PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Dickinson

188 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alan Dickinson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dickinson on his heels. He'll look to pass Dickinson's guard now, I'm sure.
Dickinson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Silva won't allow Dickinson to sweep him here.
Dickinson keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Dickinson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dickinson won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Dickinson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dickinson works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Silva pushes Dickinson off and gets back to his feet.
Silva misses with a hook. Dickinson ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoids the head kick by Dickinson.
Dickinson circles away from the clinch attempt.

Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Dickinson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Dickinson gets back to full guard.
Dickinson working a defensive guard here.
Silvais looking to pass into half guard but Dickinson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Dickinson is in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Dickinson is proving a slippery customer.
Dickinson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silva wants to stand but Dickinson is controlling the position.
Dickinson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dickinson works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silva is breathing heavily.

Dickinson decides to stand and escape the position.
Dickinson swinging wildly here.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.

Dickinson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.

Dickinson stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Some wild striking there from Dickinson.

Dickinson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Dickinson stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Dickinson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Dickinson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dickinson not doing much here.

Dickinson is trying for a kimura here. Silva looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Dickinson wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alan Dickinson!