PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Dexter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Laston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dexter comes to the cage accompanied by Pink Fong. Laston has chosen Survivor-Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Dylan Dexter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dexter
vs
Laston

188 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
194 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dylan Dexter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Laston!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Laston moves into the clinch successfully.
Laston tries to land knees in the clinch but Dexter avoids the damage to the body.
Laston prevents the takedown attempt.
Laston trying to land knees to the body.
Laston misses with an elbow strike.
Laston lands a nice shot to the body.
Laston pushes Dexter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laston tries to land knees in the clinch but Dexter avoids the damage to the body.
Laston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dexter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laston lands a shoulder strike.
Dexter scores with a shoulder strike.
Laston lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dexter backwards.
Dexter wants to take the fight to the mat but Laston manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laston pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dexter is trying to break the clinch but Laston is controlling him.
Laston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laston creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dexter's defenses.
Dexter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Laston after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Dexter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dexter prevents a body shot from Laston.
Laston lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laston lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dexter dodges an elbow strike from Laston.
Laston looking to throw knees to the head but Dexter is blocking nicely.
Laston lands an elbow inside.
Dexter avoids a wild elbow strike from Laston.
Laston gets through Dexter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Laston lands with a right to the head.
Dexter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Laston pulls his leg out and moves away.
Laston doesn't manage to clinch there - Dexter circles away.
Laston tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dexter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dexter throws a right and a left that Laston avoids nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Dexter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laston doesn't manage to clinch there - Dexter circles away.

Dexter throws a left that rocks Laston and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Dexter dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Laston regain composure!

Laston is rocked!
Laston tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Laston is still in real trouble! Can Dexter finish him?
Laston avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dexter.
Laston is looking to regain half guard here but Dexter keeps moving and retains side control.
Laston felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laston struggling a bit here.
Laston tries to improve position but can't.
Laston looks winded!

Dexter is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Laston knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Laston seems to have recovered his senses.

Dexter goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Laston has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dexter but great work by Laston.
Dexter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dexter seems a little lost for a moment, as Laston dominates the positioning.
Laston's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've been hearing good reports from Dexter'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.

Laston is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dexter knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Laston tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Laston has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dexter wants to control but Laston postures up.
A lull in the action here as Laston stalls from top position.
Dexter regains half guard.
Dexter is trying to stand back up but Laston is controlling him
Dexter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Laston is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dexter gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dexter keeping moving, preventing Laston from controlling successfully.
Laston controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laston trying to control but Dexter is working from the bottom.

Dexter working for a triangle but Laston defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dexter controls Laston momentarily but Laston frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Laston will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dexter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Laston rushes Dexter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dexter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laston keeps control of Dexter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Laston putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dexter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Laston trying to land knees to the body.
Laston stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dexter wants to get back to striking at distance but Laston won't allow it.
Dexter has had enough of the clinch but Laston keeps him there for the moment.
Laston gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dexter.
Dexter blocks an elbow strike.
Laston lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dexter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laston.
Laston digs a right hand into Dexter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dexter's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dexter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Laston is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laston working Dexter over with knees to the body.
Laston throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dexter blocks it with crossed arms.
Laston lands a body shot.
Laston lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dexter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Laston fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Dexter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laston fails with an attempt to clinch.

Laston closes the distance and clinches.
Dexter wants to break free but Laston has control.
Laston lands a hook that snaps the head of Dexter backwards.
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!
Dexter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dexter.
Laston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dexter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hand to the body from Laston.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laston lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Laston.
Dexter blocks an elbow strike from Laston.
Laston tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dexter avoids it.
Laston throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dexter blocks it with crossed arms.
Dexter blocks a body shot from Laston.
Laston misses with a body punch.
Laston with an attempt at a knee that misses.
John Laston seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Laston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dexter can't get the takedown.
Dexter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Laston is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laston.
Dexter can't get the takedown.
Laston gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dexter.
Laston prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Laston.
Laston is working Dexter over against the cage.
Laston lands with a left to the head.
Laston lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dexter backwards.
A short uppercut from Laston.
Laston missing with knees to the body.
Dexter wants a takedown.
Laston scores with a shoulder strike.
Laston digs a right hand into Dexter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dexter's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dexter is looking to take this one to the mat.
A knee to the head by Laston.
Dexter is looking to take this one to the mat.
Laston lands a nice shot to the body.
Laston connects with a knee to the head.
Laston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Laston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laston tries to land knees in the clinch but Dexter avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dexter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dexter tries to break free but Laston pushes him back against the cage.
Laston is working Dexter over against the cage.
Laston stops a takedown attempt from Dexter.
Laston lands an uppercut.
Laston prevents Dexter from breaking the clinch.
Nice body punch from Laston.
Dexter goes for a takedown attempt but Laston pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Laston moves into range and clinches up with Dexter.
Laston lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dexter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laston is leaning against Dexter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Laston throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dexter tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Laston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Laston tries to close the distance and clinch but Dexter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laston fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Laston tries to clinch there but Dexter circles away.
Laston wants to clinch up but Dexter keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Dexter misses.
Dexter throws a right and a left that Laston avoids nicely.

Laston clinches.
Dexter prevents a body shot from Laston.
A frustrated look appears on Dexter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Laston lands a right hand.
Laston scores with a shoulder strike.
Laston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dexter wants to break free but Laston has control.
Laston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dexter avoiding damage as Laston throws knees to the body.
Laston lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laston creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laston creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dexter's defenses.
A hook to the body from Laston.
Dexter can't get the takedown.
Dexter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Laston gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dexter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Laston gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Dexter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dexter managing to block the knees to the body from Laston.
Laston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dexter or not.
Laston throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dexter blocks it with crossed arms.
Laston misses with a punch to the body.
Laston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dexter.
Dexter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Laston prevents it.
Laston scores with a shot to the side of Dexter's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dexter tries for a takedown. No joy.
Laston missing with knees to the body.
Laston tries a body shot but Dexter blocks it.
Laston lands a body shot.
Laston misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Laston.
Laston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dexter.
Dexter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Laston.
Laston scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dexter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Laston is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Laston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dexter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dexter is trying to push Laston away but Laston has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dexter avoiding damage as Laston throws knees to the body.

Dexter has hold of one of Laston's legs. Laston is fighting the takedown attempt but Dexter gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Laston is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dexter defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dexter drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Dexter seems to have locked his on tight now - Laston screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Dexter, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Dylan Dexter!
A very excited looking Dylan Dexter made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.