PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rick Diculous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Fleming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diculous kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is How you like me now - The Heavy. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Diculous
vs
Fleming

176 cm
20
165 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

169 cm
22
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Diculous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rich Fleming!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Diculous.
Diculous throws a series of punches but Fleming avoids them all with ease.
Fleming displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diculous throws out the jab.
Fleming misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fleming misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diculous.
Diculous takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fleming connects with a looping right hand.

Diculous closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diculous.
Diculous gets through Fleming's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Diculous.
Fleming wants to break free but Diculous has control.
Diculous lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fleming backwards.
Fleming is trying to break the clinch but Diculous has him pressed against the ropes.
Diculous misses with a punch on the inside.
Diculous misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diculous holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Diculous lands a hook that snaps the head of Fleming backwards.
Diculous cracks Fleming with a nice body shot.
Diculous is struggling to control the position.
Fleming is looking to break free of the clinch but Diculous has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diculous lands a shot to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Fleming's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diculous lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diculous is pushing Fleming up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Diculous lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fleming backwards.
Diculous lands a body shot.
Diculous is leaning against Fleming and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diculous makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diculous lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fleming looks gassed!
A short right from Diculous.
Diculous lands with a short shot to the head.
Diculous keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fleming's efforts to push away.
Diculous'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.
Still in the clinch, Diculous scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Diculous.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming tries to break the clinch but Diculous is controlling the position.
Diculous swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fleming is trying to break the clinch but Diculous is controlling him.
Fleming stalling against the ropes.
Fleming tries to break the clinch but Diculous is controlling the position.
Diculous lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fleming or not.
Diculous lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Diculous.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diculous lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Fleming's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diculous softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right from Diculous.
Diculous lands a hook that snaps the head of Fleming backwards.

Fleming is rocked!
Diculous lands a right hand.
Fleming is still on wobbly legs! Can Diculous finish him?
Diculous creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Fleming with a big uppercut! Fleming tries to clinch up but Diculous pushes him back against the ropes and lands another moster strike that crumples Fleming to the mat! Fleming covers up and Diculous unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rick Diculous!