PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dean Fellows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dyllz Tahere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dyllz Tahere enters the cage!

Fellows
vs
Tahere

180 cm
24
155 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

174 cm
25
160 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Fellows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dyllz Tahere!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tahere moves out of range as Fellows throws a body kick.
Tahere dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tahere finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tahere looks to land a right hand but Fellows moved out of range.
Tahere feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fellows's calf.
Tahere tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fellows throws a leg kick but Tahere checks it.
Fellows is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tahere scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fellows takes a swing at Tahere's ribcage but misses.
Fellows takes a swing at Tahere's ribcage but misses.

Fellows instigates a clinch.
Fellows putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tahere in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fellows blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Tahere breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tahere waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fellows.
Tahere digs a good body shot into Fellows's ribs.
Fellows is looking to land body kicks.
Tahere dips to his left and cracks Fellows with an uppercut!
Tahere tries to land a leg kick but Fellows saw it coming and moves away.
Tahere throws a low kick but Fellows moves out of range easily.
Tahere pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tahere lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fellows misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tahere.
Tahere fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good work by Fellows as he checks the leg kick.
Tahere smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fellows on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fellows uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tahere.
Tahere lunges at Fellows with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fellows's hand.
Fellows defending well as Tahere loads up on a big left hand.
As Tahere backs away, Fellows returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tahere throws a leg kick but Fellows moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Tahere misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Tahere misses the target.
Fellows throws a quick counter head kick but Tahere was just out of range.
Fellows throws a chopping leg kick but Tahere manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tahere lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fellows's sensitive parts.
Donk. Tahere catches Fellows right on the button with a cross.
Tahere lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fellows circles away quickly and effectively.
Fellows tried to counter with a leg kick but Tahere avoided it.
Fellows connects with a leg kick. Tahere looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fellows looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fellows moves out of range of the leg kick from Tahere.
Fellows throws a low kick but Tahere avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Fellows is predictable there
and Tahere counters with an inside leg kick.
Tahere misses with a head kick.
Fellows tried to counter with a leg kick but Tahere avoided it.
Fellows tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tahere is able to avoid easily.
Tahere throws a push kick but Fellows slaps the foot to one side.
Fellows is looking for a counter combo.
Fellows tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tahere checks a leg kick.
A jab from Tahere does it's job there.
Tahere moves out of range of the body kick.
Tahere turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tahere avoids the body shot from Fellows.
Dyllz Tahere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tahere with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tahere connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A low kick from Tahere is predictable there
and Fellows counters with a good low kick that Tahere was not able to check.
Tahere has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fellows swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tahere is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fellows had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fellows throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tahere works the jab nicely.
Tahere listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Tahere.
Fellows slips a jab from Tahere.
A head kick misses from Tahere.
Fellows fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tahere just manages to avoid it.
Fellows just misses with a punch to the body.
Tahere tries a quick counter leg kick but Fellows is wise to it.
Fellows takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tahere tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tahere has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fellows.
Tahere throws a big shot that misses.
Tahere scores with a leg kick.
Fellows scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tahere throws a series of strikes that have Fellows backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dyllz Tahere dominated that round.
That's time! Fellows's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tahere misses with a looping right.
Fellows was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fellows misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tahere throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
As Tahere backs away, Fellows returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Fellows is looking to wear down Tahere with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fellows fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tahere misses with a few strikes there.
Tahere throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fellows tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tahere manages to circle out of the way.
Tahere misses with an uppercut. Fellows saw that one coming.
Tahere thumps Fellows with a low kick.
Tahere paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tahere scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fellows throws a combination that misses
and Tahere counters with an inside leg kick.
Tahere checks a low kick from Fellows.
Fellows throws a leg kick that misses.
Tahere throws a hook but Fellows blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahere gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Fellows counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fellows.
Fellows trying to land knees to the body.
Tahere scores with a hook to the body.
Tahere misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Tahere scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tahere lands a right hand.
Fellows's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tahere blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Our sources have told us that Fellows has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Fellows taking a breather.
Fellows blocks an uppercut.
Fellows is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tahere is defending well for now.
Fellows using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tahere has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fellows.
Tahere swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fellows is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tahere digs a right hand into Fellows's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fellows's gas tank.
Fellows scores a nice knee to the body.
Tahere lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tahere cracks Fellows with a nice body shot.
Tahere is leaning against Fellows and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Fellows escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fellows slips a straight right by Tahere.
Fellows misses with a low kick.
Tahere throws a hook but Fellows avoids it easily.
Tahere throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Tahere misses.
Tahere takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fellows swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tahere counters with a good low kick that Fellows was not able to check.
Tahere does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
An inside leg kick from Tahere misses.
Fellows tried to counter with a leg kick but Tahere avoided it.
Tahere smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fellows misses the jab.
Tahere fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fellows.
Fellows takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fellows checks a low kick from Tahere.
Fellows keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fellows avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fellows throws a counter high kick but Tahere was just alert enough to avoid it.
Tahere scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fellows doesn't manage to clinch there - Tahere circles away.
Tahere looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tahere.
Tahere blocks the body kick.
Dyllz Tahere seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tahere moves out of range of the body kick from Fellows.
Fellows walks into a stiff left hand from Tahere.
Tahere connects with a right hand. Fellows shakes it off.
Tahere cracks Fellows with a good jab.

Fellows fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tahere, pushing him back against the cage.
Fellows missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahere misses with some punches.
Fellows misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tahere.
Fellows trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Tahere fails to land.
Fellows is trying to stall.
Tahere tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fellows throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tahere blocks it with crossed arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tahere.
Fellows misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tahere.
A right handed body shot lands from Tahere.
Fellows tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tahere avoids it.
Fellows is trying to maintain a safe position but Tahere gets an underhook and turns Fellows into the cage.
Tahere lands a hook to the side of the head.

Tahere manages to break the clinch.
That kick from Tahere tenderised Fellows's leg. Fellows is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tahere shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fellows misses with a low kick.
Tahere looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dyllz Tahere showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Tahere lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fellows's sensitive parts.
Fellows misses the shot to the body.
Tahere moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fellows looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tahere tries to land a front kick but Fellows steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tahere misses with a low kick.
Tahere bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fellows lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tahere scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fellows throws a leg kick
and Tahere counters with a one-two to the body.
Tahere throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fellows throws a leg kick but Tahere checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Fellows rushes Tahere and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tahere on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tahere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahere misses with some punches.
Fellows tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fellows lands a nice knee to the body.
Tahere takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A knee to the head by Fellows.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tahere.
Tahere lands with a left to the head.
Fellows misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tahere.
Fellows lands a knee to the body.
Fellows landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fellows stalling in the clinch but Tahere improves position.
Fellows missing with knees to the body.
Fellows misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tahere.
Tahere managing to block the knees to the body from Fellows.
Fellows tries to land knees in the clinch but Tahere avoids the damage to the body.
Fellows tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tahere avoids it.
Fellows misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tahere.
A body shot lands from Fellows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fellows blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fellows is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tahere is defending well for now.
Fellows missing with knees to the body.
Tahere scores with a shoulder strike.
Tahere has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tahere tries to work over Fellows's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fellows working Tahere over with knees to the body.
Tahere avoiding damage as Fellows throws knees to the body.

Fellows breaks the clinch.
Tahere looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tahere throws a head kick that misses.
Dean Fellows is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fellows moves out of range of the strikes.
Tahere lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fellows throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fellows swings for the body but Tahere moves out of range.

Tahere gets tackled into the cage by Fellows. Fellows maintains the clinch.

Tahere pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Tahere checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tahere throws a low kick but Fellows moves out of range easily.
Fellows was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tahere is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tahere cracks a nice hook into Fellows's ribs.
Fellows finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tahere looks to land a body kick but Fellows moved away.
Fellows tries to counter by clinching up but Tahere breaks away and moves out of range.
Tahere looks for the body kick but Fellows saw that one coming.
Tahere lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fellows uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tahere.
Tahere scores with a nice strike.
Tahere has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fellows.
Tahere blocks a head kick by Fellows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahere throws a low kick but Fellows avoids it.
Fellows fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tahere just manages to avoid it.
Tahere tests Fellows's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tahere blocks a head kick by Fellows.
Fellows takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tahere throws out a loose jab but Fellows uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tahere takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A right-left combo lands from Tahere.
Fellows ducks under a wild hook from Tahere.
It appears Fellows was looking to counter with a kick there.
Tahere scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fellows doesn't seem bothered though.
Tahere throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Fellows, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fellows throws a head kick that misses.
Dean Fellows has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fellows fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dyllz Tahere.
I've got Tahere winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dyllz Tahere!