PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Dick told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Bishop
vs
Dick

170 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
179 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Dick!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dick shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dick trying to mount his opponent but Bishop defends it.

Bishop actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop wants to control but Dick is keeping busy.
Dick slips a nice elbow through Bishop's hands, connecting with Bishop's forehead.
Dick working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dick thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dick working the head and body with strikes.
Bishop wants to control but Dick is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bishop looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Bishop looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dick is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bishop on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've been hearing good reports from Bishop's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bishop on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dick throws a strike but Bishop avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Dick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick working some strikes from top position.
Bishop is breathing heavily.
Dick chips away with some ground and pound.
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!
Bishop has momentary wrist control but Dick slips an elbow through the middle.
Dick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dick landing some decent shots from guard.
Dick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dick keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bishop's head.
Dick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dick chips away with some ground and pound.
Dick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dick advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick is nestled in close to Bishop, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dick slips a nice elbow through Bishop's hands, connecting with Bishop's forehead.
Bishop taking some punishment here, with Dick in his half guard.
Bishop is looking to control Dick's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bishop avoid being mounted?
Dick slips a nice elbow through Bishop's hands, connecting with Bishop's forehead.
Dick takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dick drops an elbow to the side of Bishop's head.
Dick is nestled in close to Bishop, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dick prevents Bishop from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick works his way into side control.
Dick working the head with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dick working away.
Dick working the head and body with strikes.
Dick lands an elbow.
Dick cracks Bishop with a big right hand but Bishop just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bishop is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dick connects with a decent elbow.
Bishop is trying to control Dick's posture but Dick avoids it.
Dick scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Dick dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dick 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.
Bishop wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dick throws a big right hand that misses.
Dick with a nice head shot there.
Dick distracts Bishop with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Bishop is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dick defends well.
Dick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bishop swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dick is pushing down on Bishop's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bishop is fighting to maintain full guard but Dick has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick drops an elbow to the side of Bishop's head.
Bishop wants to improve his position but Dick is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Dick.
Dick winds up and cracks Bishop with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bishop could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bishop is trying to control but can't.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dick connects with a nice short shot to Bishop's temple.
Dick winds up and cracks Bishop with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dick drops an elbow to the side of Bishop's head.
Dick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop taking some punishment here, with Dick in his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop has hold of Dick's hands but Dick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bishop has hold of Dick's hands but Dick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dick looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dick prevents Bishop from improving his position.
Bishop taking some punishment here, with Dick in his half guard.
Dick winds up and cracks Bishop with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dick working the head and body with strikes.
Dick is nestled in close to Bishop, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dick working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dick takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dick slips a nice elbow through Bishop's hands, connecting with Bishop's forehead.
Dick is nestled in close to Bishop, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dick lands a nice short elbow.
Dick scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Dick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Bishop stuffs the takedown.

Bishop 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.

Bishop is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dick is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dick has escaped and now he's on top!
Dick stands up over Bishop, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bishop is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bishop working a defensive guard but Dick manages to pass into side control anyway.
Bishop can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick lands an elbow.
Bishop taking a bit of punishment here - Dick scoring with strikes.
Dick scoring with punches from side control.
Dick working the body and head with strikes.
Bishop prevents Dick from improving position.
Dick lands a nice forearm strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bishop manages to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick tries to pass to full mount but Bishop defends it.
Ground and pound from Dick.
Bishop is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dick scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bishop might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nice strikes from Dick there.
Dick winds up and cracks Bishop with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dick is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dick looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bishop with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dick working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick is nestled in close to Bishop, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dick scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dick looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bishop with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dick is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dick passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dick postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bishop looks a forlorn figure.
Dick raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dick fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nick Dick has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dick cracks Bishop with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dick punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bishop tries to lock up and control but Dick gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dick working the ground and pound effectively.
James Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nick Dick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dick takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Dick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dick has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Dick!