PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dean Fellows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dyllz Tahere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dyllz Tahere is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Fellows
vs
Tahere

180 cm
22
155 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

174 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Fellows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dyllz Tahere!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Tahere is predictable there
and Fellows counters with a low kick, right behind Tahere 's knee.
Some bone on bone action there as Fellows checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fellows seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fellows checks a leg kick nicely.
Fellows feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tahere throws a chopping leg kick but Fellows manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tahere throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tahere thumps Fellows with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Tahere.
Tahere fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fellows blocks a jab.
Tahere on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fellows tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tahere lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fellows takes a shot right to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick lands from Tahere.
Fellows throws a solid leg kick but Tahere takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fellows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fellows misses with a body kick.
Fellows takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Tahere finds it's way through Fellows's defenses.
Fellows throws a head kick that misses.
Tahere connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fellows momentarily.
Fellows uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tahere.
Fellows takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fellows slips under a jab.
Tahere throws the left hand but Fellows avoids the punch easily.
Fellows on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fellows lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tahere's sensitive parts.
Tahere lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fellows is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tahere.
Fellows checks a leg kick.
Tahere feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fellowss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fellows throws a chopping leg kick but Tahere manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Tahere checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tahere! But no joy.
Tahere misses with a low kick as Fellows jumps back.
Tahere lands with an uppercut that bounces Fellows off the cage and back into range.
Tahere throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fellows pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tahere is out of range and Fellows settles back down.
We've been told by Fellows's head coaches at Elite Strikers that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fellows blocks a low kick nicely.
Fellows tried to counter with a leg kick but Tahere avoided it.
Fellows defending well as Tahere loads up on a big left hand.
Fellows tries to counter by clinching up but Tahere breaks away and moves out of range.
Tahere lands a really nice looking cross but Fellows seems unphased.
Tahere's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fellows under the eye.
Tahere cracks the inside of Fellows's front leg.
Fellows throws an overhand right that lands on Tahere's shoulder, as Tahere tries to avoid the shot.
Fellows staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Tahere misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahere lands with a right hand.
Tahere throws a hook but Fellows blocks it.
Tahere misses with an uppercut.
Tahere avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Tahere blocks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Fellows.
Dyllz Tahere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tahere attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fellows lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tahere fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fellows checks it well.
Fellows takes one to the chin there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fellows!
A slow jab from Tahere misses its intended target.
It looked like Fellows was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tahere.
Fellows throws a head kick but Tahere moves out of range.
Fellows takes a swing at Tahere's ribcage but misses.
Tahere uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fellows has time to react.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahere connects with a crisp jab.
Tahere throws an overhand right that lands on Fellows's shoulder, as Fellows tries to avoid the shot.
Tahere listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tahere misses with a low kick as Fellows jumps back.
Fellows throws a counter high kick but Tahere was just alert enough to avoid it.
Tahere moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tahere.
An inside leg kick from Fellows misses.
Fellows throws a leg kick but Tahere moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tahere.
Tahere throws a looping overhand right but Fellows ducks down to avoid it.
Tahere throws a poor cross that misses
and Fellows counters with a nice leg kick.
Tahere thows a leg kick but Fellows checks it
and Fellows counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fellows gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fellows looks to score with a jab to the body but Tahere is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dyllz Tahere dominated that 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.

Tahere checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tahere scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fellows looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tahere misses with a straight left.
Tahere walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fellows.
Fellows misses with a leg kick.
Fellows tries to work over Tahere's front leg with a kick but Tahere checks it.
Fellows attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fellows has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fellows takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fellows keeps Tahere at a distance using the push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Tahere - just one landing.
Tahere blocks a head kick by Fellows.
Fellows attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tahere listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Fellows might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahere throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fellows takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tahere lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fellows at a distance.
Tahere has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Dyllz Tahere seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fellows misses the shot to the body.
Fellows misses with a wild body shot.
Tahere feints a counter leg kick.
Fellows takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fellows closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tahere lands an overhand right.
Tahere throws the left hand but Fellows avoids the punch easily.
Fellows seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tahere connects with a solid leg kick.
Tahere ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fellows moves away.
Fellows is looking to counter with a body kick.
Fellows is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tahere misses with a looping right.
Tahere lands a nice hook to Fellows's body. Fellows takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tahere wants to slow Fellows down by chopping away at his legs.
Fellows wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fellows darts in and clinches Tahere up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tahere managing to block the knees to the body from Fellows.
Tahere has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fellows tries to land knees in the clinch but Tahere avoids the damage to the body.
Tahere can't find room to land a body shot as Fellows controls the action.
Fellows missing with knees to the body.
Fellows blocks a body shot from Tahere.
Fellows tries to land knees in the clinch but Tahere avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tahere.
Fellows is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tahere is defending well for now.
Tahere avoiding damage as Fellows throws knees to the body.
Fellows trying to land knees to the body.
Fellows landing knees to the body.
Tahere takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tahere avoiding damage as Fellows throws knees to the body.
Fellows is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fellows misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fellows prevents a body shot from Tahere.
Tahere avoiding damage as Fellows throws knees to the body.
A short left from Tahere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahere on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fellows is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tahere is defending well for now.
Tahere tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fellows's elbow.
Fellows misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tahere.
Fellows prevents a body shot from Tahere.
Tahere misses with the head strike.
Tahere on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tahere on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fellows trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Tahere.
A head punch on the inside from Tahere fails to land.
Fellows trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Tahere.
Fellows is stalling here.

Fellows's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fellows moves out of range of the body kick from Tahere.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tahere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fellows blocks a jab.
Tahere lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fellows looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tahere throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tahere. That's going to slow Fellows down.
Fellows has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tahere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fellows has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tahere.
Tahere connects with a solid leg kick.
Tahere connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fellows. Fellows circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tahere pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tahere swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fellows throws a big counter combination but Tahere scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tahere tries to land a leg kick but Fellows saw it coming and moves away.
Fellows throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tahere avoids it.
A lazy left from Tahere finds it's target.
Fellows pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dyllz Tahere showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Fellows tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tahere looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tahere jabs Fellows right on the nose. Fellows blinks but takes it well.
Tahere bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Tahere.
Tahere connects with a nice looking jab.
Fellows takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tahere scores with a punch to the head.
Tahere wants to land a leg kick but Fellows is out of range.
Fellows seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tahere scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fellows takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tahere throws a leg kick that misses.
Tahere throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tahere keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tahere avoids the body shot from Fellows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahere dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tahere cracks the inside of Fellows's front leg.
Tahere throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fellows sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dean Fellows is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tahere sizes up Fellows with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tahere lands a really nice looking cross but Fellows seems unphased.
Nice jab there from Tahere.
Tahere scores with a nice head shot.
Tahere lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fellows blocks a jab.
Fellows thinks about countering with a body kick.
Tahere throws a body punch but Fellows moves out of range.
Tahere tries to land a leg kick but Fellows saw it coming and moves away.
Fellows throws a quick counter head kick but Tahere was just out of range.
Tahere misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fellows takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fellows throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tahere tries a quick counter leg kick but Fellows is wise to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Tahere.
A swing and a miss from Tahere.
Fellows is looking to counter with a body kick.
Tahere lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fellows throws a jab when Tahere was well out of range.
Tahere walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fellows checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fellows looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dyllz Tahere is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fellows has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tahere finds it's way round the side to connect with Fellows's head.
A head kick misses from Tahere.
Fellows is looking to wear down Tahere with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fellows throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tahere tries a head kick but it misses.
Tahere throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tahere bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fellows's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahere takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fellows shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tahere tries a low kick but Fellows avoids it.
Tahere checks a leg kick nicely.
Tahere looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tahere. That's going to slow Fellows down.
A jab from Tahere does it's job there.
Nice shot by Tahere.
Fellows ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fellows throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tahere throws the left hand but Fellows avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Fellows misses its target.
Tahere thows a leg kick but Fellows checks it
and Fellows counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Fellows.
Fellows keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tahere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahere lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tahere throws a sloppy head kick and Fellows moves out of range easily.
Fellows tries to clinch up but Tahere circles away and keeps his distance.
Tahere was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fellows misses with a body shot.
Fellows tries to move into range but Tahere moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fellows looks for the body kick but Tahere saw that one coming.
Tahere lands a glancing blow to the side of Fellows's head.
Fellows takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tahere tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fellows is able to avoid easily.
Tahere takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fellows scores with a kick to the body.
Fellows throws a sloppy head kick and Tahere moves out of range easily.
Dean Fellows has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tahere with a body punch. A glancing blow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dyllz Tahere comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tahere winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dyllz Tahere!