PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dillon Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateusz Kaminski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weber's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, ruff ryders' anthem. Dillon Weber looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Weber
vs
Kaminski

173 cm
22
170 lbs
3 - 15 - 0

186 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dillon Weber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mateusz Kaminski!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaminski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weber keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Weber tries to clinch but Kaminski is having none of it.
Kaminski misses with a head kick.
Weber throws a right hand that Kaminski ducks under and follows up with a left that Kaminski also avoids with ease.
Weber keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Weber goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Mateusz Kaminski has been cut.
Kaminski misses with a head kick.
Weber falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kaminski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Weber's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kaminski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Weber wants to stand up but Kaminski is controlling him.
Weber might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Weber is breathing heavily.
Kaminski trying to control but Weber is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaminski might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Weber haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mateusz Kaminski was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Weber swinging wildly here.
Kaminski is looking to clinch but Weber is avoiding it.
Kaminski shoots for a takedown but Weber saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dillon Weber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateusz Kaminski.
Kaminski shoots in looking for a takedown but Weber manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kaminski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Weber instigates a clinch.
Weber has had enough of the clinch but Kaminski keeps him there for the moment.

Kaminski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Weber as Kaminski shoots in.
Dillon Weber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaminski avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaminski misses with an uppercut. Weber saw that one coming.

Weber gets a clinch.

Kaminski manages to pull guard.

Weber gets to his feet - Kaminski follows without any prompting.
Weber works over Kaminski's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaminski is looking to land body kicks.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Weber wants to break free but Kaminski has control.

Weber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Weber rushes Kaminski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Weber has had enough of the clinch but Kaminski keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Weber's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Weber breaks the clinch.
Kaminski shoots in looking for a takedown. Weber tries to sprawl out of it but Kaminski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Weber manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Weber feints a jab promting Kaminski to slip. Weber then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kaminski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Weber swinging wildly here.
Weber swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaminski.
No luck for Kaminski with that takedown attempt.

Weber rushes Kaminski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Weber tries to circle away but Kaminski has him pinned against the cage.

Weber breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kaminski drives through and clinches with Weber against the cage.
Kaminski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Weber pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Weber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Weber tries to break the clinch but Kaminski is controlling the position.
Kaminski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Weber gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Weber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kaminski keeps control of Weber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaminski tries to stall but Weber uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kaminski.
Weber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Weber manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Weber lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Weber.
Weber throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Weber throws a combination. Kaminski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dillon Weber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mateusz Kaminski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kaminski moves into the clinch successfully.
Kaminski goes for a takedown attempt but Weber pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kaminski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Weber works over Kaminski's head and body with a nice combination.
Kaminski tries to close the distance and clinch but Weber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kaminski wants to clinch up but Weber keeps it at a distance.

Weber rushes Kaminski and presses him up against the cage.
Weber is trying to break free.
Weber tries to circle away but Kaminski has him pinned against the cage.
Kaminski pushes Weber back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Weber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kaminski is working for takedown but Weber is calmly controlling the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaminski is trying to pull guard but Weber has him pressed against the cage.
Dillon Weber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateusz Kaminski.
Weber is trying to break the clinch but Kaminski has him pressed against the cage.
Kaminski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Weber is defending well.

Weber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kaminski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kaminski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weber throws a series of punches but Kaminski avoids them all with ease.
Weber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kaminski.
Sloppy strikes from Weber. Those never looked like landing.
Dillon Weber is winning the standup battle so far.
Kaminski fails with a takedown attempt.
Weber looks to land a combination but Kaminski avoids it well.
Kaminski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Weber circles away.

Kaminski gets tackled into the cage by Weber. Weber maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaminski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Weber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kaminski keeps control of Weber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Weber is trying to break free.

Kaminski successfully pulls guard.
Weber trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Weber prevents Kaminski from getting back to his feet.

Kaminski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Weber defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaminski is trying to keep Weber in close.
Weber has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Kaminski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Weber seems content to control.
Kaminski is trying to control but Weber passes into side control!
Kaminski is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weber landing strikes.

Weber decides to stand back up.
Weber misses with a wild combination.
Weber slaps away a takedown attempt from Kaminski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kaminski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Weber gets a clinch.

Weber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Weber moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Weber wants to break free but Kaminski has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dillon Weber dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mateusz Kaminski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Weber falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kaminski counters by clinching up.
Weber gets underhooks to prevent Kaminski's takedown attempt.
Weber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Weber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kaminski wants a takedown.
Kaminski trying to stall but Weber improves his position.

Kaminski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaminski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Weber tries to bum rush Kaminski with a series of wild strikes but Kaminski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kaminski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Weber is fending him off so far but Kaminski persists. Nope, Weber circles away and we're back to standing.
Dillon Weber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateusz Kaminski.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Weber stuffs the takedown.
Weber throws a series of punches but Kaminski moves out of range.

Kaminski shoots in and gets a takedown into Weber's guard.

Kaminski drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Weber dives on top into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber trying to control but Kaminski is working from the bottom.
Kaminski wants to stand and escape but Weber is having none of it.

Kaminski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Weber is aware though and is defending well.
Kaminski wants to get back to his feet but Weber is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Weber stands and steps away. Kaminski gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Weber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kaminski counters with a leg kick.
Kaminski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber leaves Kaminski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Weber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kaminski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dillon Weber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weber is looking to clinch but Kaminski is avoiding it.
Weber misses with the combination.
Kaminski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Weber feints a jab promting Kaminski to slip. Weber then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kaminski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dillon Weber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kaminski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Weber moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Weber scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaminski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Weber sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kaminski somewhat.
Kaminski tries to clinch up but Weber circles away and keeps his distance.
Weber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kaminski lands a head kick. Weber smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Weber moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kaminski shoots for a takedown but Weber saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Weber gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kaminski tries for a takedown. No joy.
Weber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Weber is trying to break free.

Kaminski manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weber misses with the combination.
Kaminski shoots in for a double leg but Weber sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Weber darts in and clinches Kaminski up against the cage.
Weber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Weber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown by Kaminski or perhaps it was just good defense by Weber which made him look bad.

Kaminski shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Weber's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaminski trying to control the position from guard on top but Weber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaminski won't allow Weber to get back to his feet.
Mateusz Kaminski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dillon Weber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

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 Dillon Weber.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Weber, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dillon Weber!
A pretty intense looking Dillon Weber took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.