PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Dichter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Karate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karate has chosen Keith Murray - Slap Somebody as his entrance music. David Dichter is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Dichter
vs
Karate

185 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Dichter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Karate!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dichter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dichter misses with a hook to the body
and Karate counters with a nice uppercut.
Dichter slips under a jab.
Karate looks to land a left hand but Dichter moved out of range nicely.
Karate lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dichter at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Karate as Dichter shoots in.
Karate avoids the body shot from Dichter.
Dichter throws a big shot that misses.
Dichter looks to score with a jab to the body but Karate is just out of range.
Karate throws a looping overhand right but Dichter ducks down to avoid it.
Karate misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karate lands with a cross.
Karate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karate moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dichter misses with a straight right.
Dichter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Karate defends it nicely.
David Dichter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dichter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dichter looks to land a combination but Karate avoids it well.
Dichter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Karate.
Dichter misses with a looping right.
Dichter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A punch combination from Dichter misses.
Dichter could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dichter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Dichter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dichter misses the jab.
Dichter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dichter misses with a body punch
and Karate counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karate avoids the body shot from Dichter.
A big right from Dichter misses.
Nice shot by Karate.

Dichter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Karate can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dichter not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dichter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Karate sees it coming and defends easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dichter perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Karate dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fighters circling - Karate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karate misses with a hook. Dichter ducked under it nicely.
Dichter throws a right hand that Karate ducks under and follows up with a left that Karate also avoids with ease.
Dichter throws a looping overhand right but Karate ducks down to avoid it.
Dichter misses with a lunging right hand
and Karate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karate scores with the left hand. Dichter knows he should have avoided that one.
A big right from Dichter misses.
Karate with a nice cross.
Karate looks to score with a jab to the body but Dichter is just out of range.
Dichter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dichter walks into a stiff left hand from Karate.
Karate uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dichter.
A telegraphed right hand from Karate misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Dichter misses the target.
Karate scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dichter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joey Karate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dichter swings for the body but Karate moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karate misses with a hook.
A jab lands there for Karate.
A jab from Dichter misses.
A punch combination from Karate misses.
Dichter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Karate.
Karate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joey Karate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dichter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karate.
Dichter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karate avoids the body shot from Dichter.
Karate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dichter.
Dichter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karate manages to avoid it.
Dichter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dichter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karate.
Karate misses with an uppercut. Dichter saw that one coming.
Karate throws the left hand but Dichter avoids the punch easily.
Karate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dichter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dichter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karate was well out of range. Poor timing from Dichter.
Karate scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dichter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karate moves away.
Dichter swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Karate counter with a right hand.
Karate works Dichter's body with a nice hook.
Dichter slips a straight right by Karate.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dichter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karate lands with a shot to the body.
Karate lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Karate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Dichter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Dichter.
Karate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dichter misses the body punch
and Karate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dichter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dichter shoots in for a double leg but Karate sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dichter swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Karate to counter with a crisp jab.
Dichter takes a swing at Karate's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dichter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dichter misses with a wild body shot.
Dichter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Karate scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dichter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Karate looks to throw the jab but Dichter is out of range.
Dichter throws a body punch but Karate moves out of range.
Karate misses with a body shot.
Dichter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dichter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Karate counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karate ducks under a wild hook from Dichter.
Dichter slips under a jab.
Dichter misses with a few strikes there.
A punch lands to the side of Dichter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Karate might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karate works Dichter's body with a nice hook.
Karate ducks under a wild hook from Dichter.
Dichter misses with a lunging right hand
letting Karate counter with a right hand.
Dichter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dichter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dichter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Karate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dichter walks into a straight right hand from Karate.
Joey Karate is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Karate moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Karate darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
David Dichter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dichter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Karate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dichter looks to score with a jab to the body but Karate is just out of range.
Dichter slips a jab from Karate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dichter throws a hook to the side of Karate's head but Karate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dichter swings for the body but Karate moves out of range.
Dichter ducks right into an uppercut from Karate.
Karate scores with a jab to the body.
Dichter just misses with a punch to the body.
Dichter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Karate counters with a lovely shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Dichter misses its intended target.
Dichter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Karate.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Karate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Karate winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Karate!
Post fight, an emotional Joey Karate said 'I'm a fuckin' black belt!'.