PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Dickinson (ranked 2350 p4p, 3103 weight class) and Balink Tarlah (ranked 290 p4p, 354 weight class). Dickinson comes to the cage accompanied by Resurrection - Chris Travis. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Dickinson
vs
Tarlah

189 cm
38
196
27 - 22 - 0

179 cm
43
180
29 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 27 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Dickinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Balink Tarlah!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickinson scores with the left hand. Tarlah knows he should have avoided that one.
Dickinson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Balink Tarlah has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dickinson. Tarlah does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Tarlah on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dickinson throws a leg kick that is checked

and Tarlah counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dickinson won't be happy with that.
Tarlah working away.
Dickinson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tarlah wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dickinson wants to control but Tarlah postures up.
Dickinson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tarlah misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dickinson wants to control but Tarlah postures up.
Dickinson is pushing Tarlah's head away, looking to escape. Tarlah manages to hold on to the position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson is trying to get back to half guard.
Tarlah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dickinson keeps working.
Dickinson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarlah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dickinson keeps working.
Dickinson is looking for a sweep.
Dickinson gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dickinson controlling the position well.
Dickinson wants to get back to his feet.
Tarlah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dickinson keeps working.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dickinson wants to land a leg kick but Tarlah is out of range.
Tarlah is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dickinson with a body shot.
Dickinson throws a sloppy head kick
and Tarlah makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dickinson stalks Tarlah and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tarlah's face. Tarlah staggers backwards, shaken.
Dickinson looks to throw the jab but Tarlah is out of range.
Tarlah lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dickinson shoots in for a takedown but Tarlah shows good takedown defense.
It seemed like Tarlah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tarlah.
Tarlah checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tarlah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tarlah takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tarlah avoids the head kick by Dickinson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tarlah! But no joy.
Tarlah slips a jab and a cross from Dickinson.
Despite the aggression on Tarlah's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sean Dickinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dickinson misses with a series of wild punches.
Dickinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tarlah.
Tarlah now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson throws a body shot but no joy.
Tarlah lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sean Dickinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tarlah slaps away a takedown attempt from Dickinson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dickinson throws a looping overhand right but Tarlah ducks down to avoid it.
Dickinson lands a right hook to the body.
Dickinson feints and then cracks Tarlah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tarlah down.
Dickinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tarlah.
Tarlah is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tarlah avoids the head kick by Dickinson.
Dickinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice side step and Tarlah releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Dickinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Balink Tarlah's cut.
That's time! Dickinson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Good work by Tarlah as he checks the leg kick.
As Dickinson backs off Tarlah throws a huge counter combo but Dickinson manages to avoid it all.
Dickinson misses with a right hand
and Tarlah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dickinson misses with a head kick.
Tarlah moves out of range as Dickinson strikes.
Dickinson tries to work over Tarlah's front leg with a kick but Tarlah checks it.
Tarlah appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sean Dickinson is winning the standup battle so far.
Dickinson motions for Tarlah to come forward. Dickinson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tarlah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tarlah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarlah moves away from the strike by Dickinson.
Dickinson works the jab nicely.
Dickinson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tarlah can do to turn this around?
Tarlah defending well as Dickinson loads up on a big left hand.
Tarlah changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tarlah takes one on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Dickinson. That snapped Tarlah's head back.
A head kick misses from Dickinson.
Dickinson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dickinson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dickinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tarlah circles away quickly and effectively.
Tarlah let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tarlah dodges the punch combination from Dickinson.
A countering left hand to the body from Tarlah misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah avoids the head kick by Dickinson.
Dickinson misses with a double jab
and Tarlah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dickinson throws a combination that misses

and Tarlah counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tarlah is standing up over Dickinson. Dickinson looks to escape but Tarlah dives into side control.
Dickinson pushes Tarlah away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tarlah gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
You can see the frustration on Dickinson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tarlah wants to control but Dickinson is keeping him busy.

Dickinson sneaks out the side door and pushes Tarlah away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tarlah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tarlah throws out a counter right but Dickinson avoids it with no problem.
Dickinson throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Tarlah counter with a right hand.
Tarlah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tarlah unleashes a big counter combination but Dickinson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dickinson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tarlah.
Tarlah slips a straight right by Dickinson.
Tarlah tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tarlah takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tarlah closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dickinson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tarlah checks it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Tarlah misses.
Sean Dickinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dickinson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tarlah defends well and Dickinson ends up having to push Tarlah into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And Tarlah tries to counter it with a takedown but Dickinson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dickinson scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dickinson breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Dickinson misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Tarlah on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dickinson throws a leg kick which misses Tarlah's front leg but catches the back leg as Tarlah tries to avoid it.
Dickinson throws a lazy body kick

and Tarlah counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tarlah slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dickinson wants to sweep here but Tarlah controlling him for the moment.
Tarlah controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tarlah is continuing to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Dickinson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Balink Tarlah's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Dickinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarlah was well out of range. Poor timing from Dickinson.
Dickinson lands a nice shot that snaps Tarlah's head back.
Dickinson looks to land a combination but Tarlah avoids it well.
Tarlah let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dickinson lands a jab to the nose.
Tarlah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dickinson throws a series of punches but Tarlah avoids them all with ease.
Dickinson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tarlah. Tarlah circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickinson looks to land a right hand but Tarlah moved out of range.
A big right from Dickinson misses.
Dickinson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Tarlah counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlah seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tarlah preventing the sweep.
Dickinson wants to get back to his feet but Tarlah passes into half guard.
Dickinson is not content to let Tarlah control the position.
Dickinson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tarlah is working away from the top position though.
Dickinson is looking for a sweep. Tarlah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dickinson has hold of Tarlah's hands but Tarlah slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tarlah looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dickinson tries to kick Tarlah off but Tarlah keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarlah trying to control from half guard but Dickinson is working away.
Tarlah looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tarlah seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dickinson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tarlah missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dickinson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dickinson tries to kick Tarlah off but Tarlah keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dickinson throws a hook to the side of Tarlah's head but Tarlah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A countering left hand to the body from Tarlah misses.
Sean Dickinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson lands a jab-cross combination.
Dickinson throws a nice looking combination but Tarlah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dickinson misses with a series of wild punches.
Tarlah let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dickinson throws out a loose jab but Tarlah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tarlah slips a jab and a cross from Dickinson.
Tarlah throws out a counter right but Dickinson avoids it with no problem.
Dickinson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Tarlah misses.
Dickinson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dickinson wants to slow Tarlah down by chopping away at his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson swings for the body but Tarlah moves out of range.
It seemed like Tarlah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dickinson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tarlah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dickinson shoots in and drives through. Tarlah sprawls well.
Dickinson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tarlah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dickinson thinking.
Dickinson misses with a hook
and Tarlah counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dickinson throws a leg kick that misses.
Tarlah appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tarlah blocks a head kick by Dickinson.
Balink Tarlah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dickinson works the jab nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Dickinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dickinson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Dickinson!
Sean Dickinson looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I beat this bum . Now give me another bum'.