PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Schmedgar Dimms (ranked 530 p4p, 918 weight class) and Francis Oosthuizen (ranked 81 p4p, 136 weight class). Schmedgar Dimms has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dimms
vs
Oosthuizen

175 cm
31
156
26 - 11 - 0

177 cm
31
166
23 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Schmedgar Dimms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francis Oosthuizen !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oosthuizen closes the distance and pushes Dimms back into the cage.
A hook to the body from Dimms.
Dimms lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dimms tries a body shot but Oosthuizen blocks it.
Dimms blocking some punches.
Dimms misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dimms scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dimms on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dimms gets through Oosthuizen 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dimms tries to work over Oosthuizen 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimms misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimms misses with the head strike.
Dimms makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dimms lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oosthuizen backwards.
Dimms tries to throw a body punch but Oosthuizen avoids it by throwing Dimms back against the cage.
Dimms has a couple of punches blocked by Oosthuizen .
Dimms tries a body shot but Oosthuizen blocks it.
Good body shot from Dimms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimms lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oosthuizen backwards.
Oosthuizen blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Dimms's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dimms goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dimms.
Good body shot from Dimms.
Dimms takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen stalling against the cage.
Dimms misses with a body punch.
Oosthuizen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dimms backwards.
Oosthuizen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oosthuizen lands a nice shot to the body.
Dimms misses with a punch on the inside.
Dimms misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oosthuizen throws a head punch that misses.
Dimms prevents a body shot from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen trying to land knees to the body.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dimms misses with some punches.
Dimms tries to throw a body punch but Oosthuizen avoids it by throwing Dimms back against the cage.
Oosthuizen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dimms or not.
Dimms can't find room to land a body shot as Oosthuizen controls the action.
Dimms tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dimms throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oosthuizen s head.
Dimms working aggressively here.
Dimms misses with a body punch.
Dimms misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimms swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oosthuizen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oosthuizen misses with some punches.
Oosthuizen digs a right hand underneath Dimms's ribcage. Dimms let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oosthuizen lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimms avoiding damage as Oosthuizen throws knees to the body.
Dimms takes a shot to the head.
Oosthuizen trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dimms creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dimms working aggressively here.
Oosthuizen scores a nice knee to the body.
Dimms on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dimms working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oosthuizen misses with a body punch.
Dimms tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dimms.
Oosthuizen misses with a knee strike.
Dimms doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dimms tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dimms can't find room to land a body shot as Oosthuizen controls the action.
Oosthuizen missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oosthuizen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimms lands with a light punch inside.
Oosthuizen misses with some punches.
A short left from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen blocks a body shot from Dimms.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Oosthuizen .
Dimms misses with some punches.
Dimms lands a hook that snaps the head of Oosthuizen backwards.
A short right from Oosthuizen on the inside.
Oosthuizen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dimms in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Oosthuizen .

It looks like Schmedgar Dimms has been cut.
Oosthuizen gets through Dimms's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimms blocks an uppercut.
Oosthuizen is leaning against Dimms and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dimms throws a head punch that misses.
Oosthuizen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dimms tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dimms tries a body shot but Oosthuizen blocks it.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Oosthuizen scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Oosthuizen .
Dimms goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dimms swings wildly with an uppercut but Oosthuizen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oosthuizen prevents a body shot from Dimms.
Dimms throws a head punch that misses.
Oosthuizen blocks an uppercut.
Dimms takes a shot to the head.
Dimms misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oosthuizen .
Dimms can't find room to land a body shot as Oosthuizen controls the action.
Dimms tries to throw a body punch but Oosthuizen avoids it by throwing Dimms back against the cage.
Oosthuizen blocks an uppercut.
Oosthuizen lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimms misses with the head strike.
Oosthuizen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dimms doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dimms blocking some punches.
Dimms misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oosthuizen tries to land a knee to the head but Dimms blocks with his arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Francis Oosthuizen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Schmedgar Dimms's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dimms lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oosthuizen circles away quickly and effectively.
Oosthuizen cracks Dimms with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dimms is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dimms defending well as Oosthuizen loads up on a big left hand.
Dimms defending well as Oosthuizen loads up on a big left hand.
Dimms throws a body punch but Oosthuizen moves out of range.
Oosthuizen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oosthuizen . Dimms does a little dance to reset his feet.

Oosthuizen moves into the clinch.
Francis Oosthuizen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Oosthuizen tries to throw a body punch but Dimms avoids it by throwing Oosthuizen back against the cage.
Dimms blocks an uppercut.
Oosthuizen tries a knee to the head but Dimms blocks it.
Dimms swings wildly with an uppercut but Oosthuizen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimms misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oosthuizen .
Dimms swings wildly with an uppercut but Oosthuizen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oosthuizen .
Dimms takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oosthuizen .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimms has a couple of punches blocked by Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen working aggressively here.
Dimms lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oosthuizen '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.
Dimms tries to work over Oosthuizen 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oosthuizen prevents a body shot from Dimms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oosthuizen .
Dimms tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oosthuizen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oosthuizen scores with a knee to the head.
Oosthuizen blocks an uppercut.
Dimms struggles to land a body shot inside as Oosthuizen controls his hands.
Dimms misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimms.
Good body shot from Dimms.
Oosthuizen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oosthuizen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dimms backwards.
A short uppercut from Dimms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oosthuizen .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Dimms.
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!
Oosthuizen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dimms blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimms lands a body punch.
Dimms misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dimms misses with some punches.
Dimms working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dimms tries to work over Oosthuizen 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oosthuizen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schmedgar Dimms has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dimms pushes Oosthuizen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oosthuizen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oosthuizen with a knee to the head.
Dimms lands a body punch.
Oosthuizen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dimms is defending well for now.
Oosthuizen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dimms lands a left hand.
Dimms doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oosthuizen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimms managing to block the knees to the body from Oosthuizen .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen lands with a left to the head.
Dimms throws a punch but it's blocked by Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen working aggressively here.
Oosthuizen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dimms.
Dimms misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oosthuizen blocks an uppercut.
Dimms misses with a punch on the inside.
Dimms misses with some punches.
Oosthuizen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oosthuizen working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dimms.
Dimms working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dimms blocks an uppercut.
Dimms lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oosthuizen misses with a punch on the inside.
Dimms lands a shot to the body.
Dimms tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oosthuizen 's elbow.
Oosthuizen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimms lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimms lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oosthuizen backwards.
Dimms swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimms makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dimms tries to work over Oosthuizen 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen wants to stall.
Dimms tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oosthuizen 's elbow.
Dimms misses with some punches.
Dimms tries to throw a body punch but Oosthuizen avoids it by throwing Dimms back against the cage.
Oosthuizen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dimms backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dimms.
Dimms digs a right hand into Oosthuizen 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oosthuizen 's gas tank.
Oosthuizen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Dimms.
Dimms tries a body shot but Oosthuizen blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Dimms scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimms lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Schmedgar Dimms will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Schmedgar Dimms's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Oosthuizen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dimms looks to score with a jab to the body but Oosthuizen is just out of range.
Oosthuizen misses with a looping left.
Dimms waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oosthuizen .
Dimms throws a lazy right hand but Oosthuizen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oosthuizen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dimms throws a leg kick but Oosthuizen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oosthuizen throws an overhand right that lands on Dimms's shoulder, as Dimms tries to avoid the shot.
Dimms misses with a jab to the body
and Oosthuizen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dimms ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oosthuizen swings for the body but Dimms moves out of range.
Dimms appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dimms swings for the body but Oosthuizen moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A lazy body kick from Dimms
and Oosthuizen counters with a leg kick.
Oosthuizen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dimms throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Dimms.
Dimms lunges at Oosthuizen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Oosthuizen 's hand.

Dimms clinches.
Dimms takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oosthuizen tries to stall but Dimms uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dimms working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimms tries to work over Oosthuizen 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oosthuizen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oosthuizen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dimms is keeping busy.
Dimms fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen is looking to control Dimms's arms but Dimms gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oosthuizen has his back to the cage.
Oosthuizen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dimms has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oosthuizen misses with the head strike.
Dimms lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dimms misses with a punch on the inside.
Dimms misses with the head strike.
Dimms misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimms stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oosthuizen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Oosthuizen on the inside.
Dimms lands a shot to the body.
Oosthuizen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dimms swings wildly with an uppercut but Oosthuizen uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimms lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oosthuizen backwards.
Dimms misses with a body punch.
Dimms struggles to land a body shot inside as Oosthuizen controls his hands.
Oosthuizen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dimms lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimms stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dimms lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dimms lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dimms misses with a body punch.
Dimms working aggressively here.
Oosthuizen misses with a punch on the inside.
Dimms lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oosthuizen backwards.
Dimms misses with a punch to the body.
Dimms working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dimms lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimms goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dimms swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimms scores with a hook to the body.
Oosthuizen can't find room to land a body shot as Dimms controls the action.
Oosthuizen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dimms blocks it with crossed arms.
Dimms digs a right hand underneath Oosthuizen 's ribcage. Oosthuizen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dimms scores with a shoulder strike.
Dimms fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dimms.
Still in the clinch, Oosthuizen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oosthuizen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen throws a head punch that misses.
Oosthuizen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dimms backwards.
Dimms tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimms blocking some punches.
Oosthuizen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dimms tries a body shot but Oosthuizen blocks it.
Dimms tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oosthuizen 's elbow.
Dimms misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen misses with some punches.
Oosthuizen throws a head punch that misses.
Dimms working aggressively here.
Oosthuizen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dimms tries to throw a body punch but Oosthuizen avoids it by throwing Dimms back against the cage.
Oosthuizen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dimms's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Oosthuizen fails to land.
Dimms has a couple of punches blocked by Oosthuizen .
Dimms tries to throw a body punch but Oosthuizen avoids it by throwing Dimms back against the cage.
Dimms lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dimms lands a nice uppercut.
Dimms can't find room to land a body shot as Oosthuizen controls the action.
Oosthuizen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dimms tries to work over Oosthuizen 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimms fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimms's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dimms working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Schmedgar Dimms.
I think Dimms 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Schmedgar Dimms!
During a confident post fight interview, Schmedgar Dimms thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.