PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Bags (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Dillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bags comes to the cage accompanied by Princes of the Universe. Dillan has chosen Kick Ass as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Max Dillan has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Bags
vs
Dillan

190 cm
23
215 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

190 cm
25
210 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Bags!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Dillan!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bags showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dillan.

Dillan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dillan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bags with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dillan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dillan with a couple of short strikes.
Bags can't escape the position.
Dillan looking to control but Bags is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dillan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bags takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bags tries to buck Dillan off but he can't manage it.
Dillan lands with some strikes.
Dillan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bags is trying desperately to improve position.
Dillan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bags tries to hold on but Dillan pushes him away.
Dillan tries to control but Bags wriggling away.
Dillan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dillan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bags sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Dillan is looking to advance position but Bags won't allow it.

That's two 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 seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bags does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dillan lands a nice short elbow.
Dillan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dillan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nice strikes from Dillan there.
Dillan is keen to just control but Bags is a slippery customer.
Still in half guard, Dillan seems content to control.
Bags trying to control but Dillan postures up.
Dillan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bags with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dillan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bags trying to control but Dillan postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillan not doing much here.
Dillan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Well, if Dillan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
I looks like Dillan might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

Despite being in the dominant position, Max Dillan just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dillan.
Bags shoots for a double leg takedown but Dillan sprawls well. He's pushed Bags's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dillan thuds his right hand into Bags's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bags fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dillan lands with a nice body punch.
Bags is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillan jabs at Bags's body.
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 shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dillan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dillan slips nicely into half guard.
Dillan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Still in half guard, Dillan seems content to control.
Dillan works his way into side control.
Dillan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bags to see if he's OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bags takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dillan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dillan lands a nice forearm strike.
Dillan happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dillan lands with a nice body punch.
A punch lands to the side of Bags 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Joey Bags has been cut.
Nice body punch from Dillan.
Dillan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dillan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bags's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!

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

Bags is rocked!

Dillan feints and as Bags raises his hands in defense, Dillan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Oh Bags is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dillan connects with a couple of short punches.
Dillan distracts Bags with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bags seems to have got his legs back now.
Dillan content to stall in guard here.
Dillan with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dillan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dillan trying to control but Bags is working from the bottom.
Dillan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dillan postures up.
Dillan landing with the ground and pound.
Dillan slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bags taking some punishment here, with Dillan in his half guard.
Dillan is keen to just control but Bags is a slippery customer.
Dillan working the head and body with strikes.
Dillan controlling the action here.
Bags is refusing to be controlled, as Dillan sits in half guard.
Dillan wants to pass the guard but Bags is defending well.
Dillan wants to control but Bags is keeping him busy.
Dillan is looking to advance position but Bags won't allow it.
Dillan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dillan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Max Dillan just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bags looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bags bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bags fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dillan lands with a shot to the body.
Dillan scores with the left hand. Bags knows he should have avoided that one.
Dillan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bags's head.
Dillan lunges at Bags with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bags's hand.

Dillan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dillan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dillan controlling the position.
Dillan scoring with punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bags is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dillan connects with a decent elbow.
Dillan scoring with punches from side control.
Dillan working the ground and pound.
Dillan wants to control but Bags is keeping him busy.
Dillan controlling from side mount.
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!
You can see the frustration on Bags's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bags is trying to buck Dillan off.
Dillan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bags keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Dillan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joey Bags's cut.
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!

Bags gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dillan trying to control the position from guard on top but Bags is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dillan sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Bags 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bags controls Dillan momentarily but Dillan frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dillan scoring with some ground and pound.
Dillan advances to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dillan in particular looking to stall.
Max Dillan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dillan passes to full mount!
Dillan working the ground and pound effectively.
Dillan lands a nice shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bags looks a forlorn figure.
Dillan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bags?
Bags is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dillan lands a nice shot to the head.
Dillan lands a heavy elbow.
Dillan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dillan dominating with strikes here.
Dillan lands a heavy elbow.
Dillan unloading with bombs!
Dillan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dillan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bags taking shots to the head.
Dillan dominating with strikes here.
Dillan lands with some strikes.
Dillan working Bags over with strikes here.
Dillan trying to control but Bags is having none of it.
Dillan lands a nice shot to the head.
Max Dillan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dillan controlling the position easily from mount.
Joey Bags has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillan wants to control the pace but Bags is squirming around nicely.
Dillan controlling the pace for now.

Despite being in the dominant position, Max Dillan just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bags misses with a body shot.
Dillan cracks Bags with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bags is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Max Dillan seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Dillan drives through with a takedown into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Dillan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dillan 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 24:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 24:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 24:30

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