PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Pablos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dillon Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weber has chosen ruff ryders' anthem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Weber has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Pablos
vs
Weber

175 cm
28
181 lbs
9 - 24 - 0

173 cm
32
170 lbs
13 - 54 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 9 - 24 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pablo Pablos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 54 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dillon Weber!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Pablos with that takedown attempt.

Pablos drives through with a takedown into Weber's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pablos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pablos wants to pass the guard but Weber is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pablos is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Weber's guard.

Pablos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Weber defends it well.
Pablos controlling the action here.

Pablos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pablos is working for a submission of some sort.
Pablos stalling.

Pablos is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablos prevents Weber from standing back up.
Pablos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Weber knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pablos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Weber really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pablos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pablos has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pablos controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Weber defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pablos.
Pablos controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Pablos working for a submission but Weber is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Weber gets caught napping as Pablos dives in and scores a takedown. Weber manages to retain guard.
Pablos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pablos'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.
Pablos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pablos remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pablos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pablos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weber can do to turn this around?
Weber seems a little lost for a moment, as Pablos dominates the positioning.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pablos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The referee asks Pablos politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Pablos prefers to stall for the moment though.

Pablos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Weber knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Pablos is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Weber is trying to escape and Pablos transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Weber is forced to tap! Nice work there by Pablos! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pablo Pablos!
An out of breath Pablo Pablos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Dillon Weber stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks for coming'.