PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juris Dicktion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uther Champy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Champy has chosen Cage the Elephant - Ain't No Rest for the Wicked as his entrance music. Uther Champy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Dicktion
vs
Champy

180 cm
27
260 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

225 cm
22
280 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juris Dicktion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Uther Champy!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Champy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Champy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dicktion under the eye.
Dicktion throws a head kick but Champy moves out of range.
Dicktion fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Champy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Champy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Champy is trying to control the action in half guard but Dicktion is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dicktion avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Champy.

Champy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Champy is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Champy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Champy throws a big elbow that misses.
Dicktion avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Champy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dicktion might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Champy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dicktion trying to keep a closed guard but Champy is proving a slippery customer.
Dicktion wants to stand and escape but Champy is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Champy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Champy wants to pass the guard but Dicktion is keeping the position.
Champy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Champy looking to sit in guard and control but Dicktion gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dicktion pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Champy is keeping the position for now.
Champy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Champy moves nicely into side control.
Champy misses with the ground and pound.
Champy fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Champy fails to land a wild elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Champy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dicktion is avoiding damage well.
Champy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Champy with the ground and pound but Dicktion regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champy is looking to advance position but Dicktion won't allow it.
Champy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dicktion makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dicktion.
Champy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dicktion works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Champy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Champy trying to move into half guard but instead Dicktion has managed to sweep!
Dicktion is fighting to break Champy's control of his arms but Champy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dicktion has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Champy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dicktion defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dicktion showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dicktion won't allow Champy to sweep him here.
Dicktion looking to pass the guard.
Champy pulls Dicktion in to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Champy wants to sweep here but Dicktion controlling him for the moment.

Champy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dicktion passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uther Champy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Champy misses with a body punch
and Dicktion counters with an inside leg kick.

Dicktion lands a head kick that stumbles Champy and the fighters go to the mat.

It looks like Uther Champy has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dicktion won't allow Champy to sweep him here.
Dicktion wants to stand but Champy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Champy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Uther Champy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dicktion taking some punishment here, with Champy in his half guard.
Champy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Champy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Champy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Champy throwing shots but Dicktion is blocking nicely.
Dicktion wants to control but Champy is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dicktion taking some punishment here, with Champy in his half guard.
Champy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dicktion defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Champy there.
Champy throwing shots but Dicktion is blocking nicely.
Dicktion blocking the ground and pound attempt from Champy.
Dicktion is in trouble now - Champy has advanced to mount!
Champy throwing strikes here but Dicktion is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Champy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Champy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

It looks like Juris Dicktion has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Champy throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dicktion because Champy loaded up on that one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dicktion is bucking up trying to escape but Champy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Juris Dicktion's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Uther Champy!
A pretty intense looking Uther Champy took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.