PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Pablos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dillon Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weber has chosen ruff ryders' anthem as his entrance music. Dillon Weber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pablos
vs
Weber

175 cm
28
181 lbs
10 - 24 - 0

173 cm
32
170 lbs
13 - 55 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 24 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pablo Pablos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 55 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dillon Weber!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Weber does no damage.
Pablos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Weber as he jumps to the side.

Pablos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Well, if Pablos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pablos seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Weber for as long as he can get away with.
Weber is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pablos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pablos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Weber sees it coming and defends easily.
Pablos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pablos'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.

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.
Weber wants to get back to his feet.

Weber is defending against the submission attempts here by Pablos.

Pablos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pablos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Weber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pablos circles away quickly and effectively.
Pablos slips a jab and a cross from Weber.

Pablos gets a takedown into half guard.

Pablos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Weber tries to kick Pablos off but Pablos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pablos controlling the action here.

Pablos seems to be looking for submissions.
Pablos uses his free foot to push down on Weber's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Weber.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pablos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Weber really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pablos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Pablos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pablos fails with a takedown attempt.
Weber defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pablos.
Pablos shoots in looking for a takedown but Weber manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pablos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Weber throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Pablos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weber tries to clinch up.
Weber has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pablos is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Pablos shoots in and gets a takedown into Weber's guard.
Pablos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Weber is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pablos is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Weber is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pablos is controlling him.
Weber is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Pablos wants to pass the guard but Weber is keeping the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Pablos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Weber's guard.
Pablos controlling from the top position.
Weber is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablos pushes down on Weber's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pablos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pablos is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Weber!
Weber is trying to stand.
Pablos controlling the position easily from mount.

Pablos is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Weber has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Further stalling from Pablos.

That's four 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.

Pablos is working for a guillotine from mount but Weber frees his head quite easily.

Pablos working for a guillotine from mount but Weber is in no mood to give up.
Pablos controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pablos continues to stall.
Weber is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Pablos dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pablos.
Pablos controls the position from side control.

Pablos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pablos prevents Weber from escaping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pablos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Weber, who protects the arm well.
We've been hearing that Pablos has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Pablos controlling the position from side mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee asks Pablos politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Pablos prefers to stall for the moment though.
Pablos advances to full mount.
Pablos controlling the pace for now.

Pablos has hold of Weber's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Weber manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Pablos controlling the position easily from mount.
Dillon Weber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablos has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Weber defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pablos.
Pablo Pablos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pablos controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Weber really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Pablos controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Weber defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pablos.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Pablos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pablos, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Pablos!
A very excited looking Pablo Pablos 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.
Dillon Weber spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks for coming'.