PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Huddlestone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chop Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick has chosen Prodigy - No Good as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Chop Dick has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tom Huddlestone's chin.

Huddlestone
vs
Dick

190 cm
24
216 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

184 cm
27
219 lbs
11 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Huddlestone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chop Dick!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Huddlestone does it's job there.

It looks like Chop Dick has been cut.
Dick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huddlestone.
Huddlestone cracks the inside of Dick's front leg.
Dick loads up on a big right hand but Huddlestone slips the punch.
No joy there for Huddlestone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dick walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Huddlestone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huddlestone is looking to slow Dick down with leg kicks.
Huddlestone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dick tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Huddlestone connects with a right hand. Dick shakes it off.
Huddlestone throws a leg kick but Dick moved away.
Huddlestone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dick's calf.
Huddlestone thows a leg kick but Dick checks it

and Dick counters with a single leg into guard. Huddlestone didn't expect that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dick wants to control from the top but Huddlestone keeps moving.
Huddlestone wants to get back to his feet but Dick is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dick preventing the sweep.
Dick stops Huddlestone from standing up.
Dick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Huddlestone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Huddlestone wants to stand up but Dick is controlling him.
Dick wants to control from the top but Huddlestone keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick content to stall in guard here.
Dick trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Huddlestone manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Huddlestone trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dick's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Chop Dick was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A good leg kick by Huddlestone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick throws a nice looking combination but Huddlestone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A low kick from Huddlestone misses

and Dick counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Huddlestone is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dick is controlling him.
Dick looking to pass the guard.
Dick throws an elbow that misses. Huddlestone uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dick's guard. Nice move by Huddlestone!
Dick wants to sweep here but Huddlestone controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Huddlestone gets to his feet. Dick looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
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!
Huddlestone throws a series of punches but Dick moves out of range.
Huddlestone throws out a leg kick but Dick moves out of range and Huddlestone only half commits.
Dick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Huddlestone throws a hook but Dick blocks it.
Huddlestone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dick throws a shot from downtown. Huddlestone moves away and avoids it.
Huddlestone connects with a crisp jab.
Dick tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Huddlestone swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Huddlestone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chop Dick's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Huddlestone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Huddlestone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dick looks to land a left hand but Huddlestone moved out of range nicely.
Dick moves out of range of the body kick from Huddlestone.
Huddlestone tries a head kick but it misses.
Huddlestone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tom Huddlestone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Huddlestone looks to land a combination. Dick sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Huddlestone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A clash of legs there as Dick blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huddlestone throws a front kick aimed at Dick's knee but Dick avoids it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Huddlestone.
Dick throws a looping overhand right but Huddlestone ducks down to avoid it.
Huddlestone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dick momentarily.
Huddlestone misses with a low kick.
Dick throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jab, jab by Huddlestone - just one landing.
Some wild striking there from Huddlestone.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Huddlestone!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huddlestone swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huddlestone throws a low kick but Dick avoids it.
Huddlestone connects with a solid leg kick.
Dick just misses with a punch to the body.
Huddlestone looks for the body kick but Dick saw that one coming.
Dick on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Huddlestone. Huddlestone obviously looking to wear him down.
Dick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Huddlestone.
Huddlestone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Huddlestone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Huddlestone slips a straight right by Dick.
Huddlestone swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Huddlestone misses with the combination.
Dick takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That has opened up Chop Dick's cut even more.
Dick has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Huddlestone.
Dick takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Huddlestone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Huddlestone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Huddlestone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dick.
Huddlestone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huddlestone is looking to land body kicks.
Huddlestone tried to score with a low kick but Dick checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Huddlestone defends it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Huddlestone.
Dick is breathing heavily.
Huddlestone cracks Dick with a right hand to the side of the head.
Huddlestone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dick.
Huddlestone lands a leg kick that knocks Dick off balance momentarily.
A combination from Huddlestone does no damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huddlestone connects with a jab.
Huddlestone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dick circles away quickly and effectively.
Huddlestone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dick doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Huddlestone dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chop Dick's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Huddlestone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Huddlestone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Huddlestone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Huddlestone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dick shoots in looking for a takedown. Huddlestone tries to sprawl out of it but Dick keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Huddlestone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Huddlestone misses with a body kick.
Huddlestone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dick ducks under a wild hook from Huddlestone.
Dick shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Huddlestone but Huddlestone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Huddlestone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huddlestone fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dick checks it well.
A shot to the liver by Huddlestone. Beautiful body shot.
Huddlestone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dick moves away from the strike by Huddlestone.
Huddlestone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Huddlestone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Huddlestone attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tom Huddlestone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huddlestone throws a series of punches but Dick moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Huddlestone sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huddlestone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dick was well out of range. Poor timing from Huddlestone.
Huddlestone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Huddlestone can pounce on him.
Huddlestone throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Huddlestone.
Huddlestone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dick can do to turn this around?
Dick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huddlestone.
Dick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Huddlestone.
Huddlestone moves out of range as Dick strikes.
Huddlestone lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Huddlestone.
Huddlestone throws a lazy body kick
and Dick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Tom Huddlestone has been cut.
A right-left combo lands from Huddlestone.

The cut above Chop Dick's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dick fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Huddlestone sprawls well initially but Dick persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Huddlestone wants to control but Dick is keeping busy.

Dick is working for a submission of some sort.
Dick is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Huddlestone pushes Dick off looking to stand but Dick dives back in and keeps control.
Tom Huddlestone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dick is looking for a kimura but Huddlestone is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dick to get the leverage.
Dick wants to control but Huddlestone is keeping him busy.
Huddlestone is looking to improve his position.
Chop Dick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dick thows a huge punch but Huddlestone dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dick is looking for a kimura but Huddlestone is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dick to get the leverage.
Huddlestone tries to kick Dick off but Dick keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Huddlestone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Huddlestone, 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Huddlestone!