PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Geoff Sanburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clyde Dillinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanburg comes to the cage accompanied by Black Sabbath - War Pigs. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Sanburg
vs
Dillinger

179 cm
21
153 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

168 cm
25
152 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Vitality
Mango Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Geoff Sanburg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clyde Dillinger!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillinger throws a series of punches but Sanburg avoids them all with ease.
Sanburg misses with a wild combination.
Sanburg throws a head kick that misses.
Sanburg slips under a jab.
Dillinger throws an overhand right that lands on Sanburg's shoulder, as Sanburg tries to avoid the shot.
Sanburg is looking to clinch but Dillinger is avoiding it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dillinger crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sanburg - the referee stops the clock and Dillinger gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sanburg. Dillinger manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dillinger throws a sloppy head kick
and Sanburg counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dillinger is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dillinger keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanburg is looking to land body kicks.
Sanburg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dillinger.

Sanburg closes the distance and clinches.

Sanburg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanburg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanburg bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanburg lands a jab-cross combination.
Sanburg lands a jab-cross combination.

Dillinger shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dillinger was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dillinger in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dillinger landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dillinger raining down shots from the mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dillinger with shots to the head and body - Sanburg looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dillinger with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanburg wants to get back to his feet.
Dillinger lands a big elbow.
Dillinger connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dillinger with shots to the head and body - Sanburg looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dillinger connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dillinger with shots to the head and body - Sanburg looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dillinger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dillinger is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dillinger landing punches.
Dillinger tries to control but Sanburg wriggling away.
Sanburg is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger controlling from mount.
Sanburg takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sanburg on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sanburg tries to get out of the position.
Dillinger landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dillinger cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dillinger wants to control but instead Sanburg manages to regain half guard.
Dillinger lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dillinger is nestled in close to Sanburg, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dillinger prevents Sanburg from standing back up.
Dillinger scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dillinger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dillinger lands strikes from half guard.
Dillinger stops Sanburg from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dillinger is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dillinger trying to control the action but Sanburg is working from the bottom.
Dillinger passes to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clyde Dillinger dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sanburg misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanburg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanburg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sanburg looks for the body kick but Dillinger saw that one coming.
Sanburg connects with a crisp jab.
Dillinger is looking to chop away at Sanburg's legs.
Sanburg moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Dillinger drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dillinger is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanburg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dillinger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dillinger's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanburg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dillinger on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanburg keeping moving, preventing Dillinger from controlling successfully.
Dillinger advances to half guard.
Dillinger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dillinger is looking to take a break and control but Sanburg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dillinger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dillinger working the head and body with strikes.

Dillinger is working for a kimura but Sanburg is defending it quite comfortably.
Dillinger wants to pass to mount but Sanburg is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger lands strikes from half guard.
Dillinger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanburg keeps working.
Dillinger prevents Sanburg from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dillinger tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sanburg knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dillinger is looking to stall here but Sanburg recovers full guard.
Dillinger is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanburg has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanburg has wrist control.
Dillinger trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanburg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dillinger stands up over Sanburg, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Clyde Dillinger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dillinger scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dillinger tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanburg is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dillinger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dillinger wants to control from the top but Sanburg keeps moving.
Dillinger with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger trying to control but Sanburg is working from the bottom.
Dillinger postures up and lands a big shot to Sanburg's brow.
Dillinger lands a couple of digs.

Dillinger drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sanburg manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dillinger has Sanburg in his guard.
Dillinger working a defensive guard here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanburg would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clyde Dillinger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sanburg scores with a hook to the body. Dillinger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Geoff Sanburg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanburg feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dillingers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Sanburg moves into the clinch successfully.
Dillinger looking for a takedown.

Dillinger lands a takedown into guard.
Dillinger is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dillinger lands a couple of elbows.
Sanburg wants to stand and escape but Dillinger is having none of it.
Dillinger trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanburg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanburg wants to sweep here but Dillinger controlling him for the moment.
Dillinger connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanburg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanburg wants to get back to his feet but Dillinger passes into half guard.
Nice strikes from Dillinger there.
Dillinger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanburg keeps working.
Sanburg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Dillinger is trying to work for a kimura but Sanburg is defending well.
Sanburg is concentrating on defense, preventing Dillinger from advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Dillinger is working for a submission of some sort.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dillinger lands a nice short elbow.
Sanburg taking some punishment here, with Dillinger in his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dillinger lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Dillinger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dillinger seems to be working for a kimura but Sanburg defends the submission attempt.
Dillinger working over Sanburg with some ground and pound. Sanburg looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dillinger stops Sanburg from getting back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dillinger connects with a nice short shot to Sanburg's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dillinger connects with a nice short shot to Sanburg's temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanburg is trying to get back to full guard.
Dillinger slips a nice elbow through Sanburg's hands, connecting with Sanburg's forehead.
Dillinger is trying to control the action in half guard but Sanburg is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Dillinger.
Dillinger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanburg keeps working.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanburg on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dillinger lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sanburg has hold of Dillinger's hands but Dillinger slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dillinger working the head and body with strikes.
Dillinger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sanburg defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanburg is trying to stand.
Dillinger is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clyde Dillinger really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sanburg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dillinger's calf.
A head kick misses from Sanburg.
Dillinger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Geoff Sanburg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanburg slaps away a takedown attempt from Dillinger, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Sanburg darts in and clinches Dillinger up against the cage.
Dillinger is working for takedown but Sanburg is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sanburg digs a right hand into Dillinger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dillinger's gas tank.
Dillinger has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sanburg is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Geoff Sanburg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clyde Dillinger.
Sanburg is pressed up against the cage. Dillinger has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sanburg down to the mat. Sanburg avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dillinger.

Sanburg fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dillinger sprawls well initially but Sanburg persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sanburg will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dillinger is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanburg thows a huge punch but Dillinger dodges it nicely.
Dillinger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanburg.

Sanburg stands up out of the half guard.

Sanburg has Dillinger up against the cage in a clinch.
Dillinger looking for a takedown.
Dillinger looking for a takedown.

Sanburg breaks the clinch.
Dillinger misses with a leg kick
and Sanburg counters with a low kick, right behind Dillinger 's knee.
Sanburg moves in looking to clinch but Dillinger pushes him off.
Sanburg lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Sanburg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanburg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dillinger.
Sanburg slaps away a takedown attempt from Dillinger, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sanburg tries to clinch but Dillinger moves out of range.

Dillinger shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dillinger showed some decent athleticism there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dillinger has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanburg wants to control but Dillinger is having none of it.
Dillinger lands a nice shot to the head.
Dillinger lands a heavy elbow.
Dillinger lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Sanburg is rocked!
Dillinger looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh Sanburg is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillinger raining down shots from the mount!
Dillinger breaks from Sanburg's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Sanburg bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Dillinger and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clyde Dillinger!
Clyde Dillinger is the new featherweight champion!