PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davide Dileo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zero Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dileo comes to the cage accompanied by Sole Silenzioso by SUBSONICA. Zero Hero is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Dileo
vs
Hero

192 cm
23
223 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

187 cm
23
209 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

{R.W} Four Aces Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davide Dileo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zero Hero!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dileo thumps Hero with a low kick.
Dileo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hero blocks the body kick.
Dileo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dileo can pounce on him.
Hero takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dileo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dileo is looking to slow Hero down with leg kicks.
Dileo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dileo manages to avoid it.
Dileo pushes Hero away with a front kick.
Dileo lands with a straight right. Hero didn't see that one coming.
Hero takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dileo was well out of range. Poor timing from Hero.
Hero has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dileo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero tests Dileo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hero moves out of range of the body kick from Dileo.
Dileo misses with a kick to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hero crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dileo - the referee stops the clock and Hero gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dileo. Hero manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dileo. Dileo obviously looking to wear him down.
That kick from Dileo tenderised Hero's leg. Hero is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dileo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hero is able to avoid easily.
Hero throws a poor cross that misses

and Dileo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hero's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hero wants to stand up but Dileo is controlling him.
Dileo throws a big elbow that misses.
Dileo working some strikes from top position.
Hero not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dileo stays in close to Hero's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hero controlling Dileo's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Zero Hero.
Dileo keeps Hero at a distance using the push kick.
Davide Dileo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dileo connects with a leg kick. Hero looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dileo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hero counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dileo's knee momentarily.
Hero tries to work over Dileo's front leg with a kick but Dileo checks it.
Dileo throws a leg kick which misses Hero's front leg but catches the back leg as Hero tries to avoid it.
Dileo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dileo throws a series of punches but Hero moves out of range.
Dileo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dileo scores with a leg kick.
Dileo tries to land a front kick but Hero steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dileo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dileo throws a solid leg kick but Hero takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dileo.
Hero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hero looks for the body kick but Dileo saw that one coming.
Dileo jabs at Hero's body.
Dileo tries a head kick but it misses.
Hero takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dileo lands a nice looking body kick.
Dileo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hero on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dileo.
Hero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hero blocks the body kick.
Hero's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dileo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dileo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dileo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dileo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hero is out of range.
Dileo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dileo moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dileo throws a hook but Hero avoids it easily.
Hero lands a jab.
Hero throws a head kick that Dileo semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davide Dileo 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.

Dileo throws a body punch but Hero moves out of range.
Dileo misses with a body kick.
Dileo tries to score with a low kick but Hero moves his leg out of the way.
Dileo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hero takes a jab right on the kisser.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dileo.
Crunch! Dileo slams his shin into Hero's torso.
Dileo looks to land a combination. Hero sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dileo looks to throw a body kick
and Hero counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dileo feints and then cracks Hero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hero down.
A left lands for Dileo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hero. Dileo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hero is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dileo rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dileo lands a lovely overhand right.
Dileo throws a leg kick but Hero checks it.
Hero blocks a jab.
Dileo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dileo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hero makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hero. Dileo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dileo throws a lazy body kick
and Hero counters with a right hand to the body.
Dileo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hero can do to turn this around?
Hero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dileo was well out of range. Poor timing from Hero.
Hero avoids a kick to the body.
Dileo delivers a nice body kick.
Dileo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dileo scores with a sloppy right hand. Hero should have avoided that one.
Hero throws a body shot but no joy.
Dileo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dileo throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hero ducks under a wild hook from Dileo.
Dileo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dileo.
Dileo throws a leg kick
and Hero counters with a nice leg kick.
Hero has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dileo.
Dileo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good shot there by Dileo.
Dileo looks to land a body kick but Hero moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero avoids a kick to the body.
Dileo misses with a body kick.
Dileo throws a lazy head kick
and Hero counters with a nice leg kick.
Dileo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dileo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davide Dileo is winning the standup battle so far.
Hero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dileo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hero counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dileo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hero checks it well.
Hero misses with a body shot

and Dileo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dileo.
Dileo takes a shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dileo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dileo has a couple of punches blocked by Hero.
Dileo tries to work over Hero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hero working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Hero breaks the clinch.
Hero misses with a wild body shot.
Dileo throws a leg kick but Hero moved away.
Dileo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dileo throws out the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Hero blocks the leg kick.
Dileo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hero counters with a low kick, right behind Dileo 's knee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dileo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hero misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davide Dileo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dileo pushes Hero away with a front kick.
Dileo misses with a kick to the body.
Hero connects with a body shot that sends Dileo's belly button to the back.
Hero throws the kick towards the body but Dileo avoids it.
Hero misses with a low kick.
Dileo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dileo misses with a body kick.
Hero is looking to score with low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dileo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hero. Dileo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dileo punishes Hero's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dileo is looking to slow Hero down with leg kicks.
Nice body kick there by Dileo.
Hero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hero takes a swing at Dileo's ribcage but misses.
Hero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dileo.
Dileo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some bone on bone action there as Hero checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dileo throws the kick towards the body but Hero avoids it.
Dileo connects with the punch.
Dileo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dileo scores with a nice body kick.
Dileo misses with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dileo misses with a wild body shot.
Dileo just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Hero as he checks the leg kick.
Dileo throws a body punch but Hero moves out of range.
Dileo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hero at a distance.
Hero defending well as Dileo loads up on a big left hand.
Dileo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Dileo.
Good shot there by Hero.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dileo throws a hook but Hero blocks it.
Dileo checks a leg kick nicely.
Dileo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dileo.
Hero takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dileo misses with a hook.
Dileo throws an off balance right hand
and Hero counters with a leg kick.
Hero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dileo.
Hero moves out of range as Dileo throws a body kick.
Hero slips under a jab from Dileo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dileo thows a leg kick but Hero checks it
and Hero counters with a nice uppercut.
Dileo throws a body kick that misses.
Hero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dileo. Dileo obviously looking to wear him down.
Hero swings for the body but Dileo moves out of range.
Hero misses with a low kick.
Dileo slips a straight right by Hero.
Dileo keeps Hero at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dileo throws a body kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dileo throws a lazy right hand but Hero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dileo throws a nice looking combination but Hero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dileo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davide Dileo clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dileo thumps Hero with a low kick.
Dileo misses with a body kick.
Dileo misses with a hook to the body
and Hero counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dileo misses with a low kick as Hero jumps back.
Donk. Dileo catches Hero right on the button with a cross.
Dileo misses with the body kick
and Hero counters with a left to the body.
Hero on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dileo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dileo tries to bum rush Hero with a series of wild strikes but Hero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dileo misses with a low kick.
Hero looks to score with a jab to the body but Dileo is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dileo misses the jab.
Hero takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hero connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dileo. Dileo obviously looking to wear him down.
Hero looks to score with a jab to the body but Dileo is just out of range.
Dileo misses with a lunging right hand
and Hero counters with a thumping low kick.
Hero moves out of range of the strikes.
Dileo digs a good body shot into Hero's ribs.
Dileo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hero.
Hero throws a low kick but Dileo moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dileo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dileo checks a leg kick.
Dileo misses with an uppercut.
Hero checks a leg kick nicely.
Dileo lands a leg kick that knocks Hero off balance momentarily.
Dileo lands with a hook. Hero tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dileo throws a leg kick
and Hero counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dileo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hero will feel that in the morning.
Dileo wants to land a leg kick but Hero is out of range.
Dileo throws a head kick but Hero moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dileo at a distance.
Hero cracks Dileo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dileo looks for the body kick but Hero saw that one coming.
Hero moves out of range as Dileo throws a body kick.
Dileo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hero's hands.
Dileo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dileo throws a wild body kick that Hero sees coming a mile off.
Dileo misses with a leg kick
and Hero counters with a straight right hand.
Dileo throws a jab when Hero was well out of range.
Dileo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hero was well out of range. Poor timing from Dileo.
Dileo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dileo avoids the body shot from Hero.
Dileo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hero on the side of the head.
Hero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dileo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dileo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hero misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dileo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dileo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dileo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davide Dileo had his way with Zero Hero in 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. This is the final round!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dileo.
Hero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hero ducks under a wild hook from Dileo.
Dileo misses with an uppercut
enabling Hero to counter with a crisp jab.
Dileo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hero scores with the left hand. Dileo knows he should have avoided that one.
Dileo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hero's sensitive parts.
Hero shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dileo scores with a kick to the body.
Dileo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hero moves away.
Dileo misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dileo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hero moves out of range as Dileo throws a body kick.
Dileo throws the left hand but Hero avoids the punch easily.
Hero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hero throws a jab but it's blocked by Dileo.
Dileo throws a lazy body kick
and Hero makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dileo lands a front kick.
Dileo throws a push kick but Hero slaps the foot to one side.
Dileo looks to throw a body kick
enabling Hero to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Hero is predictable there

and Dileo counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hero wants to get back to his feet but Dileo drags him back down.
Davide Dileo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero trying to remain calm as Dileo controls from the top position.
Dileo wants to control but Hero is keeping him busy.
Dileo working the head with strikes.
Dileo working the ground and pound.
Hero is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dileo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dileo is looking to take a break and control but Hero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dileo working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Dileo.
Dileo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dileo working away.
Hero might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dileo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dileo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hero is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dileo has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero struggling a bit here.
Dileo wants to control but Hero is keeping him busy.
Dileo lands some shots froms side control.
Hero is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dileo is controlling him well.
Hero avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dileo.
Hero wants to get back to his feet but Dileo drags him back down.
Zero Hero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hero is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Dileo throws an elbow but Hero slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dileo trying to control the position but Hero is working away.
Hero is looking to regain half guard here but Dileo keeps moving and retains side control.
Dileo is putting a hurting on Hero here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hero is not content to let Dileo control the position.
Hero is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dileo is trying to control the action in half guard but Hero is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hero tries to get to full guard but Dileo has control of the leg.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hero is refusing to be controlled, as Dileo sits in half guard.
Dileo slows the pace down in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hero wants to get back to his feet.
Dileo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hero wants to get back to his feet.
Dileo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dileo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

And that's the end of the fight!
Davide Dileo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dileo, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:45
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davide Dileo!
Davide Dileo retains his light heavyweight title!
Davide Dileo thanked the fans post fight for their support.