PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter The Pistol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earnie Dingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

The Pistol
vs
Dingo

175 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Hulk Supplementz

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter The Pistol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Earnie Dingo!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The Pistol gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dingo stopping the sweep attempt from The Pistol.
The Pistol trying to keep a closed guard but Dingo is proving a slippery customer.
The Pistol 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.
Dingo trying to control but The Pistol is working from the bottom.
Dingo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dingo prevents The Pistol from getting back to his feet.
The Pistol working a defensive guard here.
Dingo throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dingo looks for a takedown but The Pistol sprawls well.
Dingo shoots in for a takedown but The Pistol shows good takedown defense.
The Pistol shoots in for a double leg but Dingo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dingo with a lazy takedown attempt

and The Pistol counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Peter The Pistol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Earnie Dingo.
Dingo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The Pistol wants to pass the guard but Dingo is keeping the position.
The Pistol preventing the sweep.
The Pistol with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Pistol pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dingo is keeping the position for now.
Dingo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The Pistol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dingo wants to sweep here but The Pistol controlling him for the moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dingo shoots and misses

and The Pistol counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dingo looks gassed!
The Pistol is keen to just control but Dingo is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pistol is nestled in close to Dingo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
The Pistol working over Dingo with some ground and pound. Dingo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The Pistol trying to control the action but Dingo is working from the bottom.
Dingo won't allow The Pistol to pass to mount.
Dingo wants to sweep but The Pistol has passed to side control!
Dingo trying to remain calm as The Pistol controls from the top position.
Dingo tries to get back to half guard but can't.

The Pistol has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

The Pistol shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dingo seems keen to control The Pistol's posture.
The Pistol stopping the sweep attempt from Dingo.
Dingo keeping moving, preventing The Pistol from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingo looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Pistol is one step ahead there.

Dingo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dingo keeping full guard, as The Pistol tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Dingo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. The Pistol stacks Dingo 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 The Pistol!
Check out the look on The Pistol's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dingo tries to buck The Pistol off but The Pistol is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Pistol has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Dingo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and The Pistol counters by clinching up.
Dingo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Pistol smiles and moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Dingo as The Pistol shoots in.

Dingo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dingo advances position into side control!

Dingo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, The Pistol has escaped the position, nice work there.
The Pistol is looking to regain half guard here but Dingo keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dingo controls the position.
The Pistol tries to improve position but can't.
The Pistol can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter The Pistol dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dingo misses with a takedown attempt

and The Pistol decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dingo's guard.
Dingo wants to stand up but The Pistol is controlling him.
The Pistol sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The Pistol won't allow Dingo to sweep him here.
The Pistol with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The Pistol 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.
The Pistol lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dingo is trying to keep The Pistol in close.
The Pistol stopping the sweep attempt from Dingo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pistol wants to control from the top but Dingo keeps moving.
Dingo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dingo tries to pass the half guard into mount. The Pistol knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dingo is breathing heavily.
Dingo blocks the strikes from The Pistol.
The Pistol gets full guard.
Dingo throwing strikes but missing.
The Pistol looking for a sweep. Not yet The Pistol, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dingo is stalling in the full guard.
The Pistol keeping moving, preventing Dingo from controlling successfully.
The Pistol throws a couple of heel strikes.
Dingo is fighting to break The Pistol's control of his arms but The Pistol is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The Pistol is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
The Pistol fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dingo with a lazy takedown attempt

and The Pistol counters with a single leg into guard. Dingo didn't expect that.
The Pistol won't allow Dingo to sweep him here.
Dingo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dingo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Pistol manages to get himself to full guard.
Dingo trying to control the position from guard on top but The Pistol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dingo stays in close to The Pistol's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pistol keeping full guard, as Dingo tries to pass.
Dingo trying to control the position from guard on top but The Pistol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dingo passes into half guard.

Dingo is looking for a kimura here.

Dingo is trying to work for a kimura but The Pistol is defending well.
The Pistol landing strikes from the bottom.

That's four 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.
The Pistol moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dingo trying to control but The Pistol is working from the bottom.
The Pistol trying to keep a closed guard but Dingo is proving a slippery customer.
Dingo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Pistol works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dingo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The Pistol keeping moving, preventing Dingo from controlling successfully.
Dingo with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Pistol is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Pistol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dingo moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter The Pistol dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Dingo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The Pistol keeping moving, preventing Dingo from controlling successfully.
Peter The Pistol overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Pistol controls Dingo momentarily but Dingo frees himself.
The Pistol keeping full guard, as Dingo tries to pass.
Dingo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The Pistol trying to control here.
Dingo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dingo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Pistol defending well though.
The Pistol is refusing to be controlled, as Dingo sits in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dingo avoids the body shot from The Pistol.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dingo misses with a takedown attempt
and The Pistol counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The Pistol throws a head kick that half lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and The Pistol counters by moving into the clinch.
Dingo tries to break the clinch but The Pistol is controlling the position.
A right hand to the body from The Pistol.
The Pistol keeps control of Dingo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dingo is working for takedown but The Pistol is calmly controlling the position for now.
Peter The Pistol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Earnie Dingo.
Dingo wants a takedown.
Dingo tries to pull guard but The Pistol won't allow it.
Dingo tries to pull guard but The Pistol holds him up against the cage and eventually Dingo drops back down to his feet.
The Pistol stops a takedown attempt from Dingo.
Dingo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The Pistol lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dingo backwards.

Dingo pulls guard effortlessly.
Dingo wants to stand but The Pistol is controlling the position.

Dingo working for a triangle but The Pistol defends it easily.
Dingo controls The Pistol momentarily but The Pistol frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dingo seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but The Pistol is holding on tight.
Dingo controlling the position easily from mount.
Dingo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The Pistol looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

Dingo is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged The Pistol with him. The Pistol is trying to defend but Dingo has an arm under the chin now! The Pistol grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Earnie Dingo!