PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Dingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dingo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Carl Orff - O Fortuna . Desmond Grey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Matt Dingo's chin.

Grey
vs
Dingo

175 cm
24
169 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
176 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Desmond Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Dingo!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey lands a body shot.
Grey blocks a head kick by Dingo.
Dingo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grey as he jumps to the side.
Dingo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Grey.
Grey digs a good body shot into Dingo's ribs.
Dingo thows a body shot but no joy.
Dingo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grey throws out the jab.

Grey closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dingo regains half guard.
Dingo is looking to control Grey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dingo avoid being mounted?
Grey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dingo's head.
Dingo is trying to maintain the position but Grey is very close to passing his half guard.
Grey thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dingo to regain full guard.
Grey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey content to stall in guard here.
Dingo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Grey postures up in Dingo's guard and throws a big left but Dingo blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Grey's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dingo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dingo fails to take his opponent's back.
Dingo tries to control but Grey wriggling away.

Dingo has control of Grey's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Grey regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey tries to hold on but Dingo pushes him away.
Grey is looking to improve his position but Dingo isn't that keen on the idea.
Dingo trying to control but Grey is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grey slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dingo is trying to control. Grey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Grey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dingo is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey manages to get to full guard.
Dingo trying to control the position from guard on top but Grey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Grey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dingo is one step ahead there.
Dingo trying to control but Grey is working from the bottom.
Grey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Matt Dingo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Grey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice combination there by Dingo.
Dingo with a jab.
Dingo digs a good hook to Grey's body.
Grey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

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.
Grey throws a hook but Dingo blocks it.
Dingo misses with a series of wild punches.
Dingo lands a nice shot that snaps Grey's head back.
Grey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dingo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Grey takes a swing at Dingo's ribcage but misses.
Dingo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grey.

Grey looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Grey trying to control but Dingo is working from the bottom.
Dingo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Grey tries to free his leg and advance position but Dingo is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desmond Grey dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Some wild striking there from Dingo.
Nice straight punches there by Dingo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dingo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dingo misses with a wild body shot.
Dingo slaps away a takedown attempt from Grey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dingo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dingo throws the left hand but Grey avoids the punch easily.
Dingo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Grey throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Dingo misses.
A slow jab from Grey misses its intended target.
Dingo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dingo lands a really nice looking cross but Grey seems unphased.
Dingo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A swing and a miss from Grey.
Grey misses with a straight left.
Grey scores with a nice right hand.
Grey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dingo punishes Grey's body with a nice straight punch.
Grey misses with a wild body shot.
Dingo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grey.
Grey jabs Dingo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grey lands with an overhand left.
Dingo throws out a leg kick but Grey moves out of range and Dingo only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey throws an overhand right that lands on Dingo's shoulder, as Dingo tries to avoid the shot.
Dingo ducks under a wild hook from Grey.
Grey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dingo is defended easily by Grey.
Grey avoids the body shot from Dingo.
Grey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dingo.
Dingo avoids the body shot from Grey.
Grey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dingo is fending him off so far but Grey persists. Nope, Dingo circles away and we're back to standing.
Grey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dingo moves away.

Grey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dingo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grey grinds an elbow into Dingo's temple.
Dingo can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey looks up at the clock and then as Dingo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Grey smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dingo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
You can see the frustration on Dingo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Grey moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Dingo holds on to Grey's head and controls the position momentarily.
Grey scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dingo can't do much from the bottom here.
Dingo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Grey off and has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingo thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Grey just trying to survive but Dingo is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Grey breaks Dingo's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Grey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Grey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Grey passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Grey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dingo keeps working.
Grey scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dingo struggling a bit here.
Dingo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Grey.
Grey misses with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey is working Dingo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Grey working the body and head with strikes.
Dingo taking a bit of punishment here - Grey scoring with strikes.
Dingo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Grey throwing strikes but Dingo manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Grey is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dingo off and has taken his back!
Desmond Grey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grey keeps control of the position as Dingo tries to break free.
Dingo breaks Grey's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Dingo wants to control from the top but Grey keeps moving.
Grey looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dingo'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!
Grey works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desmond Grey dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Grey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grey throws a series of punches but Dingo avoids them all with ease.
Dingo misses with a double jab.
Dingo misses with a wild combination.
Dingo misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grey. Dingo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jab from Dingo.
A cross from Grey lands.
A shot to the liver by Grey. Beautiful body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grey.
Dingo tries to score with a low kick but Grey moves his leg out of the way.
Grey misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dingo lands a head shot.
Dingo walks into a left hand.
Grey connects with a body shot.
A combination from Grey does no damage.
Grey looks to score with a jab to the body but Dingo is just out of range.
Dingo cracks Grey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dingo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grey throws a body punch but Dingo moves out of range.
Dingo swings for the body but Grey moves out of range.
Grey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dingo pinned against the cage. Dingo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dingo dips to his left and cracks Grey with an uppercut!
A left lands for Dingo.
Grey lands a jab to the nose.
Dingo throws a solid leg kick but Grey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dingo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grey.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desmond Grey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch lands to the side of Grey 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dingo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dingo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dingo works the jab nicely.
Dingo ducks under a wild hook from Grey.
Dingo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Grey misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dingo.
Dingo looks to score with a jab to the body but Grey is just out of range.
Grey looks to land a right hand but Dingo moved out of range.
Grey avoids a kick to the body.
A combination from Dingo does no damage.
Dingo slips under a jab.
Dingo misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Dingo misses.
A jab from Dingo misses.
Horrible takedown by Grey or perhaps it was just good defense by Dingo which made him look bad.
Dingo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grey circles away quickly and effectively.
Dingo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grey misses with a straight right.
Desmond Grey is winning the standup battle so far.
Grey misses the body punch
and Dingo counters with a left and a right that stings Grey.
A jab from Dingo finds it's way through Grey's defenses.
Grey misses with a body shot
and Dingo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dingo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grey throws a hook but Dingo avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dingo.
A shot to the liver by Dingo. Beautiful body shot.
Grey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dingo misses with a body shot.
Matt Dingo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dingo throws a nice looking combination but Grey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dingo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dingo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good shot there by Grey.
Grey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dingo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dingo misses with a two punch combination.
Grey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dingo moves out of range of the strikes.
Grey just misses with a punch to the body.
Grey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dingo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grey has a takedown stuffed.
Grey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Grey finds it's way through Dingo's defenses.
Dingo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Grey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grey.
Dingo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dingo misses with a body shot.
Grey misses the shot to the body.
Dingo looks to land a combination but Grey avoids it well.
Dingo lands a body shot.
Grey's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Grey duly obliges.
Dingo looks to score with a jab to the body but Grey is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Dingo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dingo slips a straight right by Grey.
Dingo lands a jab to Grey's midsection.
Dingo punishes Grey's body with a nice straight punch.
Grey throws a predictable looking body shot

and Dingo counters with a takedown into side control.
Grey stops Dingo from passing to mount.
Dingo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grey is looking to regain half guard here but Dingo keeps moving and retains side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Dingo.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Desmond Grey.
Well Grey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Grey!