PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and lavar hingeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dillon comes into the arena with Tubthumping blaring out of the sound system. hingeman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Du Hast. lavar hingeman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dillon
vs
hingeman

180 cm
24
195 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

180 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Dillon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, lavar hingeman!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hingeman looks to land a combination but Dillon avoids it well.
hingeman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dillon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around hingeman's waist but hingeman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dillon off to one side.
hingeman throws a series of punches but Dillon avoids them all with ease.
hingeman works over Dillon's head and body with a nice combination.
hingeman misses with the combination.
hingeman swinging wildly here.
hingeman misses with a double jab.
hingeman misses with an uppercut. Dillon saw that one coming.
A combination from hingeman does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
hingeman throws a nice looking combination but Dillon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
hingeman misses with a few strikes there.

Dillon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dillon works his way into full mount!
Dillon with shots to the head and body - hingeman looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hingeman really wants to buck Dillon off and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dillon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Dillon with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
hingeman's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Dillon looking to finish hingeman with some ground and pound. This is bad for hingeman!
Dillon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dillon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
hingeman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dillon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
hingeman really wants to buck Dillon off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
A nice elbow there by Dillon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
hingeman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
hingeman looks gassed!
You get the feeling that hingeman really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Dillon landing strikes from the mount and hingeman is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
hingeman is squirming around, avoiding Dillon's attempts to control the action.
Dillon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dillon controlling the position easily from mount.
Dillon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish hingeman?
You get the feeling that hingeman really doesn't like being in this position too much.
A nice elbow there by Dillon.
Dillon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The referee warns hingeman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dillon is landing with some decent strikes but hingeman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dillon working hingeman over with strikes here.
Dillon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dillon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. hingeman looks a forlorn figure.
hingeman is bucking up trying to escape but Dillon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dillon working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Dillon.
Dillon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can hingeman hang on?
Dillon landing shots from mount.
Dillon content just to control the position here.
Dillon lands a big elbow.
Dillon landing strikes from the mount.
Dillon controlling the pace for now.
Dillon landing strikes, looking to finish!

Dillon working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. hingeman turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Dillon off and cradles hingeman's limp body as Dillon celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Johnny Dillon!