PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Nemec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Dippe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nemec
vs
Dippe

188 cm
21
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
183 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lukasz Nemec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Dippe!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nemec throws out a leg kick but Dippe moves out of range and Nemec only half commits.
Dippe tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nemec misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Dippe moves into the clinch.
Nemec tries to pull guard but Dippe won't allow it.
Dippe lands a knee to the head.
Dippe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nemec lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've been informed that Dippe has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dippe stalling the fight.
Dippe scores with a knee to the head.
Nemec is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dippe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lukasz Nemec. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dippe landing knees to the head.
Dippe connects with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Dippe.
We've been hearing reports that Nemec has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dippe connects with a knee to the head.
Dippe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nemec.
Dippe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dippe landing knees to the body.
Nemec is breathing heavily.
Dippe stalling.
Nemec is looking for a takedown.
Dippe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dippe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Lukasz Nemec has been cut.
Dippe has Nemec pressed against the cage.
Dippe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nemec up against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Dippe's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Nemec is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dippe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dippe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nemec is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dippe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Still in the clinch, Dippe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dippe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Dippe.
Dippe stalling.
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!
Dippe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nemec up against the cage.
Dippe continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Dippe is pushing Nemec up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alexander Dippe.

Dippe closes the distance and pushes Nemec back into the cage.
Dippe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dippe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nemec lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dippe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nemec backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dippe working Nemec over with knees to the body.
Dippe is struggling to control the position.
Nemec struggles to land a body shot inside as Dippe controls his hands.
Dippe with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dippe.
Nemec looking to stall.
Nemec tries to pull guard but Dippe holds him up against the cage and eventually Nemec drops back down to his feet.
Dippe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dippe stalling in the clinch.
Nemec jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dippe walks away with a smile on his face. Nemec gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Dippe clinches with his opponent.
Nemec is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dippe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dippe connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dippe drops Nemec with a big knee straight up the middle! Nemec is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Nemec is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dippe drives through and clinches with Nemec against the cage.
Oh Nemec is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dippe lands a big knee! That's hurt Nemec! Oh, he's all over the place! Dippe lands another knee that sends Nemec to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Dippe!
After the fight, Alexander Dippe was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.