PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ron White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Dyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by Rick Derringer - I am a real American. Dyer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Viva La Vida. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Shawn Dyer was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

White
vs
Dyer

180 cm
21
191 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
186 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

UCF Clothing
Win Nutritional - proof of quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shawn Dyer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dyer misses with a wild body shot.
Dyer wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
Dyer wants to clinch.
Dyer moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dyer fails with an attempt to clinch.

Dyer moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dyer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
A right handed body shot lands from White.
A knee to the head by Dyer.

It looks like Ron White has been cut.
Dyer working White over with knees to the body.
Dyer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dyer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dyer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dyer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

White manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

White isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Dyer stacks White on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Dyer!
White is breathing heavily.

Dyer stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Shawn Dyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by White or perhaps it was just good defense by Dyer which made him look bad.

Dyer takes the fight into the clinch.
Dyer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyer working White over with knees to the body.
Dyer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dyer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dyer stalling against the cage.
Dyer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Dyer.
Dyer lands a knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dyer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has White in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dyer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dyer lands a nice knee to the body.
Dyer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dyer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dyer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Dyer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ron White's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dyer wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
White shoots in for a takedown but Dyer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Dyer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dyer tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyer doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.

Dyer drives through and clinches with White against the cage.
Dyer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
White tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dyer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
White tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dyer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
White fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dyer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dyer scores with a knee to the head.
Dyer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through White's defenses.

White pulls Dyer into guard.
White is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

White looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dyer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of White is proving hard to escape from.

White throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dyer uses it to pass to side control.

Dyer decides to stand back up. Dyer steps back and let's White get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dyer tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dyer is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
White throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dyer's waist but Dyer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing White off to one side.
Dyer tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Dyer is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dyer tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Dyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ron White's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Dyer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Dyer.
Dyer wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
Dyer stuffs the takedown attempt from White. White gets slowly back to his feet.
Dyer tries to clinch but White is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dyer clinches up with White and pushes him back against the cage.
White avoiding damage as Dyer throws knees to the body.
Dyer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dyer lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dyer lands a nice knee to the body.
Dyer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dyer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through White's defenses.
Dyer landing knees to the body.
Dyer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dyer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dyer stalls.
Dyer landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dyer landing knees to the head.
Dyer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dyer controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice elbow from Dyer.

Ron White's cut is getting worse.
Dyer connects with a nasty looking knee right to White's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dyer obliges.
Dyer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
White takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dyer working White over with knees to the body.
Dyer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dyer connects with a nasty looking knee right to White's face.
Shawn Dyer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dyer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dyer scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Dyer.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dyer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
White tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dyer smiles and moves away.
Dyer is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Dyer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Dyer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dyer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 25:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 25:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Dyer!