PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Dickinson (ranked 411 p4p, 943 weight class) and Ife Edwards (ranked 66 p4p, 142 weight class). Dickinson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Resurrection - Chris Travis. Edwards has chosen Damian Marley - Road to Zion as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dickinson
vs
Edwards

189 cm
35
196
24 - 15 - 0

189 cm
37
209
35 - 22 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sean Dickinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ife Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dickinson. Dickinson obviously looking to wear him down.
Dickinson scores with a decent looking hook.
Sean Dickinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edwards throws a front kick that sends Dickinson stumbling back into the cage.
Dickinson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dickinson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dickinson misses with a hook
and Edwards counters with an outside leg kick.
Edwards tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Edwards slips a straight right by Dickinson.
Edwards 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.
Dickinson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A shot to the body from Edwards misses
and Dickinson counters with a nice body kick.
Dickinson scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dickinson avoids a kick to the body.
Edwards looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Edwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big right from Dickinson misses.
Edwards tries a quick counter leg kick but Dickinson is wise to it.
Dickinson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Edwards scores with a spinning back kick!
Dickinson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dickinson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Edwards paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dickinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab by Dickinson.
Edwards lands a nice hook to Dickinson's body. Dickinson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Edwards misses with a lunging right hand
and Dickinson counters with a nice uppercut.
Dickinson misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Edwards! But no joy.
Edwards fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dickinson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Edwards darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick from Edwards misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards tests Dickinson's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Sean Dickinson has been cut.
Edwards's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dickinson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Edwards scrambles back to his feet.
Dickinson throws a right hand that misses
letting Edwards counter with a right hand.
Edwards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dickinson with the inside leg kick.
Edwards throws the left hand but Dickinson avoids the punch easily.
Edwards slips a jab from Dickinson.
Edwards swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Edwards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dickinson.
Edwards bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dickinson's head.
Dickinson scores with a jab. Edwards acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws a jab when Dickinson was well out of range.
Edwards throws a leg kick but Dickinson moved away.
A low kick from Edwards is predictable there
and Dickinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dickinson takes one to the side of the head.
Edwards moves out of range as Dickinson throws a body kick.
Dickinson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dickinson misses with a kick to the body.
Edwards looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dickinson throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Edwards misses with the body kick
and Dickinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Edwards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dickinson.
Edwards lands with a kick to the ribs.
Edwards throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson misses with a looping left.
Dickinson lands a jab to Edwards's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edwards.
Dickinson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Edwards lands a glancing blow to the side of Dickinson's head.
Edwards misses with a low kick.
Edwards misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Edwards slips under a jab.
Edwards avoids the body shot from Dickinson.
Dickinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edwards moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Edwards there.
Edwards motions for Dickinson to come forward. Edwards throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dickinson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ife Edwards will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sean Dickinson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dickinson throws a jab but it's blocked by Edwards.
Edwards lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Edwards misses.
Edwards wants to slow Dickinson down by chopping away at his legs.
A cross from Edwards lands.
Dickinson slips under a jab.
Edwards throws a body kick that misses
and Dickinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Edwards lands a nice looking body shot.
Dickinson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickinson moves out of range of the leg kick from Edwards.
Dickinson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Edwards looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dickinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edwards moves away.
Edwards flicks out a counter leg kick but Dickinson steps away.
Edwards lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards is looking to slow Dickinson down with leg kicks.
Edwards scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dickinson in his tracks.
Edwards connects with a solid leg kick.
Dickinson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Edwards. Edwards obviously looking to wear him down.
Dickinson throws a body punch but Edwards moves out of range.
Dickinson misses with an uppercut.
Dickinson digs a good hook to Edwards's body.
Dickinson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Edwards on the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Edwards. That's going to slow Dickinson down.
Dickinson 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.
Edwards moves away from the strike by Dickinson.
Edwards displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dickinson throws out the jab.
Edwards tries a quick counter leg kick but Dickinson is wise to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws a shot from downtown. Dickinson moves away and avoids it.
Edwards throws a leg kick but Dickinson checks it.
Dickinson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Edwards stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dickinson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Dickinson.
Edwards rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dickinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dickinson avoids a kick to the body.
Dickinson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Edwards cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Sean Dickinson's cut is getting worse.
Dickinson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Edwards finds it's way round the side to connect with Dickinson's head.
Edwards ducks under a wild hook from Dickinson.
Dickinson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick from Dickinson misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson misses with an uppercut.
Edwards throws out a counter right but Dickinson avoids it with no problem.
Edwards lands a nice looking body kick.
Dickinson scores with a jab to the head.
Edwards throws a big shot that misses.
Edwards throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dickinson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dickinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Edwards.
Edwards swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Edwards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dickinson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dickinson. That's going to slow Edwards down.
Edwards dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dickinson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edwards.
Dickinson misses with a straight right.
Dickinson misses with a right hand
and Edwards counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dickinson 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.
Dickinson thows a leg kick but Edwards checks it
and Edwards counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Edwards throws a wild body kick that Dickinson sees coming a mile off.
Dickinson misses with a leg kick
letting Edwards counter with a right hand.

Dickinson is rocked!
Edwards circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Dickinson to the canvas! Dickinson doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Edwards keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ife Edwards!
As Ife Edwards got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I heard his skull fracture- hope he’s ok.'.