PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cloud Strife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Strife might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to One Winged Angel by The Black Mages. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Strife
vs
Dick

201 cm
31
289 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

195 cm
27
285 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire
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Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Cloud Strife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordan Dick!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strife's corner calls for a 1-2. Strife obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Strife tries to clinch but Dick moves out of range.
Dick closes this distance looking for a takedown but Strife circles away.
Strife tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dick with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Strife to counter with a crisp jab.
Dick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dick takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Strife lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Jordan Dick has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Strife takes the fight into the clinch.

Dick manages to pull guard.
Dick throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dick has an active guard here but Strife has managed to pass into half guard.

Strife is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strife looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dick with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Strife is trying to work for a kimura but Dick is defending well.
Dick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Strife.
Strife is looking to take a break and control but Dick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Strife stands up out of the half guard.
Dick falls off balance throwing a combination
and Strife connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife misses with a series of wild punches.
Cloud Strife is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dick walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strife takes a swing at Dick's ribcage but misses.
Dick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dick has his takedown stuffed
and Strife connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cloud Strife has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Dick.
A jab lands there for Dick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife misses the shot to the body.

Strife clinches.
Dick is looking to take this one to the mat.

Dick has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Strife uses from the top position.

Dick is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Strife defends well.
Strife distracts Dick with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dick keeping moving, preventing Strife from controlling successfully.
Strife working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Strife works over Dick with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Strife decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dick, up you get!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strife misses with a left hand
and Dick counters with a nice uppercut.
Dick slips under a jab.
Dick avoids a punch combination nicely.

Strife moves into the clinch.
Strife is trying to drag Dick to the mat but Dick just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dick wants to take the fight to the mat but Strife manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dick has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Strife avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Strife is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cloud Strife dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jordan Dick's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Strife looks to score with a jab to the body but Dick is just out of range.
Dick shoots in but Strife avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dick gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dick changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Strife tries to avoid it but Dick manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Strife to the ground. Strife escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Strife ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, jab by Dick - just one landing.

Strife takes the fight into the clinch.

Strife tightens his grip and picks Dick up, before dumping him to the ground. Dick manages to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife trying to control the position from guard on top but Dick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Strife looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Dick working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Strife has passed into half guard!
Strife passes to full mount!
Strife lands with some strikes.
Dick is looking to improve his position but Strife isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Dick is looking for a sweep. Strife is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Strife is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Dick still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Dick has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strife is trying to improve his position.
Dick working the head with strikes.
Strife manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dick is not content to let Strife control the position.
Strife is looking to stall here but Dick recovers full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Strife trying to control the position from guard on top but Dick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dick lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Strife!
Dick working Strife over with strikes here.
Dick trying to control but Strife is having none of it.

Dick looking to secure an arm triangle but Strife defends it well.
Dick lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strife is trying desperately to improve position.

Dick jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Strife manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Dick decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Dick gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dick fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jordan Dick will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jordan Dick's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Strife scores with a nice head shot.
A punch lands to the side of Dick 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Dick throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Strife tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dick is in Strife's guard.

Strife kicks Dick off and gets to his feet.
Strife lands a really nice looking cross but Dick seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dick slips a jab from Strife.
Strife misses with a right hand

and Dick counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Strife!
Strife flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Dick with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick lands with some strikes.
Dick thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Strife really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jordan Dick has got the better of the ground game so far.

Dick gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Cloud Strife is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strife doesn't manage to clinch there - Dick circles away.
Strife tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strife.
Dick misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut lands for Strife. That snapped Dick's head back.

Strife clinches with his opponent.
Strife has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dick avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Dick manages to pull guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Strife avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Strife manages to get himself to full guard.

Dick drops back, looking for a kneebar! Strife looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Strife looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Strife!

Strife tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick is trying to get back to his feet.
Dick is looking for a sweep.

Strife is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dick has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dick is looking to regain half guard here but Strife keeps moving and retains side control.
Dick is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Strife has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Strife decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dick to his feet.
Dick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strife throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Strife avoids the body shot from Dick.

Strife closes the distance and pushes Dick back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dick jumps into guard, dragging Strife to the mat.
Dick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Strife.
Dick being controlled here, momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cloud Strife.
I think Strife has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for Cloud Strife!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Cloud Strife!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Cloud Strife!

Cloud Strife wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Cloud Strife made sure he mentioned Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire, along with how happy he was to win his fight.