PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Dick (ranked 691 p4p, 90 weight class) and Rick Hustle (ranked 1469 p4p, 181 weight class). Rick Dick has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dick
vs
Hustle

186 cm
21
182 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

150 cm
28
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Dick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rick Hustle!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hustle fails with a takedown attempt.
We've been told by Dick's head coaches at Ramirez School Of Excellence that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dick darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dick.
Hustle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Hustle gets the takedown into side control.
Hustle working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dick tries to bench press Hustle off him but Hustle keeps the position.
Dick wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Hustle advances nicely into full mount.
Dick takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hustle cracks Dick with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hustle trying to control but Dick is having none of it.
Dick is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick tries to hold on but Hustle postures up.
Hustle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dick tries to lock up and control but Hustle gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dick throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Hustle throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dick is squirming around, avoiding Hustle's attempts to control the action.
Dick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dick gets back to half guard.
Hustle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hustle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dick's head.
Hustle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dick does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dick makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dick.
Dick wants to sweep here but Hustle controlling him for the moment.
Hustle stops Dick from standing up.
Hustle wants to control from the top but Dick keeps moving.
Hustle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dick trying to keep a closed guard but Hustle is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick pulls Hustle in close to prevent any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hustle shoots in and gets a takedown into Dick's guard.
Dick avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dick is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dick bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hustle's guard.

Dick trying to control the position from guard on top but Hustle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick is in close to Hustle's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dick connects with a couple of short punches.
Hustle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dick trying to control the position from guard on top but Hustle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dick landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dick trying to control but Hustle is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dick is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hustle wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rick Hustle will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dick throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hustle was covering up waiting for the punch and Dick finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dick trying to control but Hustle is working from the bottom.
Hustle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dick looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dick trying to control the position from guard on top but Hustle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dick won't allow Hustle to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dick trying to control the position from guard on top but Hustle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dick's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dick wants to control from the top but Hustle keeps moving.
Hustle trying to control the position here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Dick feints and as Hustle raises his hands in defense, Dick changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dick being controlled here momentarily.
Rick Dick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hustle's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dick stands up over Hustle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dick stays in close to Hustle's body and controls the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hustle wants to hit a switch here but Dick passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hustle there!
Dick lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dick scores with a couple of good head shots there.

It looks like Rick Hustle has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick throwing strikes here but Hustle is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hustle avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dick.
Dick controlling his opponent.
Hustle is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dick unloads with some shots from mount but Hustle bucks and avoids them well.
Hustle tries to hold on but Dick postures up.
Dick misses with a head shot.
Dick working Hustle over with strikes here.
Hustle avoids a strike by Dick and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Dick's guard! Fantastic escape!
Dick wants to stand up but Hustle is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick lands some strikes from the bottom.
Hustle prevents Dick from getting back to his feet.
Hustle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dick works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dick lands a decent punch to the body there.
Dick lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Dick wants to control from the top but Hustle keeps moving.
Dick throwing strikes from guard but Hustle blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dick landing with the ground and pound.
Hustle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Dick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rick Hustle's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dick lands with a right hand.

Dick shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dick showed some decent athleticism there.
Dick thows a huge punch but Hustle dodges it nicely.
Dick thows a huge punch but Hustle dodges it nicely.
Dick lands strikes from half guard.
Dick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hustle can do to turn this around?
Dick working Hustle over with strikes.
Hustle is looking for a sweep. Dick is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dick sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hustle defending well though.
Dick throws a strike but Hustle avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hustle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hustle can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick cracks Hustle with a solid left hand.
Dick working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hustle's head.

That has opened up Rick Hustle's cut even more.
Dick throws a big elbow that misses.
Dick controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dick postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hustle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dick.
Dick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hustle keeping moving, preventing Dick from controlling successfully.
Hustle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dick postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dick goes for a double leg but Hustle avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hustle continues to drive forward.
And Hustle tries to counter it with a takedown but Dick pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hustle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dick scores with a sloppy right hand. Hustle should have avoided that one.
Dick shoots in and drives through. Hustle sprawls well.

Hustle closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dick did well to prevent Hustle getting side control.
Dick punching from the bottom.
Dick regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dick will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dick has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hustle wants to control from the top but Dick keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hustle manages to get himself to full guard.

Dick trying to control the position from guard on top but Hustle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dick preventing the sweep.
Hustle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dick's guard.

Dick keeping moving, preventing Hustle from controlling successfully.
Dick is looking to stand up but Hustle isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hustle looking to sit in guard and control but Dick gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Dick postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dick scoring with some ground and pound.
Dick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dick throws a big elbow that misses.
Dick throws a strike but Hustle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Hustle controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hustle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dick is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Dick clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Hustle's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dick shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dick was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dick throws a strike aimed at the side of Hustle's head but Hustle avoids it well.
Dick lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dick landing strikes.

The cut above Rick Hustle's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hustle is looking to reverse the position.
Hustle takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Rick Hustle's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rick Hustle's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rick Dick!
Rick Dick retains his welterweight title!