PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Sloop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickinson comes to the cage accompanied by turisas- stand up and fight. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Josh Sloop was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Dickinson
vs
Sloop

174 cm
25
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Dickinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Sloop!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickinson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sloop misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloop throws a shot to the body.
Dickinson closes the distance and clinches up with Sloop, looking for a takedown. Dickinson pushes Sloop against the cage but Sloop circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sloop.

It looks like Will Dickinson has been cut.
Sloop cracks Dickinson with an open hand slap.
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!
Sloop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloop lands a jab to the head.

Dickinson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sloppy strikes there by Dickinson.

Dickinson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sloop knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dickinson working the strikes but Sloop uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloop is not content to let Dickinson control the position.
Sloop pushes Dickinson off looking to stand but Dickinson dives back in and keeps control.
Dickinson is controlling the pace.

Dickinson is working for a submission of some sort.
Dickinson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sloop's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sloop is looking to escape.
Dickinson thows a huge punch but Sloop dodges it nicely.
Dickinson thows a huge punch but Sloop dodges it nicely.

Dickinson is working for a submission of some sort.
Dickinson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloop wants to get back to his feet.
Dickinson is controlling the pace.
Dickinson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dickinson controlling the pace.
Dickinson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dickinson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dickinson with the ground and pound from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dickinson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Will Dickinson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Will Dickinson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sloop!
Sloop throws a series of strikes that have Dickinson backpedaling.

Dickinson closes the distance and clinches.
Sloop is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dickinson controlling the action here for a moment.
Dickinson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sloop lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Come on Dickinson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Dickinson is trying to trip Sloop. He has hold of a leg but Sloop is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dickinson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloop wants to stand and escape but Dickinson is having none of it.
Sloop can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dickinson controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson wants to control from the top but Sloop keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Will Dickinson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sloop throws a right and a left that both miss.

Dickinson clinches up against the cage.

Dickinson has picked Sloop up - he's going for a ride! Dickinson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Dickinson stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Sloop defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dickinson.
Josh Sloop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice sprawl there from Sloop as Dickinson shoots in.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dickinson shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Dickinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dickinson rushes Sloop and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Dickinson gets a trip takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dickinson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sloop's head.
Sloop is looking to escape.
Dickinson is keen to just control but Sloop is a slippery customer.
Dickinson stops Sloop from getting back to his feet.
Dickinson slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Dickinson seems to be working for a kimura but Sloop defends the submission attempt.
Sloop is refusing to be controlled, as Dickinson sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dickinson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sloop doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dickinson.

Sloop is defending against the submission attempts here by Dickinson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sloop taking some punishment here, with Dickinson in his half guard.
Dickinson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sloop keeps working.

Dickinson seems to be looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloop wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Dickinson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Will Dickinson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sloop throws a shot to the body.

Dickinson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dickinson lands in his opponent's guard.
Dickinson throwing strikes but missing.
Dickinson won't allow Sloop to get back to his feet.
Dickinson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sloop wants to stand up but Dickinson is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Will Dickinson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sloop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dickinson passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Dickinson is trying to get an arm triangle but Sloop is defending well.
The referee asks Dickinson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dickinson prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson prevents Sloop from escaping the position.
Dickinson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

Dickinson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sloop has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sloop is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Dickinson tries for a kimura but Sloop is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sloop keeps working.

Dickinson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sloop knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dickinson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sloop's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson wants to control but Sloop is keeping him busy.
Sloop is trying to get back to his feet.
Dickinson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sloop to see if he's OK.
Dickinson controls the position.
Dickinson tries to score with some ground and pound. Sloop controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dickinson wants to control but Sloop is keeping him busy.
Josh Sloop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Dickinson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Will Dickinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dickinson, 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 James Glass scores the fight for Will Dickinson!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Will Dickinson!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Will Dickinson!

Will Dickinson wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Will Dickinson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.