PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Franko Mia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Dylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mia's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, .. Rob Dylan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mia
vs
Dylan

180 cm
25
178 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

190 cm
27
175 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Franko Mia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Dylan!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Mia shoots in and bounces Dylan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Dylan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mia defends well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dylan controlling the position.
Mia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dylan trying to control the position.
Mia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dylan is controlling Mia's posture.
Mia 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.
Mia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dylan's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mia trying to control the position from guard on top but Dylan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dylan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mia.
Dylan working a defensive guard but Mia passes into half guard.
Dylan is trying to maintain the position but Mia is very close to passing his half guard.
Dylan is not content to let Mia control the position.
Mia throwing shots but Dylan is blocking nicely.
Mia is pressing down on Dylan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dylan is holding on for now.
Mia uses his free foot to push down on Dylan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dylan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Mia goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Dylan turns into him and now he's in Mia's guard.
Mia trying to keep a closed guard but Dylan is proving a slippery customer.

Mia working for a triangle but Dylan defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dylan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dylan is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Mia has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Dylan is looking to defend but Mia has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Dylan! Mia pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Dylan taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Franko Mia!