PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emile Dickerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hasan Matkap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hasan Matkap will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Dickerson
vs
Matkap

187 cm
24
279 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emile Dickerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hasan Matkap!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Matkap finds it's target.
Matkap looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Dickerson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Matkap swats away the attempt to clinch by Dickerson.
Matkap misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Matkap tries for a takedown but Dickerson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Matkap shoots in but Dickerson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Emile Dickerson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hasan Matkap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Matkap is pressed up against the cage. Dickerson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Matkap down to the mat. Matkap avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Matkap closes the distance and clinches.
Dickerson is pushing Matkap up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Matkap working hard to break the clinch.

Dickerson breaks the clinch.
Matkap shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dickerson pinned against the cage. Dickerson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Dickerson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Matkap looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dickerson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Matkap to his feet.

Dickerson closes the distance and clinches.

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

Dickerson clinches up against the cage.

Dickerson is trying to trip Matkap. He has hold of a leg but Matkap is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dickerson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matkap trying to control the position.

Dickerson stands up and waves to Matkap to follow him.

Dickerson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickerson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dickerson wants to take a breather but Matkap is having none of it.
Dickerson is controlling the pace.
Dickerson is thwarting Matkap's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Dickerson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Dickerson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matkap wants to improve his position but Dickerson is controlling well.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emile Dickerson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dickerson moves into the clinch.
Dickerson wants a takedown but no success here.

Dickerson manages to break the clinch.
Dickerson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matkap paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matkap doesn't manage to clinch there - Dickerson circles away.
Nice body punch from Matkap.
No luck for Dickerson with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matkap wants to clinch

and Dickerson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickerson content to stall in guard here.

Dickerson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Matkap is breathing heavily.
Dickerson wants to control from the top but Matkap keeps moving.
Matkap trying to control the position.
Matkap has a closed guard, preventing Dickerson from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dickerson lands a couple of elbows.
Dickerson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dickerson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dickerson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Matkap keeping moving, preventing Dickerson from controlling successfully.
Dickerson postures up and lands a big shot to Matkap's brow.
Dickerson trying to control but Matkap is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickerson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Matkap is wriggling around but Dickerson manages to pass to half guard.
Dickerson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Matkap controls his leg.
Emile Dickerson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dickerson is keen to just control but Matkap is a slippery customer.
Matkap is looking to improve his position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dickerson throws a head kick but Matkap moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dickerson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dickerson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've been informed that Matkap has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Matkap gets caught flat footed, as Dickerson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dickerson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Dickerson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dickerson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dickerson moves in looking to clinch but Matkap pushes him off.
Dickerson tries to close the distance and clinch but Matkap swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dickerson swings for the body but Matkap moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dickerson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matkap paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matkap avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emile Dickerson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Dickerson rushes Matkap and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dickerson is stalling here.

Dickerson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hasan Matkap is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dickerson is looking to clinch.
Hasan Matkap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matkap lands with a shot to the body.
Matkap throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Matkap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickerson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matkap paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Dickerson backs off Matkap throws a huge counter combo but Dickerson manages to avoid it all.
Matkap takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matkap avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Matkap misses.
Dickerson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matkap looks to throw a body kick

and Dickerson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dickerson.
Dickerson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Matkap's guard.
Dickerson stays in close to Matkap's body and controls the position.
Dickerson trying to control but Matkap is working from the bottom.
Dickerson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dickerson wants to control from the top but Matkap keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickerson wants to pass the guard but Matkap is keeping the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Dickerson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dickerson slows down the pace here.

Dickerson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dickerson prevents Matkap from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dickerson lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dickerson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matkap throws a strike from the bottom but Dickerson passes into side control!
Matkap is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Check out the look on Dickerson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dickerson working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickerson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matkap keeps working.
Dickerson scores with punches from side control.
Matkap gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Matkap wants to control but Dickerson is having none of it.
Matkap throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Dickerson wants to finish this one by submission but Matkap is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dickerson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emile Dickerson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dickerson, 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emile Dickerson!