PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Dicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Magalesh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dicks
vs
Magalesh

170 cm
26
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
21
159 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Dicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rob Magalesh!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magalesh keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dicks throws a body punch but Magalesh moves out of range.
Dicks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dicks throws a body punch but Magalesh moves out of range.
Magalesh misses with a takedown attempt
and Dicks counters with a nice body shot.

Dicks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Magalesh, pushing him back against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Dicks.

Dicks has hold of one of Magalesh's legs. Magalesh is fighting the takedown attempt but Dicks gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Magalesh trying to keep a closed guard but Dicks is proving a slippery customer.
Magalesh keeping moving, preventing Dicks from controlling successfully.
Dicks stopping the sweep attempt from Magalesh.

Magalesh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Magalesh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dicks gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Magalesh looks gassed!
Magalesh controls Dicks momentarily but Dicks frees himself.
Dicks is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Jason Dicks has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Magalesh misses with a takedown
and Dicks counters with an inside leg kick.
Jason Dicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dicks throws a nice outside leg kick.

Dicks has Magalesh up against the ropes in a clinch.

Dicks works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Dicks trying to control but Magalesh is working from the bottom.
Dicks stays in close to Magalesh's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jason Dicks just wasn't active enough.

Dicks looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Magalesh!
Magalesh is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dicks controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dicks landing shots from mount.
Dicks controlling from the full mount.
Magalesh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dicks controlling the pace for now.
Dicks prevents Magalesh from getting the reversal.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dicks looking to control and managing it successfully.
Magalesh is trying to escape the mount.
Dicks looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dicks seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Magalesh for as long as he can get away with.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jason Dicks wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Magalesh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dicks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magalesh manages to avoid it.
Magalesh doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jason Dicks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Magalesh.

Dicks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dicks.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Dicks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dicks throws the kick towards the body but Magalesh avoids it.

Dicks drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dicks is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Magalesh keeping full guard, as Dicks tries to pass.
Dicks trying to control but Magalesh is working from the bottom.

Magalesh has an active guard here but Dicks has managed to pass into half guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dicks controlling the pace.
Dicks trying to control from half guard but Magalesh is working away.
Nice strikes from Dicks there.
Dicks trying to control the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jason Dicks just wasn't active enough.
Magalesh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dicks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Magalesh scrambles back to his feet.
Dicks throws a sloppy head kick and Magalesh moves out of range easily.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Dicks darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dicks controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jason Dicks just wasn't active enough.
Dicks scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Dicks dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Dicks closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Magalesh quickly recovers to half guard.
Dicks is trying to control. Magalesh wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Magalesh is looking to control Dicks's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Magalesh avoid being mounted?
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dicks seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dicks keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Magalesh trying to control here.
Dicks with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jason Dicks wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Dicks takes the fight into the clinch.
Magalesh is breathing heavily.

Dicks breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dicks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dicks wants to land a leg kick but Magalesh is out of range.
Magalesh misses with a takedown

and Dicks counters with a single leg into guard. Magalesh didn't expect that.
Dicks wants to control from the top but Magalesh keeps moving.

Dicks got a little sloppy there for a moment and Magalesh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dicks has managed to get both his arms back between Magalesh's legs - danger averted.
Dicks controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dicks sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Magalesh's guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dicks in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Jason Dicks wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Magalesh misses with a takedown attempt

and Dicks decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Magalesh's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dicks wants to control from the top but Magalesh keeps moving.
Dicks sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dicks's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dicks might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dicks controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Magalesh keeping moving, preventing Dicks from controlling successfully.
Magalesh 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.

Jason Dicks has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Dicks moves into the clinch.
Magalesh takes an elbow to the forehead.

Dicks has picked Magalesh up - he's going for a ride! Dicks dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Dicks not doing much here.
Dicks is looking to advance position but Magalesh won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magalesh has a hand on Dicks's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Dicks takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Dicks trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dicks controlling the pace for now.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dicks looking to control but Magalesh is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dicks controlling the pace for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jason Dicks wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Dicks shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Magalesh's guard.
Dicks controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Magalesh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dicks is aware though and is defending well.
Magalesh keeping moving, preventing Dicks from controlling successfully.
Dicks controlling from the top position.

Jason Dicks has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Magalesh doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dicks counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Magalesh thinking.
Jason Dicks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Magalesh.
Dicks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Dicks closes the distance and pushes Magalesh back into the ropes.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Dicks turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
A lull in the action here as Dicks stalls from top position.
Magalesh prevents Dicks from improving position.
Magalesh is trying to improve his position.
Magalesh gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Dicks content just to control the position here.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Magalesh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jason Dicks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dicks controlling the position easily from mount.
Jason Dicks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dicks's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dicks has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dicks trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jason Dicks wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Magalesh shoots and misses

and Dicks counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dicks controlling the pace.
Dicks is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Magalesh!
Magalesh tries to hold on but Dicks pushes him away.
Dicks controlling the pace for now.
Magalesh in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Magalesh is trying desperately to improve position.
Rob Magalesh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dicks tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Dicks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dicks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Jason Dicks!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Jason Dicks!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Jason Dicks!

Jason Dicks wins by unanimous decision!