PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bernt Albertsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Lewis Dillinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marc Lewis Dillinger will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Albertsson
vs
Lewis Dillinger

169 cm
27
155 lbs
8 - 7 - 1

180 cm
24
158 lbs
9 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bernt Albertsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marc Lewis Dillinger!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillinger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Albertsson can pounce on him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Albertsson, right into the meat.
Albertsson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Albertsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Albertsson scores with a punch to the head.
Albertsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Albertsson is looking to slow Dillinger down with leg kicks.
Bernt Albertsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillinger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Albertsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Albertsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Albertsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Albertsson tests Dillinger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Albertsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dillinger or perhaps it was just good defense by Albertsson, which made it look bad.
Albertsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Dillinger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dillinger shoots and misses
and Dillinger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bernt Albertsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Lewis Dillinger.
Dillinger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Albertsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Albertsson jabs Dillinger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dillinger fails with the takedown
and Albertsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Albertsson punishes Dillinger's body with a nice straight punch.
Dillinger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Albertsson.
Dillinger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Albertsson.
Dillinger gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Albertsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Albertsson connects with the punch.
Albertsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dillinger at a distance.
Dillinger has a takedown stuffed.
Albertsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Albertsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dillinger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Albertsson.
Albertsson thuds his right hand into Dillinger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Albertsson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Albertsson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dillinger walks into a left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Albertsson.

Dillinger is rocked!
Dillinger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Albertsson but Albertsson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dillinger is still on wobbly legs! Can Albertsson finish him?
Albertsson throws a chopping leg kick but Dillinger manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dillinger seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice cross by Albertsson.
Bernt Albertsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Albertsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albertsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dillinger's sensitive parts.
Dillinger with a poor takedown
and Albertsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dillinger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dillinger dives in and grabs Albertsson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Albertsson pushes down on Dillinger's head and hops out.
Dillinger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dillinger 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.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dillinger or perhaps it was just good defense by Albertsson, which made it look bad.
Albertsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Albertsson cracks the inside of Dillinger's front leg.
Albertsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jab by Albertsson.
Albertsson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillinger with a lazy takedown attempt
and Albertsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dillinger looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albertsson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dillinger is trying desperately to land a takedown but Albertsson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dillinger.
Albertsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Albertsson.
Albertsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Albertsson cracks Dillinger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Dillinger shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Albertsson is doing well to control the position and prevent Dillinger from advancing to side control.
Dillinger trying to control from Albertsson's half guard. Albertsson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Albertsson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernt Albertsson 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.

Albertsson keeps Dillinger at a distance using the push kick.
Albertsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dillinger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dillinger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Albertsson avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck for Dillinger with that takedown attempt.
Albertsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dillinger's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillinger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Albertsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dillinger closes this distance looking for a takedown but Albertsson circles away.
Bernt Albertsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Lewis Dillinger.
A good leg kick by Albertsson.
Dillinger shoots in but no luck this time.
Bernt Albertsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Dillinger has a takedown stuffed.
An attempted straight right counter from Albertsson misses the target.
Dillinger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dillinger is breathing heavily.
Dillinger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Albertsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Albertsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dillinger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Albertsson. Albertsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Albertsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Albertsson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Marc Lewis Dillinger has been cut.
Dillinger dives in for a single leg takedown but Albertsson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Albertsson cracks the inside of Dillinger's front leg.
Dillinger fails to land the takedown.
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!
Albertsson throws a leg kick which misses Dillinger's front leg but catches the back leg as Dillinger tries to avoid it.
Albertsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albertsson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dillinger.
Dillinger closes this distance looking for a takedown but Albertsson circles away.
Albertsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Albertsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dillinger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Albertsson. Albertsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Albertsson lands a jab to Dillinger's midsection.
Dillinger shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Albertsson sprawls well. Albertsson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dillinger gets slowly back to his feet.
Dillinger shoots in for a takedown but Albertsson shows good takedown defense.
Albertsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dillinger doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Albertsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dillinger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Albertsson.
Dillinger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Albertsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albertsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dillinger's head.
Albertsson connects with a single shot there.
Albertsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Albertsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dillinger walks into a stiff left hand from Albertsson.
Albertsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Albertsson works Dillinger's body with a nice hook.
Albertsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Albertsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Albertsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Albertsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dillinger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dillinger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Albertsson stuns Dillinger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Albertsson.
Albertsson thuds his shin into the meat of Dillinger's side.
No luck for Dillinger with that takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Albertsson.
Albertsson feints and then cracks Dillinger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dillinger down.
Albertsson thuds a left hand into Dillinger's body.
Albertsson lands an overhand right.
Albertsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dillinger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Albertsson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Albertsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dillinger can do to turn this around?
Albertsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circle momentarily. Albertsson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernt Albertsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marc Lewis Dillinger's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Dillinger tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Albertsson defends well and Dillinger ends up having to push Albertsson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Albertsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dillinger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dillinger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dillinger has a takedown stuffed.
Albertsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Albertsson is looking to slow Dillinger down with leg kicks.
Dillinger 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.
Albertsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dillinger's hands.
Dillinger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good leg kick by Albertsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albertsson lands the left hand.
Albertsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dillinger on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dillinger fails with a takedown attempt.
Bernt Albertsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Lewis Dillinger.
Dillinger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger looks up at the clock. Bad move! Albertsson lands a right hand from hell, dropping Dillinger. Albertsson pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bernt Albertsson!