PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vuong To (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dillon Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Weber's choice of entrance music: ruff ryders' anthem. Dillon Weber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

To
vs
Weber

190 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
23
170 lbs
4 - 16 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vuong To!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dillon Weber!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Weber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. To manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Weber moves to clinch but To breaks away

and To counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
To tries for a takedown. No joy.
Weber tries to circle away but To has him pinned against the cage.
Weber tries to break free but To pushes him back against the cage.
To lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Weber is trying to break the clinch but To is controlling him.
To has Weber pressed against the cage, preventing Weber from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Weber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
To bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Weber throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
To tries to clinch up.
Weber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but To circles away quickly and effectively.
Weber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by To.
To throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Weber.
Dillon Weber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weber fails in his attempt to clinch.
To throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
To shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Weber defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Weber moves into the clinch.
Weber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Weber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but To has him pressed against the cage.
To tries to pull guard but Weber forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vuong To. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
To keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Weber's efforts to push away.
Weber can't break the clinch.
Weber is trying to force a seperation but To has the dominant position.

To pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Weber trying to control the position from guard on top but To is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
To wants to get back to his feet but Weber is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
To is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Weber looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
To will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Dillon Weber hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Weber throws a series of punches but To avoids them all with ease.
Weber stuffs the takedown attempt from To. To gets slowly back to his feet.
To scores with a decent looking hook.
Weber throws a series of punches but To moves out of range.
To looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Weber is fending him off so far but To persists. Nope, Weber circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber falls off balance throwing a combination

and To counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by To.
To lands an elbow that stopped Weber in his tracks for a moment.

To drags the fight down to the ground.
Weber sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed To's guard.
To is breathing heavily.

Weber decides to stand and escape the position.
To tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Weber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Weber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by To.

Weber clinches up with To and pushes him back against the cage.

To breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Weber misses with a wild combination.
Weber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
To shoots in but no luck this time.
To shoots in for a double leg but Weber sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
To avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Weber tries to clinch up.
Weber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Weber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by To.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Weber misses with a double jab
and To counters with an inside leg kick.
To tries to clinch up.
Weber misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
To showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Weber.
To is trying hard to land a takedown here. Weber sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dillon Weber dominated that round.
That's time! To's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

To showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Weber.
To fails with a takedown attempt.
To will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Weber tries to clinch up but To circles away and keeps his distance.
Weber misses with a series of wild punches.

Weber gets a clinch.
Weber letting To take a breather here.
Weber has had enough of the clinch but To keeps him there for the moment.

To breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vuong To is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from To finds it's way through Weber's defenses.
Weber tries to clinch but fails miserably
and To counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Weber is lucky that one didn't land flush.
To shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vuong To. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber moves in looking to clinch but To pushes him off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
To shoots for a double leg takedown but Weber sprawls well. He's pushed To's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
To shoots in but no luck this time.
Weber misses with a wild combination.

Weber has To up against the cage in a clinch.
Weber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but To has him pressed against the cage.
Weber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but To has him pressed against the cage.
To prevents Weber from breaking the clinch.
Weber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Weber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Weber is trying to break free.

To breaks the clinch.
To fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Weber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but To paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber throws a right and a left that To avoids nicely.
Weber fails to land with a series of punches.
Weber misses with a two punch combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Weber.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
To shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Weber sprawls well. Weber wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. To gets slowly back to his feet.

Weber drives through and clinches with To against the cage.

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

Weber lands a left and a right that send To crashing to the mat, dazed. Weber thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

To is rocked!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oh To is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Weber is trying to break the clinch but To has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber wants to break the clinch but can't.
Weber wants to break the clinch but can't.
To seems to have got his legs back now.
To can't find room to land a body shot as Weber controls the action.
Weber has had enough of the clinch but To keeps him there for the moment.
To tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
To is trying to maintain a safe position but Weber gets an underhook and turns To into the cage.
To wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Weber has him pressed against the cage.

Weber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Weber scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Weber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Weber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Weber closes the distance and pushes To back into the cage.
Weber is trying to push To away but To has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
To tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Weber has had enough of the clinch but To keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
To tries to pull guard but Weber holds him up against the cage and eventually To drops back down to his feet.

To pulls guard effortlessly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weber stopping the sweep attempt from To.

To throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Weber escapes and throws To's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
To is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dillon Weber 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. This is the final round!

Weber tries to close the distance and clinch up but To swats him away and circles back towards the center.
To fails with the takedown.
To throws a series of punches but Weber avoids them all with ease.
Weber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. To manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
To fails with a takedown attempt.
Weber misses with a combination
and To counters with an outside leg kick.
Weber misses with a wild combination.
To shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Weber as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vuong To. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but To circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from To is defended easily by Weber.
Weber misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Weber swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

To gets tackled into the cage by Weber. Weber maintains the clinch.
Weber tries to break the clinch but To is controlling the position.
To wants a takedown.
Weber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Weber manages to break the clinch.
To tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
To shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Weber but Weber pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Weber has To up against the cage in a clinch.
To keeps control of Weber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
To has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
To keeps control of Weber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Weber's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Weber tries to break the clinch but To is controlling the position.
Weber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Weber is looking to break free of the clinch but To has double underhooks.
Weber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but To has him pressed against the cage.
Weber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

To breaks the clinch.
Weber tries to close the distance and clinch but To swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dillon Weber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Weber tries to close the distance and clinch but To swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Weber tries to clinch there but To circles away.
Weber throws a right hand that To ducks under and follows up with a left that To also avoids with ease.
Weber misses with a series of wild punches.
To fails to land the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weber tries to close the distance and clinch up but To swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
To looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Weber lands with a nice combination. To backs away looking to recover.
Weber misses with a few strikes there.
Dillon Weber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Weber throws a nice looking combination but To bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
To tries to close the distance and clinch but Weber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Weber tries to clinch there but To circles away.
To tries to clinch up but Weber circles away and keeps his distance.
To scores with a hook.
Weber misses with a wild combination.
Weber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from To.
Weber wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
To lands with a slapping head kick.
To dodges the punch combination from Weber.
Weber tries to clinch but To is having none of it.

Weber gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but To has him pressed against the cage.
Weber is trying to push To away but To has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weber is trying to break the clinch but To is controlling him.

Weber breaks from the clinch.
Vuong To has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dillon Weber is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Weber needs to keep his hands up - To had a free shot at his head there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dillon Weber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Weber has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dillon Weber!
A determined Dillon Weber didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!