

Big circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dillan wants to clinch but Big slips to the side

and Big counters by moving into the clinch.
Dillan looking to slow down the pace here.
Big lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Big creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dillan is looking to control Big's arms but Big gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dillan has his back to the cage.
Big creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dillan's defenses.

Big breaks from the clinch.
Big has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Big circles away from the clinch attempt

and Big counters by moving into the clinch.
Big holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dillan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Big pushes off an throws an elbow but Dillan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dillan is pressed up against the cage. Big has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dillan down to the mat. Dillan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Big circles away from the clinch attempt

and Big holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dillan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillan lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Big tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dillan avoids it.
Dillan lands a shoulder strike.
Dillan is trying to maintain a safe position but Big gets an underhook and turns Dillan into the cage.
Dillan slowing the pace effectively.
Dillan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Big is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kyle Dillan.
Dillan tries to clinch up but Big circles away and keeps his distance.
Big keeps the fight on the outside.
Dillan moves to clinch but Big breaks away

and Big counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Big.
A right handed body shot lands from Dillan.
Dillan trying to stall but Big improves his position.

Dillan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Big circles away from the clinch attempt

and Big moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big throws an elbow that misses.
Dillan trying to control the position but instead, Big has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dillan into the cage.
Dillan slowing the pace effectively.
Big lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Big tries to land a knee to the head but Dillan blocks with his arms.
Dillan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Big backwards.
Dillan blocks an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dillan.
Big taking a breather.
Dillan stalling against the cage.
Big working Dillan over with knees to the body.
Dillan trying to control the position but instead, Big has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dillan into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kyle Dillan.

Big gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big fails to pull guard.
Dillan stalling in the clinch but Big improves position.
Dillan scores with a shot to the side of Big's head.
Dillan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Big landing knees to the body.
Dillan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Big has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dillan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Big. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dillan is trying to maintain a safe position but Big gets an underhook and turns Dillan into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kyle Dillan.
Dillan darts in trying to clinch

and Big counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dillan is looking to break free of the clinch but Big has double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dillan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Big putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dillan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dillan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Big backwards.
Dillan blocks the elbow strike.
Dillan tries to stall but Big uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dillan lands with a left to the head.

That's four 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.
Dillan working aggressively here.
Dillan is trying to maintain a safe position but Big gets an underhook and turns Dillan into the cage.
Big misses with a knee to the head.
Dillan slowing the pace effectively.
Dillan avoids the elbow strike from Big, against the cage.
Dillan trying to control the position but instead, Big has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dillan into the cage.
Dillan misses with the head strike.
Big throws a head punch that misses.
Big misses with an elbow over the top.
Dillan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dillan is pushing Big up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Big looking for a takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Big just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dillan's brow.
Dillan lands a left hand.
Dillan stalling the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short uppercut from Dillan.
Big tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Big lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dillan tries to stall but Big uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kyle Dillan.
Dillan tries to clinch up

and Big counters by clinching up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Big showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Big has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Big!