PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Rourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Dimmick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry Dimmick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rourke
vs
Dimmick

186 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mickey Rourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larry Dimmick!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rourke swings for the body but Dimmick moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rourke misses with an uppercut.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rourke.
Dimmick is looking to reverse the position.
Dimmick takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rourke in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dimmick is looking for a sweep.
Dimmick is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rourke's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rourke scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dimmick has hold of Rourke's hands but Rourke slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rourke winds up and cracks Dimmick with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rourke landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Dimmick 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!
Rourke passes to side control.
Dimmick is still in real trouble! Can Rourke finish him?
Check out the look on Rourke's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rourke is chipping away with strikes.
Dimmick is trying to improve his position.
Rourke working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rourke working the ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Rourke's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimmick is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rourke has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dimmick looks gassed!
Rourke lands an elbow.
Rourke in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dimmick takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dimmick taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rourke lands a decent elbow from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rourke cracks Dimmick with a big right hand but Dimmick just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rourke grinds an elbow into Dimmick's temple.
Rourke connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dimmick some visible discomfort.
Dimmick taking a bit of punishment here - Rourke scoring with strikes.
Rourke looks up at the clock and then as Dimmick takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rourke smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
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!
Rourke lands some shots froms side control.
Rourke has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rourke lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dimmick down.
Rourke in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rourke working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rourke lands some shots froms side control.
Rourke creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dimmick is looking for a sweep.
Rourke lands a few punches from side control.
Rourke landing a few strikes.
Rourke cracks Dimmick with a big elbow.
Dimmick takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rourke landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourke scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dimmick to see if he's OK.
Dimmick on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rourke is putting a hurting on Dimmick here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dimmick is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rourke landing a few strikes.
Rourke is chipping away with strikes.
Rourke scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dimmick to see if he's OK.
Dimmick is trying to get back to half guard.
Rourke cracks Dimmick with a big right hand but Dimmick just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rourke looks up at the clock and then as Dimmick takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rourke smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rourke scoring with punches and elbows.
Rourke working the head with strikes.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dimmick fails with the takedown

and Rourke counters with a slam - OH, Dimmick IS OUT! HE'S OUT COLD! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Mickey Rourke!