PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hyman Dyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyman Dyer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dyer
vs
Gonzalez

224 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

179 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hyman Dyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santiago Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dyer looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Gonzalez goes for a double leg but Dyer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dyer continues to drive forward.

Gonzalez has managed to clinch.
Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dyer avoids it.

Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hyman Dyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago Gonzalez.

Gonzalez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Gonzalez there.
Nice strikes from Gonzalez there.
Gonzalez is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyer is refusing to be controlled, as Gonzalez sits in half guard.

Gonzalez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dyer has managed to free his arm - good work.

Gonzalez seems to be looking for submissions.
Gonzalez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gonzalez trying to control the action but Dyer is working from the bottom.

That's two 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.
Dyer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gonzalez.
Dyer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gonzalez scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Gonzalez is working for a kimura but Dyer is defending it quite comfortably.

Dyer is defending against the submission attempts here by Gonzalez.
Dyer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gonzalez on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dyer wants to improve his position but Gonzalez is controlling well.
Gonzalez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's four 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.
Gonzalez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gonzalez fails to land the takedown.
Dyer throws a series of punches but Gonzalez avoids them all with ease.
Gonzalez shoots in looking for a takedown. Dyer tries to sprawl out of it but Gonzalez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dyer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gonzalez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dyer gets caught napping as Gonzalez dives in and scores a takedown. Dyer manages to retain guard.

Gonzalez stands up from Dyer's guard - Gonzalez perhaps looking for a knockout.

Gonzalez drives through and clinches with Dyer against the cage.

Gonzalez turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gonzalez manages to end up in side control.
Dyer looks to move to half guard but instead Gonzalez has passed into mount! Damn!
Gonzalez lands a nice shot to the head.
Gonzalez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez wants to control but instead Dyer manages to regain half guard.
Dyer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez passes to full mount!
Dyer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gonzalez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dyer?

Dyer is rocked!
Gonzalez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Oh Dyer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gonzalez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez connects with a bit shot that sees Dyer covering up! More strikes from Gonzalez and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gonzalez is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santiago Gonzalez!