PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Dickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gee Damn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickson comes to the cage accompanied by Till I Collapse. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Dickson
vs
Damn

180 cm
23
170 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

175 cm
24
165 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Knock Out Artistry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Dickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gee Damn!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dickson throws out a loose jab but Damn uses good head movement to avoid it.

Damn drives through and clinches with Dickson against the cage.
Damn blocks an uppercut.
Damn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dickson tries to break free but Damn pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damn.
Damn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Damn stalling against the cage.
Dickson can't break the clinch.

Damn gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Damn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dickson wants to get back to full guard.
Damn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dickson is not content to let Damn control the position.
Damn looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Damn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Damn thows a huge punch but Dickson dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damn wants to free his trapped foot but Dickson is holding on for dear life with his legs.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A left lands for Damn.
A punch combination from Dickson misses.
Damn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dickson slips a jab from Damn.
Damn misses with a few strikes there.
Dickson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Damn.
Dickson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Damn counters by moving into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Damn.
Damn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dickson or not.
Dickson is breathing heavily.

Dickson manages to break the clinch.
Dickson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to de liver by Damn. Beautiful body shot.
Damn lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickson ducks right into an uppercut from Damn.
Damn lands a jab to the head.
Damn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Dickson is rocked!
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!
Damn lands with a big right hook that stumbles Dickson - he's out on his feet here! Damn follows up with another monster hook that separates Dickson from consciousness! Dickson falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Damn stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gee Damn!