PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rimbo Dice (ranked 5713 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tae Kwon Douglas (ranked 5835 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dice
vs
Kwon Douglas

183 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rimbo Dice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tae Kwon Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dice feints a jab promting Douglas to slip. Dice then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Douglas slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Tae Kwon Douglas has been cut.
Dice scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Douglas is looking to slow Dice down with leg kicks.
Dice misses with a combination
and Douglas counters with a thumping low kick.
Dice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Douglas was well out of range. Poor timing from Dice.
Douglas throws a fast counter high kick but Dice manages to duck under it in time.
Dice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Douglas feints a counter leg kick.
Dice missing with a left hand there. Douglas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dice misses with the combination.
Douglas counters with a body kick.
Douglas throws a quick inside leg kick.
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!
Douglas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Douglas misses with a kick to the body.
Douglas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Dice blocks the leg kick.
Dice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Douglas cracks the inside of Dice's front leg.
Dice throws a poor cross that misses
and Douglas counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dice takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dice throws a series of punches but Douglas moves out of range.
Douglas appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Douglas misses with a body kick.
As Douglas tries to get set, Dice tries to push him back and clinch up but Douglas manages to avoid the attempt.
Douglas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Douglas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dice backing away here, and Douglas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
No joy there for Dice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Douglas lands a head kick!
Douglas feints and then cracks Dice's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dice down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dice lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dice tries to bum rush Douglas with a series of wild strikes but Douglas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dice on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dice throws a sloppy body shot
and Douglas counters with a body kick that stops Dice in his tracks momentarily.
Douglas dodges the punch combination from Dice.
Douglas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dice throws a body shot but no joy.
Douglas throws a fast counter high kick but Dice manages to duck under it in time.
Nice defenses there by Douglas.
Dice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dice is breathing heavily.
Dice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dice throws a nice looking combination but Douglas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dice throws a shot from downtown. Douglas moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas thows a body kick. Dice tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dice has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Douglas.
A punch combination from Dice misses.
Douglas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dice is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Douglas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Douglas scores with a leg kick.
Rimbo Dice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Douglas scores with a spinning back kick!
Douglas scores with a push kick.
Douglas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dice throws a big shot that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Douglas.
Douglas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dice.
A counter left hand to the body from Dice misses its target.
Douglas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Douglas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dice to score with a decent uppercut.
Dice takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Douglas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dice chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Douglas can pounce on him.
Douglas scores with a nice body kick.
Dice scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dice stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Douglas.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Douglas lands with a kick to the temple. Dice shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dice takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dice takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tae Kwon Douglas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tae Kwon Douglas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Douglas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dice's calf.
Douglas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dice lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Douglas at a distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Dice scores with a four punch combination!
Dice will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Dice scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Douglas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Douglas takes one on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Dice. Those never looked like landing.
Dice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dice has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dice misses with a series of wild punches.
Douglas fakes the leg kick and cracks Dice in the body.
Dice throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Douglas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dice has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Douglas.
Douglas scores with a push kick.
Dice swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Douglas counters with a nice leg kick.
Dice chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Douglas can pounce on him.
Douglas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crunch! Douglas slams his shin into Dice's torso.
A slapping leg kick lands for Douglas.
A telegraphed right hand from Douglas misses the target.
Rimbo Dice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dice manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dice takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Douglas.
Dice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Douglas fakes the leg kick and cracks Dice in the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Douglas.
Douglas lands a high kick!
Dice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body kick there by Douglas.
A nice inside leg kick there by Douglas. That's going to slow Dice down.
Douglas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Douglas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Douglas throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Douglas.
Douglas connects with a leg kick. Dice looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dice misses the jab.
Dice slips a jab from Douglas.
Douglas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dice just misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dice stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Douglas.
Dice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Douglas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Douglas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dice misses with a left hand
and Douglas finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tae Kwon Douglas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Douglas lands with a kick to the temple. Dice shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A chopping leg kick lands by Douglas.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dice might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A combination from Dice does no damage.
Dice takes a kick to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Douglas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dice. Douglas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Douglas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Douglas lands with a kick to the temple. Dice shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Douglas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dice takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tae Kwon Douglas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tae Kwon Douglas's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dice misses with a combination
and Douglas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dice is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Douglas flicks out a counter leg kick but Dice steps away.
Dice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Douglas circles away quickly and effectively.
Dice's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Douglas misses with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Douglas.
Dice misses with the combination.
Dice throws a nice looking combination but Douglas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Douglas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas scores with a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Douglas.
Douglas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Douglas throws a leg kick which misses Dice's front leg but catches the back leg as Dice tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dice stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Douglas.
Douglas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Douglas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dice swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dice misses with a wild body shot.
Douglas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dice.
A slapping body kick lands there for Douglas.
Dice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Douglas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dice fails to land with a series of punches.
Douglas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Douglas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dice misses with a double jab
and Douglas counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Douglas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Douglas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas fakes the leg kick and cracks Dice in the body.
Douglas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Douglas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dice tries to bum rush Douglas with a series of wild strikes but Douglas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Douglas scoring well with a low kick there.
Dice on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Douglas. Douglas obviously looking to wear him down.
Douglas throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas connects with a solid leg kick.
Douglas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dice chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Douglas can pounce on him.
Dice misses with a jab, cross combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Douglas.
Dice throws a right hand that Douglas ducks under and follows up with a left that Douglas also avoids with ease.
Douglas flicks out a counter leg kick but Dice steps away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Douglas, right into the meat.
Douglas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Douglas scores with a spinning back kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Douglas.
Dice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good leg kick by Douglas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Douglas circles away quickly and effectively.
Good leg kick by Douglas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dice moves away from the strike by Douglas.
A punch combination from Dice misses.
Douglas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rimbo Dice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Douglas moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dice takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dice on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dice ducks under a wild hook from Douglas.
Dice is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Douglas.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Douglas. Dice shrugs it off though.
Douglas scores with a head kick. Dice tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Dice is rocked!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tae Kwon Douglas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Douglas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tae Kwon Douglas!