PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Dickinson (ranked 1461 p4p, 2316 weight class) and Johnny Bronco (ranked 193 p4p, 290 weight class). Dickinson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Resurrection - Chris Travis. Bronco has chosen The Horses - Daryl Braithwaite as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Dickinson
vs
Bronco

189 cm
29
187
16 - 11 - 0

175 cm
32
170
24 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Offseason nutrition & LAUNDRY (115$-160Q)
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 16 - 11 - 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 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Bronco!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Dickinson is predictable there
and Dickinson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bronco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dickinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bronco checks a leg kick nicely.
Bronco slips a jab from Dickinson.
Bronco fails with a takedown attempt.
Bronco moves to clinch but Dickinson breaks away
and Dickinson counters with a solid body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bronco.
Dickinson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dickinson misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickinson jabs Bronco right on the nose. Bronco blinks but takes it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dickinson. Bronco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bronco swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dickinson counters with a nice body shot.
Jab, jab by Bronco - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dickinson takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronco clobbers Dickinson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bronco moves forwards but Dickinson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bronco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dickinson.
Bronco swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dickinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dickinson moves away from the strike by Bronco.
Dickinson jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Bronco closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dickinson's guard.
Dickinson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bronco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dickinson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronco wants to pass the guard but Dickinson is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bronco wants to control from the top but Dickinson keeps moving.
Bronco landing some decent shots from guard.
Bronco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bronco trying to control the position from guard on top but Dickinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dickinson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bronco on the ground.
Bronco loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dickinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bronco wants to control from the top but Dickinson keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson wants to get back to his feet but Bronco is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dickinson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bronco on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bronco connects with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Dickinson as Bronco shoots in.
Dickinson throwing a counter right hand but Bronco manages to avoid it.
Dickinson misses with a hook. Bronco ducked under it nicely.
Dickinson lands a jab to the head.
Bronco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dickinson can pounce on him.
Good standup being displayed there by Bronco as he connects with a hook.
Dickinson takes one to the chin there.
Dickinson looks to land a left hand but Bronco moved out of range nicely.
Bronco tries to clinch up
and Dickinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dickinson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dickinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bronco.
Bronco shoots in and drives through. Dickinson sprawls well.
Sean Dickinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Bronco.
Bronco looks to land a right hand but Dickinson moved out of range.
Bronco thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Dickinson counters with a quick kick to the body but Bronco blocks it.
Dickinson walks into a stiff left hand from Bronco.

Bronco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bronco misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Bronco on the inside.
Bronco misses with the head strike.
Bronco tries a body shot but Dickinson blocks it.
Dickinson scores with a shot to the side of Bronco's head.
Dickinson lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Bronco.
Bronco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dickinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bronco's elbow.

Bronco has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dickinson uses from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johnny Bronco will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bronco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dickinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bronco moves away.
Bronco takes a swing at Dickinson's ribcage but misses.
Dickinson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dickinson misses with an uppercut. Bronco saw that one coming.
Bronco keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dickinson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Bronco pushes Dickinson up against the cage in a clinch.
Bronco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dickinson is working Bronco over against the cage.
Dickinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bronco's elbow.
Dickinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dickinson's elbow.
Bronco prevents a body shot from Dickinson.
Bronco tries to throw a body punch but Dickinson avoids it by throwing Bronco back against the cage.
Bronco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dickinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bronco controls his hands.
Dickinson misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronco blocks a body shot from Dickinson.
Bronco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bronco struggles to land a body shot inside as Dickinson controls his hands.
Dickinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bronco tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dickinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bronco controls his hands.
Dickinson prevents a body shot from Bronco.

Bronco manages to pull guard.
Bronco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dickinson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Dickinson stands and steps away. Bronco gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bronco wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bronco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson throws a big shot that misses.
Dickinson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bronco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bronco clobbers Dickinson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dickinson avoids the body shot from Bronco.
Dickinson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dickinson avoids the body shot from Bronco.
Bronco looks to score with a jab to the body but Dickinson is just out of range.
Dickinson throws a big counter combination but Bronco scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnny Bronco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronco looks to score with a jab to the body but Dickinson is just out of range.
Dickinson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bronco.
Bronco throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Dickinson to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bronco closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dickinson quickly recovers to half guard.
Dickinson is looking to get back to is feet but Bronco passes into side control.
Bronco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dickinson keeps working.

Bronco goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dickinson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bronco but great work by Dickinson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dickinson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bronco to his feet.
Bronco punishes Dickinson's body with a nice straight punch.
Bronco defending well as Dickinson loads up on a big left hand.
Bronco keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Dickinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bronco swings for the body but Dickinson moves out of range.
Dickinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bronco was well out of range. Poor timing from Dickinson.
Decent striking displayed by Dickinson there.

Bronco drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Dickinson manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bronco jumps guard but Dickinson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bronco digs a right hand into Dickinson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dickinson's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson tries to work over Bronco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dickinson presses Bronco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bronco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dickinson misses with a hook from the clinch.

Bronco jumps guard and drags Dickinson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Bronco has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dickinson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bronco manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dickinson manages to get himself to full guard.

Bronco throws a big elbow that misses.
Bronco trying to control but Dickinson is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Johnny Bronco 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!

Bronco lands with an overhand left.
Dickinson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dickinson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bronco has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bronco scores with a nice right hand.
Bronco tries to clinch but Dickinson moves out of range.
Bronco staying out of range there.
Bronco misses with a lunging right hand
and Dickinson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bronco connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bronco shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickinson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Bronco closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bronco is working Dickinson over against the cage.
Johnny Bronco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Bronco gets control of Dickinson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bronco will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bronco looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dickinson is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronco has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dickinson is looking to stand up but Bronco won't let him.
Dickinson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bronco is controlling Dickinson's posture.

Dickinson gets to his feet. Bronco looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sean Dickinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dickinson misses with a looping right.
Dickinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bronco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dickinson.
Dickinson misses with a wild body shot.
Bronco stuns Dickinson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Bronco as he connects with a hook.
Dickinson misses with a series of wild punches.
Bronco misses with a straight left.
Dickinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bronco.
Bronco misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronco connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dickinson some visible discomfort.
Bronco controls the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Bronco.
Dickinson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bronco.
Bronco lands a decent elbow from side control.

Bronco is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dickinson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bronco misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The ground and pound from Bronco seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronco misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bronco controls the position from side control.

Bronco is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Dickinson looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bronco gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Dickinson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bronco lets go of the hold and Dickinson can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johnny Bronco!
After winning the bout, Johnny Bronco thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.