PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Machuchin Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaia Ky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Dillon
vs
Ky

172 cm
22
163 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

176 cm
24
165 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Knock Out Artistry

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Machuchin Dillon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gaia Ky!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dillon ducks under a wild hook from Ky.
Dillon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dillon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ky thows a body shot but no joy.
Ky avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Dillon misses the target.
Dillon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dillon looks to land a combination but Ky avoids it well.
No joy there for Dillon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Machuchin Dillon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ky scores with a jab to the body.
Dillon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ky.
Dillon swinging wildly here.
A jab from Ky finds it's way through Dillon's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky slips a jab and a cross from Dillon.
Dillon misses with a wild combination.
Dillon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dillon swinging wildly here.
Dillon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ky circles away quickly and effectively.
Ky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ky slips a jab and a cross from Dillon.
Dillon throws a nice looking combination but Ky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Dillon.
Ky comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch combination from Dillon misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dillon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dillon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dillon throws a nice looking combination but Ky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ky throws a body punch but Dillon moves out of range.
Ky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dillon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ky is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dillon rather than just go for the knockout.
Dillon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dillon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ky fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dillon.
Dillon misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ky misses.
A left and a right from Dillon both land. Nice combination.
A slow jab from Ky misses its intended target.
Dillon misses with a few strikes there.
Dillon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ky circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab lands there for Ky.
No joy there for Dillon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dillon throws a series of punches but Ky moves out of range.
Ky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dillon throws a series of punches but Ky avoids them all with ease.
Dillon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ky.
Ky swings for the body but Dillon moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dillon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ky slips a jab and a cross from Dillon.
Dillon misses with a double jab.
Dillon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dillon looks to land a combination but Ky avoids it well.
Dillon swinging wildly here.
Dillon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ky dodges the punch combination from Dillon.
Dillon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A leg kick checked by Ky.
Dillon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaia Ky dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dillon misses with a series of wild punches.
Dillon throws a right and a left that Ky avoids nicely.
Dillon misses with a few strikes there.
Dillon throws a leg kick but Ky sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dillon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dillon misses with the combination.
Ky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dillon.
A telegraphed right hand from Dillon misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Ky misses.
Dillon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dillon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ky lands a jab.
Dillon misses with a few strikes there.
Dillon misses with a wild combination.
Ky thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Ky.
Ky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dillon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dillon misses with a two punch combination.
Ky changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dillon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dillon misses with a two punch combination.
Ky dodges the punch combination from Dillon.
Dillon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dillon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dillon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ky throws the left hand but Dillon avoids the punch easily.
Dillon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dillon.
Dillon throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ky fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dillon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ky dodges the punch combination from Dillon.
A punch combination from Dillon misses.
Dillon throws a series of punches but Ky avoids them all with ease.
Dillon misses with a wild combination.
Dillon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dillon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dillon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dillon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dillon throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Dillon does no damage.
Machuchin Dillon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dillon throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Ky misses its intended target.
Ky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dillon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dillon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ky throws a hook but Dillon avoids it easily.
Ky slips a jab and a cross from Dillon.
Dillon throws a right and a left that Ky avoids nicely.
Dillon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dillon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dillon dips to his left and cracks Ky with an uppercut!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ky slips a jab and a cross from Dillon.
A right-left combo lands from Ky.
Dillon misses with a double jab
and Ky makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaia Ky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Dillon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ky counters with a stiff right hand.
Ky loads up on a big right hand but Dillon slips the punch.
Ky misses the jab.
Dillon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dillon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ky counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Ky misses the target.
Dillon misses with a wild combination.
Dillon misses with a combination
and Ky counters with a series of strikes. Dillon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dillon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dillon blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Dillon.
Dillon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Ky to counter with a crisp jab.
Dillon throws a combination that misses
and Ky counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky misses with a series of wild punches.
Dillon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ky counters with a stiff right hand.
Dillon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Ky to counter with a crisp jab.
Dillon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ky counters with a straight right hand.
Dillon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dillon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ky counters with a nice body shot.
Dillon misses with a double jab
and Ky counters with a stiff right hand.
Dillon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice cross by Ky.
Dillon throws a combination that misses
and Ky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dillon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ky counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dillon thinking.
Ky connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dillon. Dillon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ky dips to his left and cracks Dillon with an uppercut!
Dillon misses with a double jab
and Ky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Dillon is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ky.
Dillon misses with a combination
letting Ky counter with a right hand.
Dillon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ky counters with a nice uppercut.
Dillon falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Ky to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Dillon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dillon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ky counters with a nice body shot.
Dillon seems to have got his legs back now.
Dillon misses with a double jab
and Ky counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Ky misses.
Dillon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dillon slips a straight right by Ky.
Ky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dillon moves away.
Dillon throws a combination that misses
and Ky counters with a nice uppercut.
Dillon drops his hands momentarily and Ky takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gaia Ky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A left and a right from Ky both land. Nice combination.
Ky loads up on a big right hand but Dillon slips the punch.
Dillon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dillon misses with a double jab
and Ky counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dillon thinking.
Dillon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ky counters with a right hand to the body.
Dillon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ky counters with a nice body shot.
Dillon throws a combination that misses
and Ky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Machuchin Dillon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky looks to score with a jab to the body but Dillon is just out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dillon might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Dillon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dillon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ky counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dillon thinking.
Dillon misses with a double jab
and Ky counters with a one-two to the body.
Dillon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ky misses with a wild body shot.
Ky misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dillon throws a combination that misses
and Ky counters with a left to the body.
Dillon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gaia Ky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dillon throws a combination that misses
and Ky counters with a left and a right that stings Dillon.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gaia Ky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ky has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaia Ky!