PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Dichico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Fight Music - D12. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Dichico

185 cm
21
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

MMA's Best 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rufus Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mickey Dichico!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Dichico takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dichico looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Johnson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dichico bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Johnson throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dichico is one step ahead there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dichico pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dichico.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dichico working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dichico won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Johnson blocks the strikes from Dichico.
Johnson is looking to advance position but Dichico won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Dichico is having none of it.
Dichico wants to get back to full guard but Johnson has passed into side control.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount.
Dichico is working to get back to half guard.
Dichico is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Johnson lands a big shot there that rocks Dichico but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Johnson unloading with bombs!
Dichico is wriggling around trying to escape.

Johnson has control of Dichico's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dichico regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Dichico is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dichico looks gassed!
Johnson scoring with strikes but Dichico is staying in there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
Dichico is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dichico is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Johnson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Johnson working Dichico over with strikes here.
Dichico wants to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson controlling from the full mount.
Johnson looking to control but Dichico is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dichico is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnson looking to control but Dichico is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns Dichico that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnson punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a big elbow.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.
Johnson with good strikes from the mount here!
Johnson working the ground and pound effectively.
Johnson working the ground and pound effectively.
Johnson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Dichico is squirming around nicely.
Dichico taking shots to the head.
Johnson landing punches.
Dichico tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dichico gets back to half guard.
Dichico has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Dichico works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dichico is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dichico doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dichico striking off his back but it's not causing Johnson any problems.
Dichico avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dichico is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Dichico tries to strike from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dichico doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Johnson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dichico's guard now.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.

Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johnson trying to control but Dichico is working from the bottom.
Dichico looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Johnson 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.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dichico can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnson controls the pace.
Dichico has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rufus Johnson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Johnson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dichico keeps working.
Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dichico to see if he's OK.
Johnson working the head with strikes.
Dichico is looking for a sweep.
Johnson trying to control the position but Dichico is working away.
Johnson is putting a hurting on Dichico here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dichico wants to get back to his feet but Johnson drags him back down.
Johnson trying to control the position but Dichico is working away.
Dichico manages to get back to half guard.

Dichico is defending against the submission attempts here by Johnson.
Dichico is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dichico manages to get to full guard.
Johnson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Johnson working the ground and pound.
Dichico is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Johnson working the ground and pound but Dichico is defending the strikes.
Dichico throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Dichico is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Johnson off and has taken his back!
Dichico lands shots from the back.
Dichico throwing damaging strikes from the back! Johnson could be in trouble here!
Dichico scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Rufus Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Johnson showing good submission defense here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dichico has Johnson flattened out and is raining down punches.
Dichico lands a good shot there. Johnson covers up! Dichico smells blood and goes for the finish - the referee warns Johnson to improve his position but he's not intelligently defending himself and the referee has no choice but to step in and end the fight! Dichico jumps to his feet and celebrates the important win with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Dichico!