PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Puff Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Trickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Dragon
vs
Trickle

187 cm
21
200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
199 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Puff Dragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Trickle!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragon misses with a hook.
Dragon blocks a leg kick.
Dragon delivers a nice body kick.
Trickle lands a leg kick that knocks Dragon off balance momentarily.
Dragon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trickle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dragon's sensitive parts.
Dragon looks to land a combination. Trickle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Dick Trickle has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trickle scores with a kick to the body.
Trickle misses with a looping left.
Trickle with a hook.
Trickle checks the leg kick nicely there.
Trickle moves out of range of the body kick from Dragon.
A nice inside leg kick there by Trickle. That's going to slow Dragon down.
Trickle lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dragon takes a step back to recover.
Trickle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dragon scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Trickle finds it's way through Dragon's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trickle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dragon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trickle tries to clinch up.
Dragon keeps the fight on the outside.
Trickle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dragon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dragon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trickle misses with a looping right.
Trickle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Trickle blocks the body kick.
Trickle lands with a right hand.
Dragon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Trickle takes a swing at Dragon's ribcage but misses.
Dragon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trickle misses with a body kick.
A big left from Trickle misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Trickle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trickle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dragon checks it well.
Dragon feints and then cracks Trickle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trickle down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trickle throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dragon throws a head kick but Trickle moves out of range.
Dragon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dragon connects with a leg kick. Trickle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dragon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Trickle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Trickle misses with a body kick.
Dragon misses with a body kick.
Trickle looks to throw the jab but Dragon is out of range.
Dragon thumps Trickle with a low kick.
Trickle checks a low kick from Dragon.
Trickle misses with a wild body shot.
Trickle blocks the body kick.
Dragon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trickle checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Trickle, right into the meat.

Trickle rushes Dragon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dragon pushes off an throws an elbow but Trickle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Trickle blocks an elbow strike.
Trickle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dragon stalling the fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Trickle just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dragon's brow.
Dragon lands a right hand.

Dragon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Dragon blocks the leg kick.
Jab by Trickle.
Dragon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trickle throws out the jab.
Dragon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Trickle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dragon.
Dragon staying out of range there.
Trickle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon throws a head kick that Trickle semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trickle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Trickle throws a body kick that misses.
Trickle misses with a leg kick.
Dragon thumps Trickle with a low kick.
Dragon connects with a high kick.
Dragon moves away from the strike by Trickle.
Nice jab there from Trickle.
Dragon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dragon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trickle.
Trickle thuds a left hand into Dragon's body.
A big right from Trickle misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dragon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Trickle's calf.
Trickle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dragon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Puff Dragon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Trickle's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A solid leg kick lands there for Trickle.
Trickle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Trickle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Puff Dragon is winning the standup battle so far.
Trickle checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dragon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trickle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dragon.
Trickle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dragon lands with a nice body kick.
Dragon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Trickle has time to react.
Dragon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dragon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dragon connects with a leg kick. Trickle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trickle is looking to chop away at Dragon's legs.
Dragon lands a nice hook to Trickle's body. Trickle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dragon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good leg kick by Trickle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dragon scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon fakes the leg kick and cracks Trickle in the body.
Trickle throws a lazy uppercut
and Dragon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Trickle is breathing heavily.
Dragon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Trickle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Trickle defending well as Dragon loads up on a big left hand.
Dragon throws a head kick but Trickle moves out of range.
Trickle cracks Dragon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dragon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trickle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dragon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Trickle has time to react.
Trickle moves out of range of the leg kick from Dragon.
Trickle thuds his right hand into Dragon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Trickle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dragon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dragon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Trickle misses with a looping left.
Trickle dodges the punch combination from Dragon.
A big left from Trickle misses.
Trickle blocks a head kick by Dragon.
Trickle throws out a loose jab but Dragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trickle thows a body shot but no joy.
Trickle misses with a wild body shot.
Trickle scores with a punch to the head.
Dragon swats away the attempt to clinch by Trickle.
Trickle thows a body shot but no joy.
Dragon checks a leg kick nicely.
A low kick from Dragon is predictable there
and Trickle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Trickle misses.
Trickle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dragon was well out of range. Poor timing from Trickle.
Dragon slips under a jab.
Trickle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dragon.
Trickle dips to his left and cracks Dragon with an uppercut!
Dragon throws a low kick but Trickle moves out of range easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Trickle jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Trickle misses with a straight right.
Dragon throws a looping overhand right but Trickle ducks down to avoid it.
Dragon throws a shot from downtown. Trickle moves away and avoids it.
Trickle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dragon manages to avoid it.
Dragon throws a chopping leg kick but Trickle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dragon is looking to slow Trickle down with leg kicks.
Trickle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body punch from Dragon.
Dragon tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trickle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Trickle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dragon.
Trickle takes one on the button.

That has opened up Dick Trickle's cut even more.
Dragon works the jab nicely.
Trickle misses with an uppercut. Dragon saw that one coming.
Trickle takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dragon looks to land a body kick but Trickle moved away.
Dragon throws a leg kick which misses Trickle's front leg but catches the back leg as Trickle tries to avoid it.
Trickle blocks the body kick.
Dragon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A lazy left from Dragon finds it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragon is looking to slow Trickle down with leg kicks.
Dragon tries a head kick but it misses.
Dragon dips to his left and cracks Trickle with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Puff Dragon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dick Trickle'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. This is the final round!

Trickle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dragon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Trickle scrambles back to his feet.
Dragon throws an off balance right hand
and Trickle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dragon's knee momentarily.
Dragon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dragon throws an overhand right that lands on Trickle's shoulder, as Trickle tries to avoid the shot.
Trickle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dragon throws a leg kick
and Trickle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trickle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dragon throws a solid leg kick but Trickle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dragon.
Dragon throws a low kick but Trickle moves out of range easily.
Dragon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dragon throws out a leg kick but Trickle moves out of range and Dragon only half commits.
Dragon thuds a left hand into Trickle's body.
Trickle throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Dragon to counter with a crisp jab.
Trickle checks the leg kick.
Dragon tries to score with a low kick but Trickle moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon avoids the body shot from Trickle.
Trickle checks the leg kick.
Trickle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Trickle jabs at Dragon's body.
Trickle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dragon throws the kick towards the body but Trickle avoids it.
Dragon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Trickle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dragon's head backwards.
Dragon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trickle can do to turn this around?
Trickle misses the jab.
Trickle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dragon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trickle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dragon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trickle.
Dragon moves away from the strike by Trickle.
Dragon throws a wild body kick that Trickle sees coming a mile off.
Trickle avoids the head kick by Dragon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dragon slips under a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Dragon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Trickle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Trickle connects with a crisp jab.
Dragon misses with a looping left.
Trickle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trickle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Trickle catches Dragon right on the button with a cross.
Dragon tries to score with a low kick but Trickle moves his leg out of the way.
Trickle just misses with a punch to the body.
Dragon wants to slow Trickle down by chopping away at his legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dragon 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 Trickle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Trickle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Trickle tries to close the distance and clinch but Dragon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dragon.
Dragon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Trickle blocks a low kick nicely.
Dragon throws a leg kick but Trickle moved away.
A big right from Trickle misses.
Trickle avoids the head kick by Dragon.
Dragon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Trickle digs a good body shot into Dragon's ribs.
Dragon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trickle manages to avoid it.
Trickle stuns Dragon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Trickle cracks Dragon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Trickle misses with a hook. Dragon ducked under it nicely.
Trickle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dragon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Trickle.
Dragon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragon tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trickle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dragon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Trickle moves into the clinch successfully.
Trickle takes an elbow to the temple.
Dragon struggles to land a body shot inside as Trickle controls his hands.
Trickle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dragon lands an elbow just above Trickle 's eye.
Trickle scores with a shoulder strike.
Trickle lands with a right to the head.
Dragon wants to break free but Trickle has control.
Trickle stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dragon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dick Trickle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dragon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trickle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dragon checks the leg kick.

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 Puff Dragon.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dragon, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Puff Dragon!
A very excited looking Puff Dragon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.