PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Dick (ranked 560 p4p, 676 weight class) and Johannes Tulikoura (ranked 83 p4p, 105 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dick
vs
Tulikoura

186 cm
26
182
15 - 5 - 0

175 cm
30
172
17 - 10 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
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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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rick Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johannes Tulikoura!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tulikoura tries to bum rush Dick with a series of wild strikes but Dick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tulikoura lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tulikoura throws a head kick that misses

and Dick counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tulikoura!
Dick definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dick will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tulikoura tries to buck Dick off but Dick is having none of it.
Dick looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tulikoura is avoiding damage well.
Tulikoura is being controlled here.
Dick tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tulikoura's legs.
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.
Tulikoura can't do much from the bottom here.
Tulikoura is not content to let Dick control the position.
Tulikoura is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick gets to mount! Tulikoura was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Tulikoura is looking to get to half guard.
Tulikoura is squirming around, avoiding Dick's attempts to control the action.
Dick is landing with some decent strikes but Tulikoura is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dick connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tulikoura is trying to escape the mount.
Tulikoura in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tulikoura tries to reverse the position but Dick maintains control.
Dick looking to control but Tulikoura is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dick prevents Tulikoura from getting the reversal.
Dick in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tulikoura has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tulikoura working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dick content just to control the position here.
Dick's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dick scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tulikoura can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura is in a horrible position here. Dick smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tulikoura tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dick looking to control but Tulikoura is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dick landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dick landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dick can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tulikoura is looking to escape.
Dick scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dick looking to control but Tulikoura is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tulikoura is trying to stand.
Dick passes to side control.
Dick is looking to take a break and control but Tulikoura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tulikoura tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dick wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dick misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tulikoura seems a little lost for a moment, as Dick dominates the positioning.
Dick working the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tulikoura is looking for a sweep.
Dick grinds an elbow into Tulikoura's temple.
Dick is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Dick dominated that round.
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.

Tulikoura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dick tries to counter with a takedown but Tulikoura is quick to defend against it.
Tulikoura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dick fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tulikoura avoids it really well and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tulikoura! But no joy.
Dick shoots in for a takedown but Tulikoura shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dick connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dick changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tulikoura looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dick working the body and head with strikes.

Dick working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rick Dick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dick in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulikoura is looking to reverse the position.
Tulikoura is letting Dick control him for a moment.
Tulikoura is looking for a sweep.
Dick scoring with punches from side control.
Dick in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dick scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tulikoura is trying to get back to half guard.
Dick tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tulikoura's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tulikoura keeps working.
Dick is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tulikoura is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tulikoura tries to bench press Dick off him but Dick keeps the position.
Dick cracks Tulikoura with a big elbow.
Tulikoura tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tulikoura is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dick's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dick seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tulikoura does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick is nestled in close to Tulikoura, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tulikoura can do to turn this around?
Dick is nestled in close to Tulikoura, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dick sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tulikoura defending well though.
Dick working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dick prevents Tulikoura from improving his position.

Tulikoura manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Tulikoura connects with a single shot there.
A combination from Tulikoura does no damage.
Dick cracks Tulikoura with a good jab.
Dick misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dick or perhaps it was just good defense by Tulikoura, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Dick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tulikoura looks to throw the jab but Dick is out of range.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Tulikoura enables Dick to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tulikoura manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dick trying to move into half guard but instead Tulikoura has managed to sweep!

Dick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tulikoura trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dick's guard.

Tulikoura decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dick, up you get!
Dick misses with a looping left.
Dick lands a right hook to the body.
Dick lands a really nice looking cross but Tulikoura seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Dick dominated that second round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dick lands a nice shot to the body.
Dick lands a jab to the head.
Dick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tulikoura as he jumps to the side.
Dick is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tulikoura sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tulikoura digs a good body shot into Dick's ribs.
Tulikoura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dick tries for a takedown but Tulikoura circles away easily
and Tulikoura counters with a big head kick but Dick shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Dick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dick cracks a nice hook into Tulikoura's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulikoura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tulikoura ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dick shoots in for a double leg but Tulikoura sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tulikoura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tulikoura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dick tries for a takedown but Tulikoura circles away easily
and Tulikoura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tulikoura as he jumps to the side.
Johannes Tulikoura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rick Dick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura looks to throw the jab but Dick is out of range.
Tulikoura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tulikoura throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johannes Tulikoura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dick shoots in for a takedown but Tulikoura shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tulikoura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dick throws an overhand right that lands on Tulikoura's shoulder, as Tulikoura tries to avoid the shot.
Dick blocks a head kick by Tulikoura.
Dick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tulikoura as he jumps to the side.

Dick closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dick lands in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tulikoura looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dick not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tulikoura is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Tulikoura is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dick defends well.
Dick controls from within his opponent's guard.

Tulikoura is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dick is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dick not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dick trying to control but Tulikoura is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johannes Tulikoura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dick has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Dick!
A very excited looking Rick Dick made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.