PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sherlock Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kubla Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick's entrance music is NOOOOOW. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dick
vs
Khan

183 cm
22
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
258 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sherlock Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kubla Khan!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch but Dick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sherlock Dick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dick moves into the clinch successfully.

Dick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Dick clinches with his opponent.

Khan breaks the clinch.
Dick throws a one two combo.

Dick gets a clinch.

Dick breaks from the clinch.
Dick looks to land a combination. Khan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A head kick misses from Dick.

Dick moves into the clinch successfully.
Khan fails to pull guard.
Khan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dick gets the underhooks and prevents it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Khan breaks the clinch.
Khan with a poor takedown
and Dick counters with a left and a right that stings Khan.
Sherlock Dick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kubla Khan.
Dick throws a series of strikes that have Khan backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dick closes the distance and pushes Khan back into the cage.

Dick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dick avoids it really well and circles away.

Dick clinches with his opponent.

Dick breaks from the clinch.
Sherlock Dick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Dick has closed the distance and engaged Khan in a clinch.

Dick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Dick closes the distance and clinches.

Dick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dick defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Khan.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dick stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Dick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan closes the distance and clinches up with Dick, looking for a takedown. Khan pushes Dick against the cage but Dick circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Dick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dick manages to break the clinch.
Dick lands with a nice combination. Khan backs away looking to recover.
Dick is working the combinations to good effect here.
Khan has his takedown stuffed

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

Khan is working an open guard so Dick takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Dick clinches.

Dick breaks the clinch.

Dick clinches.

Dick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Dick moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dick cracks Khan with a good jab.
Dick misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dick counters with a one-two to the body.
Khan wants to clinch up but Dick keeps it at a distance.
Dick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dick is breathing heavily.
Khan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dick counters with a left and a right that stings Khan.
A head kick from Dick lands but Khan takes it in his stride.

Dick darts in and clinches Khan up against the cage.
Khan looking to stall.

Dick breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dick drives through and clinches with Khan against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dick breaks the clinch.
Dick throws a body kick that misses.
Dick tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dick swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Dick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Dick manages to break the clinch.
Dick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Dick has managed to clinch.

Dick manages to break the clinch.
Khan misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sherlock Dick dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A good leg kick by Dick.
A combination from Dick does no damage.
Dick misses with the combination.
Sherlock Dick is winning the standup battle so far.

Dick closes the distance and pushes Khan back into the cage.
Dick is stalling here.
Dick digs a right hand underneath Khan's ribcage. Khan let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Dick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dick blocks a head kick by Khan.
Khan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dick's waist but Dick gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Khan off to one side.
Khan blocks the body kick.
Dick tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dick throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
Dick lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Dick drives through and clinches with Khan against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick tries to circle away but Khan has him pinned against the cage.

Dick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Dick closes the distance and clinches.
Dick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khan can do to turn this around?

Dick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Dick moves into the clinch successfully.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dick throws a series of strikes that have Khan backpedaling.
Khan throws a head kick but Dick moves out of range.
Dick shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Khan eats them both and turns towards Dick to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Dick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khan, pushing him back against the cage.

Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dick counters with a one-two to the body.
Dick swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dick misses with a wild combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Khan.
Sherlock Dick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kubla Khan.
Khan fails with the takedown.
Khan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dick swivels and escapes.
Khan is trying desperately to land a takedown but Dick is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Khan.

Dick moves into the clinch successfully.

Dick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Dick rushes Khan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dick manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Dick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan shoots in for a double leg but Dick sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Khan avoids a kick to the body.
Dick lands with a nice combination. Khan backs away looking to recover.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Khan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dick walks away with a smile on his face. Khan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Khan wants to stall.

Khan jumps into guard, dragging Dick to the mat.
Dick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Khan on the ground.

Dick stands up and waves to Khan to follow him.

Dick moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dick moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dick looks to land a combination but Khan avoids it well.
Khan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dick.
Khan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khan keeps the fight on the outside.
Sherlock Dick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dick throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dick swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Dick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dick tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Khan is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sherlock Dick dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Khan shoots in for a takedown but Dick shows good takedown defense.
Khan is looking to land body kicks.
Dick throws a wild body kick that Khan sees coming a mile off.
Dick throws a series of strikes that have Khan backpedaling.

Dick clinches.

Dick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dick is out of range.
Dick punishes Khan's body with a nice straight punch.
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
Dick lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dick.

Dick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Dick breaks the clinch.
Khan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dick avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khan looks for a takedown but Dick sprawls well.
Sherlock Dick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kubla Khan.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dick rushes Khan and presses him up against the cage.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dick is defending well for now.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan missing with knees to the body.

Dick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dick goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Khan shoots for a takedown but Dick saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Khan loads up on a big right hand but Dick slips the punch.
Khan avoids a punch combination nicely.

Dick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Dick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khan, pushing him back against the cage.

Dick manages to break the clinch.

Dick gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Dick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Khan tries to keep at a distance but Dick has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan avoiding damage as Dick throws knees to the body.
Khan trying to stall but Dick improves his position.

Dick breaks the clinch.
Dick lands a jab-cross combination.
Dick throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.

Dick darts in and clinches Khan up against the cage.
Khan is trying to maintain a safe position but Dick gets an underhook and turns Khan into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick can't break the clinch.

Dick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dick looks to land a combination but Khan avoids it well.

Dick rushes Khan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Dick breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Khan.
Dick goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Khan keeps the fight on the outside.
Dick tries to clinch but Khan is having none of it.
Dick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khan tries to clinch up.
Khan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dick misses with a body kick.

Dick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick is pressed up against the cage. Khan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dick down to the mat. Dick avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Khan tries to clinch there but Dick circles away.
Khan tries for a takedown but Dick sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Dick closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Dick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khan avoids the head kick by Dick.
Khan tries to clinch up.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dick swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Dick darts in and clinches Khan up against the cage.
Sherlock Dick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan jumps guard but Dick stands there with Khan around his waist. Khan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Dick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sherlock Dick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dick has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sherlock Dick!
Sherlock Dick took some time post fight to say the following; ':)'.