PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tzu Chu (ranked 18917 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teninch Dickson (ranked 2221 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Teninch Dickson enters the cage!

Chu
vs
Dickson

155 cm
28
135 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

162 cm
35
135 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tzu Chu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teninch Dickson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickson slips a jab from Chu.
Dickson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dickson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chu is out of range.
Dickson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Dickson misses.
Chu tries a head kick but it misses.
Dickson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chu throws a head kick that misses
and Dickson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dickson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chu.
Tzu Chu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Dickson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chu misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Chu misses.
Dickson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dickson connects with a solid leg kick.
Chu lands with a right hand.
Chu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chu goes for a double leg but Dickson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dickson continues to drive forward.
A head kick misses from Chu.
Dickson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chu.
Chu backing away here, and Dickson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Chu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dickson counters with a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dickson, as that shot connected.
Chu throws the left hand but Dickson avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dickson tries to clinch up but Chu circles away and keeps his distance.
Dickson looks to score with a jab to the body but Chu is just out of range.
Chu throws a big counter combination but Dickson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Chu scores with a nice head shot.
Dickson lands a nice hook to Chu's body. Chu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dickson blocks a jab.
Dickson looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Chu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Chu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dickson is looking to improve his position.
Chu is nestled in close to Dickson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dickson is trying to get back to full guard.
Chu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dickson taking some punishment here, with Chu in his half guard.
Chu 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.
Chu working Dickson over with strikes.
Chu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dickson defending well though.
Chu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dickson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chu lands strikes from half guard.
Dickson moves into full guard.
Dickson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chu.
Chu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dickson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chu landing with the ground and pound.
Chu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dickson pulls Chu in close to his closed guard and prevents Chu from doing any damage or advancing position.
Chu with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tzu Chu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Chu cracks Dickson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dickson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tzu Chu is winning the standup battle so far.
Chu looks for a takedown but Dickson sprawls well.
Dickson slips a straight right by Chu.
Dickson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dickson dodges the punch combination from Chu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chu throws a series of punches but Dickson avoids them all with ease.
Tzu Chu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dickson throws a low kick but Chu moves out of range easily.
Chu throwing a counter right hand but Dickson manages to avoid it.
Dickson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Chu tries to bum rush Dickson with a series of wild strikes but Dickson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chu falls off balance throwing a combination

and Dickson moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickson struggles to land a body shot inside as Chu controls his hands.
Chu has a couple of punches blocked by Dickson.
Dickson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dickson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chu up against the cage.
Chu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice body punch from Dickson - that landed with a thud.
Chu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chu dodges an elbow strike from Dickson.
Chu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Chu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dickson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chu.
Dickson tries a quick counter leg kick but Chu is wise to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chu misses with a double jab.
Chu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dickson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dickson lands a right hook to the body.
Chu throws a series of strikes that have Dickson backpedaling.
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!
Chu scores with a body shot.
Dickson blocks a jab.
Chu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dickson can do to turn this around?
Chu scores with a body shot.
Chu misses the shot to the body.
Dickson thinks about the counter body kick.

Chu closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dickson to the mat! Dickson manages to get full guard.
Chu trying to control but Dickson is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dickson keeping moving, preventing Chu from controlling successfully.
Chu chips away with some ground and pound.
Chu trying to control the position from guard on top but Dickson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chu landing with the ground and pound.
Dickson wants to sweep here but Chu controlling him for the moment.
We've been hearing that Chu has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Chu postures up.
Chu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chu trying to control the position from guard on top but Dickson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chu takes a swing at Dickson's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tzu Chu dominated that second round.
That's time! Chu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Chu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dickson circles away quickly and effectively.
Chu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dickson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chu works Dickson's body with a nice hook.
Chu throws a right and a left that Dickson avoids nicely.
Dickson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Chu misses with a lunging right hand
and Dickson counters with a left to the body.
Dickson throws a low kick, looking for Chu's leg but Chu calmly moves out of range.
Dickson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chu looks to land a right hand but Dickson moved out of range.
Chu misses with an uppercut. Dickson saw that one coming.
Dickson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chu rather than just go for the knockout.
Dickson swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Chu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chu stands up over Dickson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chu content to stall in guard here.
Dickson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dickson wants to sweep but no luck.
Dickson keeping moving, preventing Chu from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dickson wants to sweep here but Chu controlling him for the moment.
Dickson keeping moving, preventing Chu from controlling successfully.
Chu throwing strikes from guard but Dickson blocks nicely.
Dickson keeping moving, preventing Chu from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chu fails with the takedown
and Dickson counters with a left to the body.
Chu misses with an uppercut
and Dickson counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickson cracks the inside of Chu's front leg.
Dickson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chu.
Chu lands an overhand right.
Chu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dickson throws a hook to the side of Chu's head but Chu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A cross from Chu lands.
A nice combination there by Chu.
Chu has his takedown stuffed
and Dickson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dickson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chu throws out the jab.
Dickson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chu throws a right hand that Dickson ducks under and follows up with a left that Dickson also avoids with ease.
Dickson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dickson! But no joy.
Dickson throws a solid leg kick but Chu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dickson.
Teninch Dickson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dickson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tzu Chu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dickson misses with an uppercut
and Chu counters with a stiff right hand.
Dickson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dickson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Chu.
Tzu Chu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chu controls the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tzu Chu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chu 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tzu Chu!