PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dye (ranked 456 p4p, 3657 weight class) and Micah Frank (ranked 56 p4p, 447 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jack Dye has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jack Dye seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Dye
vs
Frank

183 cm
30
173
17 - 2 - 0

182 cm
27
177
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Dye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Micah Frank!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank swats away the attempt to clinch by Dye.
Frank slips a straight right by Dye.
Dye lands a glancing blow to the side of Frank's head.
Dye has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Dye connects with a body shot.
Dye swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frank moves away.
Dye throws a body punch but Frank moves out of range.
Dye avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jack Dye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dye throws a shot from downtown. Frank moves away and avoids it.
Frank is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dye with a body shot.

Dye closes the distance and pushes Frank back into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Dye scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank misses with a punch to the body.
Dye lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dye scores with a shot to the side of Frank's head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dye lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dye tries to work over Frank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dye swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dye misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dye.
Frank tries a body shot but Dye blocks it.
Frank is working Dye over against the cage.

Frank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frank throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dye loads up on a big right hand but Frank slips the punch.
Frank scores with a hook to the body. Dye takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Frank steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dye.

Dye has Frank up against the cage in a clinch.
Dye doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dye working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dye.
Dye throws a punch but it's blocked by Frank.
Dye trying to stall but Frank improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dye lands a body punch.
Dye lands a shot to the body.
Dye working aggressively here.
Dye lands a right hand that snaps the head of Frank backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Frank fails to land.

Frank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dye fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dye takes a swing at Frank's ribcage but misses.

Dye closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Frank.
Dye throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Franks head.
Dye misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dye holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Frank stalling against the cage.
Frank goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank scores with a nice hook to the head.
Frank struggles to land a body shot inside as Dye controls his hands.
Frank misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dye tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frank's elbow.
Dye lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Frank.
Dye has a couple of punches blocked by Frank.
Dye blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Frank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dye tries to clinch but Frank moves away
and Frank counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dye tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dye on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dye lands a jab.
A shot to the liver by Dye. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dye. Frank does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Frank was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Frank looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Frank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dye.
Dye throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dye just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Frank on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Frank lands a glancing blow to the side of Dye's head.
Dye lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frank circles away quickly and effectively.

Dye gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dye works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Frank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Dye moves into the clinch successfully.
Dye's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Frank.
Dye throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Franks head.
Dye swings wildly with an uppercut but Frank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dye tries a body shot but Frank blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dye.
Frank fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dye blocking some punches.
Dye struggles to land a body shot inside as Frank controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Dye dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A jab from Frank finds it's way through Dye's defenses.
Dye connects with the punch.
A jab from Dye misses.
Dye just misses with a punch to the body.
Dye misses with an uppercut
and Frank counters with a nice uppercut.
Dye looks to score with a jab to the body but Frank is just out of range.
Dye throws a predictable looking body shot
and Frank connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frank fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dye on the side of the head.
Frank connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dye is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dye throws a right hand that Frank ducks under and follows up with a left that Frank also avoids with ease.
Frank moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Frank keeps the fight on the outside.
A leg kick checked by Dye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frank thows a leg kick but Dye checks it
and Dye counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dye connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dye darts in and clinches Frank up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Dye scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Dye on the inside.
Frank stalling the fight.
Dye misses with a punch to the body.
Dye tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dye.
A short uppercut from Dye.
Dye lands a right hand that snaps the head of Frank backwards.
Frank works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dye working aggressively here.
Frank misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dye tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dye misses with some punches.
Frank struggles to land a body shot inside as Dye controls his hands.
Dye being controlled against the cage.
Frank blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank lands a body shot.
Frank lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dye backwards.
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!
Dye tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Frank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frank throws a jab but it's blocked by Dye.
Frank scores with a leg kick.
Dye checks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Frank. Those never looked like landing.

Frank closes the distance and clinches.
Dye is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frank can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frank.
Frank blocks an uppercut.
Frank misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dye can't find room to land a body shot as Frank controls the action.
Frank blocking some punches.
Frank tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dye's elbow.

Frank breaks from the clinch.
Frank connects with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dye swings for the body but Frank moves out of range.
Frank looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frank.
Jack Dye is winning the standup battle so far.
Dye misses with a shot to the body
and Frank counters with a body kick.
Frank uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dye.
Frank thinks about the counter body kick.
Dye throws a looping overhand right but Frank ducks down to avoid it.
Dye throws a shot from downtown. Frank moves away and avoids it.
Dye lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dye dips to his left and cracks Frank with an uppercut!
Dye throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dye throws a jab when Frank was well out of range.
Frank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dye.
Frank lands with a good body shot.
Dye connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dye misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dye throws a hook but Frank avoids it easily.
Frank jabs Dye right on the nose. Dye blinks but takes it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Frank.
Decent striking displayed by Dye there.
Dye fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frank manages to avoid it.

Dye closes the distance and pushes Frank back into the cage.
Frank throws a head punch that misses.
Dye throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Franks head.
Dye lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Frank lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dye throws a head punch that misses.
Frank tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dye.
Frank goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dye misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frank lands a hook that snaps the head of Dye backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Dye dominated that second round.
That's time! Dye's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Dye checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dye swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dye slips under a jab from Frank.
Some wild striking there from Dye.
Frank goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fighters circling - Frank throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dye takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dye fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dye looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Frank clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dye's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dye.
Dye throws a head punch that misses.
Dye doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frank can't find room to land a body shot as Dye controls the action.
Dye lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dye lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Frank or not.
Dye fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dye misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frank stalling.
Dye has a couple of punches blocked by Frank.
Frank doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frank throws a punch but it's blocked by Dye.
Frank works on Dye's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Dye fails to land.
Dye doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frank can't find room to land a body shot as Dye controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Frank fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frank.
A body shot lands from Dye.
Frank is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dye prevents a body shot from Frank.
Frank trying to stall but Dye improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Dye.
Frank blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dye has a couple of punches blocked by Frank.
Dye lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dye throws a head punch that misses.
Dye softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Frank has a couple of punches blocked by Dye.
Dye lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dye makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Frank misses with a body punch.
Frank misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Frank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Dye throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Dye gets a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Frank takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A left hand lands to the body for Frank.
Frank lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Frank fails to land.
Frank blocks a body shot from Dye.
Dye misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frank doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frank trying to control the position but instead, Dye has worked for underhooks and has pushed Frank into the cage.
Dye makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jack Dye is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A body shot lands from Dye.
Dye struggles to land a body shot inside as Frank controls his hands.
Frank fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frank has a couple of punches blocked by Dye.
Frank's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Frank misses with a punch to the body.
Dye lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frank backwards.
Frank can't find room to land a body shot as Dye controls the action.
A short left from Frank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Frank.
Frank has a couple of punches blocked by Dye.
A nice left hand lands by Dye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frank fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frank is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Frank works on Dye's body with a couple of short punches.
Frank misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dye digs a right hand into Frank's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Frank's gas tank.
Dye digs a right hand underneath Frank's ribcage. Frank let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Frank takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Frank tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dye throws a punch but it's blocked by Frank.
Frank misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frank will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dye up against the cage.
Dye doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Dye showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dye has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Dye!
Jack Dye took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brooklyn Threads for their support in the buildup to the fight.