PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Shorton (ranked 1177 p4p, 117 weight class) and Travis Dillon (ranked 1735 p4p, 163 weight class). Travis Dillon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Shorton
vs
Dillon

202 cm
22
270 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

191 cm
20
261 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Combat Wombat (90% Laundry)

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Shorton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Dillon!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shorton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shorton scores with a jab. Dillon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dillon jabs Shorton right on the nose. Shorton blinks but takes it well.
We've been informed that Dillon has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Shorton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dillon throws the left hand but Shorton avoids the punch easily.
Shorton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shorton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dillon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shorton at a distance.
Shorton moves out of range of the strikes.
Shorton blocks a head kick by Dillon.
We've been told by Shorton's head coaches at BAD BOY MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dillon moves away from the strike by Shorton.
Dillon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dillon swinging wildly here.
Dillon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from Dillon misses
and Shorton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dillon thinking.
Shorton takes one on the button.
Dillon throws a hook but Shorton blocks it.
Shorton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shorton throws a looping overhand right but Dillon ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Shorton misses
and Shorton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shorton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shorton misses with a hook to the body
and Dillon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shorton works Dillon's body with a nice hook.
Dillon lands with a shot to the body.
Shorton cracks Dillon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dillon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shorton lands a jab to the nose.
Shorton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shorton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shorton misses with a hook
enabling Dillon to counter with a crisp jab.
Shorton moves out of range as Dillon strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Shorton misses the target.
The fighters circling - Dillon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shorton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Dillon misses the target.
Shorton throws out a loose jab but Dillon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shorton swings for the body but Dillon moves out of range.
Shorton connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shorton cracks Dillon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shorton misses with a hook
and Dillon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shorton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dillon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shorton throws a hook but Dillon avoids it easily.
Shorton slips a straight right by Dillon.
Shorton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dillon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shorton throws out the jab.
Shorton misses the jab.
Shorton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dillon.
A quick step to the side and Shorton tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shorton misses with a straight right.
Shorton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shorton misses with a lunging right hand
and Dillon counters with a straight right hand.
Dillon missing with a left hand there. Shorton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shorton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shorton.

Dillon is rocked!
Shorton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dillon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shorton scrambles back to his feet.
Shorton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Shorton misses the target.
Dillon slips a straight right by Shorton.
A little jabbing left from Dillon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shorton tries to bum rush Dillon with a series of wild strikes but Dillon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shorton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dillon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dillon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dillon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shorton misses with a hook. Dillon ducked under it nicely.
Dillon throws the left hand but Shorton avoids the punch easily.
Dillon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shorton.
Shorton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dillon tests Shorton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dillon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dillon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Shorton misses the target.
Shorton looks to throw the jab but Dillon is out of range.
Shorton throws a lazy right hand but Dillon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dillon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shorton moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shorton misses with a body shot.
Dillon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shorton.
Dillon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shorton misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shorton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dillon to score with a decent uppercut.
Dillon misses with a double jab.
Shorton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shorton moves out of range of the strikes.
Dillon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shorton lands with an overhand left.
Dillon jabs at Shorton's body.
Shorton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dillon.
Dillon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dillon scores with a jab to the head.
Dillon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shorton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shorton tests Dillon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Travis Dillon will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A big left from Shorton misses.
Shorton throws a lazy uppercut
letting Dillon counter with a right hand.
Shorton throws a right hand that Dillon ducks under and follows up with a left that Dillon also avoids with ease.
Shorton scores with a hook.
Shorton slips a jab from Dillon.
Dillon throws a combination that misses
and Shorton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shorton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shorton throws a big shot that misses.
Dillon misses the shot to the body.
Dillon digs a good body shot into Shorton's ribs.
Dillon dips to his left and cracks Shorton with an uppercut!
Shorton throws a jab when Dillon was well out of range.
Shorton throws a body shot but no joy.
Travis Dillon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shorton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shorton throws a big shot that misses.
Shorton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shorton throws a hook but Dillon blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Shorton.
Dillon slips a jab from Shorton.
Dillon tries to score with a low kick but Shorton moves his leg out of the way.
Shorton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shorton misses with a hook
and Dillon counters with a right hand to the body.
Dillon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shorton was well out of range. Poor timing from Dillon.
Shorton throws a looping overhand right but Dillon ducks down to avoid it.
Shorton misses with a hook.
Dillon slips under a jab.
Jab, jab by Dillon - just one landing.
Dillon missing with a left hand there. Shorton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dillon misses with a looping right.
Dillon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shorton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dillon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dillon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Dillon scores with a four punch combination!
Dillon lands a nice shot that snaps Shorton's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Shorton misses the target.
Dillon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shorton misses with a right hand
enabling Dillon to counter with a crisp jab.

Shorton is rocked!
Shorton walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Shorton limp body while Dillon jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Travis Dillon!
A very excited looking Travis Dillon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.