PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Dillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rainbow Trout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dillan comes to the cage accompanied by Kick Ass. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dillan
vs
Trout

190 cm
31
210 lbs
20 - 15 - 0

195 cm
26
216 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Dillan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rainbow Trout!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trout misses with a head kick.
Dillan avoids the head kick by Trout.
Dillan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Trout momentarily.
A good leg kick by Trout.
Trout avoids the body shot from Dillan.
Trout throws a shot to the body.
Trout misses with a low kick.
Dillan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Trout counters with a good, hard body kick but Dillan shrugs it off.

Trout has Dillan up against the cage in a clinch.
Dillan trying to control the position but instead, Trout has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dillan into the cage.
Dillan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Trout walks away with a smile on his face. Dillan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dillan looks to land a combination but Trout avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rainbow Trout is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trout tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dillan is able to avoid easily.
Trout lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Trout looks to land a body kick but Dillan moved away.
Trout misses with a low kick.
Trout tries to clinch up but Dillan circles away and keeps his distance.
Dillan lands a nice hook to Trout's body. Trout takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big left from Dillan misses.
Trout is looking to slow Dillan down with leg kicks.

Dillan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Trout quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Trout pushes Dillan off looking to stand but Dillan dives back in and keeps control.
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!
Trout tries to roll over but Dillan keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillan working over Trout with some ground and pound. Trout looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Trout has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dillan is working away from the top position though.
Dillan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dillan works his way into full mount!
Trout is in a horrible position here. Dillan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dillan working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dillan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dillan scoring with strikes but Trout is staying in there.
Dillan landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillan won't let Trout get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Trout wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dillan.
Dillan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dillan raining down hammerfists from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BOOM! Dillan connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Dillan is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Trout has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Dillan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dillan lands a big shot there that rocks Trout but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dillan working the ground and pound effectively.
Dillan wants to control the pace but Trout is squirming around nicely.
Dillan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Trout because Dillan loaded up on that one.
Dillan scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillan landing strikes from the mount and Trout is in trouble!
Dillan controlling the pace for now.
Trout is working to get back to half guard.
Dillan working the ground and pound effectively.
Dillan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dillan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dillan breaks from Trout's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dillan trying to control but Trout is having none of it.
The referee warns Trout that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Dillan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Trout tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dillan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dillan misses with a wild combination.
Trout is looking to slow Dillan down with leg kicks.
Trout throws a front kick that sends Dillan stumbling back into the cage.
Dillan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A head kick misses from Trout.
Dillan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dillan misses with a straight left.
Trout tries to move into range but Dillan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dillan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Trout. Trout obviously looking to wear him down.
Dillan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trout can do to turn this around?
Dillan sizes up Trout with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Trout throws a front kick that sends Dillan stumbling back into the cage.
Dillan throws a poor cross that misses
and Trout counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Trout tries to close the distance and clinch but Dillan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dillan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice jab there from Trout.
Jab by Trout.
Trout dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dillan. That did some damage!
Trout fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dillan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillan blocks the body kick.
Trout connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trout bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dillan swings for the body but Trout moves out of range.
Trout connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Trout ducks right into an uppercut from Dillan.
A big right from Trout misses.
Trout looks to land a body kick but Dillan moved away.
Trout swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dillan.
Dillan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Trout tries a low kick but Dillan avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trout tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dillan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trout tries a head kick but it misses.

Trout instigates a clinch.
Dillan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Trout to keep the fight standing.
Dillan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dillan taking a breather.

Dillan pulls Trout into guard.
Trout tries to stand but Dillan is controlling from the bottom.

Trout stands and steps away. Dillan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Trout pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Trout.
Dillan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trout lands a head kick!
Dillan misses with a takedown attempt - Trout sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Dillan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trout throws a body kick that misses.
Trout lands a head shot.
Trout throws a sloppy head kick and Dillan moves out of range easily.
Trout keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Trout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trout throws a leg kick but Dillan moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rainbow Trout showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Trout misses with an attempted mid kick.
Trout tries to work over Dillan's front leg with a kick but Dillan checks it.
Dillan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dillan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trout.
Dillan throws a lazy uppercut
and Trout counters with a stiff right hand.
Trout misses with a hook. Dillan ducked under it nicely.
Trout tries to land a front kick but Dillan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Trout cracks the inside of Dillan's front leg.
Dillan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dillan throws a right hand that Trout ducks under and follows up with a left that Trout also avoids with ease.
Dillan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trout throws a head kick that half lands.
Dillan throws a right hand that Trout ducks under and follows up with a left that Trout also avoids with ease.
Dillan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trout.
Dillan throws the left hand but Trout avoids the punch easily.
Dillan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Trout can pounce on him.
Trout slips a jab and a cross from Dillan.
Dillan misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dillan throws a looping overhand right but Trout ducks down to avoid it.
Rainbow Trout seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dillan misses with a wild body shot.
Trout lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dillan's sensitive parts.
Trout misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trout.
Dillan misses with a double jab.
Trout throws a lazy right hand but Dillan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dillan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trout.
Trout is looking to land body kicks.
Dillan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trout lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dillan misses with a double jab
and Trout counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dillan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillan swings for the body but Trout moves out of range.
Dillan throws a hook but Trout blocks it.
Trout misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dillan misses with a double jab.
Trout throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dillan.
Dillan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trout stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dillan throws a jab when Trout was well out of range.
Dillan shoots in for a takedown but Trout shows good takedown defense.
Trout throws a sloppy head kick and Dillan moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trout throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trout lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dillan takes a step back to recover.

Trout clinches.
Dillan looking to stall.
Trout pressing his opponent against the cage.
Trout missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dillan avoiding damage as Trout throws knees to the body.
Trout with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Trout with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rainbow Trout comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Trout has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rainbow Trout!