PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Schultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Dillinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dillinger has chosen A Milli Killer Instrumental as his entrance music. The key to victory for Dutch Schultz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Schultz
vs
Dillinger

193 cm
20
255 lbs
1 - 8 - 0

185 cm
18
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dutch Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Dillinger!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dillinger shoots in and bounces Schultz off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dillinger controlling from the top position.
Schultz wants to stand but Dillinger is controlling the position.
Dillinger is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Justin Dillinger hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Dillinger drives through with a takedown into Schultz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dillinger not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Schultz doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Dillinger is stalling in the full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Justin Dillinger hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dillinger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Schultz pinned against the ropes. Schultz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dillinger walks into a left hand.

It looks like Justin Dillinger has been cut.
Dillinger moves out of range as Schultz strikes.
Dillinger moves away from the strike by Schultz.
Dutch Schultz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Dillinger closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Schultz quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillinger prevents Schultz from standing back up.
Schultz is in trouble now - Dillinger has advanced to mount!
Dillinger takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Justin Dillinger hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Schultz throws a looping overhand right but Dillinger ducks down to avoid it.
Schultz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dillinger moves away from the strike by Schultz.
Dillinger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Schultz misses with a hook. Dillinger ducked under it nicely.
Dillinger shoots in and drives through. Schultz sprawls well.
Dutch Schultz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Dillinger.
Dillinger slips a straight right by Schultz.
Schultz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dillinger.
Dillinger staying out of range there.
Dillinger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Schultz throws a lazy right hand but Dillinger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz throws an overhand right that lands on Dillinger's shoulder, as Dillinger tries to avoid the shot.
Schultz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Schultz wants it to stay on the feet.
Dutch Schultz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillinger dives in and grabs Schultz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Schultz pushes down on Dillinger's head and hops out.
Schultz misses with a looping right.
Dillinger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Schultz but Schultz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Schultz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schultz throws a jab when Dillinger was well out of range.
Dillinger slips under a jab.
Schultz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dillinger closes the distance and clinches up with Schultz, looking for a takedown. Dillinger pushes Schultz against the ropes but Schultz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dillinger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That has opened up Justin Dillinger's cut even more.
Dillinger looks gassed!
Dillinger slips under a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dillinger is defended easily by Schultz.
Schultz loads up on a big right hand but Dillinger slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Schultz.
Dillinger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Schultz as he jumps to the side.
Dillinger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schultz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz throws out a loose jab but Dillinger uses good head movement to avoid it.

Dillinger looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
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.
Dillinger controlling the action here.
Dillinger passes to side control.
Schultz is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Schultz is trying to get back to his feet.
Dillinger has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Schultz!
You get the feeling that Schultz really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schultz swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Dillinger controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dutch Schultz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Dillinger'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.

Dillinger ducks under a wild hook from Schultz.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dillinger moves out of range as Schultz strikes.
Schultz throws a shot from downtown. Dillinger moves away and avoids it.
Schultz stuffs the takedown attempt from Dillinger. Dillinger gets slowly back to his feet.
Schultz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dillinger misses with a takedown attempt - Schultz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dillinger.
Dutch Schultz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Dillinger.
Dillinger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Schultz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dillinger shoots in for a double leg but Schultz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Schultz throws a looping overhand right but Dillinger ducks down to avoid it.
Schultz misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Schultz.
Schultz throws a hook to the side of Dillinger's head but Dillinger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dillinger fails with a takedown attempt.
Schultz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dillinger staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Schultz - just one landing.
Dillinger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Schultz misses with a looping right.
Dillinger shoots in and drives through. Schultz sprawls well.
Schultz misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Schultz misses the target.
Horrible takedown by Dillinger or perhaps it was just good defense by Schultz which made him look bad.
Schultz stuffs the takedown.
Dillinger is breathing heavily.
Dillinger ducks under a wild hook from Schultz.

Dillinger drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schultz thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Schultz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Dillinger forces his way into half guard.
Schultz missing with punches from the bottom.
Justin Dillinger has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dillinger is controlling the pace.
Schultz punching from the bottom.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Justin Dillinger hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dillinger slips a jab from Schultz.
Dillinger ducks under a wild hook from Schultz.

Dillinger closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Schultz quickly recovers to half guard.
Schultz missing with punches from the bottom.
Dillinger works his way into full mount!
Dillinger takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Dillinger blocks Schultz's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Dillinger looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Let's hope that Dillinger has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Justin Dillinger hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dillinger fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schultz misses with a lunging right hand

and Dillinger decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Schultz's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
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 won't allow Schultz to get back to his feet.
Dillinger showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Justin Dillinger hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Schultz throws a hook to the side of Dillinger's head but Dillinger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schultz looks to land a right hand but Dillinger moved out of range.
Schultz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dillinger on the side of the head.
Schultz misses with a left hand

and Dillinger counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dillinger seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Dillinger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Justin Dillinger's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Schultz as Dillinger shoots in.

Dillinger rushes Schultz and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Dillinger has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Schultz is trying to keep an underhook but Dillinger manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Schultz is in trouble now - Dillinger has advanced to mount!
Dillinger content just to control the position here.
Dillinger's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Dillinger working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Schultz turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Dillinger off and cradles Schultz's limp body as Dillinger celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Justin Dillinger!