PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Dickerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Lahey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Dickerson
vs
Lahey

210 cm
26
204 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

194 cm
25
214 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dick Dickerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Lahey!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lahey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lahey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dickerson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lahey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lahey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lahey blocks a leg kick.
Lahey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dickerson circles away quickly and effectively.
Dickerson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lahey slips a jab and a cross from Dickerson.
Lahey shoots in looking for a takedown. Dickerson tries to sprawl out of it but Lahey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dickerson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Dickerson moves into range and clinches up with Lahey.

Dickerson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lahey lands a leg kick that knocks Dickerson off balance momentarily.
Dickerson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lahey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dickerson fails to land with a series of punches.
Dickerson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Dickerson counters by moving into the clinch.
Dickerson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Dickerson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lahey with a jab.
Jab, jab by Dickerson - just one landing.

Dickerson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lahey did well to prevent Dickerson getting side control.
It looks like Dickerson is going to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lahey trying to control here.
Lahey tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lahey trying to control from the bottom.
Lahey looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lahey works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dickerson wants to stand and escape but instead Lahey has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Dickerson is breathing heavily.
Dickerson keeping moving, preventing Lahey from controlling successfully.
Lahey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lahey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lahey slips nicely into half guard.

Lahey seems to be looking for submissions.

Lahey is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Dickerson is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jim Lahey!