PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Dick (ranked 5838 p4p, 498 weight class) and Mori Ranmaru (ranked 6079 p4p, 518 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dick
vs
Ranmaru

186 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mori Ranmaru!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dick gets a takedown into half guard.
Dick stops Ranmaru from getting back to his feet.
Dick seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ranmaru tries to kick Dick off but Dick keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dick drops an elbow to the side of Ranmaru's head.
Ranmaru is trying to stand back up but Dick is controlling him
Dick is nestled in close to Ranmaru, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dick winds up and cracks Ranmaru with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dick with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dick is nestled in close to Ranmaru, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ranmaru tries to kick Dick off but Dick keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ranmaru with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dick keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dick working over Ranmaru with some ground and pound. Ranmaru looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ranmaru on the ground.
Dick looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ranmaru with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dick drops an elbow to the side of Ranmaru's head.
Dick slips a nice elbow through Ranmaru's hands, connecting with Ranmaru's forehead.
Ranmaru is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dick scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Dick.
Ranmaru pushes Dick off looking to stand but Dick dives back in and keeps control.
Dick scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dick lands with a punch from half guard.
Ranmaru is trying to stand up here but Dick is controlling him well.
Dick scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick stops Ranmaru from getting back to his feet.
Dick lands strikes from half guard.
Ranmaru looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ranmaru taking some punishment here, with Dick in his half guard.
Dick prevents Ranmaru from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dick controlling the action here.
Dick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dick is nestled in close to Ranmaru, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dick winds up and cracks Ranmaru with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dick stops Ranmaru from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ranmaru on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Dick seems content to control.
Dick scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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.
Ranmaru is trying to stand back up but Dick is controlling him
Dick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ranmaru is trying to stand up here but Dick is controlling him well.
Dick lands with a punch from half guard.
Ranmaru is trying to stand back up but Dick is controlling him
Nice strikes from Dick there.
Ranmaru is trying to stand.
Dick is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dick lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ranmaru is trying to stand back up but Dick is controlling him
Ranmaru tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Dick manages to move to mount!
Dick controlling the pace for now.
Dick won't let Ranmaru get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Dick fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ranmaru trying desperately to get to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dick landing punches.
Dick controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Dick dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ranmaru takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Dick drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dick is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Dick lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ranmaru down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ranmaru is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dick working the head with strikes.
Dick working the head and body with strikes.
A lull in the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick grinds an elbow into Ranmaru's temple.
Dick is chipping away with strikes.
Dick lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ranmaru down.
Dick working the ground and pound.
Dick lands a few punches from side control.
Dick taking a breather here.
Rick Dick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dick scores with punches from side control.
Ranmaru is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dick has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dick creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dick working the head and body with strikes.
Dick lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick scoring with punches from side control.
Dick lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dick working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dick in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dick scoring with punches from side control.

Ranmaru is rocked!
Dick works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ranmaru is still in real trouble! Can Dick finish him?
Dick connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ranmaru some visible discomfort.
Dick lands a big left to the face of Ranmaru, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Dick and another - Ranmaru is out! Dick stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rick Dick!