PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between TJ Dillashaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mia St John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dillashaw comes to the cage accompanied by Jump Around-House of Pain. The crowd seem to be enjoying St John's choice of entrance music: The Bitch is back. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Dillashaw
vs
St John

168 cm
20
136 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

168 cm
24
140 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TJ Dillashaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mia St John!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by St John.
A head kick from St John lands but Dillashaw takes it in his stride.

Dillashaw darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dillashaw scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dillashaw controlling the pace.

Dillashaw is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and St John defends it well.
Dillashaw working the head and body with strikes.
St John tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Dillashaw is pressing down on St John's thigh, looking to free his foot. St John is holding on for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
St John wants to get back to full guard.

Dillashaw is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, St John has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dillashaw controlling the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St John looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillashaw looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
St John is trying to control but can't.
St John is trying to stand back up but Dillashaw is controlling him

TJ Dillashaw has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
St John scores with a hook to the body. Dillashaw takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

St John gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dillashaw sitting in guard, not really doing much.

St John looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dillashaw works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dillashaw prevents St John from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St John looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dillashaw takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St John wants to get back to full guard.
St John manages to get to full guard.
Dillashaw 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.
Dillashaw lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

St John is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dillashaw trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dillashaw showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

St John working for a triangle but Dillashaw defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St John wants to sweep but no luck.
Dillashaw is stalling in the full guard.

Dillashaw is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
St John is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dillashaw controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dillashaw avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dillashaw passes St John's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dillashaw performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dillashaw's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

St John is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dillashaw pulls his head out easily.
Dillashaw takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TJ Dillashaw dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dillashaw looking to score a takedown here. St John is defending well but Dillashaw drives through and ends up in St John's guard.

St John throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dillashaw preventing the sweep.
Dillashaw 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.
Dillashaw has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

We're going to have a standup here because TJ Dillashaw wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
St John connects with a high kick.

Dillashaw is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in St John's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dillashaw drops an elbow to the side of St John's head.
St John gets back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dillashaw avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dillashaw controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dillashaw with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dillashaw wants to control from the top but St John keeps moving.
St John striking from the bottom here.
Dillashaw distracts St John with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
St John can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dillashaw controls the pace.
St John looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dillashaw is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dillashaw's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. TJ Dillashaw wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dillashaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St John.
St John looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
St John lands with a kick to the ribs.
St John will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St John throws a combination. Dillashaw tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Dillashaw shoots in and gets a takedown into St John's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillashaw stands and throws St John's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dillashaw working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
St John tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St John is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dillashaw advances to full mount.
Dillashaw controlling the pace for now.
St John tries to reverse the position but Dillashaw maintains control.
Dillashaw looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dillashaw scoring with strikes but St John is staying in there.

Dillashaw working for a guillotine from mount but St John is in no mood to give up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St John can't escape the position.

St John defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dillashaw.
Dillashaw landing shots from mount.
Dillashaw with a couple of short strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St John keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dillashaw looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dillashaw fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dillashaw with the ground and pound from mount.
Dillashaw controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TJ Dillashaw dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dillashaw has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Dillashaw scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
St John is looking to reverse the position.
Dillashaw landing a few strikes.
Dillashaw controls the position from side control.
St John is not content to let Dillashaw control the position.
You can see the frustration on St John's face as Dillashaw controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

TJ Dillashaw has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
St John lands with a slapping head kick.
St John goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
St John connects with a high kick.

Dillashaw shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
St John working to try and regain half guard.
St John is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dillashaw looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down St John for as long as he can get away with.
St John is wriggling around trying to escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dillashaw takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dillashaw raining down shots from the mount!
St John manages to regain half guard. Good work.

St John looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dillashaw keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because TJ Dillashaw wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

St John gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dillashaw to score an easy takedown into full guard.

St John is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dillashaw is aware though and is defending well.

St John looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
St John takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dillashaw sitting in guard here, content to control.

Dillashaw decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on St John, up you get!

Dillashaw closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dillashaw 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.
Dillashaw is staying tight to St John's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dillashaw has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
TJ Dillashaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Dillashaw fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging St John to the ground. Dillashaw is now in St John's guard.
Dillashaw is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St John can do to turn this around?
Dillashaw connects with a couple of short punches.
Dillashaw controls from within his opponent's guard.

St John working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dillashaw doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dillashaw manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dillashaw slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Dillashaw got a little sloppy there for a moment and St John has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dillashaw has managed to get both his arms back between St John's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TJ Dillashaw clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

St John misses with a two punch combination.
St John misses with the combination.
St John pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St John throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dillashaw.

Dillashaw feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

St John looking for a guillotine here but Dillashaw defends easily.

St John working for a triangle but Dillashaw defends it easily.
Dillashaw showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
St John is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St John is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dillashaw stays in close to St John's body and controls the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. TJ Dillashaw wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Dillashaw scores a takedown into full mount!
BOOM! Dillashaw connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dillashaw putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dillashaw content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St John keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
St John takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dillashaw content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

TJ Dillashaw has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
St John lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dillashaw backs up against the cage.

Dillashaw looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for St John!
Dillashaw landing strikes from the mount.
Dillashaw won't let St John get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Dillashaw looking to control and managing it successfully.
TJ Dillashaw overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dillashaw scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dillashaw takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw tries to control but St John wriggling away.
St John is working to get back to half guard.
Dillashaw takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St John is looking to get to half guard.
Dillashaw breaks from St John's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dillashaw lands a big shot there that rocks St John but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dillashaw lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St John can't escape the position.
Dillashaw controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TJ Dillashaw had his way with Mia St John in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dillashaw dives in and scores a takedown into St John's guard.
Dillashaw is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
St John not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

St John is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dillashaw is aware though and is defending well.
Dillashaw looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

TJ Dillashaw has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dillashaw takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Dillashaw drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
St John trying to remain calm as Dillashaw controls from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St John wants to get back to his feet but Dillashaw drags him back down.
Dillashaw moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
St John is pushing Dillashaw's head away, looking to escape. Dillashaw manages to hold on to the position though.
Dillashaw slows the pace down.

TJ Dillashaw has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A nice combination there by St John.

Dillashaw shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
St John is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
St John really wants to buck Dillashaw off and get back to his feet.
St John is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
St John is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Dillashaw looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St John is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dillashaw breaks from St John's wrist control and lands an elbow.
St John is trying desperately to improve position.
Dillashaw breaks from St John's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dillashaw sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
St John is in a horrible position here. Dillashaw smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw controlling from the full mount.
Dillashaw in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dillashaw putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dillashaw controlling from the full mount.
Dillashaw landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw content just to control the position here.
Dillashaw dominating with strikes here.
Mia St John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St John gets back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St John is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dillashaw's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dillashaw's back!

St John looking to break Dillashaw's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Dillashaw remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise St John will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
St John throwing wild punches that miss their target.

St John looking for the choke but no joy.
Dillashaw manages to reverse the position and now he's in St John's guard. Nice work there by Dillashaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
TJ Dillashaw showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dillashaw, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for TJ Dillashaw!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for TJ Dillashaw!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for TJ Dillashaw!

TJ Dillashaw wins by unanimous decision!
As TJ Dillashaw got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Just Like I said im gonna beat him so bad.I just give him an ass whoppin,And look at him PITY,WEAK,DOUCHE,and DISGUSTING OLD MAN..LETS JUST BE HONEST MAN HES A CLOWN IN THE SPORT,a REJECT,THE SPORT DOESNT NEED HIM.GO HOME AND FIND ANOTHER JOB,YOU DONT BELONG HERE.'.