PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Elric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Dyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elric comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Wayne - Rolling In The Deep (Sorry 4 The Wait). Edward Elric has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Elric
vs
Dyson

196 cm
22
239 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

178 cm
22
230 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Edward Elric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Dyson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elric throws a leg kick but Dyson checks it.
Elric has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Elric walks into a straight right hand from Dyson.
Elric connects with a solid leg kick.
Elric throws a hook but Dyson avoids it easily.
Elric fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Elric misses with a looping left.
Elric takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dyson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Elric takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elric was well out of range. Poor timing from Dyson.
Dyson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Elric counters with a left and a right that stings Dyson.
Dyson lands with a nice body punch.
Dyson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elric gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dyson misses with a double jab.
Mike Dyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elric wants to land a leg kick but Dyson is out of range.
Elric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dyson swings for the body but Elric moves out of range.
Elric with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dyson swinging wildly here.
Dyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dyson jabs Elric to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyson misses with a wild body shot.
Dyson works over Elric's head and body with a nice combination.
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!
Elric has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Elric there as he acknowledges the shot.
A punch combination from Dyson misses.
Elric moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Elric waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dyson.
Dyson works Elric's body with a nice hook.
A leg kick checked by Dyson.
Dyson misses the jab.
Dyson lands a nice hook to Elric's body. Elric takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Elric throws an overhand right that lands on Dyson's shoulder, as Dyson tries to avoid the shot.
Elric keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dyson.
Elric moves out of range as Dyson throws a body kick.
Dyson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dyson misses with an uppercut.
Elric goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dyson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elric misses with a looping left.
Dyson lands a right hook to the body.
Dyson cracks a nice hook into Elric's ribs.
No joy there for Dyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dyson lands a slapping body shot.
Dyson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dyson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dyson works Elric's body with a nice hook.
A punch combination from Elric misses.
Elric is breathing heavily.
Dyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Elric misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Elric throws a hook but Dyson avoids it easily.
Dyson stalks Elric and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Elric's face. Elric staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Dyson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A big left from Dyson misses.
Dyson throws a shot from downtown. Elric moves away and avoids it.
Dyson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Elric rather than just go for the knockout.
Dyson cracks Elric with a good jab.
Dyson swings widly with a right hand
enabling Elric to counter with a crisp jab.
Elric pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dyson works over Elric's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dyson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dyson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dyson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elric manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyson lands a body shot.
Elric avoids the body shot from Dyson.
Elric tries to land a leg kick but Dyson saw it coming and moves away.
Dyson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dyson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Elric looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dyson misses with a hook. Elric ducked under it nicely.
Dyson throws a series of punches but Elric avoids them all with ease.
Dyson swinging wildly here.
Elric gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elric connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dyson. Dyson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Elric is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dyson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dyson connects with a single shot there.
Elric wants to clinch
and Dyson counters with a leg kick.
Elric slips a jab and a cross from Dyson.
Dyson checks a leg kick nicely.
Elric looks to land a right hand but Dyson moved out of range.
Elric takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Elric takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elric takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dyson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Elric just misses with a punch to the body.
Elric throws a body punch but Dyson moves out of range.
Elric on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dyson lands a nice shot that snaps Elric's head back.
Elric looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dyson blocks a leg kick.
Elric misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Dyson misses its intended target.
Dyson throws a shot from downtown. Elric moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dyson misses with a looping right.
A big left from Dyson misses.
Dyson misses with a left hand
and Elric counters with a low kick, right behind Dyson 's knee.
Mike Dyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Elric avoids a punch combination nicely.
Elric loads up on a big right hand but Dyson slips the punch.
Dyson moves out of range as Elric throws a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Elric misses with a body kick.
Dyson misses with an uppercut. Elric saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Dyson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dyson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Elric moves out of range as Dyson strikes.
Dyson throws a lazy uppercut
and Elric counters with a low kick, right behind Dyson 's knee.
Dyson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dyson lands a head shot.
Elric tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dyson is able to avoid easily.
Elric pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dyson lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elric moves out of range of the strikes.
Dyson throws a lazy uppercut
and Elric counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Elric might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Dyson scores with a hook to the body. Elric takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Dyson as he connects with a hook.
Elric throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dyson.
Dyson digs a good hook to Elric's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dyson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Dyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dyson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Elric counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Elric throws a lazy right hand but Dyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Elric showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dyson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyson throws a poor cross that misses
and Elric counters with a nice leg kick.
Dyson scores with a jab to the head.
Dyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dyson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Elric counters with a nice uppercut.
Elric tried to score with a low kick but Dyson checks it.
Dyson misses the jab.
Dyson misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyson connects with a single shot there.
Elric misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dyson.
Dyson misses with a wild body shot.
Dyson throws out a loose jab but Elric uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Dyson.
Elric tries to clinch there but Dyson circles away.
Dyson cracks Elric with an open hand slap.
Elric throws a leg kick but Dyson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dyson lands a nice looking body shot.
Dyson misses with a right hand
and Elric counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dyson thinking.
Mike Dyson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyson thows a body shot but no joy.
Dyson jabs Elric to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dyson takes a swing at Elric's ribcage but misses.
Edward Elric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dyson connects with a single shot there.
Dyson clobbers Elric with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dyson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dyson misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Elric takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Elric on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dyson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Elric.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Dyson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dyson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Dyson!
Mike Dyson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$) for their support in the buildup to the fight.