PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Dylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Can't Be Touched. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Dylan
vs
Jones

190 cm
26
175 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
175 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Dylan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dylan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones avoids the body shot from Dylan.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Dylan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dylan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Dylan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Dylan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dylan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones misses with a body punch
and Dylan counters with a straight right hand.
Jones throws out a leg kick but Dylan moves out of range and Jones only half commits.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dylan throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a hook.
Dylan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Dylan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Dylan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones misses with a hook to the body

and Dylan counters with a takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Dylan's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jones taking a bit of punishment here - Dylan scoring with strikes.
Dylan controls the position from side control.
Dylan misses with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dylan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dylan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jones is avoiding damage well.
Dylan working away.
Dylan trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Dylan working away.

Dylan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jones gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dylan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones wants to improve his position but Dylan is controlling well.
Jones wants to get back to full guard but Dylan has passed into side control.
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Dylan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
BOOM! Dylan connects with a massive shot to the dome!

It looks like Roy Jones has been cut.
Dylan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dylan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is bucking up trying to escape but Dylan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dylan throwing strikes but Jones uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Dylan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Jones is not content to let Dylan control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Dylan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dylan missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roy Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dylan takes one to the chin there.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dylan.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dylan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones avoids the body shot from Dylan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Dylan is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Dylan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.

Dylan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dylan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dylan throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Dylan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dylan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Dylan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Jones misses with a jab to the body

and Dylan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Dylan misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dylan.
Dylan digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dylan tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Dylan back against the cage.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Dylan wants to stall.
Dylan misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dylan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dylan tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dylan backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to break free.
Dylan has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Dylan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dylan tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Dylan is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dylan swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dylan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones prevents a body shot from Dylan.
Jones is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rob Dylan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roy Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Dylan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Dylan just misses with a punch to the body.
Dylan lands with a good body shot.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dylan counters with a right hand to the body.
Dylan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dylan slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dylan fails with the takedown.
Dylan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dylan's head.
Jones works over Dylan's head and body with a nice combination.
Dylan misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Dylan looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Dylan misses with a jab to the body
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Roy Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dylan throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dylan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dylan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dylan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Dylan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dylan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Dylan misses the shot to the body.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Dylan throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones defending well as Dylan loads up on a big left hand.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dylan.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dylan misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Dylan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dylan fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Roy Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rob Dylan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Jones throws a series of punches but Dylan moves out of range.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dylan lands a slapping body shot.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dylan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones takes a swing at Dylan's ribcage but misses.
Dylan dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dylan moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rob Dylan.
Well Dylan 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Dylan!