PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Stelling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Dilaxo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stelling comes into the arena with London Calling blaring out of the sound system. Jack Stelling had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Stelling
vs
Dilaxo

178 cm
29
175 lbs
8 - 41 - 1

180 cm
23
170 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 8 - 41 - 1, fighting out of London, Jack Stelling !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Dilaxo!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Stelling misses
and Dilaxo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dilaxo swinging wildly here.
Stelling is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dilaxo throws a series of punches but Stelling moves out of range.
Dilaxo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stelling .

Stelling tries to keep at a distance but Dilaxo has taken the fight into the clinch.

Dilaxo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilaxo fails to land with a series of punches.
As Dilaxo looks to move away, Stelling throws a big counter combo but Dilaxo just gets out of the way.
A combination from Dilaxo does no damage.
As Dilaxo looks to move away, Stelling throws a big counter combo but Dilaxo just gets out of the way.
Stelling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stelling .
Stelling is breathing heavily.
Dilaxo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stelling circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilaxo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stelling 's head.
A punch combination from Dilaxo misses.
Dilaxo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dilaxo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jake Dilaxo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stelling avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stelling drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Dilaxo.
Dilaxo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stelling eats them both and turns towards Dilaxo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Stelling tries to keep at a distance but Dilaxo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stelling trying to control the position but instead, Dilaxo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stelling into the cage.

Dilaxo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dilaxo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stelling tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dilaxo just stands there and leans against the cage.

Stelling breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stelling slips a jab and a cross from Dilaxo.

Dilaxo moves into the clinch.

Dilaxo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stelling throws a head kick but Dilaxo moves out of range.
Dilaxo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stelling eats them both and turns towards Dilaxo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dilaxo looks to land a combination but Stelling avoids it well.
Stelling tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dilaxo manages to circle out of the way.
Dilaxo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dilaxo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stelling circles away quickly and effectively.
Dilaxo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A left and a right from Dilaxo both land. Nice combination.
Stelling tries to move into range but Dilaxo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stelling throws a series of punches but Dilaxo moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilaxo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big left from Stelling misses.

Dilaxo has managed to clinch.

Dilaxo breaks from the clinch.
Dilaxo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A nice combination there by Dilaxo.
Dilaxo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stelling dodges the punch combination from Dilaxo.
A shot to the liver by Stelling . Beautiful body shot.
A nice combination there by Dilaxo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dilaxo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Dilaxo takes the fight into the clinch.

Dilaxo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilaxo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A combination from Dilaxo does no damage.
Dilaxo digs a good hook to Stelling 's body.
Stelling is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dilaxo.
Stelling seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dilaxo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dilaxo throws a series of punches but Stelling moves out of range.
Dilaxo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dilaxo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dilaxo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dilaxo misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stelling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stelling throws a solid leg kick but Dilaxo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stelling .
No joy there for Dilaxo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dilaxo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stelling moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stelling lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dilaxo swats away the attempt to clinch by Stelling .
Dilaxo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
No joy there for Dilaxo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dilaxo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dilaxo lands a jab to the head.
Dilaxo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dilaxo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jake Dilaxo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stelling slips a jab and a cross from Dilaxo.
Stelling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dilaxo is working the combinations to good effect here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilaxo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stelling shoots in for a takedown but Dilaxo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dilaxo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stelling misses with a body kick.

Dilaxo has Stelling up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dilaxo breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dilaxo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dilaxo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dilaxo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stelling circles away quickly and effectively.
Dilaxo throws a one two combo.
Dilaxo misses with a double jab.
Stelling throws a head kick but Dilaxo moves out of range.
Dilaxo tries to bum rush Stelling with a series of wild strikes but Stelling uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stelling throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Dilaxo has closed the distance and engaged Stelling in a clinch.

Dilaxo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stelling takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dilaxo fails to land with a series of punches.
Dilaxo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Dilaxo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dilaxo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stelling tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dilaxo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stelling moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dilaxo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Dilaxo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stelling slows down the pace here.
Stelling wants a takedown.

Dilaxo manages to break the clinch.
Dilaxo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Dilaxo clinches with his opponent.
Dilaxo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dilaxo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dilaxo misses with the combination.
Stelling misses with a double jab.

Dilaxo has Stelling up against the cage in a clinch.
Stelling changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dilaxo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Stelling . That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dilaxo closes the distance and clinches.

Dilaxo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stelling takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jack Stelling is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stelling fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jake Dilaxo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dilaxo clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dilaxo manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Dilaxo. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Dilaxo.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Dilaxo rushes Stelling and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stelling lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stelling wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dilaxo has him pressed against the cage.

Dilaxo manages to break the clinch.

Dilaxo clinches with his opponent.

Dilaxo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stelling looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dilaxo throws a right and a left that Stelling avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Dilaxo.
Dilaxo avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Dilaxo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Stelling has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dilaxo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dilaxo looks to land a combination but Stelling avoids it well.
Dilaxo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stelling shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dilaxo as he avoids it easily.
Dilaxo scores with a three punch combo!
Stelling misses with a double jab.
Dilaxo misses with a two punch combination.
Dilaxo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stelling back to the cage. Dilaxo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Dilaxo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stelling seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dilaxo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Dilaxo clinches up against the cage.
Stelling tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dilaxo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stelling pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dilaxo breaks from the clinch.

Dilaxo forces Stelling back against the cage and clinches.

Dilaxo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dilaxo swinging wildly here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dilaxo.
Sloppy strikes from Dilaxo. Those never looked like landing.

Dilaxo forces Stelling back against the cage and clinches.
Stelling is working for takedown but Dilaxo is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Stelling . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stelling is trying to break free.

Dilaxo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dilaxo throws a one two combo.
Dilaxo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stelling circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilaxo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stelling counters with a three punch combo that has Dilaxo backing up. Dilaxo nods at Stelling to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Dilaxo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dilaxo throws a series of punches but Stelling avoids them all with ease.
Stelling avoids a punch combination nicely.

Dilaxo clinches.
Dilaxo has Stelling pressed against the cage, preventing Stelling from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Dilaxo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dilaxo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dilaxo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stelling appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stelling fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dilaxo misses with a series of wild punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Stelling misses its target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilaxo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dilaxo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stelling moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stelling seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dilaxo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dilaxo lands a two punch combo.
Stelling lands with a slapping head kick.
Jack Stelling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stelling throws a right hand that Dilaxo ducks under and follows up with a left that Dilaxo also avoids with ease.
Dilaxo jabs Stelling right on the nose. Stelling blinks but takes it well.
Dilaxo looks to land a combination but Stelling avoids it well.
Stelling appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dilaxo stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dilaxo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dilaxo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
Dilaxo avoids the head kick by Stelling .
Dilaxo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A left and a right from Dilaxo both land. Nice combination.
Dilaxo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Dilaxo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stelling throws a head punch that misses.
Dilaxo blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Stelling manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Stelling .
Dilaxo scores with a three punch combo!
Jake Dilaxo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dilaxo tries to bum rush Stelling with a series of wild strikes but Stelling uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dilaxo throws a combination. Stelling tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Dilaxo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dilaxo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Dilaxo!
The defeated Jack Stelling had this to say: 'Don't Worries Fans, I Will Come Back And Win For My UK Fans'.