PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Dillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dillan comes to the cage accompanied by Kick Ass. Matthews comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Disturbed-Conflict kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dillan
vs
Matthews

190 cm
32
210 lbs
20 - 17 - 0

185 cm
31
210 lbs
14 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 20 - 17 - 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 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kevin Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Dillan finds it's target.
Dillan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dillan misses with an uppercut.
Matthews looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dillan throws a series of punches but Matthews moves out of range.
Matthews shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dillan pinned against the cage. Dillan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Matthews misses with a hook.
Matthews ducks right into an uppercut from Dillan.
Dillan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Matthews.

It looks like Max Dillan has been cut.
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!
Matthews lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice defenses there by Matthews.
Some wild striking there from Dillan.
Matthews thows a left - swing and a miss!

Matthews shoots in and gets a takedown into Dillan's guard.
Dillan wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Matthews accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Matthews lands a couple of elbows.

Dillan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dillan keeping moving, preventing Matthews from controlling successfully.
Dillan wants to get back to his feet but Matthews is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Matthews stopping the sweep attempt from Dillan.
Matthews must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Matthews scoring with some ground and pound.

Matthews avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Matthews advances to half guard.
Matthews takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dillan tries to roll over but Matthews keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillan is working hard here to advance position.
Dillan is refusing to be controlled, as Matthews sits in half guard.
Dillan manages to get to full guard.
Matthews is looking to work some ground and pound but Dillan has wrist control.
Matthews sitting in guard here, content to control.
Matthews missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dillan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Matthews is looking to stand up but Dillan won't let him.
Dillan is trying to keep Matthews in close.
Matthews stays in close to Dillan's body and controls the position.

Kevin Matthews has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dillan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillan dips to his left and cracks Matthews with an uppercut!
Dillan missing with a left hand there. Matthews was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dillan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matthews moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matthews scores with a nice right hand.
Dillan digs a good body shot into Matthews's ribs.
Dillan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matthews.
Matthews will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Matthews loads up on a big right hand but Dillan slips the punch.
Matthews misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut there from Dillan.
Matthews throws a hook to the side of Dillan's head but Dillan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dillan throws a big shot that misses.
Dillan throws a hook but Matthews blocks it.
Dillan moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews staying out of range there.
Dillan throws a big shot that misses.
Dillan misses with a straight right.
Nice takedown defense from Dillan. No joy for Matthews on that attempt.
Max Dillan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Matthews.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matthews showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dillan.
Matthews ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dillan moves away.
Matthews throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dillan connects with a looping right hand.
Dillan takes a swing at Matthews's ribcage but misses.
Matthews tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dillan was well out of range. Poor timing from Matthews.
Dillan throws out a loose jab but Matthews uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Matthews throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Matthews misses.
Matthews misses with a double jab.
A jab from Dillan misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Matthews dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max 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 looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Matthews is fending him off so far but Dillan persists. Nope, Matthews circles away and we're back to standing.
Kevin Matthews seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dillan connects with a nice looking jab.
Max Dillan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matthews misses with a few strikes there.

Dillan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dillan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matthews keeps working.

Dillan seems to be working for a kimura but Matthews defends the submission attempt.
Dillan is pressing down on Matthews's thigh, looking to free his foot. Matthews is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dillan working over Matthews with some ground and pound. Matthews looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dillan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dillan passes to side control.
Dillan working the strikes but Matthews uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Matthews is looking to escape.
Max Dillan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Matthews is not content to let Dillan control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews is trying to stand back up but Dillan is controlling him
Dillan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dillan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dillan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dillan trying to control from Matthews's half guard. Matthews has other ideas though and has regained full 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!
Matthews preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dillan landing some decent shots from guard.
Dillan is looking to work some ground and pound but Matthews has wrist control.
Dillan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matthews swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matthews is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dillan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dillan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dillan.
Dillan trying to control the position from guard on top but Matthews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dillan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dillan trying to control the position from guard on top but Matthews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matthews utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dillan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dillan dodges the punch combination from Matthews.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Dillan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max Dillan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Dillan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matthews dodges the punch combination from Dillan.
Dillan lands a jab-cross combination.
Dillan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matthews.
Dillan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matthews moves away.

Dillan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dillan throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Matthews to regain full guard.
Dillan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dillan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews is looking to stand up but Dillan isn't so interested in that idea.
Dillan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dillan throws a strike but Matthews rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Matthews advances position into side control!
Matthews sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dillan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dillan is not content to let Matthews control the position.
Dillan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillan is looking to improve his position.
Matthews wants to control but Dillan is keeping him busy.
Dillan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dillan.
Matthews postures up in Dillan's guard and throws a big left but Dillan blocks it.
Dillan wants to sweep but no luck.

Matthews gets to his feet. Dillan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dillan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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!
Dillan slaps away a takedown attempt from Matthews, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dillan just misses with a punch to the body.
Dillan looks to land a left hand but Matthews moved out of range nicely.
Matthews misses with a body shot.
Matthews scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillan slips under a jab from Matthews.
Matthews uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dillan.
Dillan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dillan looks to land a combination but Matthews avoids it well.
Dillan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dillan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matthews was well out of range. Poor timing from Dillan.
Dillan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Matthews throws a hook to the side of Dillan's head but Dillan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dillan walks into a left hand.
Matthews on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dillan thuds his right hand into Matthews's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Matthews misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dillan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Matthews sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dillan slips a jab from Matthews.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews throws a hook but Dillan avoids it easily.
Matthews throws a hook to the side of Dillan's head but Dillan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matthews has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dillan finds it's way round the side to connect with Matthews's head.
Matthews lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dillan at a distance.
Matthews connects with a jab.
Matthews throws a hook but Dillan avoids it easily.
Dillan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dillan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Matthews. Matthews circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Matthews misses with a right hand
letting Dillan counter with a right hand.
Matthews ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dillan moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matthews loads up on a big right hand but Dillan slips the punch.
Matthews misses with an uppercut. Dillan saw that one coming.
Matthews looks to land a left hand but Dillan moved out of range nicely.
Matthews throws a nice looking combination but Dillan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Max Dillan.
I think Dillan 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Dillan!
Max Dillan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.