PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Gates (ranked 3940 p4p, 3464 weight class) and Travis Dillinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Travis Dillinger enters the cage!

Gates
vs
Dillinger

192 cm
20
200
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
215
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Virgil Gates!
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, Travis Dillinger !
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dillinger looking to score a takedown here. Gates is defending well but Dillinger drives through and ends up in Gates's guard.
Dillinger makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dillinger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dillinger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dillinger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dillinger is looking to work some ground and pound but Gates has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gates utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dillinger postures up in Gates's guard and throws a big left but Gates blocks it.
Dillinger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dillinger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dillinger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dillinger scoring with some ground and pound.
Dillinger postures up and lands a big shot to Gates's brow.
Dillinger scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dillinger postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dillinger stands up over Gates, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dillinger slips nicely into half guard.
Gates is breathing heavily.
Dillinger thows a huge punch but Gates dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates is trying to stand back up but Dillinger is controlling him
Dillinger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dillinger lands strikes from half guard.
Dillinger is nestled in close to Gates, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dillinger is nestled in close to Gates, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gates taking some punishment here, with Dillinger in his half guard.
Gates taking some punishment here, with Dillinger in his half guard.

Gates is rocked!
Dillinger lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oh Gates is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dillinger lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Gates quite badly. Gates pulls Dillinger in close trying to recover. Dillinger postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Gates on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Gates doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Dillinger !