PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shaquan Woods (ranked 639 p4p, 421 weight class) and Sean Dickinson (ranked 100 p4p, 63 weight class). Woods comes to the cage accompanied by BACK IN BLOOD . Dickinson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Resurrection - Chris Travis. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Woods
vs
Dickinson

183 cm
24
180
10 - 5 - 0

189 cm
25
170
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Shaquan Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sean Dickinson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickinson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dickinson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Woods tries to clinch but Dickinson moves out of range.
Woods cracks a nice hook into Dickinson's ribs.
Woods lands a nice looking body shot.
Woods throws a looping overhand right but Dickinson ducks down to avoid it.
Woods misses the jab.
Dickinson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Woods throws a sloppy body shot
and Dickinson counters with a nice uppercut.

Woods rushes Dickinson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Dickinson breaks the clinch.
Woods scores with a jab. Dickinson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shaquan Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dickinson avoids the body shot from Woods.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dickinson misses with a straight left.

Woods closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Woods.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Woods is trying to pull guard but Dickinson has him pressed against the cage.
Dickinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Woods fails to pull guard.
Woods's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Woods.
Woods keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dickinson's efforts to push away.
Woods scores with a shoulder strike.
Woods misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dickinson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dickinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woodss head.
Woods prevents Dickinson from breaking the clinch.
Woods has Dickinson pressed against the cage, preventing Dickinson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Woods pulls Dickinson into guard.

Dickinson stands up from Woods's guard - Dickinson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Woods connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods looks to score with a jab to the body but Dickinson is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Woods.
A low kick lands for Woods.
Woods throws a jab but it's blocked by Dickinson.
Woods misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Dickinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Dickinson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dickinson slips under a jab from Woods.
Dickinson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Woods slips under a jab from Dickinson.
Nice straight punches there by Woods. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Woods.
Woods missing with a left hand there. Dickinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dickinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dickinson slips a jab from Woods.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woods.
Woods throws a big shot that misses.
Dickinson thinks about the counter body kick.
A slow jab from Woods misses its intended target.
Dickinson stuns Woods with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Woods fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dickinson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Woods misses with a straight left.
Woods looks to score with a jab to the body but Dickinson is just out of range.
Woods looks to land a right hand but Dickinson moved out of range.
Dickinson connects with a body shot that sends Woods's belly button to the back.
Woods scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Woods with the inside leg kick.

Woods rushes Dickinson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson lands a nice uppercut.
Woods misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dickinson misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Dickinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Woods throws a series of punches but Dickinson avoids them all with ease.
Woods thuds a left hand into Dickinson's body.
Woods fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dickinson manages to avoid it.
Dickinson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Woods looks to land a left hand but Dickinson moved out of range nicely.
Dickinson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Woods sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Woods looks to throw the jab but Dickinson is out of range.
Dickinson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Woods scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dickinson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dickinson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab by Woods.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shaquan Woods dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dickinson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dickinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dickinson! But no joy.
Woods throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Dickinson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Woods misses with a hook.
Woods looks to score with a jab to the body but Dickinson is just out of range.
Dickinson avoids the head kick by Woods.
Dickinson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Woods rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dickinson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Shaquan Woods has been cut.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dickinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods thuds a left hand into Dickinson's body.
Woods throws a leg kick that misses.

Woods closes the distance and pushes Dickinson back into the cage.
Woods tries to pull guard but Dickinson holds him up against the cage and eventually Woods drops back down to his feet.
Shaquan Woods has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson lands a right hand.
Dickinson swings wildly with an uppercut but Woods uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woods softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Woods lands a hook to the side of the head.
Woods jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dickinson walks away with a smile on his face. Woods gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Woods moves out of range as Dickinson strikes.
Dickinson slips a jab from Woods.
Dickinson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shaquan Woods is winning the standup battle so far.
Woods throws an overhand right that lands on Dickinson's shoulder, as Dickinson tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Dickinson misses.
Woods tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dickinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Woods.
Woods misses with a straight right.
Woods tries to score with a low kick but Dickinson moves his leg out of the way.
Woods lands the left hand.
Woods has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Woods connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson throws a body kick that misses.
A slow jab from Dickinson misses its intended target.
Dickinson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Woods can pounce on him.
Dickinson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Woods.
Dickinson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Woods moves out of range of the body kick.
Woods connects with a nice looking jab.
Woods scores with a nice head shot.
Dickinson staying out of range there.
Woods tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dickinson is trying to counter with his kicks.
Woods scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dickinson doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dickinson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Woods misses its intended target.
Dickinson misses with a straight left.
Woods with the inside leg kick.
Woods just misses with a punch to the body.
Dickinson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Woods moves out of range of the body kick from Dickinson.
Dickinson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Woods clinches with his opponent.

Dickinson breaks from the clinch.
Woods tries a low kick but Dickinson avoids it.
Woods is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dickinson can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Woods comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dickinson throws a big shot that misses.
Woods darts in trying to clinch
letting Dickinson counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dickinson clobbers Woods with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Woods lands with a good body shot.
Woods takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dickinson throws a hook to the side of Woods's head but Woods sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Woods with a hook.

Woods closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shaquan Woods dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shaquan Woods's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Woods throws out a powerful jab.
Woods throws out a leg kick but Dickinson moves out of range and Woods only half commits.
Dickinson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dickinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Woods takes a swing at Dickinson's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Dickinson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Woods lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dickinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dickinson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods throws a body punch but Dickinson moves out of range.
Dickinson walks into a stiff left hand from Woods.
Dickinson takes one to the side of the head.
Dickinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woods was well out of range. Poor timing from Dickinson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson walks into a stiff left hand from Woods.
Woods misses with an uppercut. Dickinson saw that one coming.
Dickinson throws out a counter right but Woods avoids it with no problem.
Woods displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dickinson throws out the jab.
Dickinson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dickinson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Woods went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dickinson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Woods clinches up with Dickinson and pushes him back against the cage.
Dickinson lands with a right to the head.

Dickinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Woods. Beautiful body shot.
Dickinson blocks a low kick nicely.
Dickinson looks for the body kick but Woods saw that one coming.
Dickinson tries to land a front kick but Woods steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As Dickinson looks to move away, Woods throws a big counter combo but Dickinson just gets out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dickinson.
Dickinson throws a lazy uppercut
letting Woods counter with a right hand.
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!
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dickinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Woods. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Woods.
A big right from Dickinson misses.
Woods lands with a good body shot.
Woods uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dickinson.
Dickinson throws a shot from downtown. Woods moves away and avoids it.
Shaquan Woods is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dickinson looks to land a left hand but Woods moved out of range nicely.
Dickinson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sean Dickinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dickinson under the eye.
Dickinson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dickinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Woods.
Woods wants to clinch.
Dickinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Woods.
Dickinson misses with a looping right.
Woods was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Woods sizes up Dickinson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dickinson 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.
Dickinson misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson lands with a good body shot.
Woods pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dickinson slips under a jab from Woods.
Dickinson throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body punch from Dickinson.
Dickinson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Woods lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dickinson throws a big shot that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dickinson checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Woods 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.
Dickinson slips under a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shaquan Woods showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Woods, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaquan Woods!
After winning the bout, Shaquan Woods thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Sean Dickinson had this to say: 'Great win for my opponent, hes a beast! I look forward to training hard and getting that rematch soon!'.