PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry Cejudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Dillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cejudo
vs
Dillard

165 cm
19
138 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

160 cm
21
135 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Cejudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Dillard!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cejudo misses the shot to the body.
Cejudo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cejudo throws a right hand that Dillard ducks under and follows up with a left that Dillard also avoids with ease.
Dillard has his takedown stuffed
and Cejudo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dillard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cejudo swivels and escapes.
Cejudo misses the shot to the body.
Dillard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cejudo counters with a left and a right that stings Dillard.
Henry Cejudo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Dillard.
Cejudo cracks a nice hook into Dillard's ribs.
Dillard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cejudo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cejudo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dillard backs up against the cage.
Cejudo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dillard was well out of range. Poor timing from Cejudo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cejudo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dillard slips a jab and a cross from Cejudo.
Dillard avoids the body shot from Cejudo.
Cejudo misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Dillard counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dillard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cejudo swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Cejudo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dillard off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Cejudo throws a series of punches but Dillard avoids them all with ease.
Dillard fails with the takedown
and Cejudo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dillard thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillard misses with a takedown attempt - Cejudo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dillard fails with the takedown
and Cejudo counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cejudo misses with a wild body shot.
Dillard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dillard tries for a takedown but Cejudo circles away easily
and Cejudo counters with a right hand to the body.
Henry Cejudo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cejudo fails to land with a series of punches.
Cejudo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dillard with a poor takedown
and Cejudo counters with a right hand to the body.
Dillard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cejudo counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cejudo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dillard.
Cejudo throws a leg kick

and Dillard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dillard.

Cejudo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dillard off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dillard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cejudo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cejudo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dillard circles away quickly and effectively.
Henry Cejudo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dillard fails to land the takedown.
Cejudo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dillard was well out of range. Poor timing from Cejudo.
Dillard with a poor takedown
and Cejudo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cejudo throws a combination. Dillard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dillard fails with the takedown
and Cejudo counters with a left and a right that stings Dillard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillard shoots and misses
and Cejudo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cejudo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dillard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dillard tries for a takedown but Cejudo circles away easily
and Cejudo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cejudo is looking to wear down Dillard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dillard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cejudo misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dillard avoids the body shot from Cejudo.
Cejudo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dillard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cejudo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Henry Cejudo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dillard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dillard fails with the takedown
and Cejudo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cejudo lands a two punch combo.
Dillard fails with the takedown
and Cejudo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Henry Cejudo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Dillard.
Dillard dives in and grabs Cejudo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cejudo pushes down on Dillard's head and hops out.
Cejudo works over Dillard's head and body with a nice combination.
Dillard fails with the takedown
and Cejudo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cejudo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dillard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dillard has his takedown stuffed
and Cejudo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Henry Cejudo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cejudo thows a body shot but no joy.
Dillard shoots and misses
and Cejudo counters with a series of strikes. Dillard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cejudo throws a combination that misses

and Dillard counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cejudo won't be happy with that.
Cejudo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Dillard is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dillard is breathing heavily.
Cejudo tries to roll over but Dillard keeps him under control.
Cejudo is trying is best to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cejudo won't allow Dillard to pass to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dillard prevents Cejudo from improving his position.
Cejudo wants to get back to his feet.

Dillard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cejudo has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cejudo manages to get to full guard.
Dillard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cejudo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dillard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dillard is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cejudo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cejudo has escaped and now he's on top!

Cejudo stands up and waves to Dillard to follow him.
Cejudo misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cejudo swings for the body but Dillard moves out of range.
Dillard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cejudo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Henry Cejudo will probably get the nod.
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!

Dillard shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cejudo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dillard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cejudo is looking to stand up but Dillard isn't so interested in that idea.
Dillard has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cejudo is proving hard to escape from.
Dillard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cejudo's guard.
Cejudo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cejudo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dillard manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cejudo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dillard, up you get!
Cejudo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dillard with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Cejudo to counter with a crisp jab.
Dillard tries for a takedown but Cejudo circles away easily
and Cejudo counters with a one-two to the body.
Dillard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cejudo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cejudo throws a combination. Dillard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dillard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Henry Cejudo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Dillard.
Dillard doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cejudo counters with a nice body shot.
Dillard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cejudo counters with a left to the body.
Cejudo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cejudo thows a body shot but no joy.
Cejudo misses the shot to the body.
Dillard fails with the takedown
and Cejudo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dillard has his takedown stuffed
and Cejudo counters with a series of strikes. Dillard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dillard has his takedown stuffed
and Cejudo counters with a three punch combo that has Dillard backing up. Dillard nods at Cejudo to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cejudo wants to slow Dillard down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cejudo. Dillard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cejudo misses with a two punch combination.
Cejudo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cejudo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cejudo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dillard tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cejudo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dillard somewhat.
Dillard shoots and misses
and Cejudo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cejudo scores with a hook.
Dillard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Cejudo does no damage.
Dillard fails with the takedown
and Cejudo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cejudo misses with a wild body shot.
Dillard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cejudo counters with a three punch combo that has Dillard backing up. Dillard nods at Cejudo to acknowledge the strikes.
Dillard has his takedown stuffed
and Cejudo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cejudo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dillard moves away.
Jose Dillard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry Cejudo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dillard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cejudo counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Cejudo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cejudo, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Cejudo!