PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Sven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kjell Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dillon has chosen Pipes & Drums 1st Battalion Scots Guards as his entrance music. Kjell Dillon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sven
vs
Dillon

195 cm
25
275 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

197 cm
26
268 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Toxic Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johan Sven !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kjell Dillon!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sven looks to throw the jab but Dillon is out of range.
Dillon ducks under a wild hook from Sven .
Sven misses the jab.
Dillon walks into a left hand.
Sven pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sven sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dillon was well out of range. Poor timing from Sven .

Dillon gets a takedown into half guard.
Dillon passes to side control.
Sven is trying to improve his position.
Dillon tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dillon scoring with punches from side control.
Dillon sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sven is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dillon creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sven sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dillon throws a strike aimed at the side of Sven 's head but Sven avoids it well.
Dillon throws an elbow but Sven slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dillon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sven misses the shot to the body.
Sven throws a body punch but Dillon moves out of range.
Sven lands a head shot.
Sven misses with a looping right.
Sven throws a big shot that misses.
Dillon throws a head kick that misses.
Johan Sven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dillon throws the kick towards the body but Sven avoids it.
Dillon avoids the body shot from Sven .
Good shot there by Sven .
Sven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dillon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sven sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dillon.
Johan Sven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sven misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dillon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sven is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dillon.
Dillon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sven .
Dillon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sven .
Nice defenses there by Dillon.
Dillon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dillon ducks under a wild hook from Sven .
Some wild striking there from Sven .
Dillon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Kjell Dillon has been cut.
Dillon throws a head kick that misses.
Sven lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sven is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dillon.
Sven pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon throws a sloppy head kick and Sven moves out of range easily.
Sven drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sven . Dillon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sven smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dillon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sven .
Dillon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sven throws a right hand that Dillon ducks under and follows up with a left that Dillon also avoids with ease.
Sven throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dillon on the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dillon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sven has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sven and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dillon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dillon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sven scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dillon moves forwards but Sven connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sven throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sven throws a series of punches but Dillon avoids them all with ease.
Dillon dodges the punch combination from Sven .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sven misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dillon.
Dillon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sven .
Sven clobbers Dillon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dillon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sven .
Sven scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dillon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sven sprawls well. Sven wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dillon gets slowly back to his feet.
Johan Sven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kjell Dillon.
Sven connects with a nice looking jab.
Dillon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sven .
Dillon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sven .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dillon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sven missing with a left hand there. Dillon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Dillon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sven is trying to defend but Dillon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Johan Sven will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kjell Dillon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sven misses with a hook to the body
and Dillon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sven 's knee momentarily.
Sven misses the shot to the body.
Dillon slips a jab and a cross from Sven .
Sven stuffs the takedown attempt from Dillon. Dillon gets slowly back to his feet.
Sven will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dillon scores with a sloppy right hand. Sven should have avoided that one.
Sven misses with a double jab
and Dillon counters with a nice uppercut.
Sven rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dillon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sven throws a sloppy body shot
and Dillon counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sven misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sven darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sven throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dillon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dillon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sven .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sven thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sven scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sven loads up on a big right hand but Dillon slips the punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dillon.
Dillon staying out of range there.
Sven misses with the combination.
Sven throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dillon counters with a nice leg kick.
Dillon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sven is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dillon.
Dillon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sven misses with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dillon. That's going to slow Sven down.
Dillon defending well as Sven loads up on a big left hand.
Dillon thuds a left hand into Sven 's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dillon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dillon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sven .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sven misses with a hook.
Sven throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dillon!
A thudding body kick lands there by Dillon!
Dillon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dillon throws a quick inside leg kick.

Dillon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sven takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dillon working the head with strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sven is looking for a sweep.
Dillon throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sven is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dillon creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sven sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dillon working the ground and pound from side control.
Sven is looking to reverse the position.
Dillon prevents Sven from escaping the position.
Dillon working the ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sven parries the strikes from Dillon easily there. Dillon is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sven to escape.
Dillon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dillon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sven keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dillon cracks Sven with a big elbow.
Sven dodges the ground and pound from Dillon.
Dillon tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sven is looking to regain half guard here but Dillon keeps moving and retains side control.
Sven is being controlled here.
Dillon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dillon working the ground and pound.

Dillon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sven knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dillon throws a strike aimed at the side of Sven 's head but Sven avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Dillon are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dillon throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dillon working away.
Sven is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Dillon is putting a hurting on Sven here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dillon throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dillon creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sven sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sven regains half guard.
Kjell Dillon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dillon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sven wants to improve his position but Dillon is controlling well.
Sven is looking to control Dillon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sven avoid being mounted?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dillon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sven knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dillon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kjell Dillon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kjell Dillon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dillon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sven finds it's way round the side to connect with Dillon's head.
Sven swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dillon counters with a nice uppercut.
Sven falls off balance throwing a combination

and Dillon counters with a shoot takedown. Sven fights it but they end up in guard.
Dillon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dillon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Sven pushes Dillon off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Sven thows a body shot but no joy.
Sven thows a left - swing and a miss!
A solid body kick from Dillon.
Sven throws a lazy right hand but Dillon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dillon lands the left hand.
A head kick misses from Dillon.
Sven will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sven throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sven misses with a wild combination.
Dillon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sven throws a combination that misses

and Dillon counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sven !
Dillon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sven is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dillon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dillon trying to control but Sven is having none of it.
Dillon throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dillon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sven really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sven is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dillon lands a big elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee warns Sven that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dillon throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sven takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns Sven that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Sven is rocked!
A big strike lands for Dillon! That's really hurt Sven and he's turned his back - Dillon keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Dillon Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kjell Dillon!
Kjell Dillon is the new heavyweight champion!