PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Sy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Dill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dill is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Safri Duo - Played A Live. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Sy
vs
Dill

170 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

173 cm
19
156 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Sy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Dill!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dill throws a body kick that misses.
Dill misses with a kick to the body.

Sy takes the fight into the clinch.
Sy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sy tries to land a knee to the head but Dill blocks with his arms.
Sy lands a knee to the head.
Sy misses with a knee to the head.
Sy tries a knee to the head but Dill blocks it.
Dill tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sy avoids it.
Sy controlling the action here for a moment.
Sy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dill avoiding damage as Sy throws knees to the body.
Sy tries to land knees in the clinch but Dill avoids the damage to the body.
Sy managing to block the knees to the body from Dill.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sy lands a knee to the head.
Sy looking to throw knees to the head but Dill is blocking nicely.
Dill misses with a knee to the head.
Sy tries a knee to the head but Dill blocks it.
Sy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dill tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sy avoids it.
Sy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dill trying to land knees to the body.
Dill throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sy blocks it with crossed arms.
Sy with a knee to the head.
Dill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sy.
Our sources have told us that Sy has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Sy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dill trying to land knees to the body.
Dill trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dill looking to throw knees to the head but Sy is blocking nicely.
Dill missing with knees to the body.
Sy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sy looking to throw knees to the head but Dill is blocking nicely.
Dill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sy lands a good knee to the midsection. Dill won't want to take too many of those.
Dill is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sy looking to throw knees to the head but Dill is blocking nicely.
Sy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dill gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sy.
Sy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dill landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dill's face.
Dill is stalling here.
Sy tries a knee to the head but Dill blocks it.
Sy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dill lands a knee to the body.
Dill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sy.
Dill throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sy blocks it with crossed arms.
Sy blocks the elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sy managing to block the knees to the body from Dill.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sy tries a knee to the head but Dill blocks it.
Sy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sy tries to land a knee to the head but Dill blocks with his arms.
Dill struggles to land a body shot inside as Sy controls his hands.
Dill trying to stall but Sy improves his position.
Sy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sy landing knees to the body.
Sy looking to throw knees to the head but Dill is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dill blocks it with crossed arms.
Dill throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sy blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sy obliges.
Dill looks winded!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dill lands a good knee to the midsection. Sy won't want to take too many of those.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dill misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Sy 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.

Sy wants to clinch but Dill slips to the side
and Dill finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dill lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sy tries to clinch up but Dill circles away and keeps his distance.
Dill goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sy tries to clinch but Dill is having none of it.
Sy tries to clinch but Dill is having none of it.
Sy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Sy moves into range and clinches up with Dill.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sy connects with a knee to the head.
Dill struggles to land a body shot inside as Sy controls his hands.
Sy looking to throw knees to the head but Dill is blocking nicely.
Sy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dill tries to land knees in the clinch but Sy avoids the damage to the body.
Sy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dill.
Sy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sy tries a knee to the head but Dill blocks it.
Sy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sy scores a nice knee to the body.
Sy misses with a knee to the head.
Sy tries a knee to the head but Dill blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sy misses with a knee strike.
Sy avoiding damage as Dill throws knees to the body.
Dill with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dill looking to throw knees to the head but Sy is blocking nicely.
Dill avoiding damage as Sy throws knees to the body.
Dill struggles to land a body shot inside as Sy controls his hands.
Dill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sy obliges.
Dill is breathing heavily.
Dill leaning against his opponent.
Sy misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sy.
Sy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sy tries a knee to the head but Dill blocks it.
Sy landing knees to the head.
Sy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sy misses with some punches.
Sy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dill is defending well for now.
Sy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dill in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sy blocks an elbow strike.
Sy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dill blocks it with crossed arms.
Sy missing with knees to the body.
Dill is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sy is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dill missing with knees to the body.
Dill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dill lands a knee to the head.
Dill with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sy trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sy misses with a knee to the head.
Sy misses with a knee to the head.
Sy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sy tries a knee to the head but Dill blocks it.
Sy connects with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sy.
Sy tries a knee to the head but Dill blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Sy dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Dill swats away the attempt to clinch by Sy.
Dill swats away the attempt to clinch by Sy.
Dill throws a head kick that misses.
Dill lands a head kick!
Dill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dill pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dill throws a body punch but Sy moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Dill.
Dill misses with a head kick.

Sy drives through and clinches with Dill against the cage.
Dill connects with a knee to the head.
Sy tries a knee to the head but Dill blocks it.
Sy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sy lands a knee to the head.
Dill lands an elbow just above Sy 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sy obliges.
Dill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dill's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dill misses with an elbow over the top.
Sy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dill misses with an elbow strike.
Sy tries to land a knee to the head but Dill blocks with his arms.
Dill is looking to control Sy's arms but Sy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dill has his back to the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sy lands a knee to the head.
Sy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dill's face.
Sy looking to throw knees to the head but Dill is blocking nicely.
Dill tries to work over Sy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dill creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sy's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dill tries to land a knee to the head but Sy blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sy misses with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dill takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dill misses with an elbow over the top.
Sy misses with a punch on the inside.
Sy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sy throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Dill.
Sy blocks a body shot from Dill.
Sy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dill misses with a knee to the head.
Sy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dill's face.
Dill missing with knees to the body.
Sy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dill lands an elbow inside that Sy shrugs off.
Dill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dill misses with a knee to the head.
Sy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sy blocks an elbow strike.
John Sy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dill in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sy misses with some punches.
Mark Dill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dill looking to throw knees to the head but Sy is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Sy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Sy!