PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chico Dicko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmad Massoud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Massoud's choice of entrance music: Kulobi. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Dicko
vs
Massoud

170 cm
23
165 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

172 cm
31
165 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu. 15%
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chico Dicko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ahmad Massoud!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massoud's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Massoud duly obliges.
Dicko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Massoud slips under a jab from Dicko.
Massoud thumps Dicko with a low kick.
Massoud lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slow jab from Massoud misses its intended target.
It looked like Dicko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That kick from Dicko tenderised Massoud's leg. Massoud is trying to keep his angry face on.
Massoud circles away from the clinch attempt
and Massoud counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dicko works over Massoud's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dicko lands an overhand right.
Massoud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Massoud feints and then cracks Dicko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dicko down.
Dicko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Massoud wants to land a leg kick but Dicko is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Dicko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jab by Dicko.
Massoud clobbers Dicko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dicko throws a big shot that misses.
Massoud let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dicko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Massoud throws out the jab.
Dicko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left lands for Dicko.
Massoud scores with a punch to the head.
A lazy left from Dicko finds it's target.
Dicko misses with the combination.
Dicko throws a leg kick but Massoud sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Massoud takes a swing at Dicko's ribcage but misses.
Dicko appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dicko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Massoud is able to avoid easily.
Dicko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Massoud.
Dicko swings for the body but Massoud moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Dicko.
Dicko just misses with a punch to the body.
Massoud doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Massoud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dicko swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massoud scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Massoud closes the distance and clinches.
Massoud struggles to land a body shot inside as Dicko controls his hands.
A short left from Massoud.

Dicko breaks the clinch.
Dicko misses with an uppercut
and Massoud counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dicko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dicko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Massoud avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Massoud misses with a wild body shot.
Dicko fires out a quick counter leg kick but Massoud just manages to avoid it.
Dicko with a nice cross.
Massoud just misses with a punch to the body.
Dicko avoids the body shot from Massoud.
Massoud keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dicko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Massoud.
Dicko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dicko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dicko lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massoud slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Massoud is looking to clinch.
Dicko swinging wildly here.
Massoud throws a leg kick which misses Dicko's front leg but catches the back leg as Dicko tries to avoid it.

Massoud pushes Dicko up against the cage in a clinch.
Dicko blocking some punches.
Massoud prevents a body shot from Dicko.
Massoud blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Dicko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Massoud fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dicko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dicko scores with a hook.
Massoud fails with an attempt to clinch.

Massoud gets a clinch.
Massoud misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dicko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dicko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Massoud scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dicko working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Massoud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Massoud.
Dicko misses with a body punch.
Dicko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Massoud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Massoud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Massoud.
Dicko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dicko wants to break free but Massoud has control.
Dicko misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Massoud swings wildly with an uppercut but Dicko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dicko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Massoud up against the cage.
Dicko throws a punch but it's blocked by Massoud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ahmad Massoud will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Massoud throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dicko throws a poor cross that misses
and Massoud counters with a straight right hand.
Dicko misses with an uppercut
and Massoud counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dicko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Massoud on the side of the head.
Ahmad Massoud seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Massoud's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Massoud duly obliges.

Dicko is rocked!
Massoud loads up on a big right hand but Dicko slips the punch.
Oh Dicko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dicko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dicko has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dicko misses with a right hand
and Massoud counters with a crisp right that sends Dicko to the canvas! Massoud follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ahmad Massoud!
Our winner, Ahmad Massoud, 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.