PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Dy No Mite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone comes to the cage accompanied by You'll Never Walk Alone. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Bone
vs
Dy No Mite

182 cm
28
180 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

190 cm
28
185 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

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 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Dy No Mite!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bone cracks Dy No Mite with a good jab.
Bone connects with a body shot that sends Dy No Mite's belly button to the back.
Dy No Mite takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bone throws a series of punches but Dy No Mite avoids them all with ease.
Bone throws a hook but Dy No Mite blocks it.
Bone listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bone scores with a hook to the body. Dy No Mite takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dy No Mite has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dy No Mite there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dy No Mite throws a series of strikes that have Bone backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bone doesn't manage to clinch there - Dy No Mite circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bone. That's going to slow Dy No Mite down.
Bone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bone misses with a straight left.

Bone gets a double leg takedown into Dy No Mite's guard.
Bone looking to pass the guard.
Bone wants to control from the top but Dy No Mite keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dy No Mite is controlling Bone's posture.
Dy No Mite wants to sweep but no luck.
Dy No Mite keeping moving, preventing Bone from controlling successfully.
Dy No Mite looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dy No Mite is keeping the position for now.
Bone trying to control but Dy No Mite is working from the bottom.
Bone tries to free his leg and advance position but Dy No Mite is retaining full guard.
Dy No Mite is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bone wants to control from the top but Dy No Mite keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dy No Mite is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bone is trying to control the position but Dy No Mite postures up.
Dy No Mite trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bone looking for a sweep. Not yet Bone, not yet.

Bone looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Bone has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Dy No Mite is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bone.
Dy No Mite controlling from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bone tries to bench press Dy No Mite off him but Dy No Mite keeps the position.
Dy No Mite tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bone is trying to improve his position.
Dy No Mite gets to mount! Bone was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Bone is trying desperately to improve position.

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.
Bone wants to control but Dy No Mite is having none of it.
Bone working to try and regain half guard.
Bone is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Bone dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bone misses with a wild body shot.
Bone swings widly with a right hand
and Dy No Mite counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Bone closes the distance and clinches.
Dy No Mite tries to throw a body punch but Bone avoids it by throwing Dy No Mite back against the cage.
Bone blocks a body shot from Dy No Mite.
Bone lands with a left to the head.
Dy No Mite tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dy No Mite lands with a left to the head.
Bone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dy No Mite's elbow.
Bone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dy No Mite blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Bone's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Dy No Mite escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick by Bone misses
and Dy No Mite counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dy No Mite stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dy No Mite swings for the body but Bone moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dy No Mite swings for the body but Bone moves out of range.
Bone throwing a counter right hand but Dy No Mite manages to avoid it.
Bone scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Bone gets a double leg takedown into Dy No Mite's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dy No Mite is on top in guard.

Bone is looking for a triangle here but Dy No Mite uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Bone tries to bench press Dy No Mite off him but Dy No Mite keeps the position.
Bone is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dy No Mite's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bone is looking to improve his position.
Dy No Mite looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Bone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dy No Mite pulls his head out easily.
DJ Dy No Mite has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dy No Mite looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bone is trying to maintain the position but Dy No Mite is very close to passing his half guard.
Dy No Mite prevents Bone from improving his position.
Bone moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bone trying to control the position.

Bone has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dy No Mite can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dy No Mite 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dy No Mite avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bone wants to sweep but no luck.

Bone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dy No Mite doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dy No Mite manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bone trying to keep a closed guard but Dy No Mite is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bone is on top in guard.

Dy No Mite has Bone pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dy No Mite keeping full guard, as Bone tries to pass.
Dy No Mite has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Joe Bone will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Dy No Mite ducks under a wild hook from Bone.
Bone connects with a high kick.
Bone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dy No Mite looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joe Bone is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Dy No Mite misses.
Bone tries to clinch up.
Dy No Mite connects with a body shot that sends Bone's belly button to the back.
Bone lands with a good body shot.
Bone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dy No Mite throws a lazy right hand but Bone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bone throws a jab but it's blocked by Dy No Mite.
Dy No Mite lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bone blocks a jab.
Bone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dy No Mite counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dy No Mite slips a straight right by Bone.
Bone lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dy No Mite keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Dy No Mite.
Bone ducks under a wild hook from Dy No Mite.
Bone swings for the body but Dy No Mite moves out of range.
Bone shoots in but Dy No Mite avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bone looks to throw the jab but Dy No Mite is out of range.
DJ Dy No Mite is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bone throws a sloppy head kick and Dy No Mite moves out of range easily.
Dy No Mite swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dy No Mite jabs at Bone's body.
Bone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A low kick from Bone is predictable there
and Dy No Mite counters with a nice uppercut.
Dy No Mite ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dy No Mite defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bone.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Bone. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dy No Mite fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bone manages to avoid it.
Bone fails with a takedown attempt.
Dy No Mite is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bone with a body shot.
Bone takes a swing at Dy No Mite's ribcage but misses.
Bone tries to clinch up
and Dy No Mite makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Bone 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bone takes a swing at Dy No Mite's ribcage but misses.
Dy No Mite misses with a hook. Bone ducked under it nicely.
Bone lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bone slips a jab from Dy No Mite.
Dy No Mite lands a nice shot that snaps Bone's head back.
Dy No Mite throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone swings widly with a right hand
and Dy No Mite counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bone drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dy No Mite thuds a left hand into Bone's body.
Bone works Dy No Mite's body with a nice hook.
Dy No Mite clobbers Bone with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big right from Dy No Mite misses.
Dy No Mite lands a body shot.
Dy No Mite throws a jab but it's blocked by Bone.
Bone drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bone walks into a stiff left hand from Dy No Mite.
Bone avoids the body shot from Dy No Mite.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bone connects with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Bone. Beautiful body shot.
Bone scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone looks to score with a jab to the body but Dy No Mite is just out of range.
Dy No Mite misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Bone misses its intended target.
Bone throws a looping overhand right but Dy No Mite ducks down to avoid it.
Bone closes the distance but Dy No Mite moves to the side
and Dy No Mite counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dy No Mite ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Joe Bone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bone throws a poor cross that misses
and Dy No Mite counters with a stiff right hand.
Dy No Mite cracks Bone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bone misses with a lunging right hand
letting Dy No Mite counter with a right hand.
Dy No Mite throws a poor cross that misses
and Bone counters with a stiff right hand.
Bone throws a hook but Dy No Mite avoids it easily.
Dy No Mite misses with a body shot.
DJ Dy No Mite has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe Bone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dy No Mite tests Bone's chin there with a solid looking shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
DJ Dy No Mite comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bone has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Bone!
Joe Bone seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.