PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buff Dickens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brent Huthe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickens comes to the cage accompanied by Shoot to Thrill - AC/DC . The crowd seem to be enjoying Huthe's choice of entrance music: Rick Derringer - Real American. Buff Dickens could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brent Huthe's chin.

Dickens
vs
Huthe

187 cm
26
187 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

180 cm
34
185 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Happy Pills 159Q - Laundry 95%
Cyclone Nutrition Company

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buff Dickens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brent Huthe!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Huthe circles away quickly and effectively.
Dickens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Huthe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Huthe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dickens misses the shot to the body.
Dickens moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Huthe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Dickens moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Dickens.
Huthe trying to stall but Dickens improves his position.
Dickens lands a left hand that snaps the head of Huthe backwards.
Dickens tries a body shot but Huthe blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Huthe trying to control the position but instead, Dickens has worked for underhooks and has pushed Huthe into the cage.
Huthe digs a right hand into Dickens's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dickens's gas tank.
Dickens cracks Huthe with a nice body shot.
Dickens swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickens lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Huthe backwards.
Huthe is struggling to control the position.
A shot in the inside from Dickens.
Dickens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Come on Huthe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Huthe blocking some punches.
Huthe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huthe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dickens prevents Huthe from breaking the clinch.
Huthe just leaning against Dickens, taking a breather.
Huthe wants to get back to striking at distance but Dickens won't allow it.
Dickens prevents Huthe from breaking the clinch.
Dickens throws a punch but it's blocked by Huthe.
Dickens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Dickens.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickens misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dickens misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dickens misses with some punches.
Huthe tries a body shot but Dickens blocks it.
Dickens works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dickens stops a takedown attempt from Huthe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Huthe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dickens throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dickens scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dickens fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dickens connects with a solid leg kick.
Huthe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dickens. Dickens obviously looking to wear him down.
Dickens misses with a wild combination.
Huthe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dickens.
Dickens lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huthe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dickens connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dickens misses with a body shot.
Dickens scores with a jab to the jaw.
Huthe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dickens ducks under a wild hook from Huthe.
Dickens is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dickens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Huthe.

Dickens pushes Huthe up against the cage in a clinch.
Dickens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dickens can't find room to land a body shot as Huthe controls the action.
Dickens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dickens lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dickens.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Huthe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickens misses with a body punch.
Huthe blocking some punches.
Dickens gets through Huthe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dickens is leaning against Huthe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Dickens on the inside.

Huthe turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Dickens manages to get back to half guard.
Dickens makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dickens.
Dickens trying to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dickens looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buff Dickens dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dickens connects with a solid leg kick.
Dickens misses with a body kick.
Dickens tries for a takedown but Huthe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dickens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huthe.
Buff Dickens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huthe avoids the body shot from Dickens.
Dickens is looking to slow Huthe down with leg kicks.
Dickens tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huthe. Dickens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Huthe lands a right hook to the body.
Dickens takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Huthe scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Dickens.
Dickens misses with a takedown attempt - Huthe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dickens slips a straight right by Huthe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickens takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Huthe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dickens moves away.
Huthe just misses with a punch to the body.
Dickens's jab looks to have found its range, popping Huthe under the eye.
Huthe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dickens manages to avoid it.

Huthe gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Huthe keeping moving, preventing Dickens from controlling successfully.
Huthe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dickens is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huthe controls Dickens momentarily but Dickens frees himself.
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!
Huthe is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Dickens is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dickens misses with a body kick.
Dickens scores with a shot to the body.
Dickens scores with a body shot.
Dickens throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickens throws a low kick, looking for Huthe's leg but Huthe calmly moves out of range.
Dickens looks to land a combination but Huthe avoids it well.
Dickens throws a body punch but Huthe moves out of range.
Dickens misses with a low kick.
Dickens tries to work over Huthe's front leg with a kick but Huthe checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dickens.
Huthe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Huthe moves forwards but Dickens connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dickens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dickens fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice body kick there by Dickens.
Nice body kick there by Dickens.
Dickens lands with a cross.
Dickens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Huthe.
Dickens scores with a jab to the body.
Huthe takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huthe tries to move into range but Dickens moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Huthe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dickens manages to avoid it.
Dickens misses with a wild body shot.
Dickens fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Huthe is out of range.
Dickens fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Dickens.
A nice combination there by Dickens.
Dickens explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Huthe gets a double leg takedown into Dickens's guard.
Huthe trying to control the position from guard on top but Dickens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dickens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huthe trying to control but Dickens is working from the bottom.
Dickens is trying to keep Huthe in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buff Dickens dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A slapping leg kick lands for Dickens.
Huthe misses with a wild body shot.
Nice jab there from Dickens.
Huthe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No joy there for Huthe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dickens fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Huthe.
A swing and a miss from Huthe.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dickens.
Dickens buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dickens gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Huthe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Dickens does it's job there.
Dickens scores with a push kick.
Huthe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huthe. Dickens does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickens lands with a nice body kick.
Dickens pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Dickens drives through and clinches with Huthe against the cage.
Dickens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huthe's elbow.
Dickens digs a right hand underneath Huthe's ribcage. Huthe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dickens avoiding damage.
A nice left hand lands by Dickens.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dickens.
A short right from Dickens on the inside.
Huthe takes a shot to the head.
Huthe blocks a body shot from Dickens.
Buff Dickens has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Huthe is trying to break free.
Dickens throws a punch but it's blocked by Huthe.
Dickens manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickens prevents Huthe from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dickens creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Dickens scores with a shoulder strike.
Dickens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dickens just leaning against Huthe, taking a breather.
Dickens has a couple of punches blocked by Huthe.
Huthe is looking to break free of the clinch but Dickens has double underhooks.
Dickens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dickens stalls.

Huthe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dickens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Huthe can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickens scores with a punch to the head.

Dickens closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dickens misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dickens working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dickens postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Huthe gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Dickens lands a big elbow.
Huthe is squirming around, avoiding Dickens's attempts to control the action.
Dickens breaks from Huthe's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dickens looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Huthe is rocked!
BOOM! Dickens connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Huthe is still in real trouble! Can Dickens finish him?
Dickens is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dickens with the ground and pound from mount.
Dickens wants to control the pace but Huthe is squirming around nicely.
Dickens looking to finish Huthe with some ground and pound. This is bad for Huthe!
Dickens wants to control the pace but Huthe is squirming around nicely.
Brent Huthe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huthe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee warns Huthe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buff Dickens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dickens 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buff Dickens!
Buff Dickens seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.