PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Schmedgar Dimms (ranked 222 p4p, 1281 weight class) and Roberto Soldic (ranked 11 p4p, 74 weight class). Soldic has chosen The Impression That I Get as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Dimms
vs
Soldic

175 cm
25
145
16 - 3 - 0

175 cm
28
148
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
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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 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Schmedgar Dimms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Soldic!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimms connects with a right hand. Soldic shakes it off.
Soldic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dimms.
A nice inside leg kick there by Soldic. That's going to slow Dimms down.
Good standup being displayed there by Soldic as he connects with a hook.
Nice cross by Soldic.
Dimms throws a low kick but Soldic avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dimms 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 Soldic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Soldic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dimms throws a chopping leg kick but Soldic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Soldic misses with a low kick.
Soldic tries a head kick but it misses.
Soldic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dimms has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Soldic moves out of range of the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Soldic connects with a nice looking jab.

Soldic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dimms blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Soldic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dimms checks a leg kick.
Soldic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Soldic throws a low kick but Dimms avoids it.
Soldic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soldic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dimms takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Soldic throws a jab when Dimms was well out of range.
Dimms slips a jab from Soldic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Dimms.
Soldic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Soldic.
Nice defenses there by Dimms.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soldic. Dimms does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soldic misses with an uppercut. Dimms saw that one coming.
Soldic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dimms lands with a nice body punch.
Dimms connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Soldic throws a sloppy head kick and Dimms moves out of range easily.
A quick step to the side and Dimms tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dimms looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dimms throws a jab when Soldic was well out of range.
Soldic lands a really nice looking cross but Dimms seems unphased.
Dimms looks to land a left hand but Soldic moved out of range nicely.
Soldic throws a leg kick that misses.
Dimms misses with a straight left.
Dimms uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soldic.
Soldic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dimms.
Dimms tries to clinch but Soldic is having none of it.
Dimms punishes Soldic's body with a nice straight punch.
Dimms turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Soldic with a nice calf kick.
Soldic takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Soldic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Soldic throws a shot from downtown. Dimms moves away and avoids it.
Soldic has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dimms slips a jab from Soldic.

Soldic moves into the clinch.
Soldic tries a body shot but Dimms blocks it.
Dimms tries to work over Soldic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Soldic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Soldic scores with a shoulder strike.
Dimms swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimms's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Soldic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Soldic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dimms lands a nice uppercut.

Dimms pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Soldic with a jab.
Soldic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soldic throws a sloppy head kick and Dimms moves out of range easily.
Soldic lands with a nice body punch.
Soldic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dimms throws a combination. Soldic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dimms takes one on the button.
Dimms moves in looking to clinch but Soldic pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimms checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Soldic moves out of range of the strikes.

Dimms drives through and clinches with Soldic against the cage.

Soldic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Soldic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good work by Dimms as he checks the leg kick.
Dimms has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Soldic finds it's way round the side to connect with Dimms's head.
Soldic 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.
Dimms defending well as Soldic loads up on a big left hand.
Soldic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Soldic blocks a jab.
Soldic misses with a straight left.
Dimms seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dimms connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Soldic misses with a right hand
and Dimms counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soldic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soldic takes one to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Soldic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soldic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dimms uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soldic.
Soldic misses with an attempted mid kick.

Dimms moves into range and clinches up with Soldic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soldic is trying to push Dimms away but Dimms has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dimms misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Soldic fails to land.
Dimms lands a shot to the body.
Soldic prevents a body shot from Dimms.
Soldic has a couple of punches blocked by Dimms.
Dimms lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Soldic or not.
Dimms lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Soldic fails to land.
Dimms scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Soldic.
Dimms doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soldic misses with the head strike.
A short left from Soldic.
Dimms lands a shot to the body.
Soldic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soldic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dimms blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Dimms.
Dimms misses with some punches.

Dimms escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soldic needs to keep his hands up - Dimms had a free shot at his head there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roberto Soldic will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Soldic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soldic throws a body punch but Dimms moves out of range.
Dimms scores with a jab. Soldic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dimms swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A combination from Dimms does no damage.
Soldic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice shot lands for Soldic.
Dimms scores with a jab.

Soldic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dimms goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roberto Soldic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dimms lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Soldic misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Soldic fails to land.
Soldic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Soldic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimms.
Dimms misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soldic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soldic misses with the head strike.
Dimms lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Dimms scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dimms struggles to land a body shot inside as Soldic controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimms blocks an uppercut.
Soldic throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimms.
Dimms lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Soldic or not.
Soldic blocks a body shot from Dimms.
Dimms swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimms is looking to break free of the clinch but Soldic has double underhooks.
Good body shot from Dimms.
Dimms throws a punch but it's blocked by Soldic.
Soldic blocks a body shot from Dimms.
Dimms fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Dimms breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Soldic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dimms takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dimms misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Soldic blocks the leg kick.
Soldic feints a counter leg kick.
Dimms smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab, jab by Soldic - just one landing.
A big right from Soldic misses.
Soldic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dimms connects with a body shot.
Soldic gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good work by Dimms as he checks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Soldic.
Dimms misses with a lunging right hand
and Soldic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Soldic slips a jab from Dimms.
Soldic is looking to slow Dimms down with leg kicks.
A lazy left from Dimms finds it's target.
Dimms fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Soldic checks it well.
Dimms chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soldic can pounce on him.
Soldic throws a shot from downtown. Dimms moves away and avoids it.
Soldic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dimms manages to avoid it.
Schmedgar Dimms has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dimms lands a nice leg kick that just misses Soldic's sensitive parts.
Dimms ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soldic moves away.
Soldic wants to land a leg kick but Dimms is out of range.
Dimms wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dimms jabs Soldic right on the nose. Soldic blinks but takes it well.
Sloppy strikes from Dimms. Those never looked like landing.
Soldic looks to land a left hand but Dimms moved out of range nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dimms checks a leg kick.
Dimms misses with a low kick as Soldic jumps back.

Soldic gets tackled into the cage by Dimms. Dimms maintains the clinch.
Soldic throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldic lands a hook that snaps the head of Dimms backwards.

Dimms breaks from the clinch.
Soldic misses with an uppercut. Dimms saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Dimms on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Soldic looks to land a body kick but Dimms moved away.
Dimms checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Roberto Soldic seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Dimms gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Soldic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Soldic can't find room to land a body shot as Dimms controls the action.

Soldic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Soldic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dimms swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dimms checks a leg kick.
Soldic throws a leg kick that misses.
Dimms bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Soldic. That's going to slow Dimms down.
Dimms throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dimms walks into a left hand.
Soldic catches Dimms with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimms swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soldic throws a low kick, looking for Dimms's leg but Dimms calmly moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dimms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimms lands a body shot.
Dimms tries to clinch up.
Soldic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Soldic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Soldic slips under a jab from Dimms.
Dimms lands a lovely overhand right.
Soldic throws out a loose jab but Dimms uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soldic slips a straight right by Dimms.
Dimms tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Soldic is able to avoid easily.
Soldic throws a head kick but Dimms moves out of range.
Dimms connects with a high kick.
Dimms takes a swing at Soldic's ribcage but misses.
Dimms on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dimms looks to land a right hand but Soldic moved out of range.
Soldic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dimms swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Soldic misses.
Soldic thumps Dimms with a low kick.
Soldic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dimms is able to avoid easily.
Soldic lands a right hook to the body.
Dimms throws a jab when Soldic was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Schmedgar Dimms will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Soldic just misses with a punch to the body.
Dimms tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dimms misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Soldic! But no joy.
Good shot there by Soldic.
Soldic throws a jab when Dimms was well out of range.
Soldic throws a leg kick but Dimms checks it.
Soldic blocks a jab.
Dimms throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab from Soldic.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Soldic, as that shot connected.
Dimms checks a leg kick.
Dimms lands a right hook to the body.

Soldic clinches up against the cage.

Dimms breaks from the clinch.
Soldic punishes Dimms's body with a nice straight punch.
Soldic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dimms.
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!
Dimms misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soldic.
Dimms sets himself, and Soldic steps forward looking for the clinch! Dimms avoids it this time.
Dimms uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soldic.
Dimms looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dimms catches Soldic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A bone on bone clash there as Soldic blocks the leg kick.
Dimms throws out a leg kick but Soldic moves out of range and Dimms only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimms jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dimms tries to clinch but Soldic is having none of it.
Soldic throws a leg kick that misses.
Soldic misses with a low kick.
Dimms displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soldic throws out the jab.
Soldic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dimms throws out the jab.
Soldic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dimms was well out of range. Poor timing from Soldic.
Soldic moves out of range of the leg kick from Dimms.
Soldic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dimms thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soldic ducks under a wild hook from Dimms.
Soldic misses with a low kick.
Dimms tries to clinch up.
Soldic is looking to slow Dimms down with leg kicks.
Dimms moves out of range as Soldic strikes.
Dimms bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Soldic's head.
Dimms fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Soldic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A leg kick checked by Dimms.
Soldic misses with an uppercut. Dimms saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimms uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soldic.
Dimms takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dimms takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Dimms changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dimms is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dimms throws a leg kick but Soldic checks it.
Soldic tried to score with a low kick but Dimms checks it.
Soldic throws a looping overhand right but Dimms ducks down to avoid it.
Soldic tests Dimms's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Soldic throws a low kick but Dimms moves out of range easily.
Soldic throws a body shot but no joy.
Soldic is looking to slow Dimms down with leg kicks.
Dimms keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dimms misses with a low kick.
Dimms moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Soldic thumps Dimms with a low kick.
Soldic looks to score with a jab to the body but Dimms is just out of range.
Soldic takes a swing at Dimms's ribcage but misses.
Soldic moves out of range as Dimms strikes.
A leg kick checked by Soldic.
A combination from Dimms does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldic throws a chopping leg kick but Dimms manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dimms takes a jab right on the kisser.
Soldic works Dimms's body with a nice hook.
Soldic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Soldic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Soldic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Soldic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Soldic with the inside leg kick.
Soldic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dimms.
Soldic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dimms dips to his left and cracks Soldic with an uppercut!
Dimms scores with a jab to the body.
Soldic blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimms swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dimms's jab looks to have found its range, popping Soldic under the eye.
Dimms throws a leg kick but Soldic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dimms swings for the body but Soldic moves out of range.
Soldic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dimms was well out of range. Poor timing from Soldic.
Soldic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimms throws a shot from downtown. Soldic moves away and avoids it.

Soldic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dimms lands a right hand that snaps the head of Soldic backwards.
Soldic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soldic lands a nice uppercut.
Soldic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dimms tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soldic's elbow.
Soldic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Soldic tries to pull guard but Dimms forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Soldic scores with a shoulder strike.
Dimms lands with a left to the head.
Dimms blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Soldic on the inside.
Dimms swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimms throws a punch but it's blocked by Soldic.
Dimms doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dimms.
A short right from Dimms on the inside.
Dimms lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Schmedgar Dimms.
I think Dimms 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Schmedgar Dimms!
In defeat, Roberto Soldic stepped up to the mic, saying 'documentaries'.