PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fredo Dio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Dio
vs
Myers

180 cm
29
170 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

178 cm
27
172 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fredo Dio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zack Myers!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myers dives in for a single leg takedown but Dio sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Dio breaks from the clinch.
Myers connects with an inside leg kick.
Myers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dio swivels and escapes.
Myers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Myers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fredo Dio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack Myers.
Dio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Myers at a distance.

Myers looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dio!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dio is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Myers are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've been hearing good reports from Dio's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dio is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Myers is trying to ground and pound but Dio uses the momentary lack of control by Myers to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Myers tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dio knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Myers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Myers is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Myers throwing shots but Dio is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Myers wants to work for an arm triangle but Dio is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dio looks like he's trying to stand up.

Dio is defending against the submission attempts here by Myers.
My spies in WarZone Training Facility 1 inform me that Myers has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Myers stops Dio from getting back to his feet.
Myers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Myers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Myers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Myers.
Dio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Myers.
Dio is trying to stand up here but Myers is controlling him well.

Myers wants to work for an arm triangle but Dio is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Myers is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dio sees it coming and defends easily.
Dio pushes Myers off looking to stand but Myers dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dio wants to get back to his feet.
Myers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Myers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dio defending well though.
Myers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Myers looks to land a strike but Dio avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Myers drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dio looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dio looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dio!
Myers is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zack Myers dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Myers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Myers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dio to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Zack Myers has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Myers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Myers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zack Myers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Myers fails with a takedown attempt.
Dio throws a jab but it's blocked by Myers.
Myers shoots for a takedown but Dio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fredo Dio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack Myers.
Dio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Myers.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A cross from Dio lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers fails with the takedown.
Myers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dio sprawls well. Dio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Myers gets slowly back to his feet.
Myers shoots for a double leg takedown but Dio sprawls well. He's pushed Myers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dio moves out of range as Myers throws a body kick.
Dio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Dio does it's job there.
Dio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Myers backs up against the cage.

That has opened up Zack Myers's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Myers.
Myers staying out of range there.
Fredo Dio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dio lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dio digs a good body shot into Myers's ribs.
Myers shoots in and drives through. Dio sprawls well.
Dio wobbles Myers with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Dio dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Myers to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fredo Dio!
An out of breath Fredo Dio thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.