PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Roberts
vs
Dickinson

180 cm
25
198 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kurt Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jim Dickinson !
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dickinson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Roberts is trying to improve his position.
Roberts sneaks back into half guard.
Roberts is pressing down on Dickinson 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Roberts working a defensive guard here.
Dickinson throwing strikes from guard but Roberts blocks nicely.
Roberts lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Roberts loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roberts wants to control from the top but Dickinson keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts throws a big right hand that misses.
Roberts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roberts wants to control from the top but Dickinson keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roberts has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Roberts postures up in Dickinson 's guard and throws a big left but Dickinson blocks it.

Roberts 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.
Roberts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Dickinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dickinson trying to control the position.
Roberts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roberts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dickinson is keeping the position for now.
Roberts stopping the sweep attempt from Dickinson .
Roberts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dickinson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two 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.
Roberts postures up in Dickinson 's guard and throws a big left but Dickinson blocks it.
Roberts throwing strikes but missing.
Roberts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Roberts postures up and lands a big shot to Dickinson 's brow.
Roberts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dickinson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dickinson keeping full guard, as Roberts tries to pass.
Roberts stands up over Dickinson , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dickinson keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.
Roberts throws a big elbow that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dickinson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Roberts throws a big right hand that misses.
Roberts postures up in Dickinson 's guard and throws a big left but Dickinson blocks it.
Dickinson looking to control.
Dickinson keeping full guard, as Roberts tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roberts looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Roberts preventing the sweep.
Dickinson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Roberts trying to control but Dickinson is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dickinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roberts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Roberts postures up.

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

Roberts gets caught napping as Dickinson dives in and scores a takedown. Roberts manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roberts looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roberts bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dickinson 's guard.

Roberts throws a big right hand that misses.
Roberts is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson keeping full guard, as Roberts tries to pass.
Roberts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dickinson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Roberts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roberts passes Dickinson 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Roberts tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dickinson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Roberts missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roberts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Roberts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dickinson defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dickinson is not content to let Roberts control the position.
Roberts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dickinson defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Roberts dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dickinson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Roberts is trying to control the position but Dickinson postures up.
Roberts looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roberts manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dickinson manages to get himself to full guard.

Roberts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dickinson looking to control.

Dickinson is looking for a triangle but Roberts pushes his legs off easily.
Roberts postures up and lands a big shot to Dickinson 's brow.
Roberts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dickinson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Roberts trying to control but Dickinson is working from the bottom.
Dickinson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roberts. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Roberts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Dickinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts throws a big right hand that misses.
Dickinson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roberts.
Dickinson wants to stand up but Roberts is controlling him.
Roberts pushing down on Dickinson 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dickinson wants to get back to full guard.
Roberts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dickinson keeps working.
Dickinson tries to get to full guard but Roberts has control of the leg.
Dickinson wants to control but Roberts is keeping busy.
Dickinson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roberts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dickinson tries to roll over but Roberts keeps him under control.
Roberts slows the pace down in half guard.
Roberts wants to control but Dickinson is keeping him busy.

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

Dickinson shoots in and gets a takedown into Roberts's guard.
Roberts manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dickinson manages to get himself to full guard.

Dickinson looking to control.
Roberts controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Roberts pushing down on Dickinson 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Roberts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Roberts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dickinson defending well though.
Dickinson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Roberts trying to control the action but Dickinson is working from the bottom.
Dickinson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Roberts is trying to control the action in half guard but Dickinson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dickinson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Roberts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dickinson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roberts.
Roberts thows a huge punch but Dickinson dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson is trying to maintain the position but Roberts is very close to passing his half guard.
Roberts is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Roberts is trying to work for a kimura but Dickinson is defending well.
Roberts seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dickinson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

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

Dickinson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Roberts manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dickinson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roberts not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dickinson stopping the sweep attempt from Roberts.
Dickinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dickinson advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kurt Roberts will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Dickinson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dickinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Roberts manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dickinson manages to get himself to full guard.

Roberts throwing strikes from guard but Dickinson blocks nicely.
Roberts throws a big right hand that misses.
Dickinson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roberts is pushing down on Dickinson 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dickinson is fighting to maintain full guard but Roberts has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Roberts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Roberts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dickinson can do to turn this around?
Roberts not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Roberts seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dickinson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Roberts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson trying to control from the bottom.
Roberts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Roberts works his way into side control.
Dickinson wants to control but Roberts postures up.
Roberts throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dickinson is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Roberts is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Dickinson is working to get back to half guard.
Roberts throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dickinson tries to hold on but Roberts pushes him away.
Dickinson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Roberts.
Roberts misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Roberts.
Roberts misses with a head shot.
Roberts looking to finish Dickinson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dickinson !
Roberts throwing strikes here but Dickinson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Roberts misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Roberts throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dickinson tries to lock up and control but Roberts gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Roberts sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Roberts throwing strikes here but Dickinson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kurt Roberts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts controlling his opponent.
Roberts landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson is trying to escape the mount.
Dickinson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Roberts tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Roberts looking to finish with strikes here!
Roberts looking to finish with strikes here!
Roberts unloads with some shots from mount but Dickinson bucks and avoids them well.
Dickinson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Roberts prevents Dickinson from getting the reversal.
Roberts thowing shots but they're missing.
Dickinson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Roberts.
Poor strikes thrown by Roberts there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts looking to finish with strikes here!
Dickinson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Roberts tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Roberts throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Roberts misses with a head shot.
Dickinson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dickinson tries to lock up and control but Roberts gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Roberts thowing shots but they're missing.
Roberts thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dickinson tries to reverse the position but Roberts maintains control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Roberts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roberts has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Roberts!
Our winner, Kurt Roberts, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.