PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Dickens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kobe Bryan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Bryan
vs
Dickens

184 cm
25
178 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kobe Bryan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oliver Dickens!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dickens bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bryan is trying to get back to half guard.
Dickens in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dickens takes a little break here. Bryan wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Dickens tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bryan's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Bryan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dickens lands a nice forearm strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan regains half guard there - taking advantage of Dickens's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Dickens thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bryan is looking to improve his position.
Bryan wants to get back to his feet.
Dickens throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dickens working Bryan over with strikes.
Dickens seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bryan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dickens thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kobe Bryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Dickens shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dickens throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dickens has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dickens thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bryan's head.
Bryan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dickens throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bryan defending well though.
Dickens trying to mount his opponent but Bryan defends it.
Dickens takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dickens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Dickens.

Dickens bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dickens throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dickens throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dickens working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bryan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dickens tries to score with some ground and pound. Bryan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickens lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dickens working the ground and pound.
Dickens working the ground and pound.
Bryan is trying to improve his position.
Dickens working the ground and pound from side control.
Dickens is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Check out the look on Dickens's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dickens trying to control the action but Bryan is working from the bottom.
Dickens cracks Bryan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bryan ducks under a wild hook from Dickens.

Dickens bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dickens sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bryan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dickens taking a break here but Bryan is having none of it and regains half guard.
Bryan wants to improve his position but Dickens is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickens is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Dickens stopping the sweep attempt from Bryan.
Oliver Dickens has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dickens wants to pass the guard but Bryan is keeping the position.
Dickens trying to control but Bryan is working from the bottom.
Dickens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dickens trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dickens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bryan.
Oliver Dickens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Bryan finds it's way through Dickens's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bryan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dickens.

Dickens fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bryan sprawls well initially but Dickens persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bryan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dickens scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dickens is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bryan manages to get to full guard.
Bryan trying to keep a closed guard but Dickens is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickens throwing strikes from guard but Bryan blocks nicely.
Dickens looking to sit in guard and control but Bryan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Dickens is pulling down on Bryan's head. It's preventing any offense from Bryan, at least for the moment.
Dickens's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Dickens keeping moving, preventing Bryan from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bryan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dickens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bryan wants to control from the top but Dickens keeps moving.

Dickens looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bryan wanted to stand there but Dickens had control of the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dickens misses with a hook. Bryan ducked under it nicely.
As Dickens looks to move away, Bryan throws a big counter combo bu Dickens just gets out of the way.

Dickens shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bryan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dickens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Dickens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dickens misses with a shot to the body
and Bryan counters with a stiff right hand.

Dickens dives in and scores a takedown into Bryan's guard.
Dickens looking to sit in guard and control but Bryan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Bryan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Dickens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dickens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dickens is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryan tries to free his leg and advance position but Dickens is retaining full guard.
Bryan being controlled here momentarily.
Dickens tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickens is trying to keep Bryan in close.
Bryan won't allow Dickens to sweep him here.
Dickens is trying to keep Bryan in close.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bryan forces his way into half guard.
Dickens moves into full guard.
Dickens pulls Bryan in close to his closed guard and prevents Bryan from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bryan wants to control from the top but Dickens keeps moving.
Bryan preventing the sweep.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bryan scores with a nice head shot.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dickens.
Dickens tries to advance to mount but Bryan instead regains half guard.
Dickens throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan tries to get to full guard but Dickens has control of the leg.
Dickens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bryan keeps working.
Bryan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dickens.
Bryan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dickens.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dickens wants to control but Bryan is keeping him busy.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dickens tries to score with a low kick but Bryan moves his leg out of the way.
Bryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dickens was well out of range. Poor timing from Bryan.

Dickens shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bryan's guard.
Bryan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dickens trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bryan manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bryan wants to pass the guard but Dickens is keeping the position.
Dickens seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Oliver Dickens just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Bryan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dickens shoots in and gets a takedown into Bryan's guard.
Dickens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dickens trying to control but Bryan is working from the bottom.
Dickens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dickens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dickens wants to pass the guard but Bryan is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickens is looking to work some ground and pound but Bryan has wrist control.
Dickens keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bryan's head.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickens looking to sit in guard and control but Bryan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dickens holds on and takes a little breather.
Dickens working a defensive guard here.
Bryan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bryan preventing the sweep.
Bryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Dickens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bryan moves out of range as Dickens throws a body kick.
Dickens tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bryan swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickens closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bryan circles away.
Dickens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dickens goes for a double leg but Bryan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bryan continues to drive forward.
Kobe Bryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Dickens.
Bryan sizes up Dickens with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Dickens looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bryan!
Dickens works to advance to full mount. Bryan defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Dickens landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bryan regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dickens.
Dickens takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dickens wants to take a breather but Bryan is having none of it.

Dickens 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.
Bryan is trying to maintain the position but Dickens is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dickens throwing shots but Bryan is blocking nicely.
Bryan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dickens.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bryan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dickens is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Dickens dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dickens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dickens is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bryan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dickens.
Bryan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Dickens looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dickens is taking a breather. Bryan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryan trying to control here.
Dickens tries to pass to full mount but Bryan defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan is doing well to control the position and prevent Dickens from advancing to side control.
Bryan is staying active underneath Dickens, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dickens not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dickens trying to control from half guard but Bryan is working away.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bryan lands a jab.
Kobe Bryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two 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.
Bryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dickens.

Dickens looking to score a takedown here. Bryan is defending well but Dickens drives through and ends up in Bryan's guard.
Dickens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dickens accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dickens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dickens is stalling in the full guard.
Dickens trying to control but Bryan is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickens lands a couple of elbows.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dickens trying to control but Bryan is working from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bryan fails to land with a series of punches.
Bryan checks a leg kick.

Dickens looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bryan!
Dickens tries to advance to mount but Bryan denies him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dickens off and has taken his back!
Bryan is hanging on to Dickens's back as he tries to escape.
Dickens just trying to survive but Bryan is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Dickens turns into Bryan and is now in his guard.
Dickens throwing strikes from guard but Bryan blocks nicely.
Dickens tries to free his leg and advance position but Bryan is retaining full guard.
Oliver Dickens is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dickens seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Dickens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dickens winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 44:50
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 44:50
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 44:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Dickens!
Oliver Dickens is the new welterweight champion!
Post fight, Oliver Dickens took to the microphone: 'Don't look so perfect after getting smashed by the Smasher, do ya? '.