PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pharrel Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Sauve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dickinson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Queen - The Show Must Go On. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Dickinson
vs
Sauve

179 cm
22
181 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pharrel Dickinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Sauve!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauve fails with a takedown attempt.
Sauve avoids a punch combination nicely.

Sauve closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sauve is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Sauve is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dickinson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Dickinson is looking to get to half guard.
Dickinson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Sauve looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dickinson is trying to maintain the position but Sauve is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson wants to get back to his feet.

Sauve wants to work for an arm triangle but Dickinson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sauve wants to control but Dickinson is keeping him busy.
Dickinson pushes Sauve off looking to stand but Sauve dives back in and keeps control.

Sauve is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sauve looks gassed!
Dickinson is trying to stand.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sauve looks for a takedown but Dickinson sprawls well.
Sauve shoots in and drives through. Dickinson sprawls well.
Pharrel Dickinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Sauve.
Dickinson scores with a nice strike.
Dickinson looks to land a combination but Sauve avoids it well.
Dickinson stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sauve misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dickinson moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Sauve goes down! Can Dickinson finish him!?

Sauve is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Dickinson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dickinson tries to stand but Sauve is controlling from the bottom.
Dickinson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Sauve is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Dickinson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dickinson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dickinson passes Sauve's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauve wants to improve his position but Dickinson is controlling well.
Dickinson throwing shots but Sauve is blocking nicely.
Sauve trying to control but Dickinson postures up.
It looks like Dickinson is going to stand back up.

Dickinson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Sauve looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Sauve looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dickinson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sauve closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dickinson circles away.
Kyle Sauve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sauve moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice combo by Dickinson! Oh, that's hurt him - Sauve falls to the canvas and Dickinson follows him into side control.
Sauve is still in real trouble! Can Dickinson finish him?
Dickinson trying to control the position but Sauve is working away.
Dickinson wants to stand but Sauve is controlling his arm.
Sauve seems to have recovered his senses.
Sauve looks to move to half guard but instead Dickinson has passed into mount! Damn!

Dickinson gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dickinson stuffs the takedown attempt from Sauve. Sauve gets slowly back to his feet.
Dickinson throws a right hand that Sauve ducks under and follows up with a left that Sauve also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pharrel Dickinson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dickinson throws a right hand that Sauve ducks under and follows up with a left that Sauve also avoids with ease.

Sauve drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Dickinson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sauve pushing down on Dickinson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Sauve wants to work for an arm triangle but Dickinson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dickinson gets full guard.

Sauve avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dickinson wants to stand and escape but Sauve is having none of it.
Sauve with a flurry of punches that miss.

Sauve drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dickinson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sauve has Dickinson in his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Sauve working for a triangle but Dickinson defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson wants to control from the top but Sauve keeps moving.

Sauve throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dickinson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sauve's guard.

Sauve throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sauve keeping moving, preventing Dickinson from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dickinson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dickinson is looking to take a break and control but Sauve is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dickinson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Sauve is not content to let Dickinson control the position.
Dickinson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sauve!
Sauve is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Sauve slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dickinson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Sauve controls his leg.
Dickinson wants to take a breather but Sauve is having none of it.

Sauve is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Dickinson pulls his head out easily.
Sauve slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Sauve had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Dickinson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Sauve Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Dickinson's back instead.
Dickinson holding both Sauve 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sauve avoiding Dickinson 's attempts to control his hands.
Dickinson avoids the strikes from Sauve.

Dickinson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Sauve has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Sauve working for a choke but Dickinson is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dickinson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Sauve showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sauve closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sauve prevents Dickinson from improving his position.

Sauve is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dickinson is just riding it out for now. Sauve eventually gives up the hold.

Sauve is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dickinson sees it coming and defends easily.
Dickinson is trying to stand back up but Sauve is controlling him
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sauve is working for a submission of some sort.
Dickinson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Sauve seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson pushes Sauve off looking to stand but Sauve dives back in and keeps control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sauve looks for a takedown but Dickinson sprawls well.
Sauve takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sauve shoots in and drives through. Dickinson sprawls well.
Dickinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dickinson misses with a few strikes there.
Dickinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Sauve closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dickinson sneaks back into half guard.

Sauve is looking for submissions but instead, Dickinson has regained full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dickinson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sauve can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sauve forces his way into half guard.

Sauve is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dickinson defends it well.

Sauve is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Dickinson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dickinson wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sauve seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Dickinson is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kyle Sauve!