PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Halford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Dion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Halford
vs
Dion

175 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

194 cm
20
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Halford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Douglas Dion!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Halford looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dion is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Halford tries to free his leg and advance position but Dion is retaining full guard.
Dion thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dion can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dion doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Dion throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Dion tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Halford wants to pass the guard but Dion is keeping the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Halford shoots in but Dion avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dion shoots in for a double leg but Halford sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Halford shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Halford preventing the sweep.
Dion throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Dion avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dion wants to sweep here but Halford controlling him for the moment.
Dion controls Halford momentarily but Halford frees himself.
Halford wants to pass the guard but Dion is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dion working a defensive guard but Halford passes into half guard.
Dion is looking to improve his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Dion looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dion looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dion throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dion not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dion missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Halford tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Halford is trying to stand up here but Dion is controlling him well.
Halford is trying to maintain the position but Dion is very close to passing his half guard.
Halford wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Halford throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Dion. No joy for Halford on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Halford gets caught flat footed, as Dion shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Halford keeping moving, preventing Dion from controlling successfully.
Halford is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dion trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dion with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dion must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dion scoring with some ground and pound.
Dion throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dion accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dion fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dion shoots and misses
and Halford counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dylan Halford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Dion.
Dion keeps the fight on the outside.
Halford takes a swing at Dion's ribcage but misses.

Dion clinches.
Halford prevents a takedown attempt there.
Halford could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Dion works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Halford looking to control.
Dion passes Halford's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Halford is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douglas Dion dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dion looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Halford!
A nice elbow there by Dion.
Halford tries to hold on but Dion pushes him away.
Halford is desperately trying to improve his position but Dion has a good base and remains in mount.
Halford tries to lock up and control but Dion gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The referee warns Halford that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dion working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Dion.
Dion fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Halford wants to control but Dion is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dion blocks Halford's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Halford is desperately trying to improve his position but Dion has a good base and remains in mount.
Halford is working hard here to advance position.
Dion lands a heavy elbow.
Dion lands a nice shot to the head.
Halford in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dion in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Halford tries to reverse the position but Dion maintains control.
BOOM! Dion connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Halford bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Dion is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Halford is pushing down on Dion's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dion is fighting to maintain full guard but Halford has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dion moves into full guard.
Halford in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dion tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dion utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Halford trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dion doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Halford shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dion's guard.
Dion tries to strike from the bottom.
Halford wants to stand but Dion is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dion trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Dion keeping moving, preventing Halford from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dion is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dion is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halford wants to control from the top but Dion keeps moving.
Halford is fighting to break Dion's control of his arms but Dion is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Halford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dion tries to clinch but Halford is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douglas Dion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Halford shoots in but no luck this time.

Dion looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dion looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Halford wants to improve his position but Dion is controlling well.
Dion throwing shots but Halford is blocking nicely.
Dion performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dion not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dion seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dion not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dion missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Halford is trying to stand.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Halford.

Halford drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dion is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dion trying to keep a closed guard but Halford is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dion keeping moving, preventing Halford from controlling successfully.
Halford is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dion is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Douglas Dion has got the better of the ground game so far.
Halford passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Halford thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dion tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Halford is looking to take a break and control but Dion is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Dion looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halford manages to get to full guard.
Dion is in close to Halford's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dion controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dion accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dion trying to control the position from guard on top but Halford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dion working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Halford's head.
Halford is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dion wants to control from the top but Halford keeps moving.
Dion connects with a couple of short punches.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Halford shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Dion counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dion.
Douglas Dion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Halford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halford is trying to keep Dion in close.
Dylan Halford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Halford has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dion can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Douglas Dion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dion has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Douglas Dion!