PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davide Dileo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tokyo Whiteman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dileo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sole Silenzioso by SUBSONICA. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Dileo
vs
Whiteman

192 cm
24
223 lbs
12 - 0 - 0

194 cm
24
182 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conquer

Sun-Tzu. 15%

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 12 - 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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tokyo Whiteman!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dileo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Whiteman.
Whiteman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dileo.
Dileo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Whiteman in his tracks.
Nice uppercut there from Dileo.
Whiteman 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 finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Whiteman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dileo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Whiteman momentarily.
Jab, jab by Dileo - just one landing.
Whiteman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dileo misses with a body shot.
Whiteman throws a solid leg kick but Dileo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Whiteman.
Davide Dileo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whiteman 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.
Whiteman lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dileo is looking to slow Whiteman down with leg kicks.

Dileo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Whiteman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Whiteman parries the strikes from Dileo easily there. Dileo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Whiteman to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dileo working the head with strikes.
Dileo misses with the ground and pound.
Dileo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dileo looking to control but instead Whiteman has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Dileo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whiteman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dileo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Whiteman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dileo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Whiteman has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Wrecking Crew Elite MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Whiteman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dileo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Whiteman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dileo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dileo controlling the action here.
Dileo is keen to just control but Whiteman is a slippery customer.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dileo misses with a shot to the body
and Whiteman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dileo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dileo misses with a body shot.
Dileo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiteman lands a lovely overhand right.
Whiteman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dileo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Whiteman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Whiteman walks into a jab.
Whiteman lands a really nice looking cross but Dileo seems unphased.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Whiteman.
Dileo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dileo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dileo looks to throw the jab but Whiteman is out of range.
Dileo throws a body shot but no joy.
Whiteman avoids a kick to the body.
Whiteman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Whiteman just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dileo cracks Whiteman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiteman throws a lazy right hand but Dileo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Whiteman.
Dileo misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whiteman! But no joy.
Dileo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dileo connects with the punch.
Dileo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Whiteman defending well as Dileo loads up on a big left hand.
Whiteman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dileo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Dileo.
Dileo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whiteman.
Whiteman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Whiteman misses its intended target.
Dileo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Whiteman missing with a left hand there. Dileo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whiteman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dileo was well out of range. Poor timing from Whiteman.
Dileo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dileo throws a wild body kick that Whiteman sees coming a mile off.
Dileo misses with an uppercut. Whiteman saw that one coming.
Whiteman connects with a nice looking jab.
Whiteman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dileo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dileo.
A big right from Whiteman misses.
Whiteman is looking to slow Dileo down with leg kicks.
Whiteman blocks a low kick nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Dileo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dileo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whiteman blocks a head kick by Dileo.
Whiteman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dileo.
Dileo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dileo throws a head kick that misses
and Whiteman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Whiteman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Whiteman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Dileo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Whiteman misses with a body punch
and Dileo counters with an outside leg kick.
Whiteman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Whiteman misses with a body shot
and Whiteman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dileo misses with a hook. Whiteman ducked under it nicely.
Whiteman chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Whiteman scores with a takedown into Dileo's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dileo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Whiteman manages to get himself to full guard.

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!
Dileo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dileo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dileo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whiteman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dileo.
Dileo stays in close to Whiteman's body and controls the position.
Dileo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dileo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Whiteman's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dileo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dileo chips away with some ground and pound.
Whiteman being controlled here, momentarily.
Dileo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Whiteman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Whiteman.
Dileo throws a right hand that misses
and Whiteman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dileo fails with the takedown.
Whiteman appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dileo catches Whiteman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dileo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Whiteman blocks a low kick nicely.
Despite the aggression on Whiteman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dileo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whiteman moves away.
Whiteman ducks under a wild hook from Dileo.
Whiteman lands a nice looking body shot.
Dileo throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tokyo Whiteman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dileo with a nice cross.
Whiteman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dileo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Whiteman misses its intended target.
Whiteman delivers a nice body kick.

Dileo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Whiteman is trying to defend but Dileo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dileo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dileo in particular looking to stall.
Dileo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dileo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dileo throwing shots but Whiteman is blocking nicely.
Dileo trying to control the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dileo trying to pass the guard but Whiteman defending well.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Whiteman throws the kick towards the body but Dileo avoids it.
Dileo tries to counter by clinching up but Whiteman breaks away and moves out of range.
Whiteman tries to land a front kick but Dileo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A slow jab from Dileo misses its intended target.
Whiteman scores with a shot to the body.
Whiteman scores with a punch to the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Dileo. That snapped Whiteman's head back.
Dileo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Whiteman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Whiteman throws a jab when Dileo was well out of range.
Whiteman cracks the inside of Dileo's front leg.
Dileo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Whiteman is able to avoid easily.
Whiteman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dileo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice side step and Whiteman releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Davide Dileo is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body punch from Whiteman.
Whiteman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dileo throws a jab but it's blocked by Whiteman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dileo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whiteman throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Dileo to counter with a crisp jab.
Whiteman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick by Dileo misses
and Whiteman counters with a nice body shot.
Whiteman connects with a right hand. Dileo shakes it off.
Whiteman tries to land a front kick but Dileo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dileo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Whiteman misses the shot to the body.
Dileo throws out a leg kick but Whiteman moves out of range and Dileo only half commits.
Dileo tries to clinch but Whiteman is having none of it.
Dileo looks to score with a jab to the body but Whiteman is just out of range.
Whiteman misses the jab.
Dileo throws a leg kick but Whiteman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good exchange - Dileo coming out on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiteman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dileo takes a step back to recover.
Whiteman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Whiteman lands a really nice looking cross but Dileo seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dileo throws a leg kick but Whiteman checks it.
Whiteman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dileo.
Whiteman misses with a body shot.
Dileo slips under a jab.
Whiteman connects with a solid leg kick.
Whiteman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Whiteman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dileo moves away.
Whiteman misses with a head kick.
Whiteman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Tokyo Whiteman just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!

Whiteman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dileo.
Dileo backing away here, and Whiteman unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Whiteman moves out of range of the strikes.
Dileo walks into a straight right hand from Whiteman.
Whiteman works the jab nicely.
Whiteman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whiteman.

Whiteman clinches up with Dileo and pushes him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Whiteman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Whiteman lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Dileo.
Dileo prevents a body shot from Whiteman.
Dileo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Whiteman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dileo throws a punch but it's blocked by Whiteman.
Whiteman blocks an elbow strike from Dileo.
Whiteman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Whiteman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dileo.
Dileo throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dileo throws an elbow but misses.
Whiteman blocks an elbow strike.
Dileo pushes off an throws an elbow but Whiteman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Whiteman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whiteman.
Whiteman stalling against the cage.
A body shot lands from Whiteman.
Whiteman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dileo lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Whiteman fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiteman lands with a light punch inside.
Dileo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whiteman tries to work over Dileo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dileo misses with an elbow strike.
Whiteman tries to throw a body punch but Dileo avoids it by throwing Whiteman back against the cage.
Dileo swings wildly with an uppercut but Whiteman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dileo prevents a body shot from Whiteman.
Dileo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whiteman's elbow.
Dileo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whiteman backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dileo struggles to land a body shot inside as Whiteman controls his hands.
Dileo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Whiteman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Whiteman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dileo takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiteman is looking to control Dileo's arms but Dileo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Whiteman has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from Dileo.
Whiteman misses with a body punch.
Dileo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Dileo fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dileo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whiteman misses with a punch on the inside.
Dileo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dileo lands an elbow inside that Whiteman shrugs off.
Whiteman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whiteman swings wildly with an uppercut but Dileo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dileo lands a hook that snaps the head of Whiteman backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dileo lands with a left to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dileo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whiteman.
Dileo blocks an uppercut.
Dileo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dileo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dileo pushes Whiteman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dileo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dileo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dileo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dileo digs a right hand underneath Whiteman's ribcage. Whiteman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dileo throws a punch but it's blocked by Whiteman.
Whiteman struggles to land a body shot inside as Dileo controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davide Dileo had his way with Tokyo Whiteman in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Whiteman moves out of range of the leg kick from Dileo.
Dileo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whiteman.
Dileo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dileo throws a chopping leg kick but Whiteman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dileo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Whiteman lands a really nice looking cross but Dileo seems unphased.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dileo. That's going to slow Whiteman down.
Dileo throws a shot from downtown. Whiteman moves away and avoids it.
Dileo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Whiteman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whiteman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Whiteman. That's going to slow Dileo down.
Dileo swings for the body but Whiteman moves out of range.
Whiteman looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Dileo slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiteman lands with a good body shot.
Whiteman blocks a leg kick.
Whiteman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dileo's sensitive parts.
Dileo cracks a nice hook into Whiteman's ribs.
The fighters circling - Dileo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dileo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Whiteman connects with a jab.
Whiteman misses the jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Whiteman checks a leg kick.
Whiteman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Whiteman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dileo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Whiteman misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Dileo misses its intended target.
Dileo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dileo moves forwards but Whiteman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Whiteman connects with 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!
Dileo throws a chopping leg kick but Whiteman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick misses from Whiteman.
Dileo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whiteman.
Dileo misses with an uppercut
and Whiteman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Whiteman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Dileo darts in and clinches Whiteman up against the cage.
Dileo swings wildly with an uppercut but Whiteman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dileo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whiteman blocks the elbow strike.
Davide Dileo has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dileo has a couple of punches blocked by Whiteman.
Dileo lands with a short shot to the head.
Whiteman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whiteman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dileo tries to work over Whiteman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whiteman avoids a wild elbow strike from Dileo.
Dileo misses with an elbow strike.
Dileo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dileo has a couple of punches blocked by Whiteman.
Whiteman prevents a body shot from Dileo.
Dileo misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by Whiteman.
Dileo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dileo lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dileo tries to work over Whiteman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dileo tries to work over Whiteman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dileo as Whiteman tries to tie him up.
Dileo misses with an elbow over the top.
Whiteman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dileo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dileo throws a punch but it's blocked by Whiteman.
Dileo lands an elbow inside.
Dileo lands with a short shot to the head.
Dileo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dileo lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dileo prevents a body shot from Whiteman.
Whiteman lands a shoulder strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Davide Dileo.
I think Dileo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 48:48
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Davide Dileo!
Davide Dileo retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Davide Dileo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.