PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Slider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Dickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickson has chosen Till I Collapse as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Slider
vs
Dickson

190 cm
24
168 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

180 cm
23
170 lbs
10 - 6 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Slider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Dickson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slider lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Slider misses with a series of wild punches.
Slider really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dickson moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Dickson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slider slips a jab from Dickson.
Dickson loads up on a big right hand but Slider slips the punch.
Dickson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slider manages to avoid it.
Dickson misses with a wild combination.
Slider punishes Dickson's body with a nice straight punch.
Dickson misses with a double jab.
Slider throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dickson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Slider looks to land a combination but Dickson avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slider swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dickson misses with a double jab
and Slider makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dickson looks gassed!
Dickson scores with a nice right hand.
Slider ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slider moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dickson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slider.
Gabriel Dickson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dickson misses with a two punch combination.
Slider misses with a wild combination.
Slider throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dickson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Dickson misses.
Dickson swinging wilding here.
Dickson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dickson dips to his left and cracks Slider with an uppercut!
A punch combination from Slider misses.
Dickson scores with a nice head shot.
Slider throws a series of punches but Dickson moves out of range.
Slider throws a series of punches but Dickson moves out of range.
Dickson throws a nice looking combination but Slider bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dickson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Slider counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Slider both land. Nice combination.
Slider will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dickson throws a one two combo.
Dickson punishes Slider's body with a nice straight punch.
Dickson cracks Slider with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dickson swinging wilding here.
A head kick misses from Slider.
Dickson throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dickson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slider misses with a wild combination.
Slider dodges the punch combination from Dickson.
Dickson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slider misses with a combination
and Dickson counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slider lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Slider throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dickson counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Dickson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A punch combination from Dickson misses.
Dickson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slider.
A punch combination from Slider misses.
Slider moves out of range as Dickson strikes.
William Slider is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dickson throws a jab but it's blocked by Slider.
Dickson misses with a few strikes there.
Dickson misses with a double jab.
Slider is looking to wear down Dickson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slider.
A big right from Dickson misses.
Dickson throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dickson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slider.
Slider thuds his right hand into Dickson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Slider connects with the punch.
Slider digs a good hook to Dickson's body.
Some wild striking there from Dickson.
Slider takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Slider misses with a series of wild punches.
Dickson lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Slider.
Dickson slips a jab and a cross from Slider.
No joy there for Dickson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Slider throws a hook to the side of Dickson's head but Dickson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dickson misses with a wild body shot.
Dickson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Slider with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dickson to score with a decent uppercut.
Dickson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Slider cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dickson throws a hook to the side of Slider's head but Slider sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dickson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slider.
A punch combination from Slider misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slider misses with a few strikes there.
Dickson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Slider.
Slider misses with an uppercut.
Dickson takes a swing at Slider's ribcage but misses.
Dickson shoots and misses
and Slider counters with a left and a right that stings Dickson.
Slider lands with a nice body punch.
Gabriel Dickson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slider throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dickson misses with a wild combination.
Slider throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four 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.
Slider swinging wilding here.
Dickson misses with a combination
and Slider counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A punch combination from Slider misses.
Slider looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slider looks to land a combination but Dickson avoids it well.
Dickson misses with a combination
and Slider counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dickson throws an overhand right that lands on Slider's shoulder, as Slider tries to avoid the shot.
Dickson lands a body shot.
Dickson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that William Slider will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Slider scores with a decent looking hook.
Dickson misses with the combination.
Dickson takes a swing at Slider's ribcage but misses.
Dickson lands a jab to Slider's midsection.
Slider throws a series of punches but Dickson moves out of range.
Slider lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Slider.
No joy there for Slider, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Slider fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dickson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dickson misses with a straight left.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickson slips a straight right by Slider.
Left hook, right uppercut from Slider.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dickson!
Dickson swinging wilding here.
Slider throws a good cross that connects.
Danga de danga de dang - Slider scores with a four punch combination!
Dickson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dickson, as that shot connected.
Slider slips a jab and a cross from Dickson.
Slider swings for the body but Dickson moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slider throws a nice looking combination but Dickson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dickson misses with a hook to the body
and Slider counters with a nice body shot.
Dickson throws a combination that misses
and Slider counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dickson tries to move into range but Slider moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dickson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dickson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dickson misses with the combination.
Dickson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Slider.
Slider swinging wilding here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Slider counters with a nice body shot.
Dickson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slider keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slider fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dickson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Slider fails to land with a series of punches.
Dickson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Slider counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Slider lands with a shot to the body.
Slider tries to bum rush Dickson with a series of wild strikes but Dickson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Slider keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

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.
Dickson tests Slider's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slider tries to move into range but Dickson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Slider swinging wilding here.
Dickson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Slider counters with a two punch combo.
Dickson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slider.
Slider dodges the punch combination from Dickson.
A right-left combo lands from Slider.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slider steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dickson.
Dickson lands with a straight right. Slider didn't see that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to William Slider.
I think Slider has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Gabriel Dickson!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Gabriel Dickson!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Gabriel Dickson!

Gabriel Dickson wins by unanimous decision!