PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Dick (ranked 319 p4p, 50 weight class) and Johnny Leroux (ranked 814 p4p, 124 weight class). Johnny Leroux is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Dick
vs
Leroux

186 cm
22
182 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

179 cm
21
170 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Leroux!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leroux scores with a jab. Dick acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slow jab from Dick misses its intended target.
Dick shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Leroux sprawls well. Leroux wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dick gets slowly back to his feet.
Dick looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Leroux is fending him off so far but Dick persists. Nope, Leroux circles away and we're back to standing.
Dick has a takedown stuffed.
We've been told by Dick's head coaches at Ramirez School Of Excellence that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Dick. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dick shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dick not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Leroux's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Leroux has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The 13 Club. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Dick working Leroux over with strikes.
Dick is trying to control. Leroux wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Leroux is trying to get back to full guard.

Dick is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Leroux as he works his way to full guard.
Dick 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick stopping the sweep attempt from Leroux.
Dick throwing strikes from guard but Leroux blocks nicely.
Dick is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dick has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dick chips away with some ground and pound.
Dick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dick content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Leroux pulls Dick in to control the position.
Leroux preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Leroux not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Leroux looking for a sweep. Not yet Leroux, not yet.
Leroux working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dick.
Leroux avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Dick avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Leroux had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dick defends it easily.
Dick showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leroux swings for the body but Dick moves out of range.
Dick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leroux! But no joy.
Dick slips a straight right by Leroux.
Leroux cracks Dick with a right hand to the side of the head.

Dick decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Leroux is looking to control Dick's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Leroux avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leroux tries to get to full guard but Dick has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leroux blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dick.
Dick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dick with the ground and pound but Leroux uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leroux works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick throwing strikes but missing.
Dick trying to control but Leroux is working from the bottom.
Leroux is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Leroux tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dick lands a couple of digs.
Leroux keeping moving, preventing Dick from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Leroux is looking to sweep but instead, Dick has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Dick dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Leroux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dick manages to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dick.
Leroux drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dick defends it well.
Dick shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Leroux defends it nicely.
Leroux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dick.
Dick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Dick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dick shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Leroux counter with a right hand.
Dick gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leroux lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Leroux closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dick to the mat! Dick manages to get full guard.

Dick is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Leroux defends well.
Leroux is looking to pass into half guard but Dick pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Dick is in guard.

Rick Dick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Leroux throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dick connects with a couple of short punches.
Leroux pulls Dick in close to his closed guard and prevents Dick from doing any damage or advancing position.
Leroux avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dick cracks Leroux with a solid left hand.
Dick connects with a couple of short punches.
Dick lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Leroux looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dick is one step ahead there.
Leroux keeping moving, preventing Dick from controlling successfully.
Dick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leroux looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dick is one step ahead there.
Leroux working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick scoring with some ground and pound.
Dick wants to control from the top but Leroux keeps moving.
Dick throws a big elbow that misses.
Leroux wants to sweep but no luck.
Dick trying to control the position from guard on top but Leroux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leroux trying to keep a closed guard but Dick is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Leroux wants to control but Dick passes easily into half guard.
Dick winds up and cracks Leroux with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dick throwing shots but Leroux is blocking nicely.
Leroux is trying to get back to full guard.
Dick seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Leroux does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Leroux slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Leroux is on top in guard.

Leroux working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leroux being controlled here momentarily.
Leroux loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Johnny Leroux will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Dick lands a jab to the nose.
No luck for Dick with that takedown attempt.
Dick shoots in but no luck this time.
Dick looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Dick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leroux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dick.
Leroux jabs Dick to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dick on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Leroux bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Leroux lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Leroux working the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leroux throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Leroux cracks Dick with a big right hand but Dick just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dick struggling a bit here.
Dick is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Leroux crashes against the mat.
Leroux working away.
Dick is trying to improve his position.
Dick sneaks back into half guard.
Leroux lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Leroux passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dick!
Dick sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leroux takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dick wants to get back to his feet.
Dick is looking to improve his position.
Dick trying to hold on to Leroux's head to control him but Leroux postures up.
Dick is not content to let Leroux control the position.
Leroux tries to pass to full mount but Dick defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leroux throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dick is trying to maintain the position but Leroux is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Leroux lands a nice short elbow.
Leroux is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dick is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Leroux connects with a nice short shot to Dick's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dick punching from the bottom.
Dick moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dick wants to stand but Leroux is controlling the position.
Dick controls Leroux momentarily but Leroux frees himself.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dick slips under a jab.
Leroux throws a body punch but Dick moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leroux fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dick on the side of the head.
Leroux missing with a left hand there. Dick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dick with a poor takedown
and Leroux counters with a straight right hand.
Leroux lands with a good body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Leroux comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Leroux has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Johnny Leroux!
Johnny Leroux was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.