PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Dilaxo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Dee will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Dilaxo
vs
Dee

180 cm
25
170 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

185 cm
24
168 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Dilaxo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Dee!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dee misses with the combination.
Dilaxo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dee circles away quickly and effectively.
Dilaxo throws a right and a left that Dee avoids nicely.
Dilaxo lands with a nice combination. Dee backs away looking to recover.
Dee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left and a right from Dee both land. Nice combination.
Dee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dilaxo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dilaxo.
Dee avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dilaxo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dilaxo misses with a series of wild punches.
Dee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dee swinging wildly here.
Dee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dilaxo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dilaxo misses with a two punch combination.
Dilaxo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilaxo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dee circles away quickly and effectively.
Dilaxo misses with a two punch combination.
Dee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dilaxo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dee throws a series of punches but Dilaxo avoids them all with ease.
Dee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dee.

Dilaxo closes the distance and clinches.

Dilaxo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Dee. Those never looked like landing.
Dilaxo feints a jab promting Dee to slip. Dilaxo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Jack Dee has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dilaxo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Dee. Those never looked like landing.
Dee throws a series of punches but Dilaxo moves out of range.
Dee misses with a wild combination.
Dee looks winded!
Dilaxo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilaxo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dee is looking for the big counter here.
Dee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dilaxo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dilaxo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dee circles away quickly and effectively.
Dilaxo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jake Dilaxo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Dilaxo rushes Dee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Dilaxo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dilaxo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dee circles away quickly and effectively.
Dee fails to land with a series of punches.
Dilaxo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dilaxo throws a right and a left that Dee avoids nicely.
Dee misses with a double jab
and Dilaxo counters with a left and a right that stings Dee.
Dee misses with a two punch combination.
Dee swinging wildly here.
Dilaxo slips a jab and a cross from Dee.
A punch combination from Dilaxo misses.
Dilaxo is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilaxo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dee.
Dee throws a nice looking combination but Dilaxo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dilaxo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dilaxo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dee.
Dilaxo swinging wildly here.
Dilaxo lands a two punch combo.

Dilaxo gets a clinch.
Dee is trying to push Dilaxo away but Dilaxo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Dilaxo manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dilaxo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dilaxo scores with a one two! Dee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dilaxo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dee.
Dee misses with the combination.
Dilaxo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilaxo throws a one two combo.
A left and a right from Dilaxo both land. Nice combination.
Dee throws a sloppy head kick and Dilaxo moves out of range easily.
Dilaxo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dilaxo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dee backs up against the cage.
Dee throws a low kick, looking for Dilaxo's leg but Dilaxo calmly moves out of range.
Dee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dilaxo looks to land a combination. Dee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dilaxo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dee connects with an inside leg kick.
Dee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dilaxo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dee back to the cage. Dilaxo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Dilaxo closes the distance and clinches.

Dilaxo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dee dodges the punch combination from Dilaxo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Dilaxo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Dee's cut.
That's time! Dilaxo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dee tries to clinch up but Dilaxo circles away and keeps his distance.
Dilaxo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dee.
Dee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dilaxo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dee throws a right and a left that Dilaxo avoids nicely.
Dee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dilaxo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dilaxo digs a good body shot into Dee's ribs.
Dilaxo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dee circles away quickly and effectively.
Dee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dilaxo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dilaxo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dee throws a body punch but Dilaxo moves out of range.
Dilaxo throws a right and a left that Dee avoids nicely.
Dilaxo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dee circles away quickly and effectively.
Dee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dilaxo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dee.
Dilaxo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dee.
Dee is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilaxo throws a combination. Dee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dilaxo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Dilaxo has Dee up against the cage in a clinch.
Dee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dilaxo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dee can do to turn this around?

Dilaxo breaks the clinch.
Dee throws a hook but Dilaxo blocks it.
Dilaxo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Some wild striking there from Dee.
Dee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dilaxo.
As Dilaxo backs off Dee throws a huge counter combo but Dilaxo manages to avoid it all.
Dee slips a jab and a cross from Dilaxo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilaxo misses with a series of wild punches.
Dee throws a counter combo.
Dee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dilaxo.
It looked like Dilaxo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dilaxo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dee throws a counter combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dilaxo.
Dilaxo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Despite the aggression on Dee's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dee misses with a few strikes there.
Dee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Dilaxo.
Dee throws a series of punches but Dilaxo avoids them all with ease.
Dilaxo misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Dilaxo. Those never looked like landing.
Dee misses with a wild body shot.
Dee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dilaxo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee dodges the punch combination from Dilaxo.
Dee tries to bum rush Dilaxo with a series of wild strikes but Dilaxo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dilaxo defending well as Dee loads up on a big left hand.
Dilaxo throws a series of punches but Dee moves out of range.
Dee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Dilaxo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Dilaxo.
Dilaxo throws a series of punches but Dee avoids them all with ease.
Dilaxo fails to land with a series of punches.
Dee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dilaxo.
Dilaxo slips a jab and a cross from Dee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dilaxo scores with a one two! Dee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dee throws a nice looking combination but Dilaxo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dilaxo throws a big counter combination but Dee scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dee dodges the punch combination from Dilaxo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilaxo lands a jab-cross combination.
A combination from Dilaxo does no damage.
A combination from Dilaxo does no damage.
Dee is looking for the big counter here.

Dilaxo clinches with his opponent.

Dilaxo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dilaxo circles away quickly and effectively.
Dilaxo looks to land a combination but Dee avoids it well.
Dee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dee throws a series of punches but Dilaxo avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dee throws a right hand that Dilaxo ducks under and follows up with a left that Dilaxo also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Dilaxo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dilaxo as he jumps to the side.
Dilaxo throws a series of punches but Dee avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Dilaxo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Dee's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Dilaxo rushes Dee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Dilaxo manages to break the clinch.

Dee tries to keep at a distance but Dilaxo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dee is trying to force a seperation but Dilaxo has the dominant position.

Dilaxo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dee tries to clinch there but Dilaxo circles away.
A combination from Dilaxo does no damage.
Jake Dilaxo is winning the standup battle so far.
Dee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dilaxo counters with a series of strikes. Dee will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dee looks to land a right hand but Dilaxo moved out of range.
Dee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dilaxo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dilaxo.
Dilaxo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilaxo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dee slips a jab and a cross from Dilaxo.
Dilaxo throws a series of punches but Dee avoids them all with ease.
Dilaxo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It seemed like Dee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sloppy strikes from Dee. Those never looked like landing.
Dilaxo throws a big counter combination but Dee scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dilaxo dodges the punch combination from Dee.
It looked like Dilaxo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dee.
Dee throws a right and a left that Dilaxo avoids nicely.
Dee misses with a double jab.
Dilaxo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dilaxo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dilaxo misses with a double jab.
Dilaxo throws a series of punches but Dee moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Dee. Those never looked like landing.
Dilaxo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Dilaxo.
Dee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dilaxo swinging wildly here.
Dilaxo throws a series of punches but Dee moves out of range.
Jake Dilaxo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dee tries for a takedown but Dilaxo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dilaxo feints a jab promting Dee to slip. Dilaxo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dilaxo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dee.
Dilaxo throws a series of strikes that have Dee backpedaling.
Dee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dilaxo misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Dee. Those never looked like landing.
Dee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dilaxo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dilaxo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilaxo slips a jab and a cross from Dee.
Dilaxo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dilaxo misses with a two punch combination.
Dee throws a series of punches but Dilaxo moves out of range.
Dee misses with a two punch combination.
Dilaxo misses with a few strikes there.
Dilaxo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dee.
Dee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dilaxo circles away quickly and effectively.
Dee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dilaxo.

Dilaxo rushes Dee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Dilaxo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dee looks to land a combination but Dilaxo avoids it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dilaxo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dee throws a right and a left that Dilaxo avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilaxo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dilaxo scores with a three punch combo!
Dilaxo looks to land a combination. Dee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dilaxo misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dee! But no joy.
Dee lands with a shot to the body.
Dee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dilaxo is out of range and Dee settles back down.
Dilaxo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dee circles away quickly and effectively.
Dee dodges the punch combination from Dilaxo.
Dee throws a right and a left that Dilaxo avoids nicely.
Dilaxo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dilaxo ducks under a wild hook from Dee.
Dee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dee looks to land a right hand but Dilaxo moved out of range.
Dilaxo looks to land a combination. Dee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jack Dee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Dilaxo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dee throws a looping overhand right but Dilaxo ducks down to avoid it.
Dilaxo appears to be looking for a big counter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Dilaxo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dilaxo 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Dilaxo!