PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Dickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Cumia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cumia is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stranglehold. Brian Dickson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dickson
vs
Cumia

180 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

165 cm
22
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Dickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Cumia!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dickson moves into the clinch.
Cumia tries to break the clinch but Dickson is controlling the position.
Cumia pushes Dickson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dickson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Dickson.
Dickson landing knees to the head.
Dickson stalling in the clinch but Cumia improves position.
Dickson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cumia blocks it with crossed arms.
Cumia prevents Dickson from breaking the clinch.
Dickson connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Anthony Cumia has been cut.
Dickson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cumia has him pressed against the cage.
Cumia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dickson.
Dickson has had enough of the clinch but Cumia keeps him there for the moment.
Cumia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dickson.
Cumia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dickson misses with a knee to the head.
Dickson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dickson misses with an elbow strike.
Come on Cumia - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cumia has had enough of the clinch but Dickson keeps him there for the moment.
Cumia keeps control of Dickson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dickson 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 breaks the clinch.

Dickson instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dickson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cumia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dickson throws an elbow but misses.
Dickson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cumia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Cumia pulls Dickson into guard.
Cumia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cumia looks gassed!
Dickson stops Cumia from standing up.
Cumia wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Dickson manages to pass to side control.
Cumia tries to get to full guard but Dickson has control of the leg.
Dickson wants to take a breather but Cumia is having none of it.
Cumia wants to sweep but Dickson has passed to side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cumia wants to control but Dickson postures up.
Cumia is looking for a sweep.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dickson tries to clinch up.
Cumia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dickson is fending him off so far but Cumia persists. Nope, Dickson circles away and we're back to standing.
Cumia throws a series of punches but Dickson moves out of range.
Cumia scores with a shot to the body.

Cumia closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Cumia stands up out of the half guard.
Crunch! Dickson slams his shin into Cumia's torso.
Dickson slips a jab and a cross from Cumia.
Cumia throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cumia misses with a wild combination.
Cumia wants to clinch.
A head kick from Dickson lands but Cumia takes it in his stride.
Dickson tries to clinch but Cumia moves out of range.
Cumia throws a sloppy head kick
and Dickson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickson keeps the fight on the outside.
Cumia closes the distance and clinches up with Dickson, looking for a takedown. Cumia pushes Dickson against the cage but Dickson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cumia fakes the leg kick and cracks Dickson in the body.
Cumia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dickson connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by Dickson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cumia takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Dickson instigates a clinch.
Dickson lands an elbow inside.
Cumia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dickson is looking to break free of the clinch but Cumia has double underhooks.
Dickson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Cumia is rocked!

Cumia breaks from the clinch.
Cumia is still on wobbly legs! Can Dickson finish him?

Dickson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dickson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Dickson.
Dickson just leaning against Cumia, taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Dickson.
Dickson has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Cumia - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Dickson, and another! Cumia is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Brian Dickson!