PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Mundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Dillon is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mundy
vs
Dillon

188 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Attliction

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Mundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Brian Dillon!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillon doesn't manage to clinch there - Mundy circles away.
Nice combo by Dillon! Oh, that's hurt him - Mundy falls to the canvas and Dillon follows him into side control.

Mundy is rocked!
Mundy is looking for a sweep.
Oh Mundy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dillon working away.
Dillon tries to stand but Mundy is controlling his head.
Mundy seems to have got his legs back now.
Dillon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mundy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mundy tries to buck Dillon off but Dillon is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mundy wants to control but Dillon postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dillon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dillon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dillon misses with a two punch combination.
Dillon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Mundy moves into the clinch successfully.
Dillon landing knees to the head.
Mundy fails to pull guard.
Dillon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mundy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dillon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Mundy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dillon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mundy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dillon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mundy.
Dillon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mundy.
Dillon tries a knee to the head but Mundy blocks it.
Dillon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mundy blocks it with crossed arms.
Dillon looks gassed!
Dillon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mundy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mundy tries to score a body lock takedown but Dillon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dillon tries to score a body lock takedown but Mundy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dillon lands a knee to the head.
Dillon looking to stall.
Mundy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mundy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dillon smiles and moves away.
A solid body kick from Dillon.
Mundy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dillon tries to clinch up but Mundy circles away and keeps his distance.
Dillon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice uppercut lands for Dillon. That snapped Mundy's head back.

Dillon moves into range and clinches up with Mundy.
Dillon scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dillon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mundy managing to block the knees to the body from Dillon.
Mundy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon tries to land knees in the clinch but Mundy avoids the damage to the body.
Dillon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mundy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dillon smiles and moves away.
Nice body kick from Dillon.
Mundy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dillon throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Mundy misses
and Dillon counters with a big head kick but Mundy shrugs it off.
Dillon takes a swing at Mundy's ribcage but misses.
Dillon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mundy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dillon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dillon tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Mundy counters with a shoot takedown. Dillon fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Dillon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mundy pushing down on Dillon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mundy wants to pass the guard but Dillon is defending well.
Mundy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mundy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Mundy stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Dillon looks to clinch

and Mundy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dillon's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mundy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mundy trying to control the position from guard on top but Dillon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Dillon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mundy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dillon swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Mundy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mundy showed some decent athleticism there.
Mundy moves into full mount! Dillon won't be happy about that!
Mundy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mundy throwing strikes here but Dillon is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mundy controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mundy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dillon is breathing heavily.
Mundy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mundy looking to control but Dillon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mundy controlling the position easily from mount.

Mundy stands up from mount. Strange move.
Horrible takedown by Mundy or perhaps it was just good defense by Dillon which made him look bad.
Mundy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brian Dillon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mundy shoots in but no luck this time.
Mundy closes the distance and clinches up with Dillon, looking for a takedown. Mundy pushes Dillon against the cage but Dillon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Mundy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dillon throws a head kick that half lands.
Mundy has a takedown stuffed.
Dillon tries to clinch but Mundy is having none of it.

Mundy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mundy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mundy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dillon keeps working.
Mundy works his foot free and advances to mount.

Mundy is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dillon can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mundy has isolated one of Dillon's arms. Dillon looking to fight him off but Mundy twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ben Mundy!