PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Dillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dillan comes to the cage accompanied by Kick Ass. Russo has chosen Destroy Everything as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Dillan
vs
Russo

190 cm
33
210 lbs
21 - 17 - 0

179 cm
30
215 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 21 - 17 - 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 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Russo!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dillan.
Dillan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Max Dillan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillan throws a hook but Russo blocks it.
Dillan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Russo.
A lazy left from Dillan finds it's target.
A swing and a miss from Dillan.
Dillan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Russo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dillan.
Dillan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Russo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Russo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Russo throws a hook to the side of Dillan's head but Dillan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Russo misses with a looping right.
Dillan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Russo.
Dillan throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dillan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Russo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Russo throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillan swings for the body but Russo moves out of range.
Russo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dillan.
Dillan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Russo throws out a leg kick but Dillan moves out of range and Russo only half commits.
Nice cross by Dillan.
Dillan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Russo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jimmy Russo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Russo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Russo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Russo slips a jab and a cross from Dillan.
Dillan throws a looping overhand right but Russo ducks down to avoid it.
Dillan blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Russo.
Russo throws a right and a left that Dillan avoids nicely.
Russo loads up on a big right hand but Dillan slips the punch.
Dillan swings widly with a right hand
and Dillan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo moves forwards but Dillan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Russo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dillan manages to avoid it.
A combination from Dillan does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russo moves out of range as Dillan strikes.
Dillan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Russo looks to land a left hand but Dillan moved out of range nicely.
Russo misses with a kick to the body.
Dillan looks to score with a jab to the body but Russo is just out of range.
Dillan lands a jab-cross combination.
Dillan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Donk. Russo catches Dillan right on the button with a cross.
Russo slips under a jab.
Russo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dillan on the side of the head.
Russo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Russo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dillan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dillan manages to avoid it.
Dillan throws a lazy uppercut
and Russo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Russo defending well as Dillan loads up on a big left hand.
Russo looks for the body kick but Dillan saw that one coming.
Russo avoids a punch combination nicely.

Russo moves into the clinch.

Dillan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dillan looks to land a left hand but Russo moved out of range nicely.
Russo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dillan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dillan fails to land with a series of punches.
Dillan lands with an uppercut that bounces Russo off the cage and back into range.
Russo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dillan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Russo.
Dillan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Russo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Russo lands a nice shot that snaps Dillan's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillan thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dillan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dillan needs to keep his hands up - Russo had a free shot at his head there.
Russo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Russo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Russo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Dillan misses.
Dillan misses with a looping right.
Dillan throws a shot from downtown. Russo moves away and avoids it.
Dillan moves away from the strike by Russo.
Dillan lands a head shot.
Russo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dillan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dillan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dillan throws a combination that misses
and Russo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dillan throws a series of punches but Russo moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jimmy Russo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Russo misses with a looping left.
Jimmy Russo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Dillan misses.
Russo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dillan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Russo.
Dillan throws a body punch but Russo moves out of range.
Dillan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Russo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Russo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
No luck for Dillan with that takedown attempt.
Russo looks to throw the jab but Dillan is out of range.
Dillan misses with a straight left.
Russo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Russo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dillan.
Dillan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dillan sizes up Russo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
No luck for Dillan with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Russo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Russo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dillan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Russo.
Dillan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dillan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Russo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Russo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dillan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Russo throws out a loose jab but Dillan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dillan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dillan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Russo.
Russo misses the shot to the body.
Dillan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dillan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Russo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dillan.
A big right from Russo misses.
Russo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Russo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dillan tries for a takedown but Russo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Dillan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russo lands a jab to the head.
Russo connects with a right hand. Dillan shakes it off.
Dillan throws a body punch but Russo moves out of range.
Dillan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice combination there by Dillan.
Dillan throws a jab but it's blocked by Russo.
Jab, jab by Russo - just one landing.
Russo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dillan's head backwards.
The fighters circling - Russo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillan misses with a wild combination.
Russo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dillan.
Dillan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Russo as he avoids it easily.
Russo digs a good body shot into Dillan's ribs.
Russo throws a front kick aimed at Dillan's knee but Dillan avoids it well.
Russo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dillan scores with the left hand. Russo knows he should have avoided that one.
Dillan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Russo moves away.
Russo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the body from Dillan misses
and Russo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dillan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Russo connects with a jab.
Dillan misses with a looping left.
Russo connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo misses with a hook
and Dillan counters with a left and a right that stings Russo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Russo lands with a slapping head kick.
Russo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dillan was well out of range. Poor timing from Russo.
Russo slips under a jab.
Russo connects with a single shot there.
Dillan loads up on a big right hand but Russo slips the punch.
Dillan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dillan connects with a body shot.
Russo scores with a jab to the body.
Dillan throws a hook but Russo avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dillan missing with a left hand there. Russo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dillan moves out of range of the strikes.
Dillan throws a jab when Russo was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Russo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Dillan connects with a body shot that sends Russo's belly button to the back.
Dillan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Russo manages to avoid it.
Dillan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Russo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Russo scores with the left hand. Dillan knows he should have avoided that one.
Russo scores with the left hand. Dillan knows he should have avoided that one.
Dillan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dillan misses with a body shot.
Russo slips a jab from Dillan.
Dillan misses with a lunging right hand
and Russo counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the liver by Dillan. Beautiful body shot.
Nice jab there from Russo.
Russo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dillan thuds a left hand into Russo's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillan blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillan defending well as Russo loads up on a big left hand.
Dillan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
An inside leg kick lands from Russo.
The fighters circling - Dillan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Russo connects with a body shot that sends Dillan's belly button to the back.
Dillan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Russo avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dillan slips under a jab.
Russo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dillan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Russo slips a jab and a cross from Dillan.
Russo connects with a single shot there.
Russo throws a hook but Dillan blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russo misses with a low kick.
Russo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Russo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dillan slips under a jab.
Russo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dillan looks to score with a jab to the body but Russo is just out of range.
Dillan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Russo misses the jab.
Max Dillan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Russo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dillan's calf.
Dillan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dillan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dillan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Russo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dillan lands a slapping body shot.
Dillan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillan misses with a few strikes there.
Russo looks to land a right hand but Dillan moved out of range.
Russo slips under a jab from Dillan.
Russo slips a jab from Dillan.
Russo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dillan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Russo tries a head kick but it misses.
Russo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dillan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Russo throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Russo.
Russo avoids the body shot from Dillan.
Russo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dillan. Dillan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dillan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A head kick misses from Russo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Russo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dillan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Russo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dillan.
Russo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like Jimmy Russo has been cut.
Dillan throws a series of punches but Russo moves out of range.
Russo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dillan will feel that in the morning.
Russo lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russo lands a lovely overhand right.
Russo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dillan moves out of range as Russo strikes.
Jimmy Russo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dillan misses with a straight right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Russo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Russo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Russo!
During a confident post fight interview, Jimmy Russo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.