PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gil Dyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby McBarz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby McBarz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dyson
vs
McBarz

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gil Dyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby McBarz!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBarz dodges the punch combination from Dyson.
Dyson throws a poor cross that misses
and McBarz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dyson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McBarz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dyson looks to throw the jab but McBarz is out of range.
McBarz throws out a counter right but Dyson avoids it with no problem.

Dyson forces McBarz back against the cage and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McBarz can't break the clinch.
McBarz can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dyson lands with a short shot to the head.
McBarz jumps guard but Dyson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dyson misses with the head strike.
Dyson gets through McBarz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dyson lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McBarz.
Gil Dyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby McBarz.
Dyson has McBarz pressed against the cage.
Dyson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McBarz is trying to pull guard but Dyson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dyson has had enough of the clinch but McBarz keeps him there for the moment.
Dyson has a couple of punches blocked by McBarz.
Dyson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dyson prevents a body shot from McBarz.
Dyson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McBarz backwards.
McBarz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dyson smiles and moves away.
McBarz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McBarz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and McBarz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by McBarz.
McBarz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dyson throws a predictable looking body shot
and McBarz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dyson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dyson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Dyson throws a predictable looking body shot
and McBarz counters with a stiff right hand.
Dyson throws an off balance right hand
and McBarz counters with a nice uppercut.

Dyson is rocked!
McBarz slips a jab and a cross from Dyson.
Oh Dyson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dyson misses with a hook.
McBarz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dyson seems to have got his legs back now.
Dyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Dyson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McBarz, pushing him back against the cage.
McBarz blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBarz is looking for a takedown.
A bit of stalling here from Dyson.
Dyson tries to circle away but McBarz has him pinned against the cage.
Dyson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
McBarz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McBarz is trying to break free.
McBarz is looking to break free of the clinch but Dyson has double underhooks.
Dyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dyson pushes McBarz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McBarz working hard to break the clinch.
Dyson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dyson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dyson displaying some good clinch control by pressing McBarz up against the cage.
Dyson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyson just leaning against McBarz, taking a breather.
McBarz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dyson.
Good body shot from Dyson.
McBarz stalling in the clinch but Dyson improves position.
McBarz being controlled against the cage.
Dyson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McBarz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Dyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Dyson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McBarz, pushing him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Dyson.
Dyson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gil Dyson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dyson lands a jab to the head.
Dyson looks to land a combination but McBarz avoids it well.
McBarz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dyson misses with a lunging right hand
and McBarz counters with a straight right hand.
Dyson misses with a lunging right hand
and McBarz counters with a left to the body.
Dyson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dyson throws a lazy uppercut
and McBarz counters with a stiff right hand.
Dyson misses with a hook to the body
and McBarz counters with a right hand to the body.
McBarz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dyson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McBarz can do to turn this around?
Dyson throws a body punch but McBarz moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from McBarz misses.
Dyson misses with a double jab
and McBarz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dyson thinking.
McBarz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dyson.
McBarz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dyson connects with a body shot that sends McBarz's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dyson has managed to clinch.
Dyson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dyson.
Gil Dyson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dyson lands a nice uppercut.
Dyson lands a right hand.
Dyson digs a right hand into McBarz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McBarz's gas tank.
McBarz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dyson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dyson scores with a nice hook to the head.
McBarz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dyson's efforts to push away.
McBarz tries to pull guard but Dyson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dyson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dyson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dyson misses with a punch on the inside.
Dyson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McBarz's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBarz throws a knee to the head but misses.
McBarz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dyson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dyson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dyson is trying to break the clinch but McBarz has him pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McBarz takes a shot to the head.
Dyson misses with the head strike.
Dyson has a couple of punches blocked by McBarz.
Dyson tries to throw a body punch but McBarz avoids it by throwing Dyson back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Dyson.
A shot in the inside from Dyson.
Dyson misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from McBarz.
Dyson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McBarz backwards.
Dyson throws a head punch that misses.
Dyson slowing the pace effectively.
Dyson keeps control of McBarz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dyson stops a takedown attempt from McBarz.
Dyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dyson working hard to break the clinch.
Dyson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dyson tries to throw a body punch but McBarz avoids it by throwing Dyson back against the cage.
Dyson keeps control of McBarz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dyson working aggressively here.
Dyson avoiding damage.
McBarz working hard to break the clinch.
Dyson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dyson lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McBarz wants to get back to striking at distance but Dyson won't allow it.
Dyson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McBarz being controlled against the cage.
Dyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dyson lands a shoulder strike.
McBarz blocks an uppercut.
McBarz is trying to pull guard but Dyson has him pressed against the cage.
Gil Dyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby McBarz.
Dyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dyson is trying to push McBarz away but McBarz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McBarz wants to stall.
Dyson lands with a short shot to the head.
Dyson tries to work over McBarz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dyson works on McBarz's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gil Dyson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Dyson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McBarz staying out of range there.
McBarz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McBarz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dyson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McBarz! But no joy.
Dyson throws a shot from downtown. McBarz moves away and avoids it.
Dyson cracks McBarz with an open hand slap.
Dyson throws out a loose jab but McBarz uses good head movement to avoid it.
McBarz slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from McBarz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dyson throws a right hand that misses
and McBarz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dyson throws a lazy uppercut
and McBarz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dyson misses with an uppercut.
McBarz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dyson throws a poor cross that misses
and McBarz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Dyson. Those never looked like landing.
McBarz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dyson misses with a lunging right hand
and McBarz counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyson misses with a combination
and McBarz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dyson misses with a right hand
and McBarz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Dyson misses.
McBarz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dyson throws a poor cross that misses
and McBarz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dyson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McBarz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dyson swings widly with a right hand
and McBarz counters with a right hand to the body.
Dyson swings widly with a right hand
and McBarz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dyson thinking.
Dyson swings widly with a right hand

and McBarz counters with a crisp right hand that drops Dyson! McBarz lets Dyson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Bobby McBarz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dyson misses with a lunging right hand
and McBarz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dyson looks to clinch
and McBarz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyson darts in trying to clinch
and McBarz counters with a huge right that knocks Dyson out cold! McBarz is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bobby McBarz!
During a confident post fight interview, Bobby McBarz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.