PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanamichi Sakuragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickinson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Harvester of Sorrow. Dave Dickinson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dickinson
vs
Sakuragi

179 cm
28
200 lbs
9 - 14 - 0

190 cm
33
194 lbs
13 - 19 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Dickinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hanamichi Sakuragi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sakuragi looking to score a takedown here. Dickinson is defending well but Sakuragi drives through and ends up in Dickinson's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dickinson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sakuragi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dickinson is on top in guard.
Sakuragi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dickinson.
Sakuragi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dickinson is controlling him.
Sakuragi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dickinson wants to control from the top but Sakuragi keeps moving.
Dickinson content to stall in guard here.

Sakuragi scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuragi throws a left and a right that both miss

and Dickinson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dickinson.
Dickinson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Dickinson.

It looks like Hanamichi Sakuragi has been cut.
Dickinson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sakuragi misses with the head strike.
Dickinson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dickinson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dickinson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dickinson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dickinson tries a knee to the head but Sakuragi blocks it.
Dickinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sakuragi is defending well for now.
Dickinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sakuragi.
Sakuragi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dickinsons head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dickinson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sakuragi's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dickinson obliges.
Sakuragi looks winded!
Dickinson landing knees to the body.
Dickinson lands an elbow just above Sakuragi 's eye.

That has opened up Hanamichi Sakuragi's cut even more.
Sakuragi avoiding damage as Dickinson throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from Sakuragi.
Dickinson lands a knee to the body.
Dickinson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dickinson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sakuragi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sakuragi is trying to push Dickinson away but Dickinson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dickinson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sakuragi's brow.
Dickinson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dickinson lands a damaging elbow.
Sakuragi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sakuragi avoiding damage as Dickinson throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Dickinson.

The cut above Hanamichi Sakuragi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dickinson lands a damaging elbow.
Sakuragi working hard to break the clinch.
Dickinson scores a nice knee to the body.
Dickinson lands a damaging elbow.

Hanamichi Sakuragi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sakuragi can't break the clinch.
Sakuragi takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson lands a nice uppercut.
Dickinson crunches a lovely knee into Sakuragi's ribcage.
Dickinson lands an elbow inside.
Dickinson crunches a lovely knee into Sakuragi's ribcage.
Sakuragi takes an elbow to the temple.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hanamichi Sakuragi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dave Dickinson!
After the big win, Dave Dickinson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors A.C: Awesome Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.