PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Dylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dion Phaneuf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dylan
vs
Phaneuf

190 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Demonic Drugs
Demonic Drugs

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rob Dylan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dion Phaneuf!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Phaneuf misses.
Phaneuf scores with a nice right hand.
Phaneuf swinging wilding here.
Phaneuf throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Dylan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dylan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dylan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Phaneuf!
Phaneuf has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Dylan's lack of action.
Dylan is keen to just control but Phaneuf is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan is stalling here. Phaneuf is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dylan seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Phaneuf has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Dylan wants to control but Phaneuf postures up.
Dylan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Phaneuf is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dylan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dylan prevents Phaneuf from standing back up.
Dylan controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Rob Dylan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Dylan slips a jab and a cross from Phaneuf.
Phaneuf misses with a jab, cross combination.

Dylan drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Phaneuf wants to get back to his feet but Dylan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Phaneuf looks gassed!
Dylan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Phaneuf is looking to stand up but Dylan isn't so interested in that idea.
Phaneuf controls Dylan momentarily but Dylan frees himself.
Phaneuf being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phaneuf is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dylan controlling from the top position.
Phaneuf keeping moving, preventing Dylan from controlling successfully.
Dylan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Phaneuf is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dylan is controlling him.

That's four 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.
Dylan wants to control from the top but Phaneuf keeps moving.
Dylan sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Rob Dylan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Dylan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dylan in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Dylan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dylan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Phaneuf is fending him off so far but Dylan persists. Nope, Phaneuf circles away and we're back to standing.
Phaneuf misses with a few strikes there.
Dylan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Phaneuf connects with the punch.
Phaneuf fails to land with a series of punches.
Phaneuf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Phaneuf does no damage.
Phaneuf looks for the body kick but Dylan saw that one coming.
Dylan fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Dylan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phaneuf is breathing heavily.

Dylan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Dylan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dylan advances to full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dylan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phaneuf is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Dylan takes Phaneuf's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Phaneuf is in trouble.
Dylan controlling the position well here. Phaneuf rolled but Dylan kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Rob Dylan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Dylan gets a takedown into half guard.
Dylan slows the pace down in half guard.
Dylan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dylan controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phaneuf flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Dylan controlling his opponent.
Phaneuf can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Dylan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Dylan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dylan defending well as Phaneuf loads up on a big left hand.
Dylan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Phaneuf.
Phaneuf throws a series of punches but Dylan moves out of range.
Phaneuf pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Dylan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phaneuf being controlled for a moment.
Check out the look on Dylan's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Phaneuf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Phaneuf is trying to buck Dylan off.
Dylan taking a breather here.
Rob Dylan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Dylan tries for a kimura but Phaneuf is defending well.

Dylan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phaneuf is trying to buck Dylan off.
Dylan slows the pace down.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Rob Dylan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Dylan shoots for a double leg takedown but Phaneuf sprawls well. He's pushed Dylan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phaneuf throws a sloppy head kick and Dylan moves out of range easily.
Phaneuf pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Dylan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dylan lands in his opponent's guard.
Dylan won't allow Phaneuf to sweep him here.
Dion Phaneuf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dylan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dylan is pushing down on Phaneuf's leg trying to pass to half guard. Phaneuf is fighting to maintain full guard but Dylan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Phaneuf is trying to stand back up but Dylan is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dylan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Well, if Dylan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Dylan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dylan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

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