PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Snake Eye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Dillashaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). TJ Dillashaw is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Eye
vs
Dillashaw

165 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Snake Eye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, TJ Dillashaw!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Eye closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dillashaw quickly recovers to half guard.
Dillashaw looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Nice strikes from Eye there.

Eye is working for a submission of some sort.
Eye missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Eye is working for a kimura but Dillashaw is defending it quite comfortably.
Dillashaw on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Eye is trying to work for a kimura but Dillashaw is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eye scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eye is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Eye is nestled in close to Dillashaw, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eye working over Dillashaw with some ground and pound. Dillashaw looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Eye sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dillashaw defending well though.
Eye wants to pass the guard but Dillashaw is defending well.
Eye looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dillashaw with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Eye is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Dillashaw is rocked!
Eye is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dillashaw is still in real trouble! Can Eye finish him?

Eye maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Dillashaw could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Eye has cracked it and Dillashaw is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Eye!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Snake Eye!
Snake Eye thanked the fans post fight for their support.