PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chop Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Home Grown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick's entrance music is Prodigy - No Good. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dick
vs
Grown

184 cm
20
219 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

205 cm
23
260 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Springfield HW Nutrition

Springfield HW Nutrition
Springfield HW Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chop Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Home Grown!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dick wants to slow Grown down by chopping away at his legs.
Dick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grown.
Dick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Grown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Horrible takedown by Dick or perhaps it was just good defense by Grown which made him look bad.
Dick thuds his right hand into Grown's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dick tries to score a power double leg takedown but Grown sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dick somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chop Dick. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick scores with the left hand. Grown knows he should have avoided that one.
Dick thows a body shot but no joy.
Grown displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dick. Grown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dick throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Dick drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Grown managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dick.
Grown is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Grown's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Dick thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dick moves into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grown is in all sorts of trouble here.
BOOM! Dick connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Dick goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Grown is on top in guard.
Dick wants to sweep but no luck.
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.

Dick is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Grown defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dick is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dick pulls Grown in close to his closed guard and prevents Grown from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dick looking for a sweep. Not yet Dick, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dick preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chop Dick 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.

The crowd cheers as Grown lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dick doesn't seem phased though.
Grown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Dick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dick throws a shot from downtown. Grown moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dick misses with a hook.
Grown ducks under a wild hook from Dick.
Dick misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Dick misses.
Dick tries for a takedown but Grown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dick misses with the combination.
Grown avoids the body shot from Dick.
Grown takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grown thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dick.
Dick throws a looping overhand right but Grown ducks down to avoid it.
Home Grown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Grown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dick.
Dick shoots for a double leg takedown but Grown sprawls well. He's pushed Dick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chop Dick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grown lands with a hook. Dick tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A swing and a miss from Dick.
Grown throws an overhand right that lands on Dick's shoulder, as Dick tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick shoots for a takedown but Grown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dick misses with a low kick.
Grown lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Horrible takedown by Dick or perhaps it was just good defense by Grown which made him look bad.
Dick tries for a takedown but Grown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Dick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grown.
Grown misses the jab.
Dick looks to land a right hand but Grown moved out of range.
Grown slips under a jab from Dick.
Dick misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Grown is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Home Grown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Grown looks to land a left hand but Dick moved out of range nicely.
Grown misses with a head kick.
Grown defending well as Dick loads up on a big left hand.
Grown slaps away a takedown attempt from Dick, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dick shoots in for a double leg but Grown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Dick.
Dick thows a leg kick but Grown checks it
and Grown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick misses the jab.
Dick fails with the takedown
and Grown counters with a head kick. That will keep Dick thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chop Dick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grown moves out of range of the strikes.
Dick misses with a few strikes there.
Dick missing with a left hand there. Grown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dick manages to avoid it.
Dick shoots in looking for a takedown. Grown tries to sprawl out of it but Dick keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grown tests Dick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dick misses with a low kick.
Dick misses with a looping right.
Dick throws a combination that misses
and Grown counters with a series of strikes. Dick will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick throws an overhand right that lands on Grown's shoulder, as Grown tries to avoid the shot.
Grown is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dick fails with the takedown
and Grown counters with a flying knee. Nice.
An inside leg kick from Dick misses.
Dick misses with a takedown
and Grown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Dick is predictable there
and Grown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick throws an overhand right that lands on Grown's shoulder, as Grown tries to avoid the shot.

Grown gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dick pushes down on Grown's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grown keeps working.

Dick seems to be looking for submissions.
Dick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Home Grown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grown has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Home Grown!