PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Kenton (ranked 4212 p4p, 3545 weight class) and Wilson Dillinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenton comes to the cage accompanied by give it a go. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kenton
vs
Dillinger

180 cm
25
240
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
272
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charlie Kenton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilson Dillinger !
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillinger stuffs the takedown.
A little jabbing left from Dillinger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dillinger lands with a right hand.
Kenton with a poor takedown
and Dillinger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kenton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dillinger stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dillinger wants it to stay on the feet.
Dillinger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Kenton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenton scores with a nice right hand.
Kenton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dillinger looks to land a left hand but Kenton moved out of range nicely.
Dillinger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kenton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kenton throws a body punch but Dillinger moves out of range.
Dillinger misses with an uppercut. Kenton saw that one coming.
Dillinger connects with a nice looking jab.
Dillinger is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice sprawl there from Dillinger as Kenton shoots in.
Nice sprawl there from Dillinger as Kenton shoots in.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dillinger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dillinger throws a big shot that misses.
Dillinger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wilson Dillinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillinger lands with an uppercut that bounces Kenton off the cage and back into range.
Kenton staying out of range there.
Kenton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dillinger .
Kenton shoots in looking for a takedown. Dillinger tries to sprawl out of it but Kenton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dillinger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dillinger swats away the attempt to clinch by Kenton.
Dillinger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kenton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dillinger .
Dillinger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kenton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenton ducks right into an uppercut from Dillinger .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenton ducks under a wild hook from Dillinger .
A big left from Dillinger misses.
Kenton feinted with a counter takedown.
Wilson Dillinger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dillinger throws out a loose jab but Kenton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dillinger misses with an uppercut
and Kenton counters with a three punch combo that has Dillinger backing up. Dillinger nods at Kenton to acknowledge the strikes.
Kenton defending well as Dillinger loads up on a big left hand.
Dillinger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kenton circles away quickly and effectively.
Kenton attempts a counter takedown but Dillinger avoids it well and moves away.
Kenton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fighters circling - Dillinger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dillinger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It seemed like Dillinger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Kenton clinches up with Dillinger and pushes him back against the cage.

Dillinger breaks the clinch.
Kenton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kenton slips a jab and a cross from Dillinger .
Dillinger throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dillinger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kenton is breathing heavily.
Kenton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dillinger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dillinger 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.
Dillinger scores with a nice strike.
Dillinger lands with a right hand.
Dillinger throws a shot from downtown. Kenton moves away and avoids it.
Kenton feinted with a counter takedown.
Dillinger misses with a left hand
and Kenton counters with a nice body shot.
Dillinger connects with a crisp jab.
Kenton blocks a jab.
Kenton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kenton drops his hands momentarily and Dillinger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dillinger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kenton.
Dillinger throws an overhand right that lands on Kenton's shoulder, as Kenton tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger misses with a hook.
Dillinger lands the left hand.
Nice sprawl there from Dillinger as Kenton shoots in.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dillinger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kenton tries to clinch up but Dillinger circles away and keeps his distance.
Dillinger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dillinger throws a jab but it's blocked by Kenton.
Kenton is looking for a counter combo.
Dillinger lands a lovely overhand right.
Kenton slips a straight right by Dillinger .
Kenton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dillinger looks to land a right hand but Kenton moved out of range.
Kenton looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kenton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dillinger .
Nice cross by Dillinger .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dillinger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kenton.
Kenton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dillinger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dillinger throws a shot from downtown. Kenton moves away and avoids it.
Dillinger throws a lazy right hand but Kenton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kenton defending well as Dillinger loads up on a big left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Dillinger as he connects with a hook.
Kenton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dillinger .

Kenton drives through and clinches with Dillinger against the cage.

Dillinger breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillinger fails to land with a series of punches.
Dillinger dips to his left and cracks Kenton with an uppercut!
Kenton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dillinger misses the jab.
Dillinger stuffs the takedown attempt from Kenton. Kenton gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Kenton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger swings widly with a right hand

and Kenton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kenton tries to score a body lock takedown but Dillinger shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Dillinger 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dillinger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kenton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dillinger sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kenton somewhat.
It seemed like Dillinger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kenton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dillinger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kenton closes the distance and clinches up with Dillinger , looking for a takedown. Kenton pushes Dillinger against the cage but Dillinger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kenton throws a combination that misses
letting Dillinger counter with a right hand.
Kenton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dillinger sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kenton somewhat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dillinger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dillinger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice defenses there by Kenton.
Kenton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dillinger lands the left hand.
Kenton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Dillinger lands a left and a right that send Kenton crashing to the mat, dazed. Dillinger thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Charlie Kenton has been cut.
A big right from Dillinger misses.
Kenton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dillinger defends it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Dillinger 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dillinger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kenton's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Dillinger - just one landing.
Dillinger jabs at Kenton's body.

Dillinger lands a left and a right that send Kenton crashing to the mat, dazed. Dillinger thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Kenton is rocked!
Kenton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oh Kenton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kenton. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Dillinger throws an overhand right that drops Kenton like a sack of potatoes! Dillinger dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wilson Dillinger !
Wilson Dillinger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Charlie Kenton was interviewed post fight and said 'you got lucky'.