PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaime Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickinson comes to the cage accompanied by Harvester of Sorrow. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dickinson
vs
Barbosa

179 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

209 cm
23
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Dickinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaime Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barbosa moves in looking to clinch but Dickinson pushes him off.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Dickinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barbosa is looking to clinch.

Barbosa has managed to clinch.
A knee to the head by Barbosa.

It looks like Dave Dickinson has been cut.
Barbosa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dickinson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Barbosa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dickinson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Barbosa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dickinson blocks it with crossed arms.
Dickinson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barbosa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dickinson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Dickinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbosa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barbosa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dickinson can't get the takedown.
Dickinson fails to pull guard.
Dickinson tries to score a body lock takedown but Barbosa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dickinson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barbosa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dickinson blocks it with crossed arms.
Barbosa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barbosa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dickinson blocks it with crossed arms.
Barbosa looks gassed!
Barbosa misses with a knee strike.
Barbosa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barbosa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dickinson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Barbosa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Barbosa leaves Dickinson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Barbosa fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dickinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Dickinson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Dickinson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Barbosa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Barbosa wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Dickinson is trying to get an arm triangle but Barbosa is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dickinson has hold of Barbosa's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Barbosa tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Dickinson cranks the arm and Barbosa screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Barbosa, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dave Dickinson!