PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Van Bromer (ranked 3181 p4p, 333 weight class) and Mateusz Dino (ranked 4254 p4p, 404 weight class). Van Bromer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Go To War - Nothing More. Mateusz Dino has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Van Bromer
vs
Dino

180 cm
21
165 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

170 cm
24
163 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

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 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Matt Van Bromer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mateusz Dino!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Van Bromer pushes Dino up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Bromer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Bromer managing to block the knees to the body from Dino.
Dino misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dino.
Dino slows down the pace here.
Van Bromer jumps guard but Dino stands there with Van Bromer around his waist. Van Bromer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Bromer.
Dino can't find room to land a body shot as Van Bromer controls the action.
Van Bromer lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dino - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
I was talking to Van Bromer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dino effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are getting on Dino's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Van Bromer blocks the elbow strike.
Dino misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Bromer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dino pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dino dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Van Bromer tries to pull guard but Dino won't allow it.
Van Bromer goes for a takedown attempt but Dino pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Van Bromer. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dino has managed to clinch.
Nice elbow from Dino.
Van Bromer takes an elbow to the temple.
Van Bromer is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dino gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dino content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Van Bromer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Bromer blocks an elbow strike.
Van Bromer avoiding damage.
Van Bromer looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Van Bromer pulls guard successfully.
Dino controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Van Bromer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Bromer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van Bromer has a closed guard, preventing Dino from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dino trying to control but Van Bromer is working from the bottom.

Van Bromer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Van Bromer wants to control but Dino passes easily into half guard.
Van Bromer trying to control here.
Dino is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Van Bromer wants to control but Dino is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dino wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van Bromer keeps working.
Van Bromer gets back to full guard.
Dino slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Van Bromer is on top in guard.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dino wants to stand and escape but Van Bromer is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mateusz Dino dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Van Bromer gets tackled into the cage by Dino. Dino maintains the clinch.
Dino looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dino pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Bromer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Van Bromer tries to pull guard but Dino forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dino lands an elbow inside.
Dino leaning against his opponent.
Van Bromer is trying to pull guard but Dino turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Van Bromer prevents a body shot from Dino.
Van Bromer working aggressively here.
Dino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Bromer's elbow.
Dino misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dino trying to land knees to the body.
Dino lands an elbow that stopped Van Bromer in his tracks for a moment.
Mateusz Dino seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dino misses with an elbow strike.
Dino throws an elbow that misses.
Van Bromer avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Bromer is working for takedown but Dino is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Van Bromer. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Van Bromer has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dino uses from the top position.
Dino wants to stand but Van Bromer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Van Bromer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Van Bromer has a closed guard, preventing Dino from standing up.

Van Bromer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Van Bromer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dino defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dino is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Van Bromer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Dino gets to his feet - Van Bromer follows without any prompting.
Dino tries to clinch but Van Bromer is having none of it.
Dino tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Bromer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Van Bromer darts in and clinches Dino up against the cage.
Dino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Bromer's elbow.
Van Bromer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dino walks away with a smile on his face. Van Bromer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Van Bromer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Dino closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dino gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dino lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Bromer goes for a takedown attempt but Dino pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Dino moves into range and clinches up with Van Bromer.
Van Bromer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dino smiles and moves away.
Van Bromer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dino sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Van Bromer somewhat.
Matt Van Bromer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dino gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Van Bromer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dino walks away with a smile on his face. Van Bromer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Van Bromer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dino is fending him off so far but Van Bromer persists. Nope, Dino circles away and we're back to standing.

Van Bromer pushes Dino up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Bromer being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dino comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dino will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Van Bromer up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mateusz Dino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Dino tries to clinch up.
Dino moves in looking to clinch but Van Bromer pushes him off.

Dino drives through and clinches with Van Bromer against the cage.

Van Bromer ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Van Bromer no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Van Bromer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dino defends well.
Dino seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Van Bromer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dino really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Van Bromer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Bromer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dino manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Bromer content to stall in guard here.
Van Bromer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dino not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Van Bromer stopping the sweep attempt from Dino.
Van Bromer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Van Bromer trying to control the position from guard on top but Dino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Bromer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Van Bromer goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dino rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Van Bromer's guard! Nice work there by Dino!

Van Bromer is working an open guard so Dino takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Dino closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Van Bromer's guard.
Van Bromer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Dino gets to his feet - Van Bromer follows without any prompting.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Bromer has a takedown stuffed.

Van Bromer drives through and clinches with Dino against the cage.
Dino gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van Bromer goes for a takedown attempt but Dino pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Van Bromer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Van Bromer. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dino closes the distance and clinches.
Dino stalls.
Van Bromer has Dino pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dino manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dino tries a body shot but Van Bromer blocks it.
Van Bromer fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dino gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dino stalls.
Dino struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Bromer controls his hands.
Dino stalls.
Van Bromer fails to pull guard.
Dino lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dino leaning against his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dino throws an elbow but misses.
Dino lands an elbow inside that Van Bromer shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Bromer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matt Van Bromer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mateusz Dino is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dino lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mateusz Dino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dino 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mateusz Dino!
Matt Van Bromer spoke after the fight, saying 'That's not good'.