PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rick Diculous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diculous comes to the cage accompanied by How you like me now - The Heavy. Dominguez has chosen Renegades of Funk as his entrance music. Rick Diculous has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Diculous
vs
Dominguez

176 cm
29
157 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

167 cm
25
146 lbs
15 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 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 15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rico Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diculous tries to close the distance and clinch but Dominguez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dominguez throws a front kick that sends Diculous stumbling back into the cage.
Dominguez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rico Dominguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dominguez clinches up with Diculous and pushes him back against the cage.
Diculous misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diculous scores with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Dominguez as the two fighters clinch.
Dominguez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diculous.
A head punch on the inside from Diculous fails to land.
Diculous working aggressively here.
Diculous lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dominguez throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Diculous.
Diculous works on Dominguez's body with a couple of short punches.
Diculous gets through Dominguez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Dominguez fails to land.
Diculous lands with a left to the head.
Dominguez looking to stall.
Diculous lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dominguez prevents a body shot from Diculous.
Diculous avoiding damage as Dominguez throws knees to the body.
Diculous lands with a right to the head.
Dominguez lands an elbow just above Diculous 's eye.
Dominguez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dominguez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diculous.
Dominguez stalling in the clinch but Diculous improves position.
Dominguez throws a punch but it's blocked by Diculous.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Diculous.
Diculous lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diculous pushes Dominguez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diculous scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dominguez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dominguez.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diculous avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dominguez as Diculous tries to tie him up.
Diculous just leaning against Dominguez, taking a breather.
Diculous tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diculous can't find room to land a body shot as Dominguez controls the action.
Diculous tries to throw a body punch but Dominguez avoids it by throwing Diculous back against the cage.
Diculous misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dominguez.
A shot in the inside from Diculous.
Diculous tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dominguez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diculous lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Still in the clinch, Dominguez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dominguez tries to land knees in the clinch but Diculous avoids the damage to the body.
Dominguez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Diculous.
Come on Dominguez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez looking to throw knees to the head but Diculous is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dominguez.
Diculous tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Dominguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Diculous.
Diculous fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dominguez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dominguez.
Dominguez catches Diculous with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dominguez throws a solid leg kick but Diculous takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dominguez.
Diculous misses with a straight right.
Diculous swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diculous tries to clinch up but Dominguez circles away and keeps his distance.

Dominguez gets tackled into the cage by Diculous. Diculous maintains the clinch.
Diculous misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Dominguez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diculous is pushing Dominguez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Good body shot from Dominguez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diculous taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Dominguez.
Dominguez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dominguez lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dominguez.
Dominguez misses with an elbow strike.
Diculous takes a shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diculous scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diculous pushes Dominguez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dominguez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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 Rick Diculous will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dominguez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diculous throws out the jab.

Dominguez clinches up against the cage.
Dominguez misses with a punch on the inside.
Diculous lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diculous is trying to stall.
A short right from Dominguez on the inside.
Rico Dominguez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diculous lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diculous with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dominguez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diculous throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dominguez blocks it with crossed arms.
Dominguez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diculous's face.
A right hook to the body lands for Diculous.
Diculous trying to control the position but instead, Dominguez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diculous into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diculous as Dominguez tries to tie him up.
Diculous pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diculous wants to stall.
Dominguez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diculous has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Diculous scores with a hook to the body.
Dominguez stalling in the clinch.
Diculous blocking some punches.
Diculous with a knee to the head.
Dominguez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Diculous throws a punch but it's blocked by Dominguez.
Dominguez wants to get back to striking at distance but Diculous won't allow it.
Dominguez taking a breather.
Diculous throws a head punch that misses.
Dominguez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diculous.
Dominguez is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diculous avoids the elbow strike from Dominguez, against the cage.
Diculous lands with a light punch inside.
Dominguez taking a breather.
Dominguez takes a shot to the head.
Dominguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dominguez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diculous in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dominguez is looking to break free of the clinch but Diculous has double underhooks.
Dominguez lands a left hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dominguez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diculous.
Dominguez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diculous throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dominguez throws a head punch that misses.
Dominguez looking to throw knees to the head but Diculous is blocking nicely.
Diculous displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dominguez up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diculous backwards.
Dominguez is trying to break the clinch but Diculous has him pressed against the cage.
Diculous blocks an elbow strike from Dominguez.
Diculous tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from Diculous.
Dominguez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diculous.
Dominguez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A bit of stalling here from Dominguez.
Diculous wants to stall.
Diculous throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diculous lands with a light punch inside.
Diculous tries to land a knee to the head but Dominguez blocks with his arms.
Dominguez has a couple of punches blocked by Diculous.
Diculous throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dominguezs head.
Dominguez throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez throws a head punch that misses.
Dominguez looking to throw knees to the head but Diculous is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Dominguez fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diculous.
Diculous working aggressively here.
Diculous has Dominguez pressed against the cage, preventing Dominguez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dominguez tries to land knees in the clinch but Diculous avoids the damage to the body.
Dominguez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diculous looking to throw knees to the head but Dominguez is blocking nicely.
Dominguez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dominguez is struggling to control the position.
Diculous misses with some punches.
Diculous lands with a short shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dominguez taking a breather.
Dominguez misses with an elbow strike.
Diculous lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dominguez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rico Dominguez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dominguez looks for the body kick but Diculous saw that one coming.
Diculous moves out of range of the leg kick from Dominguez.

Diculous takes the fight into the clinch.
Diculous misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diculous lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Dominguez lands with a light punch inside.
Diculous lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Dominguez.
Diculous lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dominguez.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dominguez.
Diculous avoiding damage.
Diculous managing to block the knees to the body from Dominguez.
Dominguez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diculous in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Diculous scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dominguez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diculous throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dominguez blocks it with crossed arms.
Diculous goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dominguez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diculous with a knee to the head.
Dominguez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Diculous working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diculous.
Diculous trying to stall but Dominguez improves his position.
Diculous lands a left hand.
Diculous misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dominguez trying to control the position but instead, Diculous has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dominguez into the cage.
Dominguez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diculous backwards.
Diculous with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diculous blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dominguez tries to land knees in the clinch but Diculous avoids the damage to the body.
Diculous throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diculous avoids a wild elbow strike from Dominguez.
Dominguez throws a head punch that misses.
Diculous lands a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dominguez.
Dominguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diculous keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dominguez's efforts to push away.
Dominguez is trying to maintain a safe position but Diculous gets an underhook and turns Dominguez into the cage.
Diculous blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dominguez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dominguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dominguez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Diculous is keeping busy.
Diculous displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dominguez up against the cage.
Diculous lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Dominguez.
Dominguez throws a punch but it's blocked by Diculous.
Diculous utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dominguez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diculous.
Dominguez is trying to stall.
Diculous misses with a body punch.
Diculous lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dominguez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dominguez tries to work over Diculous's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dominguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dominguez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Diculous.
Dominguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diculous lands an uppercut.
Diculous lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diculous lands a hook that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.

Dominguez is rocked!
Diculous lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dominguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Diculous finish him?
Diculous lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dominguez or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diculous.
Dominguez swings wildly with an uppercut but Diculous uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Diculous tries a knee to the head but Dominguez blocks it.
Diculous blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dominguez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Diculous lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diculous scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dominguez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Diculous tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diculous blocks an elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Diculous showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diculous 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!