PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cobra Jones (ranked 3940 p4p, 5059 weight class) and Cilli Dinler (ranked 489 p4p, 558 weight class). Dinler is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Paperplanes - M.I.A.. Cilli Dinler will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Jones
vs
Dinler

178 cm
26
180
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
22
180
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Bondi MMA 🏝️

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cobra Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cilli Dinler!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones pushes Dinler up against the cage in a clinch.
Dinler landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Dinler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've been informed that Dinler 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.
Dinler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones slips a jab from Dinler.
Jones swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Dinler looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Jones throws a jab when Dinler was well out of range.
Dinler tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Dinler.
Jones moves out of range as Dinler strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dinler.
Dinler sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dinler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dinler throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Dinler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dinler scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dinler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Dinler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dinler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheers as Dinler lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dinler connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jones lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dinler has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dinler and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dinler connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Dinler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jones wants to clinch up but Dinler keeps it at a distance.
Dinler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like Jones was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones thows a leg kick but Dinler checks it
and Dinler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dinler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dinler scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Dinler counters with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Dinler.
An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target.
Jones lands with a straight right. Dinler didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Dinler's defenses.
Dinler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dinler bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dinler throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
Jones slips a jab from Dinler.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dinler looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dinler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dinler scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Dinler.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dinler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dinler lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones wants to clinch.
Dinler throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Dinler has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cilli Dinler dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dinler scores with a kick to the body.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Dinler counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
Dinler misses with the combination.
Dinler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dinler thinks about the counter body kick.
Jones blocks a head kick by Dinler.
Jones swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jones scores with a hook.
Dinler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Dinler tries a quick counter leg kick but Jones is wise to it.
Jones blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Dinler misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Dinler. Those never looked like landing.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones stuns Dinler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cobra Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Dinler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Dinler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cilli Dinler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dinler throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dinler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Dinler misses with a double jab.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Dinler responds with a good body kick, but Jones manages to step out the way in time.
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Dinler slips the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dinler.
Dinler motions for Jones to come forward. Dinler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Dinler throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Dinler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones wants to clinch.
Dinler throws a leg kick but Jones moved away.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Dinler slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dinler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dinler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Dinler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dinler lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dinler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dinler connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Dinler slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Dinler 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.
Jones has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dinler thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dinler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Jones rushes Dinler and presses him up against the cage.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones tries a body shot but Dinler blocks it.
Dinler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dinler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Dinler lands a knee to the body.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cilli Dinler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jones misses with an uppercut. Dinler saw that one coming.
Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dinler throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dinler misses with a body kick.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Dinler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Dinler misses.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dinler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Dinler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinler walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jones checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dinler takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Jones gets a clinch.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Dinler controls the action.

Dinler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dinler swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dinler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
The crowd cheers as Dinler lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Jones closes the distance but Dinler moves to the side
and Dinler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinler tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones moves out of range as Dinler throws a body kick.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dinler connects with the punch.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones wants to clinch.
Dinler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A low kick lands for Jones.
Dinler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dinler on the side of the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dinler - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dinler. Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jones throws a leg kick that misses.
Dinler unleashes a big counter combination but Jones bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jones tries to clinch but Dinler is having none of it.
Dinler appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dinler tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dinler blocks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dinler! But no joy.
Dinler throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Dinler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dinler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones misses with a combination
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dinlers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jones has managed to clinch.
Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jones tries to circle away but Dinler has him pinned against the cage.
Dinler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Dinler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Cobra Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Dinler is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cilli Dinler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dinler 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cilli Dinler!
After winning the bout, Cilli Dinler thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.