PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Dillashaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnn Connors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnn Connors will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Dillashaw
vs
Connors

181 cm
18
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Dillashaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnn Connors!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connors dodges the punch combination from Dillashaw.
Connors shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dillashaw defends it nicely.
Connors scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Connors gets a double leg takedown into Dillashaw's guard.

Dillashaw manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connors tries to pull guard but Dillashaw holds him up against the cage and eventually Connors drops back down to his feet.

Dillashaw breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connors misses with a head kick.
Connors throws a nice outside leg kick.
Connors throws a right hand that Dillashaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Dillashaw also avoids with ease.
Connors is looking to clinch.
Connors shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dillashaw but Dillashaw pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marcus Dillashaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnn Connors.

Connors gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Connors holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Dillashaw.
Dillashaw controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connors takes an elbow to the forehead.
Connors lands a knee to the head.
Connors wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Dillashaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown attempt by Connors or perhaps it was just good defense by Dillashaw, which made it look bad.
Dillashaw throws a sloppy head kick and Connors moves out of range easily.
Connors shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dillashaw as he avoids it easily.
As Connors looks to move away, Dillashaw throws a big counter combo but Connors just gets out of the way.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connors shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dillashaw but Dillashaw pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dillashaw seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Connors looks winded!
Connors throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connors on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Dillashaw has Connors up against the cage in a clinch.
Connors is trying to maintain a safe position but Dillashaw gets an underhook and turns Connors into the cage.

Dillashaw breaks the clinch.
Dillashaw tries a head kick but it misses.
Dillashaw throws a right hand that Connors ducks under and follows up with a left that Connors also avoids with ease.
Connors takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Johnn Connors has been cut.
Dillashaw shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice sprawl there from Dillashaw as Connors shoots in.

Dillashaw lands a left and a right that send Connors crashing to the mat, dazed. Dillashaw thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Dillashaw looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dillashaw is stalling in the full guard.
Dillashaw scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Connors trying to keep a closed guard but Dillashaw is proving a slippery customer.
Dillashaw wants to control from the top but Connors keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Dillashaw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnn Connors's cut.
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.

Dillashaw throws a right and a left that Connors avoids nicely.
Connors is looking to clinch but Dillashaw is avoiding it.
Connors shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dillashaw defends it nicely.
Connors is looking to clinch.
Dillashaw tries to counter by clinching up but Connors breaks away and moves out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Connors or perhaps it was just good defense by Dillashaw, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connors tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dillashaw sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Connors somewhat.
Dillashaw changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Marcus Dillashaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnn Connors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillashaw misses with a body kick.
Dillashaw throws a right and a left that Connors avoids nicely.
Dillashaw checks a leg kick.
Connors tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dillashaw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dillashaw half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Marcus Dillashaw is winning the standup battle so far.
Connors is looking to clinch.

Connors shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Connors was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Dillashaw bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Connors is breathing heavily.

Dillashaw closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Connors to the mat! Connors manages to get full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dillashaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Connors is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Connors is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dillashaw chips away with some ground and pound.
Dillashaw 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Connors 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.
Dillashaw lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw cracks Connors with a solid left hand.
Marcus Dillashaw overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Connors being controlled here, momentarily.

Connors had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dillashaw defends it easily.
Dillashaw looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Connors looking for a sweep. Not yet Connors, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dillashaw looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Connors shoots in and drives through. Dillashaw sprawls well.
Dillashaw throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Dillashaw throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Connors was covering up waiting for the punch and Dillashaw finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dillashaw lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dillashaw lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Dillashaw dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnn Connors's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Connors avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dillashaw scores with a head kick. Connors tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Connors throws a series of punches but Dillashaw moves out of range.
Dillashaw misses with a head kick.
Johnn Connors seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillashaw displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Connors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillashaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Connors.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dillashaw.
Connors takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Connors is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dillashaw to keep the fight standing.
Dillashaw is struggling to control the position.
Connors is stalling here.
Dillashaw lands a nice knee to the body.
Connors's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Dillashaw manages to break the clinch.
Connors doesn't manage to clinch there - Dillashaw circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Connors shoots in looking for a takedown. Dillashaw tries to sprawl out of it but Connors keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dillashaw manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dillashaw throws a counter high kick but Connors was just alert enough to avoid it.
Marcus Dillashaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnn Connors.
Connors showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dillashaw.
Dillashaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Connors throws a leg kick that is checked

and Dillashaw counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dillashaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillashaw advances to half guard.
Still in half guard, Dillashaw seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dillashaw has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dillashaw takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dillashaw is trying to control. Connors wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dillashaw scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Connors is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dillashaw scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dillashaw seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Connors is looking to control Dillashaw's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Connors avoid being mounted?
Well, if Dillashaw 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw is looking to take a break and control but Connors is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dillashaw prevents Connors from standing back up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Connors.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Dillashaw showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dillashaw 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Marcus Dillashaw!
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Marcus Dillashaw!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Marcus Dillashaw!

Marcus Dillashaw wins by unanimous decision!