PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juiced Dilly (ranked 5292 p4p, 6679 weight class) and Money Maker (ranked 232 p4p, 260 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Dilly
vs
Maker

170 cm
25
142
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
135
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juiced Dilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Money Maker !
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dilly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dilly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maker misses with a double jab
and Maker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dilly avoids the head kick by Maker .
A clash of legs there as Dilly blocks the low kick.
Dilly swings for the body but Maker moves out of range.
Dilly swings for the body but Maker moves out of range.
Maker swinging wildly here.
Maker wants to clinch but Dilly slips to the side
and Dilly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dilly closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Maker to the mat! Maker manages to get full guard.
Dilly engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dilly tries to free his leg and advance position but Maker is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilly controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dilly is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maker controls Dilly momentarily but Dilly frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maker is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Dilly knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maker on the ground.
Dilly slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dilly postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maker wants to stand up but Dilly is controlling him.
Dilly works over Maker with some ground and pound from guard.
Dilly with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maker working for a triangle but Dilly defends it easily.
Dilly lands a couple of elbows.
Dilly has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dilly makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dilly definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Maker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dilly doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dilly manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dilly scoring with some ground and pound.
Dilly is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maker trying to control the position.
Dilly postures up and lands a big shot to Maker 's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilly slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Maker looking to control.
Maker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dilly postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dilly preventing the sweep.
Dilly scoring with some ground and pound.
Dilly sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Dilly got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dilly has managed to get both his arms back between Maker 's legs - danger averted.

Maker looking for a guillotine here but Dilly defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dilly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dilly controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Maker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dilly working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dilly landing some decent shots from guard.
Dilly is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juiced Dilly dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dilly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dilly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maker on the side of the head.

It looks like Money Maker has been cut.
Maker throws a series of punches but Dilly avoids them all with ease.
Dilly moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Maker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dilly looks to score with a jab to the body but Maker is just out of range.
Maker throws a body shot but no joy.
Maker falls off balance throwing a combination

and Dilly counters with a single leg into guard. Maker didn't expect that.
Maker wants to sweep but no luck.
Dilly is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dilly working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilly won't allow Maker to sweep him here.
Dilly controlling from the top position.
Dilly landing some decent shots from guard.
Dilly distracts Maker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Maker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dilly doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dilly manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dilly stands up over Maker , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Maker is trying to keep Dilly in close.

Maker working for a triangle but Dilly defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Maker has his foot on Dilly's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dilly works his way back into a safe position though.
Dilly is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dilly landing some decent shots from guard.
Dilly working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Maker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dilly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maker can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Maker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maker is breathing heavily.

Maker working for a triangle but Dilly defends it easily.
Dilly is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dilly connects with a couple of short punches.
Dilly working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maker 's head.
Dilly chips away with some ground and pound.
Maker is trying to keep Dilly in close.
Dilly not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilly's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Juiced Dilly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dilly stands up over Maker , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Maker is trying to keep Dilly in close.
Dilly controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dilly keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maker 's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dilly scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dilly's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dilly controlling from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juiced Dilly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Money Maker 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dilly shoots in and bounces Maker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dilly is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Maker working a defensive guard here.

Maker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilly distracts Maker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Maker controls Dilly momentarily but Dilly frees himself.
Dilly looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilly working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maker 's head.
Dilly working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dilly keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maker 's head.
Dilly slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Maker has momentary wrist control but Dilly slips an elbow through the middle.
Dilly lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dilly stands up over Maker , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dilly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maker trying to keep a closed guard but Dilly is proving a slippery customer.
Dilly connects with a couple of short punches.

Maker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dilly defends it easily.

Maker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilly with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dilly content to stall in guard here.
Dilly scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dilly lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dilly looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dilly's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Maker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dilly works over Maker with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maker working a defensive guard here.
Dilly lands a couple of digs.
Dilly slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Maker is trying to control the position but Dilly postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Dilly avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Maker wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Dilly is now in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juiced Dilly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dilly 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juiced Dilly!