PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Domonic Dilbrandt (ranked 308 p4p, 934 weight class) and Dewey Decimal (ranked 19 p4p, 53 weight class). Dilbrandt's entrance music is The Champ is Here. A fine choice. Decimal has chosen The Dewey Decimal Rap as his entrance music. Domonic Dilbrandt has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dilbrandt
vs
Decimal

173 cm
28
148
21 - 8 - 0

150 cm
28
136
17 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Groove Gear
Brooklyn Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Domonic Dilbrandt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dewey Decimal!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Decimal.
Decimal takes one on the button.
Decimal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Decimal moves away from the strike by Dilbrandt.
Decimal lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dilbrandt's sensitive parts.
Decimal throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick which misses Decimal's front leg but catches the back leg as Decimal tries to avoid it.
Dilbrandt lands a high kick!
Decimal avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dilbrandt swinging wildly here.
Dilbrandt misses with a looping right.
Dilbrandt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decimal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dilbrandt keeps the fight on the outside.

Decimal rushes Dilbrandt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dilbrandt tries to break free but Decimal pushes him back against the cage.
Dilbrandt blocks an uppercut.
Dilbrandt trying to control the position but instead, Decimal has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dilbrandt into the cage.
Decimal blocks an uppercut.
Decimal throws a punch but it's blocked by Dilbrandt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt misses with a punch to the body.
Dilbrandt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Decimal's elbow.
We've been informed that Decimal has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Decimal digs a right hand into Dilbrandt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dilbrandt's gas tank.
Decimal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Decimal lands an uppercut.

Dilbrandt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decimal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dilbrandt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Decimal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dilbrandt lands a really nice looking cross but Decimal seems unphased.
A big left from Dilbrandt misses.
And Decimal tries to counter it with a takedown but Dilbrandt pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Decimal tries to clinch but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dilbrandt.

Decimal clinches up against the cage.
Dilbrandt struggles to land a body shot inside as Decimal controls his hands.
Decimal throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Decimal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dilbrandt blocking some punches.
Decimal misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt stalling in the clinch but Decimal improves position.
I was talking to Dilbrandt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Decimal stalling in the clinch but Dilbrandt improves position.
Dilbrandt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Decimal fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dilbrandt.

Dilbrandt manages to break the clinch.
Decimal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dilbrandt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Decimal throws out a powerful jab.
Dilbrandt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Decimal throws a series of punches but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
Dilbrandt attempts a counter takedown but Decimal avoids it well and moves away.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick but Decimal sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Decimal closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Dilbrandt counter with a right hand.
Dilbrandt avoids the body shot from Decimal.
Dilbrandt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And Decimal tries to counter it with a takedown but Dilbrandt pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Decimal throws a good cross that connects.
Decimal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dilbrandt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Decimal.
Dewey Decimal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Dilbrandt misses its intended target.
Dilbrandt connects with a right hand. Decimal shakes it off.
Dilbrandt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Decimal under the eye.
Decimal tries to clinch there but Dilbrandt circles away.
Dilbrandt is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dilbrandt. Decimal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dilbrandt throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Dilbrandt does it's job there.
Dilbrandt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dilbrandt is looking to land body kicks.
Decimal feints the counter takedown.
Decimal tries to close the distance and clinch but Dilbrandt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dilbrandt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Decimal tries to counter with a clinch but Dilbrandt shakes him off and moves away.

Decimal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dilbrandt blocks an uppercut.
Dilbrandt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Decimal.
Dilbrandt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Decimal tries to throw a body punch but Dilbrandt avoids it by throwing Decimal back against the cage.
A short right from Decimal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decimal lands a hook that snaps the head of Dilbrandt backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decimal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Decimal - that landed with a thud.
Decimal lands an uppercut.
Decimal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Decimal lands a shoulder strike.
Decimal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Decimal slows down the pace here.
Dilbrandt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Decimal up against the cage.
Decimal lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decimal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dilbrandt pushes Decimal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dilbrandt lands an uppercut.

Dilbrandt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Decimal checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Domonic Dilbrandt will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dilbrandt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dilbrandt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Decimal.
Decimal throws a series of strikes that have Dilbrandt backpedaling.
Dilbrandt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Decimal in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Decimal throws a jab when Dilbrandt was well out of range.
Decimal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt misses with a low kick.
Decimal misses with a hook.
Decimal slips a straight right by Dilbrandt.
A leg kick checked by Decimal.
Dilbrandt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Decimal.
Decimal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dilbrandt counters with a stiff right hand.
Dilbrandt takes one on the button.
Dilbrandt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Decimal. Decimal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dilbrandt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Decimal moves away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dilbrandt ducks under a wild hook from Decimal.
Dilbrandt wants to slow Decimal down by chopping away at his legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dilbrandt misses with a low kick as Decimal jumps back.
A shot to the liver by Dilbrandt. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dilbrandt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Decimal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dilbrandt swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Decimal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dilbrandt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab from Decimal.

Decimal moves into range and clinches up with Dilbrandt.
Decimal misses with some punches.
Decimal swings wildly with an uppercut but Dilbrandt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dilbrandt tries to throw a body punch but Decimal avoids it by throwing Dilbrandt back against the cage.
Decimal swings wildly with an uppercut but Dilbrandt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decimal'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.
Decimal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Decimal tries to work over Dilbrandt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dilbrandt takes a shot to the head.
Decimal throws a head punch that misses.
Dilbrandt blocks a body shot from Decimal.
Decimal swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Decimal trying to control the position but instead, Dilbrandt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Decimal into the cage.
Decimal throws a head punch that misses.
Decimal throws a punch but it's blocked by Dilbrandt.
A right hook to the body lands for Dilbrandt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decimal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Decimal swings wildly with an uppercut but Dilbrandt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dilbrandt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Dilbrandt breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Decimal misses its intended target.
Decimal swings widly with a right hand
and Dilbrandt makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Decimal really felt that one!
Decimal doesn't manage to clinch there - Dilbrandt circles away.
Decimal gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Decimal wants to clinch up but Dilbrandt keeps it at a distance.
Decimal doesn't manage to clinch there - Dilbrandt circles away.
Dilbrandt quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Dilbrandt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dilbrandt tries to land a leg kick but Decimal saw it coming and moves away.
Decimal throws the left hand but Dilbrandt avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt misses the jab.
Dilbrandt is looking to land body kicks.
That kick from Dilbrandt tenderised Decimal's leg. Decimal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Decimal looks to land a right hand but Dilbrandt moved out of range.
Dilbrandt is looking to counter punch.
Dilbrandt throws a low kick but Decimal avoids it.
Decimal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dilbrandt takes one to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt cracks Decimal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Decimal might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dilbrandt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dilbrandt clobbers Decimal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Decimal looks to throw the jab but Dilbrandt is out of range.
Dilbrandt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Decimal. Decimal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dilbrandt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Decimal's head.
Decimal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Decimal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dilbrandt manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decimal misses with a wild body shot.
Dilbrandt blocks a jab.
Decimal tries to clinch but Dilbrandt is having none of it.
Decimal scores with a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dilbrandt.
Decimal is looking to slow Dilbrandt down with leg kicks.
Decimal misses with a body shot.
Decimal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dilbrandt is looking to counter punch.
Decimal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dilbrandt manages to avoid it.
Dilbrandt went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Decimal moves out of range of the body kick.
Decimal tries to counter by closing the distance.
Decimal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dilbrandt lands with a shot to the body.

Decimal moves into range and clinches up with Dilbrandt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dilbrandt.
Decimal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dilbrandt's elbow.
Dilbrandt takes a shot to the head.
Dilbrandt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Decimal misses with some punches.
Decimal taking a breather.

Dilbrandt manages to break the clinch.
Domonic Dilbrandt is winning the standup battle so far.
Decimal tries to close the distance and clinch but Dilbrandt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Decimal slips a jab and a cross from Dilbrandt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Domonic Dilbrandt will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Decimal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dilbrandt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Decimal throws a lazy right hand but Dilbrandt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decimal lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dilbrandt misses with a body shot.
Decimal throws a body shot but no joy.
Dilbrandt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Decimal misses its intended target.
Decimal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dilbrandt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Decimal throws a jab when Dilbrandt was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Dilbrandt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dilbrandt tries to move into range but Decimal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Decimal misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilbrandt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dilbrandt thuds his shin into the meat of Decimal's side.
Decimal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dilbrandt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decimal misses with a right hand
and Dilbrandt counters with a straight right hand.
Decimal throws a hook but Dilbrandt avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Decimal has time to react.
Dilbrandt looks to land a right hand but Decimal moved out of range.

Decimal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dilbrandt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dilbrandt misses with a body punch.
Decimal tries a body shot but Dilbrandt blocks it.
Decimal throws a punch but it's blocked by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt lands with a short shot to the head.
Dilbrandt swings wildly with an uppercut but Decimal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decimal lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt can't find room to land a body shot as Decimal controls the action.
Decimal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Decimal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Decimal backwards.
Dilbrandt scores with a hook to the body.
Dilbrandt prevents a body shot from Decimal.
Decimal lands a shoulder strike.
Decimal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two 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!
Decimal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Decimal misses with a punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt misses with a body punch.
Decimal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Decimal.
Dilbrandt lands a nice uppercut.
Decimal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dilbrandt.
Decimal lands a shot to the body.
Decimal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Decimal tries to throw a body punch but Dilbrandt avoids it by throwing Decimal back against the cage.
Dilbrandt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Decimal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Dilbrandt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dilbrandt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Dilbrandt breaks from the clinch.
Dilbrandt keeps the fight on the outside.
Decimal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A counter left hand to the body from Dilbrandt misses its target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimal walks into a jab.
Dilbrandt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Decimal under the eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Decimal misses the target.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick but Decimal moved away.
And Decimal tries to counter it with a takedown but Dilbrandt pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Decimal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Decimal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Decimal looks to land a left hand but Dilbrandt moved out of range nicely.
Decimal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick that misses.
And Decimal tries to counter it with a takedown but Dilbrandt pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Decimal lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dilbrandt lands a slapping body shot.
Decimal misses with an uppercut.
Dilbrandt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Decimal moves away.
A combination from Decimal does no damage.
Dilbrandt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dilbrandt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Decimal tries to clinch up.
Dilbrandt throws a push kick but Decimal slaps the foot to one side.
Decimal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decimal looks to land a left hand but Dilbrandt moved out of range nicely.
Decimal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dilbrandt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Decimal tries to clinch up but Dilbrandt circles away and keeps his distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dilbrandt slips a jab from Decimal.
Decimal wants to clinch
and Dilbrandt counters with a right hand to the body.
Decimal cracks Dilbrandt with an open hand slap.

Decimal rushes Dilbrandt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Decimal fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Decimal.
Decimal swings wildly with an uppercut but Dilbrandt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decimal lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Decimal.
Decimal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Decimal tries to throw a body punch but Dilbrandt avoids it by throwing Decimal back against the cage.
Decimal misses with a punch to the body.
Decimal misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dewey Decimal really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Decimal throws a wild body kick that Dilbrandt sees coming a mile off.
Dilbrandt lands with an uppercut that bounces Decimal off the cage and back into range.
Decimal throws an off balance right hand
and Dilbrandt counters with a nice leg kick.
Decimal throws a jab but it's blocked by Dilbrandt.
Decimal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dilbrandt.

Decimal clinches up against the cage.
Decimal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Decimal wants to stall.
Dilbrandt can't find room to land a body shot as Decimal controls the action.
Decimal throws a punch but it's blocked by Dilbrandt.
Decimal lands a nice uppercut.
Dilbrandt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Decimal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dilbrandt looking to stall.

Dilbrandt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Decimal throws out a loose jab but Dilbrandt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dilbrandt misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt ducks under a wild hook from Decimal.
Decimal is looking to clinch.
Dilbrandt takes one to the chin there.
Decimal cracks Dilbrandt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Decimal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Decimal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dewey Decimal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Decimal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt blocking some punches.
Dilbrandt blocking some punches.
Dilbrandt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dilbrandt takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Decimal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dilbrandt lands a hook that snaps the head of Decimal backwards.
Decimal scores with a shot to the side of Dilbrandt's head.
Decimal throws a punch but it's blocked by Dilbrandt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimal misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Decimal.
Dilbrandt tries to work over Decimal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Decimal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Decimal is keeping busy.
Dilbrandt is working Decimal over against the cage.
Decimal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dilbrandt blocks an uppercut.
Dilbrandt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Decimal.
Dilbrandt prevents a body shot from Decimal.
Decimal misses with a hook from the clinch.

Dilbrandt breaks from the clinch.
Dilbrandt slips under a jab from Decimal.
Dilbrandt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Decimal instigates a clinch.
Dilbrandt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Decimal lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimal blocks a body shot from Dilbrandt.
Decimal stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dilbrandt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt lands a body punch.

Dilbrandt manages to break the clinch.

Decimal has Dilbrandt up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Decimal.
Dilbrandt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Decimal's elbow.
Decimal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook from the clinch.

Dilbrandt breaks the clinch.
Dilbrandt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dilbrandt lands a lovely overhand right.

Decimal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Decimal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt gets through Decimal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Dilbrandt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Decimal.
Dilbrandt blocks a body shot from Decimal.
Dilbrandt blocking some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Dilbrandt.
Decimal has a couple of punches blocked by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt tries to stall but Decimal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dilbrandt can't find room to land a body shot as Decimal controls the action.
Decimal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dilbrandt as Decimal tries to tie him up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dilbrandt as Decimal tries to tie him up.
Decimal working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dewey Decimal dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!

Decimal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decimal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decimal missing with a left hand there. Dilbrandt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Dilbrandt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Decimal moves in looking to clinch but Dilbrandt pushes him off.
Decimal cracks Dilbrandt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dilbrandt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Decimal throws out the jab.
Dilbrandt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Decimal tries to clinch up but Dilbrandt circles away and keeps his distance.
Decimal scores with a jab. Dilbrandt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Decimal takes a jab right on the kisser.
Decimal avoids the head kick by Dilbrandt.
Decimal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dilbrandt is looking to land body kicks.

Decimal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decimal misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Dilbrandt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Decimal clinches up with Dilbrandt and pushes him back against the cage.
Dilbrandt is struggling to control the position.
Nice body punch from Dilbrandt - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimal avoiding damage.
Decimal tries a body shot but Dilbrandt blocks it.
Dilbrandt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dilbrandt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dilbrandt struggles to land a body shot inside as Decimal controls his hands.

Dilbrandt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Decimal misses with a looping left.
It looked like Dilbrandt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dilbrandt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Decimal throws a hook but Dilbrandt blocks it.
Dilbrandt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dilbrandt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Decimal misses with an uppercut.
As Decimal backs away, Dilbrandt returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dilbrandt is pushing Decimal up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Decimal throws a punch but it's blocked by Dilbrandt.

Dilbrandt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Decimal crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dilbrandt - the referee stops the clock and Decimal gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dilbrandt. Decimal manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dilbrandt ducks under a wild hook from Decimal.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dilbrandt. Decimal shrugs it off though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decimal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dilbrandt - that will leave a mark!
Decimal is looking to clinch.
Dilbrandt ducks under a wild hook from Decimal.
Decimal tries to clinch up.
Dilbrandt tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Decimal manages to circle out of the way.
Dilbrandt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dilbrandt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Decimal checks a leg kick nicely.
Dilbrandt throws a hook but Decimal blocks it.
Decimal tries to clinch but Dilbrandt is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimal is looking to clinch but Dilbrandt is avoiding it.
Decimal throws a hook but Dilbrandt avoids it easily.
Dilbrandt with a hook.
Decimal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dilbrandt counters with a stiff right hand.
Dilbrandt misses the shot to the body.
Decimal missing with a left hand there. Dilbrandt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Decimal lands a head shot.
Dilbrandt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Decimal.
Decimal sizes up Dilbrandt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Decimal moves in looking to clinch but Dilbrandt pushes him off.
Some bone on bone action there as Decimal checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Decimal tries to counter with a clinch but Dilbrandt shakes him off and moves away.
Decimal throws the left hand but Dilbrandt avoids the punch easily.
Dilbrandt ducks under a wild hook from Decimal.
Dilbrandt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dilbrandt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Decimal's head.
A punch lands to the side of Dilbrandt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decimal misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Dilbrandt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dilbrandt.
Decimal misses with a straight left.
Dilbrandt throws a big counter combination but Decimal scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Decimal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Dilbrandt to counter with a crisp jab.
Decimal slips a straight right by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt throws an overhand right that lands on Decimal's shoulder, as Decimal tries to avoid the shot.
Dilbrandt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Decimal moves away.
Nice shot by Decimal.

Decimal rushes Dilbrandt and presses him up against the cage.
Decimal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Decimal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Dilbrandt to work.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Decimal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Decimal has a couple of punches blocked by Dilbrandt.
Decimal lands a hook that snaps the head of Dilbrandt backwards.
Decimal has a couple of punches blocked by Dilbrandt.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Domonic Dilbrandt.
I think Dilbrandt has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:47
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Domonic Dilbrandt!
Domonic Dilbrandt retains his bantamweight title!
Domonic Dilbrandt really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Voodoo Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.