PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davide Dileo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Youngblood has chosen Linkin Park - Numb as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Dileo
vs
Youngblood

192 cm
32
223 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

183 cm
39
214 lbs
35 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davide Dileo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Youngblood!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Youngblood.
Dileo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Youngblood sprawls and moves away.

Youngblood clinches with his opponent.

Youngblood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dileo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Youngblood has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Youngblood.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dileo.

Youngblood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Youngblood tries to clinch up but Dileo circles away and keeps his distance.
As Youngblood looks to move away, Dileo throws a big counter combo but Youngblood just gets out of the way.
Dileo throws a head kick but Youngblood moves out of range.

Youngblood has Dileo up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Youngblood manages to break the clinch.
Youngblood throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Youngblood clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Youngblood manages to break the clinch.
Dileo cracks the inside of Youngblood's front leg.
Youngblood misses with a wild body shot.
Youngblood throws a series of punches but Dileo avoids them all with ease.
Dileo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dileo misses with a kick to the body.
A nice combination there by Youngblood.
Youngblood tries to clinch there but Dileo circles away.
Dileo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Youngblood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Youngblood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dileo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dileo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Youngblood checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Youngblood looks to land a combination but Dileo avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood wants to clinch.
A jab from Youngblood does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Youngblood clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dileo.

Youngblood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Youngblood drives through and clinches with Dileo against the cage.
Dileo tries to work over Youngblood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Youngblood manages to break the clinch.
Youngblood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Youngblood is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Youngblood drives through and clinches with Dileo against the cage.
Dileo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Dileo.
Youngblood lands with a short shot to the head.
Dileo throws a punch but it's blocked by Youngblood.

Youngblood breaks from the clinch.
Dileo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Dileo tries to keep at a distance but Youngblood has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dileo struggles to land a body shot inside as Youngblood controls his hands.

Youngblood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Youngblood clinches up against the cage.

Youngblood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Youngblood misses with a double jab.
A little feinted left hand from Dileo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Youngblood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dileo feinted with a counter takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Youngblood works Dileo's body with a nice hook.
Matt Youngblood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dileo tried to score with a low kick but Youngblood checks it.
Dileo connects with a solid leg kick.

Youngblood clinches up against the cage.

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

Youngblood has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dileo tries to throw a body punch but Youngblood avoids it by throwing Dileo back against the cage.

Youngblood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Youngblood misses with a double jab.
Dileo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dileo tries to clinch but Youngblood moves out of range.

Dileo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Youngblood dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Youngblood pushes Dileo up against the cage in a clinch.
Dileo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Youngblood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Youngblood takes the fight into the clinch.
Dileo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dileo working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Youngblood breaks the clinch.
Dileo moves forwards but Youngblood connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dileo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Youngblood tries to close the distance and clinch but Dileo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Youngblood misses with a straight right.
Dileo lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dileo misses with a wild combination.
Dileo sets himself, and Youngblood steps forward looking for the clinch! Dileo avoids it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dileo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Youngblood tries to counter with a clinch but Dileo shakes him off and moves away.
Youngblood displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dileo.
Dileo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Youngblood has taken the fight to the clinch.

Youngblood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Youngblood drives through and clinches with Dileo against the cage.
Dileo wants to get back to striking at distance but Youngblood won't allow it.

Youngblood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Youngblood misses with a few strikes there.
Dileo lands with a thumping leg kick.

Youngblood pushes Dileo up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood blocks a body shot from Dileo.

Youngblood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Youngblood throws a series of punches but Dileo avoids them all with ease.
Dileo jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Youngblood fails to land with a series of punches.
Dileo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Youngblood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Youngblood loads up on a big right hand but Dileo slips the punch.
Dileo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Youngblood checks a leg kick.
Youngblood tries to clinch up.
Youngblood scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Youngblood throws a sloppy head kick and Dileo moves out of range easily.
Dileo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Youngblood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Youngblood throws a right and a left that both miss.

Dileo has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Youngblood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Youngblood takes a swing at Dileo's ribcage but misses.
Youngblood wants to clinch.

Youngblood has taken the fight to the clinch.
Youngblood blocks a body shot from Dileo.

Dileo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Youngblood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dileo keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dileo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dileo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Youngblood. That one must have hurt.
Matt Youngblood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice sprawl there from Youngblood as Dileo shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davide Dileo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Youngblood tries to clinch up but Dileo circles away and keeps his distance.
As Youngblood backs away, Dileo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Youngblood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dileo tries to counter with a takedown but Youngblood is quick to defend against it.
Dileo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Youngblood scores with a head kick.
Dileo throws a low kick but Youngblood avoids it.
Dileo circles away from the clinch attempt.

Youngblood instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Dileo breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Youngblood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Youngblood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dileo manages to avoid it.
Youngblood is looking to clinch but Dileo is avoiding it.
Dileo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab from Youngblood.
Youngblood stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Youngblood wants it to stay on the feet.
Youngblood misses with a few strikes there.
Youngblood swinging wildly here.

Dileo gets tackled into the cage by Youngblood. Youngblood maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dileo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Youngblood blocks a body shot from Dileo.
Dileo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dileo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Youngblood manages to break the clinch.
Youngblood tries to clinch but Dileo is having none of it.
Youngblood misses with the combination.
Youngblood scores with a decent looking hook.
Youngblood throws a right and a left that Dileo avoids nicely.
Matt Youngblood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dileo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dileo avoids a punch combination nicely.

Youngblood has taken the fight to the clinch.
Davide Dileo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Youngblood manages to break the clinch.
Dileo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dileo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Youngblood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dileo circles away quickly and effectively.
Dileo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Youngblood.
Youngblood connects with a leg kick. Dileo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Youngblood works Dileo's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Youngblood tries to bum rush Dileo with a series of wild strikes but Dileo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dileo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Youngblood slips under a jab from Dileo.

Dileo gets tackled into the cage by Youngblood. Youngblood maintains the clinch.
Matt Youngblood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Youngblood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Youngblood throws out a powerful jab.
A punch combination from Youngblood misses.
A head kick misses from Youngblood.
Dileo misses with the combination.
Youngblood tries to clinch but Dileo is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood throws a right and a left that Dileo avoids nicely.
Youngblood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dileo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dileo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Youngblood clinches up against the cage.
Dileo lands an elbow inside that Youngblood shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dileo misses with the head strike.
Dileo misses with some punches.
Youngblood takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dileo tries to stall but Youngblood uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dileo struggles to land a body shot inside as Youngblood controls his hands.
Dileo is trying to push Youngblood away but Youngblood has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Youngblood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Youngblood feints a jab promting Dileo to slip. Youngblood then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dileo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dileo throws a front kick aimed at Youngblood's knee but Youngblood avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Youngblood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Youngblood 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Youngblood!
Matt Youngblood made sure to mention his sponsor, Spartan Nutrition in his post fight interview.