PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Dickinson (ranked 1537 p4p, 1114 weight class) and Dyami Yazzie (ranked 227 p4p, 154 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dickinson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Resurrection - Chris Travis. Yazzie has chosen A Tribe Called Red - Suplex as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Dickinson
vs
Yazzie

189 cm
24
170
9 - 5 - 0

190 cm
24
175
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sean Dickinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dyami Yazzie!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Yazzie.
That kick from Dickinson tenderised Yazzie's leg. Yazzie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yazzie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yazzie blocks a head kick by Dickinson.
Dickinson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dickinson moves out of range of the body kick from Yazzie.
Yazzie misses with a body kick.
Yazzie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dickinson.
Yazzie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dickinson connects with a body shot.
Yazzie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dickinson but Dickinson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dickinson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickinson scores with a leg kick.
Dickinson misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yazzie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dickinson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yazzie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dickinson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yazzie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yazzie wants to land a leg kick but Dickinson is out of range.
Dickinson misses the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Dickinson. Those never looked like landing.
Dickinson checks a leg kick.
Yazzie throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dickinson moves out of range of the leg kick from Yazzie.
Dickinson connects with a crisp jab.
Dickinson missing with a left hand there. Yazzie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yazzie is looking to score with low kicks.
Dickinson lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Yazzie with that takedown attempt.
Yazzie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dickinson checks a leg kick.
Yazzie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dickinson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dickinson throws a head kick that misses.
Dickinson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yazzie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yazzie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yazzie tries to work over Dickinson's front leg with a kick but Dickinson checks it.
Dickinson cracks Yazzie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Yazzie, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dickinson checks a low kick from Yazzie.
Dickinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dickinson with a nice calf kick.
Dickinson throws a lazy right hand but Yazzie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yazzie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dickinson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yazzie at a distance.
Yazzie throws a chopping leg kick but Dickinson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dickinson lands a jab.
Dickinson with a hook.
That kick from Dickinson tenderised Yazzie's leg. Yazzie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yazzie misses with an uppercut. Dickinson saw that one coming.
Yazzie thows a leg kick but Dickinson checks it
and Dickinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yazzie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dickinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dickinson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yazzie counters with a body kick that stops Dickinson in his tracks momentarily.
Yazzie throws a leg kick
and Dickinson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yazzie does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yazzie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dickinson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yazzie scrambles back to his feet.
Yazzie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dickinson.
Yazzie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dickinson momentarily.
Yazzie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dickinson throws a looping overhand right but Yazzie ducks down to avoid it.
Sean Dickinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yazzie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Yazzie finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dickinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dickinson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Dickinson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yazzie throws a leg kick that misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Yazzie might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dickinson has got the better of the exchanges.
Dickinson throws a jab when Yazzie was well out of range.
Dickinson misses with an uppercut. Yazzie saw that one coming.
A jab from Dickinson finds it's way through Yazzie's defenses.
Dickinson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yazzie can do to turn this around?
Yazzie misses with a low kick as Dickinson jumps back.
Yazzie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dickinson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sean Dickinson is winning the standup battle so far.
Yazzie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dickinson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dickinson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dickinson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickinson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yazzie.
Dickinson scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Dickinson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yazzie is looking to score with low kicks.
Dickinson is looking for a counter combo.
A punch lands to the side of Yazzie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dickinson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yazzie.
Yazzie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dickinson thuds a left hand into Yazzie's body.
Dickinson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dickinson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A low kick from Yazzie misses
and Dickinson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Yazzie really felt that one!
Dickinson cracks Yazzie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yazzie.
Dickinson misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yazzie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dickinson connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dickinson throws a right hand that misses

and Yazzie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dickinson's guard.

Dickinson kicks Yazzie off and gets to his feet.
Dickinson connects with an inside leg kick.
Dickinson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Yazzie responds with a good body kick, but Dickinson manages to step out the way in time.
Yazzie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yazzie ducks under a wild hook from Dickinson.
Dickinson jabs at Yazzie's body.
Yazzie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dickinson is out of range and Yazzie settles back down.
Yazzie with a nice calf kick.
Dickinson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yazzies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Yazzie instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yazzie.
Dickinson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dickinson has a couple of punches blocked by Yazzie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yazzie working aggressively here.
Dickinson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Dickinson on the inside.
Dickinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Yazzie.
Yazzie tries to pull guard but Dickinson won't allow it.
Dickinson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dickinson lands a left hand.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yazzie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dickinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dickinson misses with some punches.
Yazzie blocks an uppercut.
Dickinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yazzie cracks Dickinson with a nice body shot.
Yazzie throws a punch but it's blocked by Dickinson.
Yazzie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dickinson swings wildly with an uppercut but Yazzie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yazzie misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Yazzie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yazzie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dickinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Yazzie shoots in and bounces Dickinson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Dickinson pushes Yazzie off and gets back to his feet.
Dickinson throws a shot from downtown. Yazzie moves away and avoids it.
Dickinson scores with a nice head shot.
Yazzie throws a leg kick
and Dickinson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yazzie's knee momentarily.
Sean Dickinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yazzie slips under a jab.
Dickinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yazzie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dickinson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Dickinson dominated that second round.
That's time! Dickinson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Dickinson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dickinson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yazzie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dickinson throws out a loose jab but Yazzie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dickinson backing away here, and Yazzie unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dickinson is looking to score with low kicks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dickinson.
Yazzie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dickinson is out of range.
Dickinson's corner calls for a 1-2. Dickinson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yazzie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dickinson.
Yazzie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickinson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yazzie tries a quick counter leg kick but Dickinson is wise to it.
Dickinson misses with a kick to the body

and Yazzie counters with a shoot takedown. Dickinson fights it but they end up in guard.

Dickinson pushes Yazzie off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yazzie shoots in looking for a takedown. Dickinson tries to sprawl out of it but Yazzie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dickinson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yazzie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dickinson misses with a looping left.
Yazzie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dickinson with the inside leg kick.
Dickinson takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Sean Dickinson has been cut.
Dickinson with a jab.
Yazzie staying out of range there.
Yazzie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yazzie misses with a low kick.
Dickinson avoids the body shot from Yazzie.
Dickinson tests Yazzie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yazzie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It appears Dickinson was looking to counter with a kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dickinson. Yazzie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dyami Yazzie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yazzie needs to keep his hands up - Dickinson had a free shot at his head there.
Dickinson with a nice calf kick.
Dickinson lands a glancing blow to the side of Yazzie's head.
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!
Yazzie misses with the body kick
letting Dickinson counter with a right hand.
Dickinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yazzie moves away.
Yazzie follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yazzie lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dickinson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dickinson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice shot by Dickinson.
Dickinson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dickinson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yazzie misses with a low kick.
As Yazzie backs away, Dickinson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yazzie slips a jab from Dickinson.
Yazzie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dickinson defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Dickinson.
Dickinson throws a big shot that misses.
Yazzie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dickinson lands a glancing blow to the side of Yazzie's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yazzie.
Dickinson dips to his left and cracks Yazzie with an uppercut!
Dickinson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yazzie counters with an inside leg kick.
Dickinson swings for the body but Yazzie moves out of range.
Dickinson misses the jab.
Yazzie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Dickinson as he connects with a hook.
Dickinson throws a body punch but Yazzie moves out of range.
Dickinson lands a leg kick that knocks Yazzie off balance momentarily.
Dickinson throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yazzie in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Yazzie rushes Dickinson and presses him up against the cage.

Yazzie manages to break the clinch.
Dickinson connects with a crisp jab.
Dickinson tries to land a leg kick but Yazzie saw it coming and moves away.
Yazzie feints a counter leg kick.
Yazzie moves out of range of the body kick from Dickinson.
Yazzie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yazzie shoots in but no luck this time.
Dickinson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dickinson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yazzie.
Dickinson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dickinson stuns Yazzie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Dickinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dickinson 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Dickinson!
Sean Dickinson thanked the fans post fight for their support.