PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Dillinger (ranked 2393 p4p, 271 weight class) and Goban Declan (ranked 2344 p4p, 267 weight class). Dillinger's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kool Moe Dee - I Go to Work. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dillinger
vs
Declan

180 cm
38
195 lbs
23 - 19 - 1

187 cm
33
190 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Dillinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Goban Declan!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Declan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Declan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dillinger checks the leg kick.
Declan looks to land a right hand but Dillinger moved out of range.
As Declan backs away, Dillinger returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dillinger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Declan.
Declan scores with a kick to the body.
Declan misses with a wild body shot.
Dillinger tries to score a power double leg takedown but Declan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dillinger somewhat.
Dillinger is looking to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Declan.
Declan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dillinger. Declan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Declan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Declan slips a jab and a cross from Dillinger.
Declan steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Declan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Declan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dillinger's sensitive parts.
Dillinger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dillinger ducks under a wild hook from Declan.
Declan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger throws a low kick but Declan avoids it.
Dillinger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Declan.
Goban Declan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dillinger scores with a hook to the body. Declan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Declan lands a front kick.
Dillinger slips a jab from Declan.
Dillinger lands a nice looking body shot.
Dillinger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dillinger throws a body punch but Declan moves out of range.
Dillinger avoids the head kick by Declan.
Dillinger tries a head kick but it misses.
Declan misses the shot to the body.
Declan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Some wild striking there from Dillinger.
Declan throws a hook but Dillinger avoids it easily.
Dillinger connects with a nice looking jab.
That kick from Declan tenderised Dillinger's leg. Dillinger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Declan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dillinger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dillinger moves out of range as Declan strikes.
Dillinger throwing a counter right hand but Declan manages to avoid it.
Dillinger fails to land with a series of punches.
Dillinger punishes Declan's body with a nice straight punch.
Dillinger just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Declan. Dillinger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dillinger throws a chopping leg kick but Declan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dillinger moves forwards but Declan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Declan. Dillinger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Declan's corner calls for a 1-2. Declan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dillinger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Declan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Dillinger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dillinger blocks an elbow strike.
Declan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Declan lands a left hand.
Dillinger lands with a left to the head.
Dillinger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dillinger lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Dillinger breaks from the clinch.
Declan throws a right hand that misses
and Dillinger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dillinger misses with a kick to the body.
Declan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donk. Declan catches Dillinger right on the button with a cross.
Dillinger cracks Declan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dillinger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dillinger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick there by Declan.
Declan loads up on a big right hand but Dillinger slips the punch.
Dillinger slips a straight right by Declan.
Dillinger is looking to wear down Declan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dillinger avoids the body shot from Declan.
Dillinger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Declan circles away quickly and effectively.
Dillinger looks for the body kick but Declan saw that one coming.
Declan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Declan misses with a kick to the body.
Dillinger scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Dillinger blocks a head kick by Declan.
A jab from Declan does it's job there.
Declan misses with the combination.
Declan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dillinger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Declan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Declan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dillinger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dillinger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A left and a right from Dillinger both land. Nice combination.
Dillinger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Declan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Declan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Declan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dillinger throws out the jab.
Declan misses with a straight right.
Declan throws a series of punches but Dillinger moves out of range.
A slow jab from Dillinger misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Goban Declan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dillinger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice jab there from Declan.
Declan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dillinger moves away.
Dillinger throwing a counter right hand but Declan manages to avoid it.
Dillinger misses the jab.
Dillinger blocks the body kick.
Dillinger steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Declan. That one must have hurt.
Declan checks a low kick from Dillinger.
Dillinger misses the jab.
Declan throws a wild body kick that Dillinger sees coming a mile off.

Dillinger dives in and scores a takedown into Declan's guard.
Dillinger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dillinger postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillinger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dillinger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dillinger is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dillinger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger wants to control from the top but Declan keeps moving.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Declan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dillinger engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dillinger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Declan.
Dillinger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dillinger blocks a low kick nicely.
Dillinger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Declan.
Dillinger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Declan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dillinger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dillinger moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger checks the leg kick nicely there.
Declan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dillinger throws out the jab.
Dillinger throws a jab when Declan was well out of range.
Dillinger looks to land a left hand but Declan moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Declan does it's job there.
Nice body punch from Declan.
Declan misses with a body shot.
Declan throws a right hand that Dillinger ducks under and follows up with a left that Dillinger also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Declan misses the target.
Dillinger looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dillinger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Declan.
Dillinger misses with a straight left.
Declan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Declan tries to land a leg kick but Dillinger saw it coming and moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Dillinger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Dillinger clinches up against the cage.
Dillinger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Declan's elbow.
Declan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dillinger pushes Declan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Dillinger scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger has a couple of punches blocked by Declan.
Dillinger misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dillinger swings wildly with an uppercut but Declan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dillinger lands a shoulder strike.
Declan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Declan is trying to break the clinch but Dillinger is controlling him.
Declan throws an elbow but it misses.
Declan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dillinger misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Declan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dillinger's brow.
Declan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Declan pushes off an throws an elbow but Dillinger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dillinger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dillinger looking to slow down the pace here.
Dillinger stalling in the clinch.
Dillinger dodges an elbow strike from Declan.
Dillinger blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger lands with a short shot to the head.
Declan tries to work over Dillinger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
John Dillinger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dillinger is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Declan misses with an elbow strike.
Declan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dillinger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Declan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dillinger avoids the elbow strike from Declan, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Declan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dillinger's elbow.
Declan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dillinger's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dillinger is struggling to control the position.
Declan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dillinger misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Declan.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Declan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dillinger's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Goban Declan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Declan. Dillinger shrugs it off though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Declan.
Declan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Declan throws a hook to the side of Dillinger's head but Dillinger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Declan misses with a straight right.
Dillinger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dillinger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Declan but Declan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dillinger takes a swing at Declan's ribcage but misses.
Declan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Declan slips under a jab from Dillinger.
Dillinger throws a lazy right hand but Declan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Dillinger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dillinger connects with a right hand. Declan shakes it off.
Declan looks for the body kick but Dillinger saw that one coming.
Declan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Declan throws a series of punches but Dillinger moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Dillinger tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger looks to land a left hand but Declan moved out of range nicely.
Dillinger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Declan checks it well.
Declan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dillinger will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Declan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Declan.
Declan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dillinger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Declan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dillinger.
A countering left hand to the body from Declan misses.
Dillinger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Declan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dillinger swinging wildly here.
Dillinger misses with a wild body shot.
Dillinger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Declan.
Declan throws an overhand right that lands on Dillinger's shoulder, as Dillinger tries to avoid the shot.
Declan throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Declan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dillinger throws a body kick that misses.
Declan throws out a loose jab but Dillinger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Declan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dillinger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Dillinger staying out of range there.
Dillinger is looking to counter punch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Declan. Dillinger shrugs it off though.
Declan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dillinger throws the kick towards the body but Declan avoids it.
Dillinger goes for a double leg but Declan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Declan continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Dillinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dillinger misses with a series of wild punches.
Declan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Declan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goban Declan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Declan!
A slow jab from Dillinger misses its intended target.
Declan ducks under a wild hook from Dillinger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dillinger misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Declan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Declan throws a big shot that misses.
Declan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Declan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dillinger can pounce on him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Declan.
Declan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dillinger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Dillinger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Declan blocks a leg kick.
John Dillinger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goban Declan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Declan connects with the punch.
Dillinger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dillinger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Declan can pounce on him.
Declan connects with an inside leg kick.
Dillinger takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Declan with a nice cross.
Dillinger shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Declan defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Declan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dillinger on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Declan misses with a straight left.
Declan lands a head shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Declan. Dillinger shrugs it off though.
Declan feints and then cracks Dillinger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dillinger down.
Declan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dillinger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Declan throws a body punch but Dillinger moves out of range.
Declan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dillinger.
Declan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That kick from Declan tenderised Dillinger's leg. Dillinger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dillinger looks to throw the jab but Declan is out of range.
Declan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Declan just misses with a punch to the body.
Dillinger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Goban Declan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Declan 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Goban Declan!
In his post fight interview, Goban Declan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.