PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Meroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Meroni
vs
Dillon

183 cm
21
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
191 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Rocha Nutrition

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Angelo Meroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Dillon!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Meroni misses with the combination.
Dillon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dillon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Meroni moves in looking to clinch but Dillon pushes him off.
Dillon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Meroni - that will leave a mark!
Dillon misses with a few strikes there.
Danga de danga de dang - Dillon scores with a four punch combination!
Dillon throws a nice looking combination but Meroni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Meroni tries to clinch there but Dillon circles away.
Dillon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Angelo Meroni has been cut.
Dillon has a takedown stuffed.
A punch combination from Dillon misses.
Meroni looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dillon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Meroni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meroni fails to land the takedown.
Meroni clobbers Dillon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Dillon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Meroni is trying to get back to full guard.
Dillon is trying to control the action in half guard but Meroni is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Meroni moves into full guard.
Dillon wants to get up but he can't break Meroni's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dillon looks gassed!
Dillon postures up in Meroni's guard and throws a big left but Meroni blocks it.
Meroni controls Dillon momentarily but Dillon frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dillon stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Meroni blocks a head kick by Dillon.
Dillon throws a series of punches but Meroni avoids them all with ease.
Dillon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meroni manages to avoid it.
Meroni will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angelo Meroni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dillon misses with a few strikes there.

Meroni closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dillon to the mat! Dillon manages to get full guard.
Dillon is looking to stand up but Meroni isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meroni pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dillon is keeping the position for now.
Meroni wants to get up but he can't break Dillon's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dillon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Meroni looking to sit in guard and control but Dillon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dillon is in close to Meroni's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Meroni wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Meroni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dillon scores with a jab to the head.
Dillon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Meroni counters with a right hand to the body.
Dillon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Meroni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dillon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Meroni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dillon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dillon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dillon misses with a few strikes there.
Dillon misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dillon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Meroni as he avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Dillon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Dillon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Angelo Meroni's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dillon throws a head kick but Meroni moves out of range.
Meroni moves in looking to clinch but Dillon pushes him off.
Dillon throws a series of punches but Meroni avoids them all with ease.
Meroni closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dillon circles away.
Meroni fails with the takedown.
Meroni tries to close the distance and clinch but Dillon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meroni dodges the punch combination from Dillon.
A right-left combo lands from Dillon.
Meroni dodges the punch combination from Dillon.
Dillon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Good shot there by Dillon.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Dillon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Meroni's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meroni not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Dillon stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Roger Dillon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Meroni.

Dillon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Meroni tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dillon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Dillon stands up.

Meroni scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dillon wants to control but Meroni is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dillon is not content to let Meroni control the position.
Dillon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Meroni is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dillon doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Meroni.
Dillon tries to get to full guard but Meroni has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meroni is tying to control. Dillon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Meroni trying to pass the guard but Dillon defending well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dillon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Dillon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Meroni looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dillon happy to just control the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meroni tries to buck Dillon off but Dillon is having none of it.
Dillon happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Dillon decides to stand back up.
Dillon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meroni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meroni fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angelo Meroni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Dillon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Dillon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Angelo Meroni's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A right-left combo lands from Dillon.
Meroni tries to clinch up but Dillon circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Meroni as Dillon shoots in.
Meroni misses with a leg kick.
Dillon connects with the punch.
Roger Dillon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dillon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dillon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Meroni counters with a good low kick that Dillon was not able to check.
Meroni wants to clinch up but Dillon keeps it at a distance.
Dillon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Meroni to counter with a crisp jab.
Dillon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Meroni looks for a takedown but Dillon sprawls well.
Meroni slips a jab and a cross from Dillon.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dillon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon throws a left and a right that both miss

and Meroni counters with a takedown into side control.
Dillon is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Meroni asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Meroni trying to control the action but Dillon is working from the bottom.
Dillon tries to improve position but can't.
Meroni wants to control but Dillon is keeping him busy.
Dillon manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meroni is looking to control Dillon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Meroni avoid being mounted?

Dillon gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Dillon throws a head kick but Meroni moves out of range.
Dillon stalks Meroni and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Meroni's face. Meroni staggers backwards, shaken.
Dillon lands a lovely overhand right.
Dillon avoids the head kick by Meroni.
Dillon's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dillon duly obliges.
Meroni fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Dillon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dillon lands in his opponent's guard.
Meroni wants to control but Dillon passes easily into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon wants to stand but Meroni has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Meroni tries to get to full guard but Dillon has control of the leg.
Meroni missing with punches from the bottom.
Dillon drops an elbow to the side of Meroni's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Meroni trying to hold on to Dillon's head to control him but Dillon postures up.

Dillon escapes and gets back to his feet.
Dillon scores with a one two! Meroni had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jab from Dillon.
Dillon shoots in but Meroni avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Angelo Meroni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Dillon.
Meroni tries for a takedown but Dillon circles away easily
enabling Dillon to counter with a crisp jab.
Meroni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dillon!
Dillon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Angelo Meroni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dillon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Meroni fails with the takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Dillon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dillon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight for Roger Dillon!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Roger Dillon!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Roger Dillon!

Roger Dillon wins by unanimous decision!