PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kjell Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dillon comes to the cage accompanied by Pipes & Drums 1st Battalion Scots Guards. Boy has chosen I'm fat as his entrance music. Kjell Dillon has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dillon
vs
Boy

197 cm
35
268 lbs
26 - 7 - 0

150 cm
31
277 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kjell Dillon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Boy!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillon jabs at Boy's body.
Dillon thuds a left hand into Boy's body.
Dillon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Dillon turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Boy prevents Dillon from improving position.
Dillon trying to control the action but Boy is working from the bottom.
Boy taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boy is trying to improve his position.
Dillon is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Boy will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Dillon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boy keeps working.

Dillon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dillon is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Boy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dillon's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Boy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Dillon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dillon wants to control from the top but Boy keeps moving.
Boy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon postures up.
Dillon trying to control but Boy is working from the bottom.
Dillon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dillon postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

OK we're going to have a standup here. Johnny Boy hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Boy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dillon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dillon scores with a nice strike.
Boy tries to clinch but Dillon is having none of it.

Dillon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dillon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Boy wants to control but Dillon is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy is squirming around, avoiding Dillon's attempts to control the action.
Dillon controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by Dillon.
Boy wants to hold on but Dillon pushes him away.
Dillon controlling from mount.
Dillon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Boy hang on?
Dillon looking to control but Boy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dillon controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dillon trying to control but Boy is having none of it.
Dillon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Boy tries to hold on but Dillon postures up.
Boy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dillon lands with some strikes.
Boy manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dillon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boy misses with a takedown attempt - Dillon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dillon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Dillon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dillon throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Dillon controls Boy momentarily but Boy frees himself.

Boy 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.
Boy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon trying to control the position.

Dillon has his foot on Boy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Boy works his way back into a safe position though.
Dillon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dillon trying to keep a closed guard but Boy is proving a slippery customer.
Dillon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Boy postures up in Dillon's guard and throws a big left but Dillon blocks it.
Kjell Dillon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boy throwing strikes from guard but Dillon blocks nicely.

Boy has gone for a leg lock! Dillon slips out almost immediately though and dives into Boy's guard.
Dillon is working Boy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dillon is one step ahead there.
Dillon stands up over Boy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dillon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boy trying to control the position.
Dillon wants to pass the guard but Boy is keeping the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dillon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dillon manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dillon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Boy's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy wants to sweep but no luck.
Boy trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Boy is trying to keep Dillon in close.
Dillon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dillon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dillon won't allow Boy to sweep him here.
Dillon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boy trying to strike off his back.
Boy 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.
Dillon trying to control but Boy is working from the bottom.

Boy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dillon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Boy parries the strikes from Dillon easily there. Dillon is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Boy to escape.
Boy is trying to get back to half guard.
Dillon trying to control the position but Boy is working away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boy sneaks back into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boy gets back to full guard.
Boy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kjell Dillon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dillon leaves Boy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boy looks for a takedown but Dillon sprawls well.
Dillon thows a body shot but no joy.

Boy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Boy showed some decent athleticism there.
Boy wants to control but Dillon is keeping him busy.
Dillon is controlling Boy's trapped leg to prevent Boy from advancing to side control.
Boy thows a huge punch but Dillon dodges it nicely.

Dillon is defending against the submission attempts here by Boy.
Dillon is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boy working the head and body with strikes.
Dillon trying to control here.
Dillon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boy takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Boy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy throws a big elbow that misses.
Dillon trying to keep a closed guard but Boy is proving a slippery customer.
Boy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dillon throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dillon looking for a sweep. Not yet Dillon, not yet.
Dillon trying to keep a closed guard but Boy is proving a slippery customer.
Boy looking to pass the guard.
Dillon throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Boy being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon wants to stand up but Boy is controlling him.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kjell Dillon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dillon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dillon cracks Boy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dillon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dillon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kjell Dillon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Boy.
Boy takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dillon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dillon is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dillon slaps away a takedown attempt from Boy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dillon lands with an uppercut that bounces Boy off the cage and back into range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Dillon.
Dillon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Dillon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Boy!
Dillon controlling his opponent.
Dillon dominating with strikes here.
Dillon controlling from the full mount.
Boy is looking to improve his position but Dillon isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnny Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boy tries to lock up and control but Dillon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boy is in a horrible position here. Dillon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kjell Dillon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dillon, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kjell Dillon!
After the fight, Kjell Dillon was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.