PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between GiganticBlack Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Stanton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Stanton will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Dick
vs
Stanton

190 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, GiganticBlack Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Stanton!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanton tries to clinch but Dick moves out of range.
Stanton looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Dick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stanton's waist but Stanton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dick off to one side.
Dick shoots in looking for a takedown. Stanton tries to sprawl out of it but Dick keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stanton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dick shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for GiganticBlack Dick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stanton takes a swing at Dick's ribcage but misses.

Dick pushes Stanton up against the cage in a clinch.
Dick goes for a takedown attempt but Stanton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stanton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stanton wants it to stay on the feet.
Dick avoids the body shot from Stanton.

Dick looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dick looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stanton wants to sweep here but Dick controlling him for the moment.
Dick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stanton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Dick drops back looking for a leg! Stanton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stanton manages to kick Dick off! Dick jumps back into Stanton's guard.
Stanton being controlled here, momentarily.
Dick trying to control the position from guard on top but Stanton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dick content to stall in guard here.
Dick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dick scoring with some ground and pound.

Stanton pushes Dick off and gets back to his feet.
Dick shoots for a takedown but Stanton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stanton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dick.
Stanton shoots and misses

and Dick counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dick is looking to pass Stanton's guard but actually Stanton recovers to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dick stands and throws Stanton's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick wants to control but Stanton is keeping him busy.
Stanton managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dick.
Stanton regains half guard.
Stanton trying to hold on to Dick's head to control him but Dick postures up.
Dick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stanton keeps working.
Stanton wants to get back to full guard.
Dick takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dick is taking a breather. Stanton says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Stanton gets back to full guard.
Dick connects with a couple of short punches.
Dick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dick throws a big right hand that misses.
Stanton wants to stand and escape but Dick is having none of it.
Dick trying to control the position from guard on top but Stanton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stanton is trying to control the position but Dick postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stanton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

GiganticBlack Dick dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Stanton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Dick has closed the distance and engaged Stanton in a clinch.

Dick pulls guard.

Dick has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Stanton off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Dick closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stanton to the mat! Stanton manages to get full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dick's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stanton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dick is controlling him.

Dick stands up from Stanton's guard - Dick perhaps looking for a knockout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dick fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stanton is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dick's half guard.
Dick blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stanton.
Stanton thows a huge punch but Dick dodges it nicely.
Dick keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stanton is trying to control. Dick wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dick keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stanton throws a strike but Dick avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick has a closed guard, preventing Stanton from standing up.
Stanton being controlled here momentarily.
GiganticBlack Dick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dick shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stanton but Stanton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Good work by Stanton as he checks the leg kick.
Stanton misses with a two punch combination.

Dick darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Stanton is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanton is trying to control but can't.
Stanton is not content to let Dick control the position.
Stanton trying to control but Dick postures up.

Dick escapes and gets back to his feet.

Stanton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Dick pulls guard successfully.

Dick has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Stanton off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Stanton lands a jab-cross combination.
Stanton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dick defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dick closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dick really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dick working the head with strikes.
Stanton is looking for a sweep.
Dick scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stanton to see if he's OK.
Dick lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Stanton bucks up and tries to throw Dick off but instead Dick has got his back!
Stanton trying to control the action but Dick just sinks the hooks in.
Dick lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Stanton hold on?!
Stanton trying to get back to his feet but Dick is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

GiganticBlack Dick dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dick tries for a takedown but Stanton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Dick looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Stanton!
Dick takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns Stanton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Stanton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Dick is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Stanton can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Stanton is desperately trying to improve his position but Dick has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dick cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick breaks from Stanton's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dick content just to control the position here.
Dick dominating with strikes here.
Dick controlling the pace for now.
Stanton is trying desperately to improve position.
Stanton takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two 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.
Dick working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dick controlling from the full mount.
Dick lands a big shot there that rocks Stanton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stanton can't escape the position.
Stanton tries to hold on but Dick pushes him away.
Dick tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dick trying to control but Stanton is having none of it.
Stanton tries to hold on but Dick pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanton is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dick is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stanton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dick scoring with strikes but Stanton is staying in there.
Dick avoids the attempt from Stanton to control.
Stanton is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Stanton tries to hold on but Dick postures up.
Stanton might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dick kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Stanton bucks Dick off and manages to get back to his feet!
Stanton tries a head kick but it misses.

Dick shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dick will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dick putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The referee warns Stanton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Stanton is looking to improve his position but Dick isn't that keen on the idea.
Dick pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stanton keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dick avoids the attempt from Stanton to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
GiganticBlack Dick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dick, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... GiganticBlack Dick!