PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sly Stallone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dillon Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weber has chosen ruff ryders' anthem as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Stallone
vs
Weber

174 cm
30
177 lbs
8 - 12 - 0

173 cm
31
170 lbs
12 - 43 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sly Stallone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 43 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dillon Weber!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stallone is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Weber.
A combination from Weber does no damage.
Weber gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stallone dives in and grabs Weber's left leg, looking for a takedown. Weber pushes down on Stallone's head and hops out.
As Stallone backs off Weber throws a huge counter combo but Stallone manages to avoid it all.
A left and a right from Weber both land. Nice combination.
Weber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Weber throws a combination that misses

and Stallone counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stallone.
Weber tries to circle away but Stallone has him pinned against the cage.
Weber is looking to control Stallone's arms but Stallone gets an underhook and turns him. Now Weber has his back to the cage.
Stallone stalling the fight.
Stallone lands a hook to the side of the head.
Weber is looking to break free of the clinch but Stallone has double underhooks.
Stallone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stallone takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Weber tries to break free but Stallone pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber is trying to force a seperation but Stallone has the dominant position.
Stallone is pushing Weber up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Weber misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stallone - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Weber wants to get back to striking at distance but Stallone won't allow it.
Weber lands a right hand.
Weber wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stallone scores with a shot to the side of Weber's head.
Weber takes a knee to the side of the body.
Weber has had enough of the clinch but Stallone keeps him there for the moment.
Stallone taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stallone leaning his opponent against the cage.
Weber tries to break free but Stallone pushes him back against the cage.
Stallone lands a knee to the body.
Stallone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Weber is defending well for now.
Weber is trying to push Stallone away but Stallone has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stallone lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Stallone.
Stallone is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Weber wants to break free but Stallone has control.
Stallone has Weber pressed against the cage, preventing Weber from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stallone prevents Weber from breaking the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stallone stalling the fight.
Stallone digs a right hand underneath Weber's ribcage. Weber let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stallone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stallone working Weber over with knees to the body.
Weber is looking to break free of the clinch but Stallone has double underhooks.
Weber misses with a punch on the inside.
Stallone is struggling to control the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stallone stalling against the cage.

Weber breaks from the clinch.
Weber feints a jab promting Stallone to slip. Weber then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stallone slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stallone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Weber.
Weber misses with a jab, cross combination.
Weber displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Weber moves into range and clinches up with Stallone.
Weber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stallone blocking some punches.
Stallone blocks an uppercut.
Stallone scores with a shoulder strike.
Weber has had enough of the clinch but Stallone keeps him there for the moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Weber wants to get back to striking at distance but Stallone won't allow it.
Weber swings wildly with an uppercut but Stallone uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sly Stallone will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Weber closes the distance and pushes Stallone back into the cage.
Stallone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Weber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Weber tries to break the clinch but Stallone is controlling the position.
Stallone stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stallone lands a hook that snaps the head of Weber backwards.
Stallone has Weber pressed against the cage, preventing Weber from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stallone dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stallone stalling.
Stallone seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stallone.
Weber throws a head punch that misses.
Stallone avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stallone trying to land knees to the body.
Weber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stallone lands a body shot.
Stallone lands a hook that snaps the head of Weber backwards.
Weber working hard to break the clinch.
Weber being controlled against the cage.
Stallone is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stallone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Weber is defending well for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stallone stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sly Stallone.
Weber misses with a combination

and Stallone counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stallone stalls.
Weber is trying to break the clinch but Stallone has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Weber's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stallone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weber can do to turn this around?
Weber pushes Stallone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stallone taking a breather.
Weber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Weber is looking to control Stallone's arms but Stallone gets an underhook and turns him. Now Weber has his back to the cage.
Stallone blocking some punches.
Stallone pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stallone is leaning against Weber and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stallone blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Stallone.
Stallone stalls.
Weber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Weber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Weber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Weber misses with a hook from the clinch.
Weber is trying to break the clinch but Stallone has him pressed against the cage.
Sly Stallone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Weber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Weber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Weber taking a breather.
Weber tries to break the clinch but Stallone is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stallone avoiding damage.
Weber throws a punch but it's blocked by Stallone.
Weber can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weber.
Stallone prevents Weber from breaking the clinch.
Weber swings wildly with an uppercut but Stallone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weber looking to slow down the pace here.
Weber wants to get back to striking at distance but Stallone won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Weber is trying to force a seperation but Stallone has the dominant position.
Weber is trying to push Stallone away but Stallone has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Weber wants to break free but Stallone has control.
Weber looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sly Stallone dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Weber misses with a combination

and Stallone holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Weber working aggressively here.
Stallone lands a hook that snaps the head of Weber backwards.
Weber is trying to break the clinch but Stallone has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Stallone to work.
Weber misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weber.
Weber swings wildly with an uppercut but Stallone uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weber lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Weber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stallone has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stallone.
Stallone is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stallone has Weber pressed against the cage, preventing Weber from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stallone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stallone stalling in the clinch.
Stallone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stallone is struggling to control the position.
Weber wants to break free but Stallone has control.
Weber displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stallone up against the cage.
Weber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stallone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Weber is defending well for now.
Weber stalling in the clinch but Stallone improves position.
Stallone prevents Weber from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber is looking to break free of the clinch but Stallone has double underhooks.
Weber working hard to break the clinch.
Weber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stallone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Weber backwards.
Weber letting Stallone take a breather here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Weber is trying to break free.
Weber is trying to break free.
Weber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stallone has him pressed against the cage.
Dillon Weber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stallone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Weber is trying to break free.
Weber working hard to break the clinch.
Weber wants to break free but Stallone has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber throws a punch but it's blocked by Stallone.
Stallone effectively controlling the action here.
Weber wants to break free but Stallone has control.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stallone obliges.
Weber holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stallone effectively controlling the action here.
Stallone taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Weber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weber misses with a hook from the clinch.
Weber is trying to force a seperation but Stallone has the dominant position.
Stallone blocks an uppercut.
Weber wants to break free but Stallone has control.
Sly Stallone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weber is trying to break the clinch but Stallone is controlling him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stallone takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Weber avoiding damage as Stallone throws knees to the body.
A short right from Stallone.
Weber has had enough of the clinch but Stallone keeps him there for the moment.
Weber misses with some punches.
Weber is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stallone is keeping busy.
Stallone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Weber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Weber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stallone is stalling here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sly Stallone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stallone, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sly Stallone!
During a confident post fight interview, Sly Stallone thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Dillon Weber had this to say: 'Thanks for coming'.