PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Duke Nukem (ranked 3699 p4p, 5645 weight class) and Blake Dickson (ranked 245 p4p, 320 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Nukem
vs
Dickson

178 cm
26
138
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
135
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Inexperienced

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Duke Nukem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blake Dickson!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nukem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dickson shoots in and drives through. Nukem sprawls well.

Nukem closes the distance and clinches.
Dickson wants to break free but Nukem has control.
Nukem gets underhooks to prevent Dickson's takedown attempt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dickson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nukem prevents it.
Duke Nukem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Dickson.
A right hook to the body lands for Nukem.
Nukem lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dickson backwards.
Nukem scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dickson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dickson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nukem lands a hook that snaps the head of Dickson backwards.
Dickson blocks an uppercut.
Nukem lands a hook that snaps the head of Dickson backwards.
A right hand to the body from Nukem.
Nukem displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dickson up against the cage.
Dickson goes for a takedown attempt but Nukem pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukem wants to clinch.
Dickson is looking for the big counter here.
Dickson keeps the fight on the outside.
Nukem doesn't manage to clinch there - Dickson circles away.
Nukem fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Nukem backs off Dickson throws a huge counter combo but Nukem manages to avoid it all.

Nukem closes the distance and clinches.
Nukem really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dickson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nukem smiles and moves away.
Duke Nukem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dickson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dickson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nukem.
Nukem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dickson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dickson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nukem circles away.

Nukem rushes Dickson and presses him up against the cage.
Dickson tries to pull guard but Nukem holds him up against the cage and eventually Dickson drops back down to his feet.
Dickson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dickson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickson blocks a body shot from Nukem.
Nukem tries to work over Dickson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nukem throws a punch but it's blocked by Dickson.
Nukem lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dickson backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Nukem.
Dickson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nukem walks away with a smile on his face. Dickson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dickson circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nukem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Dickson.

Dickson closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nukem content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dickson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nukem to keep the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, Nukem scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nukem working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dickson has had enough of the clinch but Nukem keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Nukem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukem displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dickson up against the cage.
A short left from Nukem.
Nukem makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Dickson is rocked!
Nukem stalls.
Nukem makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dickson is still on wobbly legs! Can Nukem finish him?
Dickson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nukem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Nukem to work.
Dickson blocking some punches.
Nukem misses with the head strike.
Nukem misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nukem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nukem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nukem.
Nukem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dickson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nukem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nukem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dickson blocks an uppercut.
Dickson seems to have recovered his senses.
Nukem working aggressively here.
Nukem lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickson wants a takedown but no success here.
Nukem working aggressively here.
Nukem taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nukem lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nukem throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Nukem.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nukem is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dickson is keeping busy.
Dickson wants to take the fight to the mat but Nukem manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nukem working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nukem is pressed up against the cage. Dickson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nukem down to the mat. Nukem avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nukem doesn't manage to clinch there - Dickson circles away.

Nukem moves into the clinch successfully.
Good body shot from Nukem.
Dickson looks winded!

Dickson pulls Nukem into guard.
Nukem wants to get up but he can't break Dickson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Nukem gets to his feet - Dickson follows without any prompting.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nukem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nukem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Dickson tries to counter it with a takedown but Nukem pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Dickson 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.

Nukem has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dickson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nukem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dickson can do to turn this around?
Nukem tries to clinch there but Dickson circles away.

Nukem moves into the clinch successfully.
Nukem lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nukem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nukem swings wildly with an uppercut but Dickson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Nukem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nukem lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nukem.
Dickson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duke Nukem has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickson blocks an uppercut.
Dickson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nukem gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dickson tries to break free but Nukem pushes him back against the cage.
Dickson is breathing heavily.
Dickson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nukem is defending well for now.
Nukem lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nukem misses with the head strike.
Nukem lands a right hand.
Dickson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nukem after a bit of a struggle.
Nukem lands a hook that snaps the head of Dickson backwards.
Nukem lands a big right hand that drops Dickson! The killer instinct kicks in and Nukem finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Nukem!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Nukem!