PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dante West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Tillman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roy Tillman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

West
vs
Tillman

190 cm
19
189 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Hellbent, Inc.

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Tillman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tillman misses with a hook. West ducked under it nicely.
Tillman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tillman throws a nice looking combination but West bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tillman misses with a head kick.
Tillman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tillman avoids the head kick by West.
West throws a combination. Tillman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
West avoids the head kick by Tillman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West throws a head kick that misses
and Tillman counters with a big head kick but West shrugs it off.
Tillman misses with a combination
and West counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tillman misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West doesn't manage to clinch there - Tillman circles away.
Tillman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
West turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tillman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Tillman.

West closes the distance and clinches.

West breaks from the clinch.
West misses with a double jab
and Tillman counters with a head kick. That will keep West thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick by Tillman misses
and West counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West blocks a head kick by Tillman.
Tillman throws a head kick that misses
and West counters with a big head kick but Tillman shrugs it off.
West lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Tillman.
West dodges the punch combination from Tillman.
Roy Tillman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West throws a series of punches but Tillman avoids them all with ease.
Tillman misses with a combination

and West moves into the clinch.
Tillman wants to get back to striking at distance but West won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

West breaks the clinch.
A head kick by West misses
and Tillman counters with a big head kick but West shrugs it off.
Tillman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
West swings for the body but Tillman moves out of range.
Tillman misses with a double jab
and West counters with a big head kick but Tillman shrugs it off.
Tillman tries a head kick but it misses.
West tries to move into range but Tillman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

West moves into range and clinches up with Tillman.
Tillman fails to pull the fight into his guard.

West breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Dante West has been cut.
West tries to clinch but Tillman is having none of it.
West shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
West fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tillman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tillman throws a sloppy head kick
and West connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tillman throws a lazy head kick

and West counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by West.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tillman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as West walks away with a smile on his face. Tillman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tillman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of West's head.
Tillman throws a head kick but West moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Tillman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante West's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A left and a right from Tillman both land. Nice combination.
A head kick by Tillman misses
and West counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
West stuns Tillman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tillman connects with a high kick.

West is rocked!
Tillman throws a head kick that misses
and West counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh West is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tillman moves away.
West seems to have got his legs back now.
Tillman throws a sloppy head kick and West moves out of range easily.
Tillman tries a head kick but it misses.
West moves away from the strike by Tillman.
Tillman circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tillman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tillman misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Tillman.
Tillman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
West throws a head kick that misses.
West misses with a head kick.
Tillman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A head kick by Tillman misses
and West counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tillman throws a head kick but West moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tillman lands a head kick. West smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A head kick misses from Tillman.
Tillman lands a high kick!
West lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dante West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tillman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
West throws a hook but Tillman blocks it.
Tillman throws a head kick but West moves out of range.
A head kick by Tillman misses
and West counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice shot by West.
Tillman throws a lazy head kick

and West counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tillman is trying to break the clinch but West has him pressed against the cage.
West misses with a knee strike.

West breaks from the clinch.
Tillman throws a head kick but West moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Tillman.
West connects with a right hand. Tillman shakes it off.
Tillman throws a head kick that misses
and West counters with a two punch combo.
Roy Tillman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
West takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tillman throws a hook to the side of West's head but West sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
West misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

West instigates a clinch.
West digs a right hand into Tillman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tillman's gas tank.
Tillman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
West holding his opponent close, against the cage.

West breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tillman throws a lazy head kick
and West counters with a nice body kick.
Tillman throws a sloppy head kick

and West moves into the clinch.

West breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
West throws a head kick that misses
and Tillman counters with a big head kick but West shrugs it off.
West misses with a double jab
and Tillman counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante West dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dante West's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Tillman throws a lazy head kick
and West counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tillman is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tillman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
West scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick by Tillman misses
and West cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
West pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tillman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tillman slips a jab from West.
West throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tillman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
West lands a glancing blow to the side of Tillman's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tillman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tillman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Tillman misses.
A nice combination there by West.
Tillman ducks under a wild hook from West.
Tillman throws a sloppy head kick
and West counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tillman throws a jab but it's blocked by West.
West swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tillman counters with a big head kick but West shrugs it off.
Tillman throws a sloppy head kick
and West counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tillman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
West throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tillman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No joy there for Tillman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tillman throws a head kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from West.
Tillman misses with a head kick.
Tillman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tillman avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tillman blocks the body kick.
Tillman takes a jab right on the kisser.
West gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tillman throws a sloppy head kick
letting West counter with a right hand.
Tillman throws out a loose jab but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tillman throws a lazy head kick
and West counters with a two punch combo.
West goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
West throws a sloppy head kick
and Tillman counters with a head kick. That will keep West thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West tries to clinch but Tillman is having none of it.
West throws a lazy head kick
and Tillman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tillman scores with a decent looking hook.
Tillman throws a head kick that misses
and West counters with an inside leg kick.
Tillman misses with a hook. West ducked under it nicely.
Tillman lands a head kick. West smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tillman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tillman there as he acknowledges the shot.
A head kick by Tillman misses
and West counters with an outside leg kick.
Tillman throws a lazy head kick
and West counters with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dante West showed his dominance in that final round.
Well West has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante West!