PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Vettori (ranked 698 p4p, 110 weight class) and Zell Dincht (ranked 1451 p4p, 196 weight class). Vettori's entrance music is Police On My Back- The Rocketz. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Vettori
vs
Dincht

183 cm
31
183 lbs
14 - 5 - 1

184 cm
32
187 lbs
16 - 5 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marvin Vettori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zell Dincht!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dincht has Vettori up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vettori's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Vettori.
Vettori misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Vettori.
A short right from Dincht.
Vettori has a couple of punches blocked by Dincht.
Dincht misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vettori has a couple of punches blocked by Dincht.
A right hook to the body lands for Dincht.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Dincht uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori blocking some punches.
Vettori lands an elbow inside that Dincht shrugs off.

It looks like Zell Dincht has been cut.
Dincht tries to work over Vettori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dincht softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Vettori drags the fight down to the ground.

Dincht stands and steps away. Vettori gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Vettori tries to keep at a distance but Dincht has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vettori pushes off an throws an elbow but Dincht leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettori tries to pull guard but Dincht holds him up against the ropes and eventually Vettori drops back down to his feet.
Vettori looking to throw knees to the head but Dincht is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Vettori - that landed with a thud.
Vettori connects with a knee to the head.
Vettori blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Vettori fails to land.
Vettori blocks a body shot from Dincht.
A right handed body shot lands from Dincht.
Dincht misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dincht.
Dincht tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vettori.
A short right from Vettori on the inside.
Dincht lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Vettori tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dincht misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vettori misses with the head strike.
Vettori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dincht fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Dincht.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dincht gets through Vettori's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vettori.
Dincht lands a hook that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Vettori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dincht fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dincht misses with a punch to the body.
Vettori looking to throw knees to the head but Dincht is blocking nicely.
Dincht fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori lands a hook that snaps the head of Dincht backwards.
Vettori has a couple of punches blocked by Dincht.
A head punch on the inside from Dincht fails to land.
Dincht struggles to land a body shot inside as Vettori controls his hands.
Dincht lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vettori or not.
Dincht misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dincht can't find room to land a body shot as Vettori controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dincht.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vettori blocks a body shot from Dincht.
Vettori landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dincht throws a head punch that misses.
Dincht working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Zell Dincht will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zell Dincht's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Vettori connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dincht. Dincht circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dincht misses with a low kick.

Dincht darts in and clinches Vettori up against the ropes.
Dincht throws a punch but it's blocked by Vettori.
Vettori makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Vettori jumps into guard, dragging Dincht to the mat.

Vettori looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dincht trying to control but Vettori is working from the bottom.
Dincht must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vettori is looking for a triangle but Dincht pushes his legs off easily.
Vettori looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dincht is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vettori escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dincht gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Vettori throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dincht uses it to pass to side control.

Dincht stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vettori paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vettori takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vettori bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dincht's head backwards.
Vettori lands with a slapping head kick.

Vettori clinches with his opponent.
Vettori tries to pull guard but Dincht holds him up against the ropes and eventually Vettori drops back down to his feet.
Vettori throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dincht throws a punch but it's blocked by Vettori.
Vettori fails to pull guard.
Dincht tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vettori's elbow.
Vettori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Vettori manages to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zell Dincht's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Horrible takedown attempt by Vettori or perhaps it was just good defense by Dincht, which made it look bad.
Dincht tries to land a leg kick but Vettori saw it coming and moves away.
Vettori misses with an uppercut
and Dincht counters with a leg kick.
Marvin Vettori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vettori comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vettori looks to land a right hand but Dincht moved out of range.
Vettori fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Dincht clinches up against the ropes.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Dincht uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori tries a knee to the head but Dincht blocks it.
Dincht lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori is trying to pull guard but Dincht has him pressed against the ropes.
Dincht struggles to land a body shot inside as Vettori controls his hands.
Dincht misses with the head strike.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Dincht uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dincht misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vettori lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dincht is trying to control but can't.
Dincht is not content to let Vettori control the position.
Vettori takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dincht is staying active underneath Vettori, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Vettori 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.
Vettori keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dincht pushes Vettori off looking to stand but Vettori dives back in and keeps control.
Dincht is refusing to be controlled, as Vettori sits in half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vettori just misses with a punch to the body.
Dincht throws a leg kick but Vettori sees it coming and moves out of range.

Dincht has managed to clinch.
Dincht lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vettori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vettori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vettori lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dincht throws a head punch that misses.
Vettori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dincht is defending well for now.
Dincht swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dincht misses with a punch on the inside.
Dincht tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vettori can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Vettori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dincht swings wildly with an uppercut but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zell Dincht.
I think Dincht has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Marvin Vettori!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Marvin Vettori!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight as a draw!

Marvin Vettori wins by majority decision!
Marvin Vettori spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.