PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chok Ramunchoi (ranked 4865 p4p, 505 weight class) and Rigo Dickinson (ranked 5075 p4p, 519 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ramunchoi
vs
Dickinson

184 cm
25
186 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

ZZ POPS

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 The Island, Chok Ramunchoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rigo Dickinson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickinson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ramunchoi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dickinson to score with a decent uppercut.
Ramunchoi throws a body kick that misses.
Dickinson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Dickinson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ramunchoi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dickinson blocking some punches.
Ramunchoi misses with a hook from the clinch.

Dickinson breaks from the clinch.

Dickinson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ramunchoi, pushing him back against the cage.
Dickinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramunchoi tries to throw a body punch but Dickinson avoids it by throwing Ramunchoi back against the cage.
Ramunchoi throws an elbow but it misses.
Ramunchoi is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickinson tries a knee to the head but Ramunchoi blocks it.
Dickinson trying to land knees to the body.
Dickinson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dickinson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ramunchoi walks away with a smile on his face. Dickinson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Dickinson instigates a clinch.
Dickinson misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramunchoi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Ramunchoi.
Dickinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dickinson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ramunchoi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Dickinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ramunchoi has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramunchoi.
Ramunchoi swings wildly with an uppercut but Dickinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramunchoi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dickinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dickinson is pushing Ramunchoi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dickinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ramunchoi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dickinson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson misses with a knee to the head.
Ramunchoi throws an elbow but it misses.
Ramunchoi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ramunchoi looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Dickinson manages to break the clinch.
Dickinson throws out a powerful jab.

Ramunchoi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramunchoi has Dickinson pushed against the cage.

Dickinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Ramunchoi moves into range and clinches up with Dickinson.
A short uppercut from Ramunchoi.
Ramunchoi blocking some punches.
Ramunchoi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dickinson misses with a punch to the body.
Dickinson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dickinson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramunchoi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramunchoi has a couple of punches blocked by Dickinson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramunchoi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramunchoi avoiding damage.
A short left from Dickinson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ramunchoi throws a punch but it's blocked by Dickinson.
Dickinson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Ramunchoi.
Ramunchoi misses with a body punch.
Ramunchoi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Dickinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ramunchoi just misses with a punch to the body.
Dickinson looks like he wants to counter punch here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Dickinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ramunchoi forces Dickinson back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ramunchoi.
Still in the clinch, Ramunchoi scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dickinson.
Dickinson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ramunchoi backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramunchoi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dickinson misses with a knee to the head.
Ramunchoi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dickinson backwards.
Ramunchoi pushes off an throws an elbow but Dickinson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dickinson blocks an elbow strike.
Ramunchoi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dickinson working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Dickinson.
Ramunchoi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dickinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dickinson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ramunchoi tries to throw a body punch but Dickinson avoids it by throwing Ramunchoi back against the cage.
Ramunchoi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chok Ramunchoi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dickinson, as that shot connected.
Rigo Dickinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ramunchoi rushes Dickinson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dickinson tries to work over Ramunchoi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dickinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dickinson wants to stall.
Dickinson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ramunchoi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ramunchoi misses with a body punch.
Dickinson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramunchoi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dickinson misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ramunchoi can't find room to land a body shot as Dickinson controls the action.
Dickinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramunchoi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dickinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Dickinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Dickinson clinches.
Ramunchoi lands a shoulder strike.
Ramunchoi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dickinson trying to control the position but instead, Ramunchoi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dickinson into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ramunchoi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dickinson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dickinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dickinson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chok Ramunchoi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ramunchoi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramunchoi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramunchoi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dickinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Ramunchoi fails to land.
Ramunchoi struggles to land a body shot inside as Dickinson controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Ramunchoi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ramunchoi scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dickinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dickinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ramunchoi fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dickinson.
Ramunchoi misses with some punches.
Ramunchoi misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Dickinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ramunchoi.
Dickinson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ramunchoi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ramunchoi.
Dickinson has a couple of punches blocked by Ramunchoi.
Ramunchoi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dickinson is keeping busy.
Dickinson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ramunchoi misses with the head strike.
Ramunchoi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dickinson backwards.
Ramunchoi working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Dickinson.
Dickinson has Ramunchoi pressed against the cage.
Ramunchoi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dickinson misses with the head strike.
Dickinson avoids the elbow strike from Ramunchoi, against the cage.
Dickinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramunchoi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dickinson avoiding damage.
Dickinson is looking to control Ramunchoi's arms but Ramunchoi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dickinson has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramunchoi lands an uppercut.
Dickinson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ramunchoi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Dickinson breaks from the clinch.
Dickinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramunchoi.

Dickinson pushes Ramunchoi up against the cage in a clinch.
Dickinson lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramunchoi pushes Dickinson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Ramunchoi as the two fighters clinch.
Ramunchoi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramunchoi misses with an elbow strike.
Dickinson tries to break the clinch but Ramunchoi is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chok Ramunchoi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dickinson's corner calls for a 1-2. Dickinson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Dickinson gets a clinch.
Dickinson misses with a punch to the body.
Dickinson throws a head punch that misses.
Ramunchoi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dickinson working hard to break the clinch.
Ramunchoi tries to work over Dickinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramunchoi lands a shoulder strike.

Dickinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ramunchoi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Ramunchoi takes the fight into the clinch.
Dickinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickinson slows down the pace here.
Dickinson is trying to break free.
Ramunchoi gets through Dickinson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Dickinson manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramunchoi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dickinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Ramunchoi closes the distance and clinches.
Dickinson tries to break free but Ramunchoi pushes him back against the cage.
Ramunchoi working aggressively here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ramunchoi misses with a punch on the inside.
Dickinson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ramunchoi slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch on the inside from Ramunchoi fails to land.
Dickinson pushes Ramunchoi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramunchoi misses with some punches.
Ramunchoi leaning his opponent against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dickinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramunchoi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramunchoi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dickinson trying to control the position but instead, Ramunchoi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dickinson into the cage.
Ramunchoi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dickinson being controlled against the cage.

Dickinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Dickinson moves into the clinch successfully.
Dickinson misses with some punches.
Ramunchoi is pushing Dickinson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
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!
Ramunchoi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramunchoi swings wildly with an uppercut but Dickinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramunchoi misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramunchoi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dickinson working hard to break the clinch.

Dickinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Dickinson has Ramunchoi up against the cage in a clinch.

Dickinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramunchoi slips under a jab.
Rigo Dickinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Dickinson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ramunchoi lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dickinson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ramunchoi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dickinson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dickinson.
Ramunchoi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dickinson avoids the elbow strike from Ramunchoi, against the cage.
Ramunchoi throws a head punch that misses.
Ramunchoi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dickinson up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ramunchoi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dickinson's brow.
Dickinson can't find room to land a body shot as Ramunchoi controls the action.
A bit of stalling here from Dickinson.
Dickinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramunchoi has a couple of punches blocked by Dickinson.
Ramunchoi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dickinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramunchoi misses with a punch on the inside.

Dickinson breaks from the clinch.
Ramunchoi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dickinson! But no joy.
Chok Ramunchoi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Ramunchoi instigates a clinch.
Ramunchoi tries to throw a body punch but Dickinson avoids it by throwing Ramunchoi back against the cage.

Dickinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramunchoi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ramunchoi slips a straight right by Dickinson.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rigo Dickinson.
I think Ramunchoi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chok Ramunchoi!
A relieved looking Chok Ramunchoi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.