PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marc Lewis Dillinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Almodovar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almodovar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Underground kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lewis Dillinger
vs
Almodovar

180 cm
25
158 lbs
9 - 18 - 1

155 cm
29
165 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 9 - 18 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marc Lewis Dillinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedro Almodovar!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dillinger.
Almodovar throws a right and a left that Dillinger avoids nicely.
Dillinger slips a jab from Almodovar.
Dillinger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Almodovar is fending him off so far but Dillinger persists. Nope, Almodovar circles away and we're back to standing.
Dillinger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Almodovar lands a big head kick that sends Dillinger tumbling to the mat! Almodovar takes a step backwards and waves Dillinger back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Dillinger is rocked!

It looks like Marc Lewis Dillinger has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dillinger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Almodovar pinned against the cage. Almodovar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oh Dillinger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Lewis Dillinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dillinger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Almodovar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dillinger seems to have got his legs back now.
Almodovar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dillinger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Almodovar scores with a jab to the head.
Dillinger moves out of range of the body kick from Almodovar.
Almodovar misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almodovar 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.
A quick step to the side and Dillinger tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dillinger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Almodovar wants to land a leg kick but Dillinger is out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dillinger.

Dillinger looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Almodovar!
Dillinger controlling from side mount.
Almodovar struggling a bit here.
Dillinger advances to full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger avoids the attempt from Almodovar to control.
Almodovar is desperately trying to improve his position but Dillinger has a good base and remains in mount.
Dillinger sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dillinger will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dillinger has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Almodovar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marc Lewis Dillinger's cut.
That's time! Dillinger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A big right from Almodovar misses.
Dillinger shoots in and drives through. Almodovar sprawls well.
Dillinger darts in looking for a takedown but Almodovar gets double underhooks and turns Dillinger into the cage.
Almodovar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dillinger shoots and misses
and Almodovar counters with a series of strikes. Dillinger will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Lewis Dillinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almodovar throws a jab but it's blocked by Dillinger.
Dillinger tries for a takedown but Almodovar circles away easily
and Almodovar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Almodovar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dillinger takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Dillinger darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dillinger is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Almodovar controlling the position well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger trying to mount his opponent but Almodovar defends it.
Dillinger keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dillinger tries to pass the half guard into mount. Almodovar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dillinger in particular looking to stall.
Almodovar pushes Dillinger off looking to stand but Dillinger dives back in and keeps control.
Dillinger wants to control but Almodovar is keeping him busy.
Dillinger trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dillinger wants to advance to full mount but Almodovar doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Almodovar keeping full guard, as Dillinger tries to pass.
Dillinger trying to control but Almodovar is working from the bottom.
Almodovar is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Almodovar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dillinger's head.

Dillinger drives through with a takedown into Almodovar's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dillinger slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger tries to free his leg and advance position but Almodovar is retaining full guard.
Almodovar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dillinger is one step ahead there.
Dillinger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Almodovar is keeping the position for now.
Dillinger is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Almodovar keeping full guard, as Dillinger tries to pass.
Almodovar keeping moving, preventing Dillinger from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Almodovar tries to land a leg kick but Dillinger saw it coming and moves away.
Pedro Almodovar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dillinger closes the distance and clinches up with Almodovar, looking for a takedown. Dillinger pushes Almodovar against the cage but Almodovar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dillinger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Almodovar is fending him off so far but Dillinger persists. Nope, Almodovar circles away and we're back to standing.
A slow jab from Almodovar misses its intended target.
A counter left hand to the body from Dillinger misses its target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Almodovar misses with a head kick.
Dillinger drops down looking for a counter takedown but Almodovar sprawls and moves away.
Marc Lewis Dillinger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dillinger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Almodovar scores with a nice head shot.
Almodovar cracks Dillinger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Almodovar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marc Lewis Dillinger's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dillinger moves out of range as Almodovar strikes.
Dillinger shoots in looking for a takedown. Almodovar tries to sprawl out of it but Dillinger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Almodovar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dillinger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Almodovar stuns Dillinger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Almodovar lands with a straight right. Dillinger didn't see that one coming.
Dillinger shoots in looking for a takedown. Almodovar tries to sprawl out of it but Dillinger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Almodovar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dillinger gets a double leg takedown into Almodovar's guard.
Almodovar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dillinger wants to control from the top but Almodovar keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Almodovar wants to stand up but Dillinger is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almodovar keeping full guard, as Dillinger tries to pass.
Dillinger sitting in guard here, content to control.
Further stalling from Dillinger.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dillinger shoots in for a takedown but Almodovar shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Lewis Dillinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dillinger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Almodovar fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Almodovar misses.
A big left from Almodovar misses.
It looked like Dillinger was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Almodovar throws a shot from downtown. Dillinger moves away and avoids it.
Pedro Almodovar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dillinger scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dillinger slows the pace down.
Dillinger tries to advance to mount but Almodovar denies him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Almodovar's face as Dillinger controls the position.
Almodovar can't do much from the bottom here.
Almodovar is being controlled here.
Almodovar is trying to get back to half guard.
Dillinger trying to control the action but Almodovar is working from the bottom.
The referee asks Dillinger politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dillinger prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dillinger tries to move to mount but Almodovar blocks the move with his legs.
Dillinger tries to advance to mount but Almodovar instead regains half guard.
Dillinger is pressing down on Almodovar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Almodovar is holding on for now.
Dillinger working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Almodovar's thigh. Almodovar counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dillinger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Almodovar swivels though and keeps the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Almodovar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Almodovar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Almodovar!
A relieved looking Pedro Almodovar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.