PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vern Dickerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vern Dickerson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dickerson
vs
Jones

192 cm
18
140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

169 cm
25
144 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vern Dickerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Jones!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dickerson closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Dickerson avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Dickerson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dickerson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dickerson prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dickerson controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dickerson backwards.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dickerson prevents a body shot from Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickerson wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Dickerson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Dickerson controls the action.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Dickerson avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Dickerson takes a shot to the head.
Dickerson blocking some punches.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Dickerson avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Dickerson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Dickerson controls his hands.
Dickerson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Dickerson avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Dickerson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dickerson.
Jones tries to work over Dickerson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones working aggressively here.
Dickerson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones tries a body shot but Dickerson blocks it.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones prevents a body shot from Dickerson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Dickerson controls his hands.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Dickerson controls his hands.
A short left from Jones.
Jones blocks a body shot from Dickerson.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones lands a left hand.
Dickerson prevents a body shot from Jones.
Dickerson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones tries a body shot but Dickerson blocks it.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Dickerson controls the action.
Good body shot from Jones.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dickerson.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dickerson or not.
Dickerson stalling against the cage.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Dickerson.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dickerson is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones closes the distance and pushes Dickerson back into the cage.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Dickerson is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones is working Dickerson over against the cage.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dickerson has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.

Dickerson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Jones instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Jones tries a body shot but Dickerson blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Good body shot from Jones.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones lands a left hand.
Dickerson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dickerson has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Dickerson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dickerson wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paul Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Dickerson's head.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dickerson's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Dickerson.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Dickerson controls his hands.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Dickerson avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Dickerson controls his hands.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dickerson backwards.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dickerson's elbow.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dickerson's elbow.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dickerson backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickerson blocks an uppercut.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dickerson's elbow.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Dickerson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Dickerson controls his hands.
A knee to the head by Dickerson.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dickerson.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Dickerson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickerson working aggressively here.
Dickerson prevents a body shot from Jones.
Dickerson blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Dickerson controls his hands.
Dickerson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dickerson blocking some punches.
Dickerson is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.

Jones has managed to clinch.
Jones gets through Dickerson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dickerson's elbow.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Dickerson avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Dickerson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Dickerson tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Dickerson is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dickerson has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Dickerson is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dickerson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Dickerson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dickerson blocks an uppercut.
Dickerson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dickerson blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Dickerson controls the action.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones pushes Dickerson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones lands a body punch.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dickerson presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickerson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dickerson blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Paul Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dickerson working hard to break the clinch.
Dickerson wants to stall.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

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.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Dickerson controls his hands.
Dickerson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dickerson is struggling to control the position.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Dickerson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dickerson working hard to break the clinch.
Vern Dickerson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jones 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Jones!