PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sterling Dirtnock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Sekyere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sekyere has chosen Juicy-Biggy Smalls as his entrance music. Joseph Sekyere has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dirtnock
vs
Sekyere

180 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

163 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

BioPharm Nutrition
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sterling Dirtnock !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Sekyere!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dirtnock throws a big shot that misses.
Sekyere looks to clinch
and Dirtnock counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Dirtnock scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dirtnock is taking a breather. Sekyere says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sekyere tries to roll over but Dirtnock keeps him under control.
Sekyere looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dirtnock works his foot free and advances to mount.

Dirtnock stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirtnock lands with a nice body punch.

Dirtnock takes the fight into the clinch.
Sekyere tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dirtnock avoids it.
Sekyere wants a takedown.

Dirtnock jumps guard.
Sekyere postures up in Dirtnock 's guard and throws a big left but Dirtnock blocks it.
Dirtnock on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dirtnock tries to get out of the position.
Sekyere is looking to stand up but Dirtnock won't let him.

Dirtnock kicks Sekyere off and gets to his feet.
Sekyere tries to clinch

and Dirtnock counters with a shoot takedown. Sekyere fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dirtnock is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dirtnock pushes down on Sekyere's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sekyere should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sekyere looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dirtnock postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Sekyere to stand up.
Sekyere gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dirtnock .
That kick from Dirtnock tenderised Sekyere's leg. Sekyere is trying to keep his angry face on.

Dirtnock shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dirtnock is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Dirtnock decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sekyere, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirtnock lands with a nice body kick.

Dirtnock closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sekyere's guard.
Dirtnock looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Dirtnock stands and steps away. Sekyere gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Dirtnock shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dirtnock feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Dirtnock decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sekyere, up you get!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dirtnock , as that shot connected.

Dirtnock moves into range and clinches up with Sekyere.

Dirtnock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sekyere tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dirtnock lands a leg kick that knocks Sekyere off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sterling Dirtnock dominated that round.
That's time! Dirtnock 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dirtnock is looking to slow Sekyere down with leg kicks.
Dirtnock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sekyere moves to clinch but Dirtnock breaks away

and Dirtnock counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Dirtnock gets to his feet - Sekyere follows without any prompting.
Sekyere misses with a takedown attempt

and Dirtnock counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Dirtnock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dirtnock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sekyere can do to turn this around?
Sekyere wants to clinch but Dirtnock slips to the side
and Dirtnock counters with a head kick.
A jab from Dirtnock does it's job there.
Sekyere is breathing heavily.
Sekyere on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dirtnock . Dirtnock obviously looking to wear him down.
Sekyere tries to clinch
and Dirtnock counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sekyere avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Dirtnock . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dirtnock .
Dirtnock throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dirtnock clobbers Sekyere with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dirtnock scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dirtnock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sekyere doesn't seem bothered though.

Dirtnock has managed to clinch.
Dirtnock stops a takedown attempt from Sekyere.
Dirtnock controlling the action here for a moment.

Dirtnock gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sterling Dirtnock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Dirtnock is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Dirtnock stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Dirtnock closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sekyere quickly recovers to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dirtnock stands up out of the half guard.
Sekyere takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dirtnock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sekyere's sensitive parts.

Dirtnock drives through with a takedown into Sekyere's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Dirtnock drops back looking for a leg! Sekyere is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sekyere manages to kick Dirtnock off! Dirtnock jumps back into Sekyere's guard.
Dirtnock pushing down on Sekyere's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dirtnock is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dirtnock decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dirtnock moves into the clinch.
Dirtnock manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Dirtnock successfully pulls guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dirtnock manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Dirtnock stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sterling Dirtnock dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Dirtnock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sekyere on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sekyere stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dirtnock .

Dirtnock looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sekyere!
Dirtnock sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dirtnock seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sekyere for as long as he can get away with.

Dirtnock gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Sekyere takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dirtnock shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sekyere napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Dirtnock stands up and beckons Sekyere to his feet.
Sekyere is looking to score with low kicks.
Dirtnock keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dirtnock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sekyere. That did some damage!
Dirtnock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sekyere misses with a takedown
and Dirtnock counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirtnock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Dirtnock throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sekyere was covering up waiting for the punch and Dirtnock finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dirtnock 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dirtnock stands and throws Sekyere's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dirtnock has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Dirtnock content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dirtnock stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Dirtnock lands a head kick. Sekyere smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dirtnock delivers a nice body kick.

Dirtnock has closed the distance and engaged Sekyere in a clinch.

Dirtnock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sterling Dirtnock is winning the standup battle so far.

Dirtnock throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sekyere tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dirtnock is in Sekyere's guard.
Dirtnock passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Dirtnock decides to stand up.
Joseph Sekyere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Dirtnock .

Dirtnock gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Dirtnock decides to stand and escape the position.
Dirtnock is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Dirtnock gets a double leg takedown into Sekyere's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sterling Dirtnock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dirtnock has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:24
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sterling Dirtnock !
Sterling Dirtnock gave a mention to BioPharm Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).