PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Toney Dickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Costas Spanos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spanos has chosen Brainkillers - Screwface as his entrance music. Toney Dickson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dickson
vs
Spanos

213 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

188 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toney Dickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Costas Spanos!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Spanos gets a double leg takedown into Dickson's guard.
Spanos trying to control but Dickson is working from the bottom.
Spanos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Spanos wants to control from the top but Dickson keeps moving.
Dickson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spanos.
Dickson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dickson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Spanos is controlling him.
Spanos throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dickson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Spanos wants to control from the top but Dickson keeps moving.
Dickson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Spanos manages to pass to side control.
Spanos is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanos prevents Dickson from standing back up.
Dickson taking some punishment here, with Spanos in his half guard.
Dickson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Spanos throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dickson to regain full guard.
Spanos controlling from the top position.
Spanos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dickson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Spanos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Spanos postures up.
Spanos trying to control the position from guard on top but Dickson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Spanos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spanos wants to stand and escape but instead Dickson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Spanos pulls Dickson in close to prevent any damage.
Spanos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dickson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Spanos manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Spanos throws a head kick but Dickson moves out of range.
Dickson avoids the head kick by Spanos.
Dickson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Spanos.
Spanos connects with a leg kick. Dickson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Dickson throws Spanos to one side and escapes!
Spanos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dickson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Spanos.
Spanos tries a head kick but it misses.
Dickson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Spanos manages to circle out of the way.
Spanos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spanos throws a head kick that misses.
Dickson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Spanos manages to circle out of the way.
Dickson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
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!
Spanos tries a head kick but it misses.
Dickson tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Spanos instigates a clinch.
Dickson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Dickson.
Spanos lands a good knee to the midsection. Dickson won't want to take too many of those.
Dickson missing with knees to the body.

Spanos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spanos throws a head kick that misses.
Dickson blocks a head kick by Spanos.
Dickson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Spanos throws a head kick that half lands.
Costas Spanos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spanos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dickson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Spanos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Costas Spanos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Spanos lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Dickson can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Spanos and Dickson drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Spanos.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Costas Spanos!
A very excited looking Costas Spanos rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.