PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guida has chosen Stupid Kid - Alkaline Trio as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Dylan
vs
Guida

175 cm
32
148 lbs
24 - 17 - 0

180 cm
39
140 lbs
13 - 14 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Milwaukee's Best 160
KO Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 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 13 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Guida!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guida is looking to clinch but Dylan is avoiding it.
Dylan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
No luck for Dylan with that takedown attempt.
Guida tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dylan lands with an uppercut that bounces Guida off the cage and back into range.
Guida tries to clinch but Dylan moves out of range.

Dylan drives through and clinches with Guida against the cage.
Dylan has Guida pressed against the cage, preventing Guida from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Dylan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dylan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dylan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Guida has managed to clinch.
Dylan misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Dylan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan stalks Guida and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Guida's face. Guida staggers backwards, shaken.
Guida walks into a left hand.
Dylan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dylan shoots in for a double leg but Guida sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Guida moves forwards but Dylan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Guida tries to clinch up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dylan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Guida is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dylan.
Guida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dylan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guida circles away quickly and effectively.
Dylan misses with a low kick.
Dylan throws a shot from downtown. Guida moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dylan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Guida is trying to defend but Dylan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dylan is trying to control the action in half guard but Guida is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dylan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Guida defending well though.
Guida pushes Dylan off looking to stand but Dylan dives back in and keeps control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dylan lands a nice short elbow.
Dylan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dylan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dylan trying to control from half guard but Guida is working away.
Guida is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dylan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Guida is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dylan prevents Guida from standing back up.
Dylan trying to control the action but Guida is working from the bottom.

Dylan seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Guida has recovered full guard.
Dylan prevents Guida from getting back to his feet.
Dylan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dylan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dylan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dylan trying to control but Guida is working from the bottom.
Dylan looking to sit in guard and control but Guida gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Dylan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Guida doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Guida manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dylan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Dylan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dylan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guida.
Dylan misses with a punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Dylan has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Dylan is trying to break the clinch but Guida is controlling him.
Guida prevents Dylan from breaking the clinch.

Dylan breaks the clinch.
A combination from Dylan does no damage.
Guida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dylan manages to avoid it.
Daniel Dylan is winning the standup battle so far.

Guida rushes Dylan and presses him up against the cage.

Dylan breaks the clinch.
Dylan shoots in looking for a takedown. Guida tries to sprawl out of it but Dylan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Guida manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dylan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Guida swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida misses the shot to the body.
Guida slips a straight right by Dylan.
Dylan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dylan lands with a nice combination. Guida backs away looking to recover.
Guida tries to close the distance and clinch but Dylan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dylan punishes Guida's body with a nice straight punch.
Dylan darts in looking for a takedown but Guida gets double underhooks and turns Dylan into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Dylan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guida blocking some punches.
Dylan tries to circle away but Guida has him pinned against the cage.
Dylan can't find room to land a body shot as Guida controls the action.
Guida throws an elbow that misses.
Dylan is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dylan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Guida tries to keep at a distance but Dylan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dylan has had enough of the clinch but Guida keeps him there for the moment.

Guida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guida avoids the head kick by Dylan.
Dylan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Guida.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dylan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Guida sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dylan somewhat.
Dylan throws a head kick but Guida moves out of range.
Guida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guida is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dylan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Guida, pushing him back against the cage.

Dylan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daniel Dylan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dylan throws a sloppy body shot
and Guida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Guida. Beautiful body shot.
Guida closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dylan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Guida's knee momentarily.
Dylan misses with a body shot.
Guida tries to clinch up.
Dylan looks to land a left hand but Guida moved out of range nicely.
Guida tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dylan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Guida takes a step back to recover.
Dylan misses with a body kick.
Dylan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guida closes the distance but Dylan moves to the side
and Dylan counters with a left to the body.
Guida checks a low kick from Dylan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dylan misses with a straight right.
Guida is looking to clinch but Dylan is avoiding it.
Guida is looking to clinch but Dylan is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Dylan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Guida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daniel Dylan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dylan throws a head kick that misses
enabling Guida to counter with a crisp jab.
Guida doesn't manage to clinch there - Dylan circles away.
Guida moves to clinch but Dylan breaks away
and Dylan counters with a nice uppercut.
Dylan swings for the body but Guida moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Guida.
Dylan shoots in but Guida avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Guida scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dylan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dylan looks to score with a jab to the body but Guida is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Guida does no damage.
Guida closes the distance but Dylan moves to the side
and Guida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guida slaps away a takedown attempt from Dylan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Guida misses with a series of wild punches.
Dylan digs a good body shot into Guida's ribs.
Dylan misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guida tries to close the distance and clinch but Dylan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dylan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guida wants to get back to his feet but Dylan drags him back down.
Dylan tries to score with some ground and pound. Guida controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Dylan.

Dylan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Guida knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dylan misses with the ground and pound.
Dylan 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Dylan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dylan trying to control the position but Guida is working away.
Guida is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Dylan goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Guida has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dylan but great work by Guida.
Dylan wants to control but Guida postures up.
Dylan tries to bench press Guida off him but Guida keeps the position.

Guida decides to stand back up.
A big right from Dylan misses.

Dylan moves into range and clinches up with Guida.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guida keeps control of Dylan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Guida prevents Dylan from breaking the clinch.
Dylan prevents Guida from breaking the clinch.
Guida throws an elbow but it misses.
Dylan misses with a body punch.
Dylan swings wildly with an uppercut but Guida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dylan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guida's elbow.
Guida throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dylan throws a punch but it's blocked by Guida.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dylan throws a head punch that misses.
Ray Guida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guida blocking some punches.
Guida lands an elbow that stopped Dylan in his tracks for a moment.

Dylan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Dylan!
Daniel Dylan thanked the fans post fight for their support.