PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Dillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dillan comes to the cage accompanied by Kick Ass. Lancaster has chosen Bed Intruder as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Max Dillan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dillan
vs
Lancaster

190 cm
29
210 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

179 cm
26
211 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 17 - 9 - 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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malcolm Lancaster!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Lancaster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dillan loads up on a big right hand but Lancaster slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lancaster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dillan throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Lancaster to counter with a crisp jab.
Lancaster throws a nice looking combination but Dillan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dillan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dillan wants it to stay on the feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dillan!

Lancaster gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dillan is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster throwing strikes but Dillan manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Lancaster tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dillan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dillan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lancaster keeps working.
An elbow from Dillan crashes against the mat.
Lancaster can't do much from the bottom here.
Dillan controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster wants to control but Dillan postures up.
Lancaster is trying to get back to half guard.

Dillan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lancaster has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lancaster is trying to control Dillan's posture but Dillan avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillan just content to control the position.
Lancaster wants to control but Dillan postures up.
Dillan working the body and head with strikes.
Dillan scoring with punches and elbows.
Dillan scoring with punches and elbows.
Dillan wants to control but Lancaster is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster is trying to improve his position.
Lancaster is trying to get back to his feet.
Dillan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lancaster tries to improve position but can't.
Dillan working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dillan working the body and head with strikes.
The ground and pound from Dillan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dillan working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Dillan dominated that round.
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 slips a jab and a cross from Lancaster.
Dillan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lancaster swivels and escapes.
Max Dillan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lancaster misses with a hook.
A cross from Dillan lands.
Lancaster tries to clinch up.
Dillan misses with a series of wild punches.
Malcolm Lancaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dillan cracks Lancaster with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dillan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lancaster circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillan swats away the attempt to clinch by Lancaster.
Dillan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Lancaster looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dillan!
Lancaster wants to control the pace but Dillan is squirming around nicely.
Dillan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lancaster tries to control but Dillan wriggling away.
Dillan is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lancaster is trying to take his opponent's back.
Dillan wants to control but Lancaster is having none of it.
Max Dillan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lancaster misses with a head shot.
Dillan wants to control but Lancaster is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lancaster cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lancaster sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lancaster is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dillan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dillan shrugs it off.
Dillan tries to hold on but Lancaster postures up.
Lancaster wants to control the pace but Dillan is squirming around nicely.
Dillan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dillan gets back to half guard.
Dillan is pressing down on Lancaster's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dillan trying to control the position.
Dillan being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster trying to control but Dillan is working from the bottom.
Lancaster with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lancaster trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dillan's guard.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Malcolm Lancaster hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lancaster avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dillan cracks Lancaster with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dillan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Malcolm Lancaster will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.

Lancaster cracks Dillan with an open hand slap.
Lancaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dillan is looking to clinch but Lancaster is avoiding it.
Lancaster thows a body shot but no joy.
Dillan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Dillan there.
A jab from Lancaster misses.
Lancaster takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dillan misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster tries to clinch but Dillan is having none of it.
Dillan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dillan throws a combination that misses
and Lancaster counters with a straight right hand.
Dillan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lancaster circles away quickly and effectively.
Lancaster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lancaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dillan.
Dillan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lancaster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dillan.
Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dillan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dillan stalks Lancaster and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lancaster's face. Lancaster staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Dillan does no damage.
Lancaster misses with a straight left.
Jab from Lancaster.
Dillan misses with a two punch combination.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lancaster.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lancaster is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dillan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lancaster creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dillan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lancaster is looking to take a break and control but Dillan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lancaster in side control, throwing shots but Dillan defends.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillan is not content to let Lancaster control the position.
Dillan regains half guard.
Dillan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lancaster won't allow Dillan to sweep him here.
Lancaster looking to sit in guard and control but Dillan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dillan postures up in Lancaster's guard and throws a big left but Lancaster blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lancaster looking for a sweep. Not yet Lancaster, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dillan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Malcolm Lancaster.
I think Lancaster has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Malcolm Lancaster!