PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubz Phatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phatz has chosen Bang Bang Pow Pow as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dylan
vs
Phatz

175 cm
32
164 lbs
23 - 17 - 0

175 cm
33
163 lbs
21 - 6 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 160
KO Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Dylan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Bubz Phatz!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phatz is looking to score with low kicks.
Dylan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dylan looks to land a combination but Phatz avoids it well.
Dylan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Phatz can pounce on him.
Daniel Dylan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dylan fails with a takedown attempt.
Dylan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've been informed that Phatz has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dylan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Phatz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy body kick from Dylan
and Phatz counters with a left and a right that stings Dylan.
A combination from Phatz does no damage.
Dylan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dylan throws a combination. Phatz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Phatz. Those never looked like landing.
Dylan looks for the body kick but Phatz saw that one coming.
Dylan throws a jab but it's blocked by Phatz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Dylan. Those never looked like landing.
Dylan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Phatz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dylan momentarily.
Dylan lands a jab to the nose.
Phatz looks to land a combination but Dylan avoids it well.
Phatz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice shot lands for Phatz.
Phatz swinging wildly here.
Phatz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dylan.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dylan checks a leg kick.
Phatz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dylan throws out the jab.
Dylan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Phatz checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phatz misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Dylan.
Dylan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phatz manages to avoid it.
Dylan thuds a left hand into Phatz's body.
Phatz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Phatz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dylan.
Phatz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Phatz wants it to stay on the feet.
Phatz throws a nice looking combination but Dylan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phatz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dylan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Phatz.
Dylan throws a leg kick
and Dylan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phatz throws a nice looking combination but Dylan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phatz throws a right hand that Dylan ducks under and follows up with a left that Dylan also avoids with ease.
Dylan looks to score with a jab to the body but Phatz is just out of range.
A punch combination from Phatz misses.
Phatz scoring well with a low kick there.
Dylan scores with a jab.
Phatz throws a low kick, looking for Dylan's leg but Dylan calmly moves out of range.
Phatz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phatz throws a series of punches but Dylan avoids them all with ease.
Dylan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phatz.
A big left from Dylan misses.
Phatz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dylan counters with a left and a right that stings Phatz.
Phatz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dylan circles away quickly and effectively.

Dylan darts in and clinches Phatz up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dylan lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dylan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Dylan.
Dylan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Phatz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dylan's efforts to push away.
Dylan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phatz throws a head punch that misses.

Dylan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bubz Phatz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dylan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dylan.
Dylan looks to land a combination but Phatz avoids it well.
Dylan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dylan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Phatz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dylan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dylan misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Dylan dominated that round.
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.

Dylan scoring well with a low kick there.

Dylan gets the takedown into side control.
Phatz stops Dylan from passing to mount.
Dylan scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dylan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dylan wants to control but Phatz is keeping him busy.
The strikes coming from Dylan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Dylan 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.
Dylan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Phatz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dylan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ground and pound from Dylan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dylan staying calm.

Dylan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Dylan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Phatz has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dylan fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Phatz throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
A jab from Dylan finds it's way through Phatz's defenses.
Daniel Dylan is winning the standup battle so far.
Dylan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Phatz throws a leg kick but Dylan checks it.
Phatz throws out a powerful jab.
Dylan lands a jab to Phatz's midsection.
Dylan scores with a leg kick.
Dylan misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dylan lands a head shot.
Dylan throws a head kick but Phatz moves out of range.
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!
Dylan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dylan tries to work over Phatz's front leg with a kick but Phatz checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Phatz.
Phatz throws a series of punches but Dylan moves out of range.
Dylan throws a leg kick that misses.
Dylan tries to score with a low kick but Phatz moves his leg out of the way.
Phatz misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dylan misses with an uppercut. Phatz saw that one coming.
Danga de danga de dang - Phatz scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Dylan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Dylan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Phatz. That did some damage!
Phatz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Phatz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dylan can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Dylan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Phatz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Phatz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Phatz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Phatz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dylan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dylan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phatz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Phatz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dylan throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phatz misses with a series of wild punches.
Dylan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Phatz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dylan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Phatz.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dylan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dylan moves out of range of the body kick from Phatz.
Dylan throws a series of strikes that have Phatz backpedaling.
Dylan checks a low kick from Phatz.
Daniel Dylan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dylan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Phatz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Phatz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dylan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dylan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Phatz lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phatz lands with a light punch inside.
Phatz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dylan's elbow.
Phatz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Phatz misses with a punch on the inside.
Phatz has Dylan pressed against the cage, preventing Dylan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dylan throws a punch but it's blocked by Phatz.
Dylan managing to block the knees to the body from Phatz.
Dylan misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Phatz fails to land.
Dylan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Dylan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Dylan.
Dylan throws a lazy right hand but Phatz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Phatz. Those never looked like landing.
Phatz blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phatz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dylan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Phatz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Phatz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Dylan.
Phatz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dylan.
Dylan is looking to take a break and control but Phatz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Dylan crashes against the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dylan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dylan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Dylan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Phatz, who protects the arm well.
Sloppy strikes there by Dylan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dylan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Phatz rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dylan's guard! Nice work there by Phatz!

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Dylan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dylan 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Dylan!
A very excited looking Daniel Dylan rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
The defeated Bubz Phatz had this to say: 'I say sorry to the fans. I let you all down. I will come back a stronger and better fighter.'.