PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Dicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron Dicks is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Rua
vs
Dicks

180 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mauricio Rua!
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, Ron Dicks!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Rua.
Dicks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rua throws out the jab.
Dicks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rua.
Rua misses with an uppercut.
Mauricio Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dicks slips a jab from Rua.
Dicks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rua throws a lazy right hand but Dicks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dicks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dicks lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rua has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rua and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rua throws the left hand but Dicks avoids the punch easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dicks.
Dicks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rua.
Rua jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dicks moves out of range of the strikes.
Rua connects with the punch.
Dicks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rua throws out the jab.

Dicks gets a clinch.
Rua avoids a wild elbow strike from Dicks.
Rua lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dicks backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rua misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rua tries to throw a body punch but Dicks avoids it by throwing Rua back against the cage.
Rua swings wildly with an uppercut but Dicks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua avoids the elbow strike from Dicks, against the cage.
Dicks throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rua.
Rua misses with the head strike.
Dicks taking a breather.
Dicks lands an elbow that stopped Rua in his tracks for a moment.
Rua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rua has a couple of punches blocked by Dicks.
Rua throws a punch but it's blocked by Dicks.
Dicks is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dicks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rua's brow.
Dicks lands a damaging elbow.
Rua misses with a punch to the body.
Dicks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua working aggressively here.
Dicks lands an elbow just above Rua 's eye.
Dicks lands an elbow that stopped Rua in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dicks.
Rua has a couple of punches blocked by Dicks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dicks throws an elbow but misses.
Rua throws a punch but it's blocked by Dicks.
Rua throws a punch but it's blocked by Dicks.
Rua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dicks takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dicks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dicks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rua swings wildly with an uppercut but Dicks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua misses with the head strike.
Dicks blocks an uppercut.
Dicks pushes off an throws an elbow but Rua leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dicks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dicks throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Dicks.
Rua has a couple of punches blocked by Dicks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dicks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rua throws a punch but it's blocked by Dicks.
Rua struggles to land a body shot inside as Dicks controls his hands.
Rua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dicks lands an elbow just above Rua 's eye.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dicks throws an elbow that misses.
Dicks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Rua is rocked!
Rua blocks the elbow strike.
Oh Rua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rua misses with the head strike.
Rua seems to have got his legs back now.
Rua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rua throws a head punch that misses.
Dicks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rua.
Rua has a couple of punches blocked by Dicks.
Rua misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua takes an elbow to the temple.
Rua takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dicks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rua blocks it with crossed arms.
Dicks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Rua.
Dicks creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Rua! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Dicks.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Dicks!
Our winner, Ron Dicks, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.