PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jepoy Dizon (ranked 5479 p4p, 457 weight class) and Pee Nile (ranked 6042 p4p, 477 weight class). Pee Nile has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dizon
vs
Nile

183 cm
18
171 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jepoy Dizon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pee Nile!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dizon throws a shot from downtown. Nile moves away and avoids it.
And Nile tries to counter it with a takedown but Dizon pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dizon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nile.
Dizon throws out a loose jab but Nile uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nile is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dizon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Nile clinches with his opponent.
Dizon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nile blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Nile.
Nile misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dizon.
A head punch on the inside from Nile fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nile.
Dizon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nile lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nile misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dizon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nile.
Dizon struggles to land a body shot inside as Nile controls his hands.
Nile fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nile lands a hook that snaps the head of Dizon backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nile lands a shot to the body.
Dizon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nile backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nile throws a punch but it's blocked by Dizon.
Nile misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dizon fails to land.
Dizon misses with a punch on the inside.
Dizon misses with a punch on the inside.
Dizon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nile.
Dizon lands with a short shot to the head.
Dizon scores with a shot to the side of Nile's head.
Nile scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dizon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dizon lands with a right to the head.
Dizon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nile misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dizon misses with a punch on the inside.
Nile lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dizon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nile scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nile.
Nile blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nile misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nile blocking some punches.
Nile has a couple of punches blocked by Dizon.
Dizon misses with a punch to the body.
Dizon misses with a hook to the ribs.

Nile breaks the clinch.
Nile ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nile wants to counter with a clinch but Dizon pushes him away.
Dizon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nile tries to clinch there but Dizon circles away.
Dizon takes a swing at Nile's ribcage but misses.

Nile darts in and clinches Dizon up against the cage.
Nile misses with a punch on the inside.
Dizon misses with some punches.
Dizon throws a punch but it's blocked by Nile.
A shot in the inside from Dizon.
Nile scores with a shot to the side of Dizon's head.
Nile throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dizon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nile has a couple of punches blocked by Dizon.
Nile lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nile blocking some punches.
Dizon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dizon swings wildly with an uppercut but Nile uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nile misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dizon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nile lands a left hand.
Dizon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dizon lands a hook to the side of the head.

Nile breaks the clinch.
Dizon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dizon misses with a looping left.

Dizon has Nile up against the cage in a clinch.
Dizon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nile blocks an uppercut.
Nile prevents Dizon from breaking the clinch.
Dizon misses with the head strike.
Dizon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dizon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dizon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dizon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Dizon fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Nile on the inside.
Nile lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nile can't find room to land a body shot as Dizon controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dizon.
Nile lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nile blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dizon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dizon tries to break the clinch but Nile is controlling the position.
Dizon throws a head punch that misses.
Nile tries a body shot but Dizon blocks it.
Nile prevents a body shot from Dizon.
Nile makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dizon has a couple of punches blocked by Nile.
Nile has a couple of punches blocked by Dizon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nile goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nile softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nile lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pee Nile will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nile has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Nile.
Dizon throws a head punch that misses.
Nile throws a punch but it's blocked by Dizon.
Dizon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nile digs a right hand into Dizon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dizon's gas tank.
Nile doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dizon cracks Nile with a nice body shot.
Dizon is trying to push Nile away but Nile has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dizon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nile scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nile looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nile lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nile lands a hook that snaps the head of Dizon backwards.
Dizon lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Nile blocks an uppercut.
Nile lands with a right to the head.
Dizon lands a body shot in the clinch.

Dizon breaks the clinch.
Dizon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dizon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nile takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dizon throws a hook but Nile blocks it.

Nile instigates a clinch.
Dizon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dizon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nile backwards.

Dizon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dizon misses with a straight right.
A left lands for Dizon.
Jepoy Dizon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nile closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dizon throws a head punch that misses.
Nile lands with a left to the head.
Nile lands with a left to the head.
Nile blocks an uppercut.
Dizon has a couple of punches blocked by Nile.
Nile can't find room to land a body shot as Dizon controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nile lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pee Nile seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dizon blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dizon misses with a punch on the inside.
Dizon misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Nile.
Nile blocks a body shot from Dizon.
Dizon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dizon misses with a punch to the body.
Dizon misses with some punches.
Nile blocking some punches.
Dizon lands a right hand.
Nile lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dizon backwards.
Nile lands a body punch.
Nile swings wildly with an uppercut but Dizon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dizon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dizon has a couple of punches blocked by Nile.
Dizon tries to work over Nile's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nile keeps control of Dizon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dizon misses with a punch on the inside.

Dizon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nile moves to clinch but Dizon breaks away
and Dizon counters with a straight right hand.
Dizon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nile tries to clinch but Dizon moves away
and Dizon counters with a straight right hand.
Dizon misses with a right hand
and Nile connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dizon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dizon misses with a body shot.
Nile doesn't manage to clinch there - Dizon circles away.
Dizon tries to clinch
and Nile counters with a stiff right hand.
Nile fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dizon misses with a lunging right hand
and Nile counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nile takes one on the button.

Nile clinches.
Nile has a couple of punches blocked by Dizon.
Dizon struggles to land a body shot inside as Nile controls his hands.
Dizon swings wildly with an uppercut but Nile uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dizon is trying to break the clinch but Nile has him pressed against the cage.
Nile blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nile.
Nile working aggressively here.
Nile lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Dizon cracks Nile with a nice body shot.
Dizon is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dizon.
Nile has a couple of punches blocked by Dizon.
Dizon blocks a body shot from Nile.
Dizon blocking some punches.
Dizon misses with the head strike.
Nile blocks an uppercut.
Nile blocking some punches.

Nile breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nile looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nile looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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 Jepoy Dizon will probably get the nod.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nile fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nile steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dizon.
Nile throws out a counter right but Dizon avoids it with no problem.
Dizon lands a right hook to the body.
Nile is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dizon.
Dizon misses with a straight right.
Nile changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dizon cracks Nile with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nile tries to clinch but Dizon is having none of it.

Nile gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short uppercut from Nile.
Nile swings wildly with an uppercut but Dizon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nile misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nile lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dizon blocking some punches.
Nile lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dizon backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dizon misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dizon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nile.
Dizon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nile backwards.
Dizon lands an uppercut.
Dizon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Dizon manages to break the clinch.
Dizon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jepoy Dizon is winning the standup battle so far.
Dizon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Nile has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dizon.
Nile swings wildly with an uppercut but Dizon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dizon blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Dizon.
A short right from Nile.
Nile tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nile misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nile.

Dizon breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dizon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Nile to counter with a crisp jab.
Nile fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dizon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dizon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nile wants to clinch.
Dizon throws a hook to the side of Nile's head but Nile sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dizon lands a jab.
Dizon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dizon misses with a hook
and Nile counters with a stiff right hand.
Nile uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dizon.
Dizon connects with a looping right hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nile swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nile blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Nile.
Nile lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nile lands with a short shot to the head.
Dizon tries to break the clinch but Nile is controlling the position.
Nile scores with a shoulder strike.
Nile makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Nile.
Nile lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dizon is trying to break free.
Dizon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dizon.
Dizon working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Nile fails to land.
Dizon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dizon scores with a shoulder strike.
Nile throws a punch but it's blocked by Dizon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dizon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dizon has a couple of punches blocked by Nile.
Dizon blocks an uppercut.
Nile lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dizon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nile misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nile misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nile.
Dizon throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Nile.
Nile doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dizon.
Dizon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nile has Dizon pressed against the cage, preventing Dizon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Dizon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Nile drives through and clinches with Dizon against the cage.
A short left from Dizon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nile blocks an uppercut.
Dizon lands on the inside with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pee Nile.
I think Nile has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pee Nile!
Pee Nile decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.