PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Dylan (ranked 2624 p4p, 2352 weight class) and Jason Grayson (ranked 360 p4p, 0 weight class). Dylan comes to the cage accompanied by Darci - On My Own. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dylan
vs
Grayson

179 cm
29
172
8 - 9 - 0

178 cm
27
175
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Dylan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Grayson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grayson misses with a double jab
and Dylan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grayson works the jab nicely.

Grayson has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grayson throws an elbow but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Dylan breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dylan throws a big shot that misses.
Grayson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dylan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grayson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Grayson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dylan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Dylan is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Dylan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grayson throws a head kick but Dylan moves out of range.
Grayson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grayson throws a leg kick
and Dylan counters with a straight right hand.
Dylan checks a low kick from Grayson.
A head kick from Grayson lands but Dylan takes it in his stride.
Oh Dylan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grayson moves out of range of the strikes.
Dylan seems to have got his legs back now.
Grayson is looking to score with low kicks.
Dylan misses with a hook. Grayson ducked under it nicely.
Grayson tries to clinch but Dylan moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Dylan misses the target.
A head kick misses from Grayson.
Grayson wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grayson takes the fight into the clinch.

Dylan breaks the clinch.
Dylan 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.
Grayson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grayson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grayson tries to land a leg kick but Dylan saw it coming and moves away.
Grayson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dylan is able to avoid easily.
Dylan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grayson lands with a nice body punch.
Grayson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dylan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grayson throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dylan misses with a wild combination.
Grayson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Jason Grayson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grayson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dylan's sensitive parts.
Grayson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dylan. That did some damage!
Grayson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Grayson moves into the clinch.

Grayson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dylan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dylan misses with a looping right.
Grayson tries to clinch but Dylan moves out of range.
Grayson throws a head kick that half lands.
Grayson slips a jab from Dylan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson throws a sloppy head kick and Dylan moves out of range easily.
Dylan avoids the head kick by Grayson.
Grayson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grayson throws a leg kick which misses Dylan's front leg but catches the back leg as Dylan tries to avoid it.
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!
Grayson slips a jab from Dylan.
Grayson lands a high kick!
Grayson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dylan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grayson counters with a big head kick but Dylan shrugs it off.
Grayson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Grayson.
Dylan swats away the attempt to clinch by Grayson.
Grayson scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Grayson dominated that round.
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.

Grayson throws a leg kick which misses Dylan's front leg but catches the back leg as Dylan tries to avoid it.
Grayson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Dylan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dylan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grayson tries to work over Dylan's front leg with a kick but Dylan checks it.
Grayson misses with a right hand
and Dylan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dylan misses with a hook. Grayson ducked under it nicely.
Grayson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dylan misses with an uppercut.
Grayson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayson lands with a right hand.
Grayson misses with a series of wild punches.
Grayson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grayson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dylan.
Grayson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grayson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dylan counters with a series of strikes. Grayson will be more careful next time no doubt.
An inside leg kick lands from Grayson.
Grayson lands with an overhand left.
A low kick from Grayson misses
and Dylan counters with a nice uppercut.
Grayson moves out of range as Dylan strikes.
Nice body kick there by Grayson.
Grayson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grayson misses with a head kick.
Dylan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grayson.
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!
Dylan misses with an uppercut. Grayson saw that one coming.
Grayson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dylan is out of range and Grayson settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As Grayson looks to move away, Dylan throws a big counter combo but Grayson just gets out of the way.
Grayson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grayson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Grayson misses with a low kick.
Dylan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Grayson misses with a body kick.
Grayson slips a straight right by Dylan.
Grayson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dylan is able to avoid easily.
Dylan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grayson misses with a kick to the body.
Grayson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dylan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dylan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grayson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Grayson.
Grayson wants to clinch up but Dylan keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grayson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dylan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grayson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dylan throws the left hand but Grayson avoids the punch easily.
Dylan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And Grayson responds with a good body kick, but Dylan manages to step out the way in time.
Grayson throws a leg kick but Dylan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grayson misses with a low kick.
Dylan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grayson. Grayson obviously looking to wear him down.
Grayson tries to work over Dylan's front leg with a kick but Dylan checks it.
Grayson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dylan.

Grayson rushes Dylan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Dylan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dylan throws a body punch but Grayson moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson throws a leg kick
letting Dylan counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dylan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grayson connects with a high kick.
Grayson thumps Dylan with a low kick.
Grayson throws a head kick that misses.
Grayson lands a leg kick that knocks Dylan off balance momentarily.
Dylan looks to throw the jab but Grayson is out of range.
Grayson throws a big counter head kick but Dylan avoids it with no problem.
Dylan dips to his left and cracks Grayson with an uppercut!
Grayson misses with a low kick as Dylan jumps back.
Grayson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grayson throws a hook but Dylan avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Grayson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Grayson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grayson misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Dylan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dylan misses with a shot to the body
and Dylan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grayson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grayson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dylan tries to bum rush Grayson with a series of wild strikes but Grayson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jason Grayson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grayson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dylan.
Good leg kick by Grayson.
Dylan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grayson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dylan thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Dylan misses its intended target.
Grayson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Grayson scores with a kick to the body.
Grayson dips to his left and cracks Dylan with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Grayson lands.
Grayson moves out of range of the strikes.
Grayson moves out of range as Dylan strikes.
Grayson tries to clinch there but Dylan circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grayson connects with a solid leg kick.
Dylan punishes Grayson's body with a nice straight punch.
Dylan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grayson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grayson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dylan lands a nice looking body kick.
Grayson throws a nice head kick!
Grayson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dylan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Dylan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grayson throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grayson throws a head kick that misses.
Dylan blocks a low kick nicely.
Grayson misses with a head kick.
Dylan throws a big counter combination but Grayson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Grayson throws a shot from downtown. Dylan moves away and avoids it.
Dylan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grayson.
Grayson throws a low kick but Dylan avoids it.
A head kick misses from Grayson.
Grayson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dylan checks it well.
Dylan throws the left hand but Grayson avoids the punch easily.
Dylan checks a low kick from Grayson.
A big left from Dylan misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson throws a nice head kick!

Grayson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dylan, pushing him back against the cage.
Grayson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grayson'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.
Nice elbow from Grayson.
Grayson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grayson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dylan's brow.

Dylan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jason Grayson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Grayson lands but Dylan takes it in his stride.
Grayson is looking to slow Dylan down with leg kicks.
Grayson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dylan looks to land a combination but Grayson avoids it well.
Grayson looks to land a body kick but Dylan moved away.
Grayson tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Dylan misses the target.
Grayson throws a leg kick
and Dylan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grayson thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grayson throws a head kick that half lands.
Nathan Dylan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grayson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dylan is looking to counter punch.

Grayson closes the distance and pushes Dylan back into the cage.
Grayson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Grayson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grayson 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Grayson!