PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rigo Dickinson (ranked 7662 p4p, 670 weight class) and Son Goku (ranked 6293 p4p, 614 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dickinson
vs
Goku

182 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

ZZ POPS

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rigo Dickinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Son Goku!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goku will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dickinson throwing a counter right hand but Goku manages to avoid it.
Goku misses with a combination
and Dickinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Goku throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dickinson.
Dickinson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goku.
Goku keeps the fight on the outside.
Goku misses with a jab, cross combination.
Goku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dickinson.

Dickinson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Goku, pushing him back against the cage.
Dickinson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Goku wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Dickinson.
Goku has had enough of the clinch but Dickinson keeps him there for the moment.
Dickinson pushes Goku back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Goku is trying to break free.
Goku wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Goku breaks from the clinch.
Goku throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dickinson counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dickinson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Goku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goku fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dickinson on the side of the head.

Dickinson clinches up against the cage.

Goku pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dickinson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Dickinson has managed to clinch.
Dickinson is trying to pull guard but Goku turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Goku is trying to push Dickinson away but Dickinson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Goku tries to break the clinch but Dickinson is controlling the position.
Goku is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dickinson is keeping busy.
Dickinson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Goku breaks the clinch.
Dickinson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dickinson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Goku throws a shot from downtown. Dickinson moves away and avoids it.
Dickinson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Goku keeps the fight on the outside.
Goku connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Dickinson tries to clinch there but Goku circles away.
Dickinson throws out a powerful jab.
Dickinson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Goku falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dickinson counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Goku does no damage.
A good leg kick by Dickinson.
Goku scores with a nice head shot.
Dickinson wants to clinch.
Dickinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Goku circles away.

Dickinson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Goku is trying to break the clinch but Dickinson has him pressed against the cage.
Goku wants to stall.
Goku missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Dickinson.
Goku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dickinson's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dickinson.
Dickinson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Goku's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dickinson.
Dickinson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dickinson misses with a knee to the head.

Dickinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goku swats away the attempt to clinch by Dickinson.
Son Goku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Goku both land. Nice combination.
Goku connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dickinson's hands.
Goku misses with a jab, cross combination.
Goku rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dickinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Dickinson closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickinson lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Dickinson.
Goku with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Goku looks winded!
Dickinson lands a body shot in the clinch.

Dickinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dickinson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dickinson clobbers Goku with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Goku throws a right and a left that Dickinson avoids nicely.
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Goku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dickinson feints and then cracks Goku's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Goku down.
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Goku was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dickinson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Goku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Dickinson clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dickinson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goku has a couple of punches blocked by Dickinson.
Dickinson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Goku's efforts to push away.
Goku is looking to break free of the clinch but Dickinson has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rigo Dickinson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Goku misses with a double jab.
Dickinson cracks Goku with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
No joy there for Goku, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dickinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Goku circles away.
Dickinson slips a jab and a cross from Goku.
It looked like Dickinson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dickinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dickinson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dickinson lunges at Goku with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Goku's hand.
Dickinson slips a jab and a cross from Goku.
Dickinson tries to clinch there but Goku circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dickinson wants to clinch up but Goku keeps it at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dickinson.
Goku checks the leg kick.
Dickinson tries to clinch there but Goku circles away.
Dickinson lands with an uppercut that bounces Goku off the cage and back into range.

Goku is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goku closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dickinson moves away from the strike by Goku.
It looked like Dickinson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Goku lands with an overhand left.
Dickinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goku.
Goku is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goku avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Dickinson closes the distance and pushes Goku back into the cage.
Dickinson blocking some punches.
Dickinson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Goku backwards.
Goku working aggressively here.

Dickinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goku fails to land with a series of punches.

Dickinson has closed the distance and engaged Goku in a clinch.
Goku blocks a body shot from Dickinson.
Dickinson has Goku pressed against the cage, preventing Goku from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Goku's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Goku wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dickinson keeps control of Goku as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Goku wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dickinson has him pressed against the cage.
Dickinson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Goku in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Goku is trying to break the clinch but Dickinson has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goku is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dickinson scores with a shoulder strike.
Goku is trying to push Dickinson away but Dickinson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dickinson lands with a short shot to the head.
Dickinson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Goku's efforts to push away.
A bit of stalling here from Dickinson.
Rigo Dickinson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dickinson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dickinson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Goku backwards.
Dickinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dickinson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goku has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Dickinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dickinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goku.
Son Goku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dickinson works the jab nicely.
Dickinson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Goku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Son Goku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goku looks to land a combination but Dickinson avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson steps in with a hook that catches Goku right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Dickinson follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Goku looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rigo Dickinson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rigo Dickinson waved his t-shirt featuring ZZ POPS's logo in front of the cameras.