PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fredo Dio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Dionysus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Dio
vs
Dionysus

180 cm
27
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

184 cm
20
178 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fredo Dio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinny Dionysus!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dionysus tries to keep at a distance but Dio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dionysus pushes Dio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dio tries to stall but Dionysus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Dio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Dio. Those never looked like landing.

Dio clinches up with Dionysus and pushes him back against the cage.

Dio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dio swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Dio moves into range and clinches up with Dionysus.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dionysus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dionysus has a couple of punches blocked by Dio.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dio is struggling to control the position.
Dionysus throws a head punch that misses.

Dio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dio tries to bum rush Dionysus with a series of wild strikes but Dionysus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dio swats away the attempt to clinch by Dionysus.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dio darts in and clinches Dionysus up against the cage.

Dio breaks the clinch.

Dio has managed to clinch.
Dionysus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Dio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dionysus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dio circles away quickly and effectively.

Dio gets a clinch.
Dio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dio takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dio has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dio tries to break free but Dionysus pushes him back against the cage.
Dionysus swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Dio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dionysus misses with a left hand
and Dio counters with a stiff right hand.
Dionysus just misses with a punch to the body.
Dionysus is looking to clinch.

Dio clinches up with Dionysus and pushes him back against the cage.
Dio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Dio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dionysus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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!
Dionysus tries to clinch there but Dio circles away.

Dionysus clinches with his opponent.
Dionysus pushes Dio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dio is struggling to control the position.
Dio is trying to force a seperation but Dionysus has the dominant position.
Dio is trying to break the clinch but Dionysus is controlling him.
Dionysus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dio backwards.
Dionysus being controlled against the cage.
Dio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dionysus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dio prevents a body shot from Dionysus.
A short right from Dionysus on the inside.
Dionysus digs a right hand underneath Dio's ribcage. Dio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dionysus has a couple of punches blocked by Dio.
Dio trying to stall but Dionysus improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dionysus connects with a right hand. Dio shakes it off.

It looks like Fredo Dio has been cut.

Dionysus closes the distance and pushes Dio back into the cage.
Dionysus is working Dio over against the cage.
Dionysus misses with a punch to the body.
Dio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dionysus presses Dio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dio content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dionysus throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dionysus lands with a short shot to the head.
Dio scores with a hook to the body.
Dionysus swings wildly with an uppercut but Dio uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Dionysus.
Dionysus lands a nice uppercut.

Dio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dionysus connects with a single shot there.
Sloppy strikes from Dio. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dionysus misses with a looping right.
Dionysus looks to land a right hand but Dio moved out of range.

Dio rushes Dionysus and presses him up against the cage.
Dio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Dio.
Dio lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Dio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Dio darts in and clinches Dionysus up against the cage.
Dio blocking some punches.

Dio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Dionysus moves into the clinch.
Dio is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dio wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dio trying to control the position but instead, Dionysus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dio into the cage.
Dionysus keeps control of Dio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vinny Dionysus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fredo Dio's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dio gets tackled into the cage by Dionysus. Dionysus maintains the clinch.

Dio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vinny Dionysus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dio moves into the clinch.
Dio looking to slow down the pace here.
Dionysus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

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

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dionysus is keeping busy.
Dionysus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dio blocks a body shot from Dionysus.
Dionysus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dionysus lands a right hand.
Dionysus has a couple of punches blocked by Dio.
Dionysus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dio blocks an uppercut.
Dionysus keeps control of Dio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Dio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Dio.
Dio is trying to force a seperation but Dionysus has the dominant position.
Vinny Dionysus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dionysus takes a shot to the head.
Dionysus scores with a shoulder strike.
Dionysus lands with a short shot to the head.
Dionysus blocks a body shot from Dio.
Dionysus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dionysus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dio trying to stall but Dionysus improves his position.
Dionysus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dio lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Dionysus.
Dio looking to slow down the pace here.
Dionysus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dionysus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dio blocks a body shot from Dionysus.
A shot in the inside from Dionysus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dionysus tries to throw a body punch but Dio avoids it by throwing Dionysus back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Dionysus fails to land.
Dionysus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dio can't break the clinch.
Dionysus lands a body punch.
Dio tries to break the clinch but Dionysus is controlling the position.
Dio has had enough of the clinch but Dionysus keeps him there for the moment.
Dionysus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dio wants to stall.

Dio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dionysus misses with a hook. Dio ducked under it nicely.

Dionysus pushes Dio up against the cage in a clinch.
Dio prevents a body shot from Dionysus.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dionysus.
Dio is trying to break the clinch but Dionysus is controlling him.
Dionysus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dionysus misses with the head strike.
Dionysus misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dio has had enough of the clinch but Dionysus keeps him there for the moment.

Dio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dionysus cracks Dio with a right hand to the side of the head.

Dio gets a clinch.
Dionysus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dios head.
Dio is trying to break free.
Dionysus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dionysus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dio wants to get back to striking at distance but Dionysus won't allow it.
Dio is looking to break free of the clinch but Dionysus has double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Dio.
Dionysus being controlled against the cage.

Dio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fredo Dio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Dio closes the distance and clinches.
Dionysus misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dio lands a right hand.
Dionysus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dionysus keeps control of Dio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Dio breaks from the clinch.
Dionysus tries to close the distance and clinch but Dio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Dio rushes Dionysus and presses him up against the cage.

Dio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Dio rushes Dionysus and presses him up against the cage.
Dionysus lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right hand to the body from Dionysus.
A right handed body shot lands from Dionysus.
A short uppercut from Dionysus.
Dionysus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dionysus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dio prevents a body shot from Dionysus.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Dionysus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fredo Dio'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. This is the final round!

Dionysus looks to land a combination but Dio avoids it well.

Dio clinches with his opponent.
Dionysus gets through Dio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dionysus tries a body shot but Dio blocks it.
Dionysus struggles to land a body shot inside as Dio controls his hands.

Dionysus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dionysus darts in trying to clinch
and Dio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dionysus is looking to clinch.

Dio forces Dionysus back against the cage and clinches.
Dionysus misses with a punch on the inside.
Dio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dionysus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dio lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio working aggressively here.
Dionysus lands a hook that snaps the head of Dio backwards.
Dionysus misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Dionysus fails to land.

Dio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dionysus throws a looping overhand right but Dio ducks down to avoid it.

Dionysus instigates a clinch.
Dio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dio tries to circle away but Dionysus has him pinned against the cage.
Dio blocking some punches.
Dionysus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dionysus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Dio manages to break the clinch.
Dio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dionysus was well out of range. Poor timing from Dio.
Dio misses with a jab, cross combination.

Dio closes the distance and pushes Dionysus back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dionysus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dio avoiding damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dionysus gets through Dio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dionysus lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dionysus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dio tries to circle away but Dionysus has him pinned against the cage.
Dionysus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dionysus lands a left hand.
Dio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dionysus.
Dionysus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dionysus working aggressively here.
Dionysus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dio backwards.
Dio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dio leaning against his opponent.
Dionysus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dio blocking some punches.
Dionysus gets through Dio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Dio breaks the clinch.

Dio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dionysus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dionysus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dio digs a right hand underneath Dionysus's ribcage. Dionysus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dio trying to stall but Dionysus improves his position.
Dio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dio can't find room to land a body shot as Dionysus controls the action.
Dionysus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dionysus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dionysus struggles to land a body shot inside as Dio controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dionysus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dionysus swings wildly with an uppercut but Dio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dio trying to control the position but instead, Dionysus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dio into the cage.
Dio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dio stalling the fight.
Dionysus lands with a light punch inside.
Dio blocks a body shot from Dionysus.
A short right from Dionysus on the inside.

Dio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dionysus misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dionysus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fredo Dio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vinny Dionysus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Dionysus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dionysus 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Dionysus!