PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Major (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Dyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dyer's choice of entrance music: Zack Hemsey – Don't Get In My Way. 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.

Major
vs
Dyer

195 cm
32
210 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

191 cm
28
218 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Major!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Dyer!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dyer throws a leg kick
enabling Major to counter with a crisp jab.
Major throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Dyer misses.
Dyer delivers a nice body kick.
Dyer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Major's hands.
Major dives in and grabs Dyer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dyer pushes down on Major's head and hops out.
Major slips a straight right by Dyer.
Dyer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Major misses with a wild body shot.
Dyer throws a nice looking combination but Major bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Major connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dyer. Dyer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dyer throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Major to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Major throws a nice looking combination but Dyer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Major plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Major throws a nice head kick!
Major throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Dyer to counter with a crisp jab.
Dyer fails to land with a series of punches.

Major rushes Dyer and presses him up against the cage.
Major is trying to break the clinch but Dyer is controlling him.
Major fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Major misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dyer lands with a short shot to the head.
Major stalling.
Major blocks an uppercut.
Dyer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dyer lands a good knee to the midsection. Major won't want to take too many of those.
Major lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dyer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Major has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dyer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dyer tries a knee to the head but Major blocks it.
Major wants to get back to striking at distance but Dyer won't allow it.

Major breaks from the clinch.
Dyer misses with a few strikes there.
Dyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab from Major.
A head kick misses from Dyer.
Tom Dyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dyer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Major breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Dyer misses.
We've been told by Major's head coaches at Death Valley Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Major closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dyer did well to prevent Major getting side control.

Major escapes and gets back to his feet.
Major lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dyer circles away quickly and effectively.
Major swinging wildly here.
Major takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dyer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Major fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dyer throws a fast counter high kick but Major manages to duck under it in time.
Dyer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Major manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Major is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Major clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyer misses with a knee to the head.
Dyer landing knees to the body.
Major is looking to break free of the clinch but Dyer has double underhooks.

Major pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Major misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Major tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dyer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Major fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Major. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Major closes the distance and pushes Dyer back into the cage.
Major has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Major wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dyer misses with a knee to the head.
Major wants to get back to striking at distance but Dyer won't allow it.
Dyer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Major backwards.
Dyer throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Major tries to break the clinch but Dyer is controlling the position.
Major tries to land a knee to the head but Dyer blocks with his arms.

Major escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Major is looking to clinch.
Dyer lands a jab to the head.
Major throws a series of punches but Dyer avoids them all with ease.
Major tries to clinch up but Dyer circles away and keeps his distance.
Dyer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
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!
Dyer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Major takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Major bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Major circles away from the clinch attempt.
Major showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dyer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Major displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dyer throws out the jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dyer - that will leave a mark!
A leg kick checked by Dyer.
Dyer throws a push kick but Major slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Dyer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dyer darts in and clinches Major up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dyer blocks an uppercut.

Dyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dyer ducks right into an uppercut from Major.
Major scores with a sloppy right hand. Dyer should have avoided that one.
Decent striking displayed by Major there.

Dyer closes the distance and clinches.
Dyer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dyer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Major.
Dyer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dyer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Major works on Dyer's body with a couple of short punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dyer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Major is defending well for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Major misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dyer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Major is defending well for now.
Dyer prevents Major from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Major is working Dyer over against the cage.

Major escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Major is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Dyer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Major, pushing him back against the cage.
Major wants to stall.
Dyer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Major lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dyer tries to land a knee to the head but Major blocks with his arms.
Dyer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Major backwards.
Dyer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Major has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dyer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Major trying to stall but Dyer improves his position.

Major escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jack Major is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Major cracks Dyer with a good jab.
No joy there for Dyer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Major is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Major.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dyer lands a leg kick that knocks Major off balance momentarily.

Major gets a double leg takedown into Dyer's guard.

Dyer pushes Major off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Dyer is breathing heavily.
Major throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dyer looks to land a combination but Major avoids it well.
Dyer lands with a good body shot.
Major pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Major blocks a low kick nicely.
Major shoots in and drives through. Dyer sprawls well.
Dyer misses with a double jab.
Major throws a hook to the side of Dyer's head but Dyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Major fails with the takedown.
Dyer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Major moves out of range of the body kick.
Dyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Dyer moves into range and clinches up with Major.
Dyer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Major lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dyer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Dyer manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Major misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Major tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dyer tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Major appears to be looking for a big counter.
Major tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dyer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Major shoots in for a takedown but Dyer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Major. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Major misses with a low kick.
Dyer looks to land a combination but Major avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dyer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Dyer has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Major off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dyer throws a head kick but Major moves out of range.
Dyer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Major.
Dyer lands an overhand right.
A good leg kick by Dyer.
Dyer avoids the head kick by Major.
Dyer throws a push kick but Major slaps the foot to one side.
Major lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dyer tries to land a front kick but Major steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Major throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dyer throws a counter combo.

Dyer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Dyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Major is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Dyer is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Dyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Major ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dyer moves away.
Dyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Dyer ducks under a wild hook from Major.
Major takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dyer tries to bum rush Major with a series of wild strikes but Major uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Major.
Dyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Major manages to avoid it.
Dyer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dyer misses with a looping left.
Major wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Major pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Major swings widly with a right hand
and Dyer counters with a left to the body.
Dyer walks into a jab.
Tom Dyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dyer throws a sloppy head kick and Major moves out of range easily.
Dyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Major wants to clinch up but Dyer keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Dyer.
Major fails with an attempt to clinch.
Major blocks a head kick by Dyer.
Dyer needs to keep his hands up - Major had a free shot at his head there.
Dyer is still on wobbly legs! Can Major finish him?
Major is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Dyer hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jack Major!
Our winner, Jack Major, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.