PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Dillon (ranked 1882 p4p, 278 weight class) and Baron Geisler (ranked 3459 p4p, 451 weight class). Dennis Dillon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Baron Geisler's chin.

Dillon
vs
Geisler

182 cm
19
182 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

178 cm
21
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Dillon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baron Geisler!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geisler looks to land a body kick but Dillon moved away.
Dillon misses with a double jab
and Geisler counters with a leg kick.
Dillon swinging wildly here.
Despite the aggression on Geisler's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Geisler throws a wild body kick that Dillon sees coming a mile off.
Dillon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Geisler digs a good hook to Dillon's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geisler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Baron Geisler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dillon gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Geisler moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Geisler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dillon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Geisler pulls Dillon in close to prevent any damage.
Geisler looking for a sweep. Not yet Geisler, not yet.
Geisler has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dillon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Geisler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dillon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dillon is pushing down on Geisler's leg trying to pass to half guard. Geisler is fighting to maintain full guard but Dillon has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dillon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Geisler is trying to get back to full guard.

Dillon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dillon is looking to advance position but Geisler won't allow it.
Dillon prevents Geisler from improving his position.
Geisler told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Dillon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dillon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Geisler trying to control but Dillon postures up.
Nice strikes from Dillon there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon trying to pass the guard but Geisler defending well.
Geisler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Dillon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Geisler defends it well.
Geisler makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Geisler.
Dillon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dillon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dillon throws a big right hand that misses.
Geisler has momentary wrist control but Dillon slips an elbow through the middle.
Geisler trying to control the position here.
Geisler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillon throwing strikes from guard but Geisler blocks nicely.
Geisler looking for a sweep. Not yet Geisler, not yet.
Dillon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Geisler is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dillon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Geisler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dillon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Geisler is pulling down on Dillon's head. It's preventing any offense from Dillon, at least for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dillon throwing strikes but missing.
Dillon is looking to work some ground and pound but Geisler has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Dillon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dillon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Geisler defends it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Geisler.
Dillon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dillon appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillon cracks Geisler with a good jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Geisler.
Dillon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Geisler misses with a head kick.
Geisler tries a head kick but it misses.
Dillon throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Geisler to counter with a crisp jab.
Geisler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dillon misses with a hook to the body
and Geisler counters with a stiff right hand.
Geisler throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Dillon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dillon.
Dillon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dillon is looking to work some ground and pound but Geisler has wrist control.
Geisler can't keep his opponent in guard - Dillon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Geisler works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dillon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon is looking to work some ground and pound but Geisler has wrist control.
Geisler controls Dillon momentarily but Dillon frees himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dillon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dillon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dillon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Geisler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Geisler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Geisler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dillon stands up over Geisler, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Geisler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dillon is one step ahead there.
Dillon scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dillon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dillon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dillon tries to free his leg and advance position but Geisler is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geisler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Geisler has control of Dillon's left arm, preventing Dillon from doing any damage.
Geisler's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Dillon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dillon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dillon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dillon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dillon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dillon looking to pass the guard.
Geisler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Geisler has Dillon pulled in close to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dillon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Geisler is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dennis Dillon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Geisler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Dillon is refusing to be controlled, as Geisler sits in half guard.
Dillon gets full guard.

Dillon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Geisler wants to control from the top but Dillon keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dillon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dillon punching to the body, from the bottom.
Geisler is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dennis Dillon will probably get the nod.
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. 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.

A nice inside leg kick there by Geisler. That's going to slow Dillon down.
Geisler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dillon appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Geisler feints and then cracks Dillon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dillon down.
A big right from Geisler misses.
Dillon appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Geisler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geisler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Geisler throws a leg kick but Dillon sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Geisler.
Geisler is looking to slow Dillon down with leg kicks.
Geisler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dillon moves out of range of the body kick.
Geisler throws a head kick but Dillon moves out of range.
Geisler tries to bum rush Dillon with a series of wild strikes but Dillon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Geisler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Geisler throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Dillon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Dillon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Baron Geisler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dennis Dillon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dillon seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Geisler for as long as he can get away with.
Dillon postures up.
Geisler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Geisler being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geisler is pulling down on Dillon's head to control his posture.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dillon misses with a few strikes there.
Geisler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dillon avoids the body shot from Geisler.
A slow jab from Dillon misses its intended target.
Dillon throws a nice looking combination but Geisler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Geisler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Geisler slips a jab and a cross from Dillon.
Geisler loads up on a big right hand but Dillon slips the punch.
Geisler throws out a loose jab but Dillon uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geisler misses with the body kick

and Dillon counters with a shoot takedown. Geisler fights it but they end up in guard.
Dillon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Geisler holds on and takes a little breather.
Dillon controlling from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Baron Geisler.
I think Dillon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Dillon!