PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Chaelsson (ranked 4069 p4p, 24372 weight class) and Morrison Dickson (ranked 504 p4p, 712 weight class). Morrison Dickson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Chaelsson
vs
Dickson

185 cm
40
270
40 - 19 - 2

225 cm
21
283
5 - 15 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Chaelsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Morrison Dickson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickson throws a right hand that misses

and Chaelsson counters with a takedown into side control.

Chaelsson stands up and beckons Dickson to his feet.
Dickson misses with a left hand

Chaelsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Chaelsson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dickson to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaelsson avoids the body shot from Dickson.
Good standup being displayed there by Dickson as he connects with a hook.
Dickson misses with a hook

and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown. Dickson fights it but they end up in guard.
Dickson is wriggling around but Chaelsson manages to pass to half guard.

Dickson trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Chaelsson manages to pass to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickson tries to control the position but Chaelsson now has his back.
Dickson looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Dickson can't escape the position.
Chaelsson controls the action.
Chaelsson not allowing Dickson to control his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Chaelsson decides to stand up, even though he's got his opponent's back.
We've been informed that Dickson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dickson misses with an uppercut

and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dickson is looking to get back to is feet but Chaelsson passes into side control.

Chaelsson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Dickson misses the shot to the body.
Chaelsson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dickson sprawls and moves away.
Dickson just misses with a punch to the body.
Dickson throws a body shot but no joy.
Chaelsson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dickson sprawls and moves away.
Dickson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dickson misses with a body punch

and Chaelsson counters with a takedown into side control.

Chaelsson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Dickson throws a right hand that misses

and Chaelsson counters with a single leg into guard. Dickson didn't expect that.
Dickson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Chaelsson manages to pass to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chaelsson decides to stand up.
Dickson throws an off balance right hand

and Chaelsson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dickson's guard.
Dickson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Chaelsson dives into side control.

Chaelsson stands up and beckons Dickson to his feet.
Dickson misses with a body punch

and Chaelsson counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Chaelsson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Dickson throws an off balance right hand

and Chaelsson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dickson!

Chaelsson decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickson throws an off balance right hand

and Chaelsson counters with a takedown into side control.

Chaelsson decides to stand back up. Chaelsson steps back and let's Dickson get back to his feet.
Dickson throws a poor cross that misses

and Chaelsson counters with a single leg into guard. Dickson didn't expect that.
Dickson is wriggling around but Chaelsson manages to pass to half guard.

Dickson wants to sweep but Chaelsson has passed to side control!

Chaelsson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dickson misses with a hook

and Chaelsson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dickson's guard.
Dickson is wriggling around but Chaelsson manages to pass to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Chaelsson 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.

Patrick Chaelsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dickson misses with a combination

and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dickson tries to kick Chaelsson off in order to stand up. Chaelsson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

Chaelsson decides to stand back up.
Dickson misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dickson is trying to escape back to his feet but Chaelsson uses the scramble to pass into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Chaelsson decides to stand back up.
Dickson throws a predictable looking body shot

so Chaelsson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Chaelsson stands up and waves to Dickson to follow him.
Dickson misses with an uppercut

and Chaelsson counters with a single leg into guard. Dickson didn't expect that.

Dickson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Chaelsson has picked Dickson up and slammed him! Dickson can't keep hold of the triangle and Chaelsson manages to pass to side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chaelsson decides to stand back up. Chaelsson steps back and let's Dickson get back to his feet.
Dickson misses with an uppercut

and Chaelsson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dickson wants to get back to his feet but Chaelsson passes into half guard.
Dickson is breathing heavily.

Chaelsson stands up and beckons Dickson to join him on the feet.
Dickson swings widly with a right hand

and Chaelsson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chaelsson.
Dickson is looking to stand back up but Chaelsson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Dickson.
Patrick Chaelsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chaelsson passes into side control, despite Dickson's attempt to control the position.

Chaelsson decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickson misses with a shot to the body

Chaelsson stands up.
Dickson misses with a jab to the body

and Chaelsson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dickson!

Chaelsson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Dickson throws an off balance right hand

and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown. Dickson fights it but they end up in guard.
Dickson is looking to stand back up but Chaelsson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Dickson.

Chaelsson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Dickson to get to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickson swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Chaelsson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dickson!

Chaelsson stands up and beckons Dickson to his feet.
Dickson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown. Dickson fights it but they end up in guard.
Chaelsson is standing up over Dickson. Dickson looks to escape but Chaelsson dives into side control.

Chaelsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dickson can do to turn this around?

Chaelsson stands up.
Dickson misses with a lunging right hand

and Chaelsson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chaelsson.
Chaelsson is standing up over Dickson. Dickson looks to escape but Chaelsson dives into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Chaelsson stands up and beckons Dickson to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickson misses with a right hand

and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dickson is looking to stand back up but Chaelsson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Dickson.

Chaelsson decides to stand and escape the position.
Dickson throws a lazy uppercut

and Chaelsson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chaelsson.
Dickson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Chaelsson manages to pass to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Chaelsson decides to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dickson throws a poor cross that misses

and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dickson tries to kick Chaelsson off in order to stand up. Chaelsson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Chaelsson dominated that second round.
That's time! Chaelsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Dickson misses with a body punch

so Chaelsson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dickson is wriggling around but Chaelsson manages to pass to half guard.

Dickson trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Dickson looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dickson trying to control the hands but Chaelsson breaks the grip.
Dickson is in bad spot here.
Dickson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chaelsson gets his hands free as Dickson looks to control.
What can Dickson do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Dickson is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Chaelsson off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chaelsson gets back to his feet - a bit of a stange decision given the position he was in.
Dickson misses with an uppercut

so Chaelsson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dickson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Chaelsson manages to pass to side control.

Chaelsson stands up from half guard.
Morrison Dickson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaelsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dickson swings widly with a right hand

and Chaelsson counters with a single leg into guard. Dickson didn't expect that.
Dickson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Chaelsson dives into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Chaelsson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Dickson throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dickson is trying to escape back to his feet but Chaelsson uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Dickson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chaelsson working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chaelsson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Dickson misses with a body punch

and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown. Dickson fights it but they end up in guard.
Dickson is wriggling around but Chaelsson manages to pass to half guard.

Chaelsson escapes and gets back to his feet.
Dickson throws a lazy uppercut

and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown. Dickson fights it but they end up in guard.
Dickson wants to get back to his feet but Chaelsson passes into half guard.

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Chaelsson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Dickson to get to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickson throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown. Dickson fights it but they end up in guard.
Dickson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Chaelsson dives into side control.

Chaelsson decides to stand back up.
Dickson misses with a combination

so Chaelsson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dickson is wriggling around but Chaelsson manages to pass to half guard.

Chaelsson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Dickson to stand up.
Dickson swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Chaelsson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dickson's guard.
Chaelsson is standing up over Dickson. Dickson looks to escape but Chaelsson dives into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Dickson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chaelsson 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Chaelsson!
Patrick Chaelsson retains his heavyweight title!
Patrick Chaelsson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.