PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Dillashaw (ranked 9484 p4p, 638 weight class) and Abdollah Assad (ranked 8449 p4p, 606 weight class). Jake Dillashaw could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Abdollah Assad's chin.

Dillashaw
vs
Assad

170 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
19
147 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Jake Dillashaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abdollah Assad!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dillashaw moves into the clinch successfully.
Assad misses with a body punch.
Assad drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dillashaw pulls his leg out and moves away.
Assad throws a body shot but no joy.
Assad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dillashaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assad was well out of range. Poor timing from Dillashaw.

Dillashaw clinches up with Assad and pushes him back against the ropes.
Assad is looking for a takedown.
Dillashaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Assad tries to break free but Dillashaw pushes him back against the ropes.
Assad is trying to break the clinch but Dillashaw has him pressed against the ropes.
A short right from Dillashaw.
Assad trying to stall but Dillashaw improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jake Dillashaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdollah Assad.
Dillashaw lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Assad fails to land.
Assad has had enough of the clinch but Dillashaw keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Assad's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Assad throws a head punch that misses.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dillashaw gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dillashaw works on Assad's body with a couple of short punches.
Dillashaw misses with a body punch.
Dillashaw working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dillashaw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Assad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Dillashaw.
Dillashaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Assad.

Dillashaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Dillashaw.

Dillashaw clinches.
Assad misses with the head strike.

Dillashaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dillashaw waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Assad.
Assad has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Assad ducks under a wild hook from Dillashaw.
Good shot there by Dillashaw.
Dillashaw bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Assad's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assad dives in for a single leg takedown but Dillashaw sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.

Dillashaw forces Assad back against the ropes and clinches.
Dillashaw makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Assad can't get the takedown.
Dillashaw tries to work over Assad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dillashaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Dillashaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jake Dillashaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillashaw misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Assad tries to keep at a distance but Dillashaw has taken the fight into the clinch.
Assad swings wildly with an uppercut but Dillashaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dillashaw pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Dillashaw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Dillashaw breaks the clinch.

Dillashaw forces Assad back against the ropes and clinches.

Dillashaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Dillashaw dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Assad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Dillashaw moves into the clinch successfully.
Assad is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Dillashaw gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Dillashaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abdollah Assad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Assad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Assad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Dillashaw closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Dillashaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dillashaw misses with an uppercut.
Assad tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Assad tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dillashaw gets tackled into the ropes by Assad. Assad maintains the clinch.
Dillashaw lands with a light punch inside.
Dillashaw lands with a left to the head.
Dillashaw lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Assad.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dillashaw misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Dillashaw.
Dillashaw lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dillashaw looking to throw knees to the head but Assad is blocking nicely.
A short right from Dillashaw on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Assad.

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

Dillashaw has Assad up against the ropes in a clinch.

Dillashaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dillashaw misses with a body shot.

Dillashaw moves into the clinch.
Dillashaw is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Assad can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Dillashaw scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dillashaw lands with a short shot to the head.
Assad wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dillashaw has him pressed against the ropes.
Jake Dillashaw has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dillashaw pushes Assad back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dillashaw lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dillashaw as Assad tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dillashaw breaks the clinch.

Dillashaw has managed to clinch.
Dillashaw works on Assad's body with a couple of short punches.
Dillashaw misses with an elbow strike.
Assad trying to control the position but instead, Dillashaw has worked for underhooks and has pushed Assad into the ropes.
Dillashaw softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Dillashaw throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dillashaw lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Assad or not.
A short uppercut from Dillashaw.
Dillashaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Dillashaw.
Dillashaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Assad controls his hands.
Dillashaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Dillashaw - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Dillashaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Dillashaw dominated that second round.
That's time! Dillashaw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dillashaw has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dillashaw has a couple of punches blocked by Assad.
Assad misses with the head strike.
Dillashaw prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dillashaw works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Dillashaw.
Dillashaw keeps control of Assad as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Dillashaw.
Dillashaw lands with a light punch inside.
Assad wants a takedown but no success here.
Assad tries for a takedown but Dillashaw manages to get underhooks.
Jake Dillashaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdollah Assad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Dillashaw throws an elbow but misses.
Dillashaw lands a hook to the side of the head.

Dillashaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dillashaw moves into range and connects with a jab.

Dillashaw has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillashaw has Assad pressed against the ropes, preventing Assad from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assad drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dillashaw pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dillashaw jabs at Assad's body.
Dillashaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assad.
Assad throws a series of punches but Dillashaw avoids them all with ease.
Dillashaw scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Assad throws the left hand but Dillashaw avoids the punch easily.

Assad tries to keep at a distance but Dillashaw has taken the fight into the clinch.

Dillashaw breaks the clinch.
Dillashaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assad.
Dillashaw throws a big counter combination but Assad scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Dillashaw moves into the clinch.
Dillashaw lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Assad backwards.
Assad tries to break the clinch but Dillashaw is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assad wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dillashaw scores with a shot to the side of Assad's head.
Assad takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Abdollah Assad has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assad avoids a wild elbow strike from Dillashaw.
Dillashaw lands a right hand.
Assad has had enough of the clinch but Dillashaw keeps him there for the moment.
Assad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Assad is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dillashaw is defending well.

Dillashaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abdollah Assad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Dillashaw closes the distance and clinches.
Dillashaw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dillashaw throws an elbow but it misses.
Assad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dillashaw digs a right hand into Assad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Assad's gas tank.
Dillashaw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Assad working aggressively here.
Assad working hard to break the clinch.
Assad can't find room to land a body shot as Dillashaw controls the action.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Dillashaw showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dillashaw has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Jake Dillashaw!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Jake Dillashaw!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Jake Dillashaw!

Jake Dillashaw wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Jake Dillashaw thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.