PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Dillinger (ranked 3026 p4p, 4173 weight class) and jj Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jj Manson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dillinger
vs
Manson

187 cm
25
212
4 - 0 - 0

208 cm
18
200
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Dillinger !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, jj Manson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manson tries for a takedown but Dillinger circles away easily
and Dillinger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas Dillinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillinger displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Manson.
Dillinger throws a big shot that misses.
Manson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thomas Dillinger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jj Manson.
Manson tries for a takedown but Dillinger sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Dillinger tries to keep at a distance but Manson has taken the fight into the clinch.

Dillinger breaks from the clinch.
Manson blocks a jab.
As Dillinger backs off Manson throws a huge counter combo but Dillinger manages to avoid it all.
Manson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dillinger throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Dillinger misses the target.
Manson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dillinger is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Manson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nice sprawl there from Dillinger as Manson shoots in.
Dillinger is looking for a counter combo.
Manson dives in and grabs Dillinger 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dillinger pushes down on Manson's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger throws a series of punches but Manson moves out of range.
Manson dives in for a single leg takedown but Dillinger sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dillinger stuffs the takedown.
Manson looks winded!
A swing and a miss from Dillinger .
Dillinger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dillinger throws a jab when Manson was well out of range.
Manson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dillinger throws an overhand right that lands on Manson's shoulder, as Manson tries to avoid the shot.
Dillinger misses with a looping left.
Dillinger lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dillinger stalks Manson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Manson's face. Manson staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manson tries for a takedown but Dillinger sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dillinger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dillinger is fending him off so far but Manson persists. Nope, Dillinger circles away and we're back to standing.
Dillinger takes a swing at Manson's ribcage but misses.
Dillinger lands a jab-cross combination.
Manson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dillinger .
And Manson tries to counter it with a takedown but Dillinger pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Manson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manson slips under a jab from Dillinger .
Manson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manson staying out of range there.
Dillinger misses the jab.
Manson tries to close the distance and clinch but Dillinger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dillinger tries to avoid it but Manson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dillinger to the ground. Dillinger escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Manson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dillinger misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Dillinger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manson throws a big counter head kick but Dillinger avoids it with no problem.
Dillinger throws a hook but Manson blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Dillinger throws a jab but it's blocked by Manson.
Dillinger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mansons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dillinger slips a jab from Manson.
Dillinger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Manson.
Dillinger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dillinger throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Dillinger misses.
Manson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dillinger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dillinger misses with a hook. Manson ducked under it nicely.
Dillinger lands with a shot to the body.
Dillinger throws a big shot that misses.
Dillinger rushes Manson with punches - Manson moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Manson goes down! Dillinger follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Dillinger !