PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Dyson (ranked 25257 p4p, 4712 weight class) and Zhang Wei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Dyson
vs
Wei

180 cm
25
170
1 - 4 - 0

187 cm
25
180
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Dyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zhang Wei!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dyson throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Wei counters with a shoot takedown. Dyson fights it but they end up in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wei accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wei missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wei working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dyson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wei on the ground.
Wei makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wei controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wei is looking to work some ground and pound but Dyson has wrist control.
Wei 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.
Wei working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dyson's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wei lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wei lands a couple of digs.
Wei with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wei trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wei seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wei landing some decent shots from guard.
Wei with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wei's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wei lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wei's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wei lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Dyson is rocked!
Dyson is breathing heavily.
Wei slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wei lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wei working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wei sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wei scoring with some ground and pound.
Wei working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dyson's head.
Wei postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oh Dyson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wei sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dyson seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Wei has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Wei with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wei is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wei working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wei lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wei is working Dyson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wei seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wei working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wei postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wei looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wei scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wei distracts Dyson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zhang Wei dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wei dives in and scores a takedown into Dyson's guard.
Dyson is looking to stand back up but Wei counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Dyson.

Wei has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wei landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wei lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wei prevents Dyson from improving his position.
Wei performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wei is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wei is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Dyson is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zhang Wei!
Zhang Wei spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.