PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Bobby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeeJay Dickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bobby
vs
Dickson

175 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
21
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Bobby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, DeeJay Dickson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobby shoots and misses
and Dickson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dickson throws out a leg kick but Bobby moves out of range and Dickson only half commits.
Bobby on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Dickson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dickson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bobby's head.
Bobby trying to hold on to Dickson's head to control him but Dickson postures up.
Bobby slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bobby working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dickson.
Bobby might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dickson landing some decent shots from guard.
Dickson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dickson won't allow Bobby to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dickson!
Bobby can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dickson is looking to escape.
Dickson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dickson wants to control but Bobby is having none of it.
Bobby with shots to the head and body - Dickson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dickson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bobby scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dickson?
Bobby throwing strikes here but Dickson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dickson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobby trying to control but Dickson is having none of it.
Dickson tries to reverse the position but Bobby maintains control.
Dickson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bobby tries to control but Dickson wriggling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poor strikes thrown by Bobby there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bobby fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bobby thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dickson is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickson is squirming around, avoiding Bobby's attempts to control the action.
Dickson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bobby unloading with bombs!
Dickson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bobby with good strikes from the mount here!
Bobby in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dickson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bobby wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dickson keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickson is trying to maintain the position but Bobby is very close to passing his half guard.
Dickson wants to improve his position but Bobby is controlling well.
Dickson is looking to control Bobby's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dickson avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bobby wants to work for an arm triangle but Dickson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that James Bobby will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bobby gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dickson counters with a nice uppercut.
Bobby with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dickson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bobby avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dickson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bobby closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dickson circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Bobby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dickson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dickson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James Bobby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bobby moves out of range of the strikes.
Dickson fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby misses with a takedown attempt
and Dickson counters with a straight right hand.
Bobby doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dickson counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Dickson closes the distance and pushes Bobby back into the cage.
Dickson tries to land knees in the clinch but Bobby avoids the damage to the body.
Dickson scores with a nice hook to the head.

It looks like James Bobby has been cut.
Bobby tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dickson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dickson lands with a right to the head.
Dickson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Dickson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bobby shoots in for a double leg but Dickson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Dickson pushes Bobby up against the cage in a clinch.
Dickson stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bobby jumps guard but Dickson stands there with Bobby around his waist. Bobby gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bobby tries to pull guard but Dickson won't allow it.
Dickson has Bobby pressed against the cage.
Dickson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bobby jumps guard but Dickson stands there with Bobby around his waist. Bobby gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bobby tries to pull guard but Dickson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bobby jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dickson walks away with a smile on his face. Bobby gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dickson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dickson throws a lazy right hand but Bobby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bobby gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dickson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobby has his takedown stuffed

and Dickson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dickson.
Dickson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dickson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dickson stands up over Bobby, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dickson with a nice head shot there.

Bobby is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dickson scoring with some ground and pound.
Oh Bobby is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Dickson drops back looking for a leg! Bobby is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bobby manages to kick Dickson off! Dickson jumps back into Bobby's guard.
Dickson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bobby's head.
Dickson cracks Bobby with a solid left hand.
Dickson works over Bobby with some ground and pound from guard.
Dickson postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Bobby's head off the mat! Bobby is out! He's out! Dickson jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). DeeJay Dickson!