PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Dillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Cash Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dillan comes to the cage accompanied by Kick Ass. Max Dillan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dillan
vs
Cash Jr

190 cm
24
210 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
210 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Dillan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Cash Jr!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillan misses with a body shot.
Dillan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dillan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dillan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Dillan does no damage.
Dillan lands a jab-cross combination.
Max Dillan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cash Jr tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dillan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cash Jr somewhat.
Dillan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dillan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cash Jr looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cash Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dillan as he jumps to the side.

Dillan drops Cash Jr with a beautiful combination! Cash Jr stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dillan is looking for the KO!

Cash Jr is rocked!

It looks like Jackson Cash Jr has been cut.
Nice body punch from Dillan.
Dillan punishes Cash Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Dillan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cash Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Dillan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cash Jr manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dillan lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Dillan stands up and waves to Cash Jr to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cash Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cash Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dillan but Dillan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Max Dillan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Cash Jr.
Dillan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dillan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cash Jr at a distance.
Cash Jr takes one to the chin there.
Cash Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dillan misses with a double jab.
Dillan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cash Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dillan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cash Jr throws a hook but Dillan avoids it easily.
Dillan misses with a body kick.
Cash Jr moves in looking to clinch but Dillan pushes him off.
Cash Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dillan tries to avoid it but Cash Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dillan to the ground. Dillan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dillan misses with a two punch combination.
Dillan takes a swing at Cash Jr's ribcage but misses.
Cash Jr should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dillan takes a swing at Cash Jr's ribcage but misses.
Cash Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Dillan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dillan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cash Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Dillan pushing down on Cash Jr's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dillan wants to control but Cash Jr is keeping him busy.
Cash Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dillan drops an elbow to the side of Cash Jr's head.
Cash Jr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cash Jr.

Cash Jr is looking for a triangle but Dillan pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash Jr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dillan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dillan wants to pass the guard but Cash Jr is keeping the position.

Cash Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dillan defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dillan trying to control but Cash Jr is working from the bottom.

Cash Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dillan defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dillan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillan wants to control from the top but Cash Jr keeps moving.
Dillan postures up in Cash Jr's guard and throws a big left but Cash Jr blocks it.

Cash Jr has his foot on Dillan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dillan works his way back into a safe position though.
Dillan sitting in guard here, content to control.

Cash Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dillan 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.
Dillan trying to control the position from guard on top but Cash Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dillan with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dillan preventing the sweep.

Cash Jr looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dillan passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Dillan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Cash Jr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dillan misses the shot to the body.
Cash Jr slips a jab and a cross from Dillan.
Max Dillan is winning the standup battle so far.
Dillan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dillan is looking to wear down Cash Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dillan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cash Jr.
Dillan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dillan wants it to stay on the feet.
Cash Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dillan manages to avoid it.
Cash Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Max Dillan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Cash Jr.
Dillan scores with a body shot.
Cash Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dillan.
Dillan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cash Jr can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Dillan.

Dillan feints and as Cash Jr raises his hands in defense, Dillan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Cash Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cash Jr can't keep his opponent in guard - Dillan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Dillan seems content to control.
Cash Jr tries to get to full guard but Dillan has control of the leg.
Dillan lands with a punch from half guard.
Dillan is keen to just control but Cash Jr is a slippery customer.
Cash Jr gets full guard.
Dillan throwing strikes but missing.
Dillan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cash Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cash Jr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dillan preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Dillan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dillan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cash Jr really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dillan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cash Jr is looking to improve his position but Dillan isn't that keen on the idea.
Dillan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cash Jr?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BOOM! Dillan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dillan controlling his opponent.
Cash Jr tries to reverse the position but Dillan maintains control.
Max Dillan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dillan dominating with strikes here.
Cash Jr is trying to escape the mount.
Dillan controlling from the full mount.
Dillan tries to control but Cash Jr wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dillan controlling his opponent.
Cash Jr is bucking up trying to escape but Dillan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cash Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cash Jr tries to reverse the position but Dillan maintains control.
Dillan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cash Jr sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Cash Jr tries to get to full guard but Dillan has control of the leg.
Dillan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dillan wants to control but Cash Jr is keeping him busy.
Dillan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cash Jr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dillan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cash Jr defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Dillan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Cash Jr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cash Jr throws a looping overhand right but Dillan ducks down to avoid it.
Cash Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dillan manages to avoid it.
Dillan throws a series of punches but Cash Jr avoids them all with ease.
Cash Jr shoots and misses

and Dillan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dillan is looking to take a break and control but Cash Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Cash Jr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dillan pulls his head out easily.
Dillan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dillan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cash Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dillan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cash Jr is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dillan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dillan's back!
Cash Jr has the hooks in. Dillan is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cash Jr connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Dillan to escape the position.
Dillan is taking damage to the body and head.
Dillan covering up well under a series of strikes from Cash Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillan just trying to survive but Cash Jr is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Dillan grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Dillan trying to control the hands but Cash Jr won't let him.
Cash Jr is trying to stick to Dillan's back but Dillan is turning into Cash Jr. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Cash Jr's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Dillan.
Cash Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dillan cracks Cash Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dillan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Cash Jr is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dillan's half guard.
Cash Jr throwing shots but Dillan is blocking nicely.
Dillan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dillan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash Jr postures up in Dillan's guard and throws a big left but Dillan blocks it.
Dillan managing to control the position.
Cash Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dillan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cash Jr postures up in Dillan's guard and throws a big left but Dillan blocks it.
Dillan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dillan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dillan looking for a sweep. Not yet Dillan, not yet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cash Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dillan avoids it really well and circles away.
Dillan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillan misses with a two punch combination.
Dillan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Cash Jr closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dillan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dillan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dillan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dillan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cash Jr!
Cash Jr sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Max Dillan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cash Jr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cash Jr.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cash Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dillan trying to control the position from guard on top but Cash Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Cash Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dillan defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cash Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dillan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dillan won't allow Cash Jr to sweep him here.
Dillan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dillan trying to control but Cash Jr is working from the bottom.

Cash Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dillan trying to control the position from guard on top but Cash Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson Cash Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Cash Jr has an active guard here but Dillan has managed to pass into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Max Dillan.
Well Dillan 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Dillan!