PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dermot Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Dickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dickson's choice of entrance music: Spit Your Game. David Dickson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Gray
vs
Dickson

173 cm
25
282 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

195 cm
22
243 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Das Labor
►Schwarzenegger Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dermot Gray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Dickson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gray.
A punch combination from Dickson misses.
Dickson staying out of range there.
Dickson walks into a left hand.
Dickson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gray pinned against the cage. Gray gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice sprawl there from Gray as Dickson shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gray is fending him off so far but Dickson persists. Nope, Gray circles away and we're back to standing.
Dermot Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Dickson.
Gray looks to land a right hand but Dickson moved out of range.
Dickson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gray throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dickson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dickson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gray. Gray obviously looking to wear him down.
Dickson looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws a combination that misses

and Dickson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gray's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickson wants to get up but he can't break Gray's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gray pulls Dickson in close to his closed guard and prevents Dickson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gray manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dickson manages to get himself to full guard.
Gray trying to control but Dickson is working from the bottom.
Gray is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dickson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray connects with a couple of short punches.
Gray stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dickson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gray throws and elbow that misses. Dickson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gray's guard. Nice move by Dickson!
Dickson preventing the sweep.
Gray is pulling down on Dickson's head. It's preventing any offense from Dickson, at least for the moment.
Gray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

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.

Dickson 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.
Dickson wants to control from the top but Gray keeps moving.
Gray tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gray throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gray digs a good body shot into Dickson's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gray throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dermot Gray 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.

Dickson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gray bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dickson's head backwards.
Gray tests Dickson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gray throws a body punch but Dickson moves out of range.
Dickson tries to move into range but Gray moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dermot Gray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dickson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dickson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dickson is breathing heavily.
Gray lands a glancing blow to the side of Dickson's head.
Gray displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dickson.
Gray misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray scores with a jab. Dickson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dickson shoots in looking for a takedown. Gray tries to sprawl out of it but Dickson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gray manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dermot Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Dickson.
Gray fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray stuffs the takedown attempt from Dickson. Dickson gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice cross by Gray.
Decent striking displayed by Gray there.
Dickson shoots in but no luck this time.
Gray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dickson's head.
Dermot Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gray misses with a hook.
Gray swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dermot Gray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dickson fails with a takedown attempt.
Gray lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dermot Gray dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gray lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dickson's sensitive parts.
Gray wants to clinch up but Dickson keeps it at a distance.
Gray scores with a decent looking hook.
Gray tests Dickson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body kick from Gray.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray scores with a kick to the body.
Dermot Gray is winning the standup battle so far.
Dickson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gray doesn't manage to clinch there - Dickson circles away.
Good leg kick by Gray there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gray moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gray tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good exchange - Gray coming out on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gray lands a left and a right that sends Dickson crashing to the canvas! Gray dives into mount looking to finish!

Dickson is rocked!
Gray controlling the position easily from mount.
Gray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dickson can do to turn this around?
BOOM! Gray connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dickson is still in real trouble! Can Gray finish him?
A nice elbow there by Gray.
Dickson seems to have recovered his senses.
Gray connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Dickson is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot lands for Gray! Dickson is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dermot Gray!
Dermot Gray retains his heavyweight title!