PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rex Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Dimaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan Dimaya has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Leon
vs
Dimaya

170 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
142 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rex Leon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bryan Dimaya!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dimaya circles away quickly and effectively.

Dimaya shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Leon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dimaya is looking to work some ground and pound but Leon has wrist control.
Leon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dimaya is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Leon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Leon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Leon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Leon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Dimaya has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Leon escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Leon!
Dimaya is trying to buck Leon off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leon tries to stand but Dimaya is controlling his head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Leon stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Leon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dimaya to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Leon controls Dimaya momentarily but Dimaya frees himself.
Leon looking for a sweep. Not yet Leon, not yet.
Leon controlling Dimaya's posture.
Dimaya postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dimaya accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leon is adopting a defensive guard.
Dimaya working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Leon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leon tries to clinch but Dimaya is having none of it.
Leon misses with a takedown

and Dimaya counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Leon's guard now.
Leon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leon looking to control.
Dimaya throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dimaya in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dimaya.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leon looking for a sweep. Not yet Leon, not yet.
Leon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dimaya manages to get himself to full guard.
Dimaya not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dimaya seems keen to control Leon's posture.
Dimaya wants to sweep here but Leon controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Dimaya dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Leon misses with a double jab

and Dimaya counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dimaya.
Leon wants to sweep here but Dimaya controlling him for the moment.
Leon managing to control the position.
Leon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Leon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dimaya is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Leon stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

Dimaya shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Leon wants to control but Dimaya is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Leon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dimaya throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dimaya missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dimaya prevents Leon from improving his position.
Leon wants to control but Dimaya is keeping busy.
Leon is positioning himself well to prevent Dimaya advancing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leon is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Leon clinches up against the cage.
Dimaya is trying to drag Leon to the mat but Leon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dimaya can't get the takedown.
Dimaya prevents a body shot from Leon.

Leon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leon tries for a takedown but Dimaya circles away easily

and Dimaya counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Leon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Leon wants to sweep but no luck.
Dimaya with a flurry of punches that miss.
Leon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dimaya.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leon is adopting a defensive guard.
Leon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Leon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dimaya manages to get himself to full guard.
Bryan Dimaya has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dimaya looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leon is one step ahead there.

Dimaya isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Leon stacks Dimaya on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Leon!
Dimaya is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dimaya can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Dimaya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Dimaya circles away from the clinch attempt

and Dimaya counters with a single leg into guard. Leon didn't expect that.
Dimaya working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Leon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Leon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Leon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dimaya throws a big right hand that misses.
Dimaya must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Leon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dimaya throws a big right hand that misses.
Dimaya postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Leon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Dimaya counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dimaya!
Leon wants to stand but Dimaya is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Dimaya can't escape the position.
Dimaya is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rex Leon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dimaya wants to hold on but Leon pushes him away.
Leon controlling from mount.

Leon is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Dimaya counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Leon wants to sweep here but Dimaya controlling him for the moment.
Dimaya is working Leon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Leon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Leon is on top in guard.
Dimaya is trying to keep Leon in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dimaya has his foot on Leon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Leon works his way back into a safe position though.
Dimaya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Dimaya throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Leon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dimaya is proving hard to escape from.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Dimaya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dimaya winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Dimaya!