PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry C Distacio (ranked 4189 p4p, 5580 weight class) and Adrian Oyelowo (ranked 466 p4p, 522 weight class). Distacio comes to the cage accompanied by Gravity Lies - Red. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Distacio
vs
Oyelowo

178 cm
20
165
2 - 3 - 0

184 cm
20
157
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry C Distacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adrian Oyelowo!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oyelowo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Distacio manages to avoid it.
Distacio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick from Distacio misses.
Distacio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harry C Distacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oyelowo cracks Distacio with a good jab.
Oyelowo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Distacios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oyelowo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Distacio instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Distacio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Distacio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oyelowo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oyelowo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oyelowo.
Distacio can't find room to land a body shot as Oyelowo controls the action.
Distacio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oyelowo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Distacio lands a shoulder strike.
Oyelowo can't find room to land a body shot as Distacio controls the action.
Distacio misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Distacio.
Distacio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oyelowo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Distacio definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Oyelowo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oyelowo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Distacio backwards.
Oyelowo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Distacio's elbow.
Oyelowo lands with a short shot to the head.

Oyelowo has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Distacio clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Distacio is keeping busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Oyelowo tightening his grip on Distacio, looking for the choke.
Distacio rolls, trying to escape but Oyelowo keeps control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oyelowo working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Distacio is trying to stand back up.

Oyelowo working for the choke.
Distacio is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Oyelowo punches the canvas rather than the man.

Distacio showing good submission defense here.

Oyelowo has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oyelowo is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Distacio preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Oyelowo.

Oyelowo is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Distacio defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Oyelowo tries to keep control of the position but Distacio is staying busy.

Oyelowo looking for the RNC.
Distacio is trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oyelowo missing with punches from the back.
Distacio tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Distacio is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oyelowo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Distacio sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Oyelowo slows the pace down in half guard.

Distacio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Oyelowo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Oyelowo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Distacio on the side of the head.
Good work by Oyelowo as he checks the leg kick.
Oyelowo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Distacio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Distacio has closed the distance and engaged Oyelowo in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oyelowo throws a punch but it's blocked by Distacio.
Distacio tries to land a knee to the head but Oyelowo blocks with his arms.
Distacio scores with a hook to the body.
Distacio blocks an uppercut.
Oyelowo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oyelowo tries to throw a body punch but Distacio avoids it by throwing Oyelowo back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyelowo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Oyelowo lands a nice shot to the body.
Distacio tries a knee to the head but Oyelowo blocks it.
Distacio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oyelowo backwards.
Distacio landing knees to the head.

It looks like Adrian Oyelowo has been cut.
Distacio misses with a knee strike.
Distacio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Oyelowo.
Distacio blocks a body shot from Oyelowo.
Oyelowo struggles to land a body shot inside as Distacio controls his hands.
Oyelowo swings wildly with an uppercut but Distacio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Distacio pushes Oyelowo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Distacio is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Distacio prevents a body shot from Oyelowo.
Distacio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oyelowo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oyelowo tries a body shot but Distacio blocks it.
Oyelowo working aggressively here.
Oyelowo tries to pull guard but Distacio holds him up against the cage and eventually Oyelowo drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Distacio misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Oyelowo fails to land.
Oyelowo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Distacio is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Harry C Distacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Oyelowo.
Oyelowo is trying to drag Distacio to the mat but Distacio just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Distacio.
Distacio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oyelowo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oyelowo is working Distacio over against the cage.
Oyelowo has a couple of punches blocked by Distacio.
Distacio works on Oyelowo's body with a couple of short punches.
Oyelowo lands a left hand.
Oyelowo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Distacio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oyelowo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Distacio presses Oyelowo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oyelowo tries to throw a body punch but Distacio avoids it by throwing Oyelowo back against the cage.
Distacio connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Distacio tries to work over Oyelowo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oyelowo lands a nice shot to the body.
Oyelowo working aggressively here.
Distacio lands with a light punch inside.
Distacio lands a shot to the body.
Distacio gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Oyelowo.
Oyelowo is breathing heavily.
Distacio scores with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Distacio.
Distacio tries to work over Oyelowo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oyelowo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oyelowo wants to take the fight to the mat but Distacio manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Distacio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oyelowo is defending well for now.
Distacio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Distacio.
Distacio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Distacio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oyelowo blocks it with crossed arms.
Distacio lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Distacio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Oyelowo fails to land.
Distacio gets through Oyelowo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Distacio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oyelowo is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Distacio.
Distacio misses with the head strike.
Oyelowo misses with a punch to the body.
Oyelowo blocks a body shot from Distacio.
Oyelowo wants to break free but Distacio has control.
Oyelowo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harry C Distacio has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Oyelowo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Distacio tries to roll over but Oyelowo keeps him under control.
Oyelowo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Oyelowo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Distacio wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harry C Distacio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Oyelowo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Distacio tries a head kick but it misses.
Oyelowo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oyelowo lands with a shot to the body.
Distacio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from Distacio.
Nice sprawl there from Distacio as Oyelowo shoots in.

Distacio has closed the distance and engaged Oyelowo in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oyelowo misses with some punches.
Distacio with a knee to the head.
Distacio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oyelowo can do to turn this around?
Distacio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oyelowo is defending well for now.
Distacio prevents a takedown attempt there.
Distacio working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Distacio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oyelowo is defending well for now.
Distacio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oyelowos head.
Distacio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Distacio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oyelowo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Distacio looking to throw knees to the head but Oyelowo is blocking nicely.
Distacio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Distacio blocks a body shot from Oyelowo.
Distacio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oyelowo backwards.
Oyelowo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oyelowo tries to pull guard but Distacio won't allow it.
Harry C Distacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Oyelowo.
Distacio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oyelowo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Distacio tries a body shot but Oyelowo blocks it.
Oyelowo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Distacio just stands there and leans against the cage.
Distacio crunches a lovely knee into Oyelowo's ribcage.
Distacio 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Distacio scores with a shoulder strike.
Distacio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Distacio can't find room to land a body shot as Oyelowo controls the action.
Distacio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Distacio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Distacio lands with a light punch inside.
Distacio misses with a punch on the inside.
Oyelowo tries to pull guard but Distacio forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Oyelowo blocking some punches.
Distacio lands a body shot.
Oyelowo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Distacio scores with a knee to the head.
Distacio misses with a punch on the inside.
Distacio misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Oyelowo.
Distacio misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Distacio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Distacio has a couple of punches blocked by Oyelowo.
Distacio looking to throw knees to the head but Oyelowo is blocking nicely.
Oyelowo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Distacio tries to land a knee to the head but Oyelowo blocks with his arms.
Oyelowo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oyelowo throws a head punch that misses.
Oyelowo swings wildly with an uppercut but Distacio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Distacio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oyelowo blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oyelowo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Distacio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Distacio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Distacio stops a takedown attempt from Oyelowo.
Distacio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Distacio throws a punch but it's blocked by Oyelowo.
Oyelowo can't find room to land a body shot as Distacio controls the action.
Distacio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oyelowo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Distacio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Distacio can't find room to land a body shot as Oyelowo controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Oyelowo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Distacio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Distacio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Distacio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oyelowo avoids it.
Distacio tries a knee to the head but Oyelowo blocks it.
Distacio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Distacio lands with a right to the head.
Oyelowo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Distacio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oyelowo.
Distacio misses with a body punch.
Distacio working aggressively here.

Oyelowo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oyelowo fails to land the takedown.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry C Distacio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Distacio 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry C Distacio!
Harry C Distacio seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.