PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Dillon (ranked 6004 p4p, 537 weight class) and Nivolumab Opdivo (ranked 3030 p4p, 329 weight class). Opdivo has chosen Bristol-Myers Squibb corporate anthem as his entrance music. Nivolumab Opdivo struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 173.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. This should be fireworks!

Dillon
vs
Opdivo

182 cm
22
182 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
189 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class 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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Dillon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nivolumab Opdivo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opdivo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Opdivo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dillon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circling - Opdivo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Opdivo.
Opdivo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Opdivo has closed the distance and engaged Dillon in a clinch.
Dillon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Opdivo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dillon backwards.
Dillon struggles to land a body shot inside as Opdivo controls his hands.
Opdivo lands a nice uppercut.
Opdivo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Opdivo lands a shot to the body.
Opdivo cracks Dillon with a nice body shot.
Dillon tries to work over Opdivo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Opdivo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dillons head.
Dillon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dillon lands an uppercut.
Dillon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Opdivo misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Dillon jumps into guard, dragging Opdivo to the mat.
Opdivo preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Opdivo is stalling in the full guard.
Dillon looking for a sweep. Not yet Dillon, not yet.

Dillon is looking for a triangle here but Opdivo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Opdivo advances to mount.
Opdivo controlling from the full mount.
Dillon tries to reverse the position but Opdivo maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Opdivo tries to control but Dillon wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon can't escape the position.
Opdivo tries to control but Dillon wriggling away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Opdivo controlling the position easily from mount.
Opdivo tries to control but Dillon wriggling away.
Dillon working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon is working hard here to advance position.
Opdivo wants to control the pace but Dillon is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Opdivo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dillon working to try and regain half guard.
Opdivo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dillon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Opdivo working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Dillon looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Opdivo! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Nivolumab Opdivo!
An out of breath Nivolumab Opdivo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.