PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bill Longer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sucka Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Longer
vs
Dick

172 cm
24
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bill Longer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sucka Dick!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Longer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Longer controlling from side mount.
Dick tries to improve position but can't.
Dick is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dick prevents Longer from moving into mount.
Dick is trying to escape the position but Longer is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Longer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dick is looking to regain half guard here but Longer keeps moving and retains side control.
Dick is trying to control Longer's posture but Longer avoids it.
Dick being controlled for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dick closes the distance looking to clinch

and Longer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Longer.
Dick is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Longer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dick throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick is trying to control the position but Longer postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dick misses with a body shot.

Longer closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dick did well to prevent Longer getting side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dick is trying to get back to full guard.
Longer is taking a breather. Dick says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Longer passes to side control.
Dick seems a little lost for a moment, as Longer dominates the positioning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bill Longer wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Longer slips a jab from Dick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Longer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Longer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dick is trying to control but can't.
Longer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Longer is thwarting Dick's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Longer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Longer dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dick tries to clinch up

and Longer counters with a single leg into guard. Dick didn't expect that.
Dick being controlled here, momentarily.
Dick is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Longer is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Longer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bill Longer wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Longer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Longer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Longer showed some decent athleticism there.
Longer is pressing down on Dick's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dick is holding on for now.
Longer is controlling the pace.
Dick trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longer controlling the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bill Longer.

Longer closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dick's guard.
Longer is stalling in the full guard.
Dick is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Longer is controlling him.
Longer looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dick working a defensive guard here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Longer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dick to the mat! Dick manages to get full guard.
Longer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Longer prevents Dick from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bill Longer has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Longer.
Dick regains half guard.
Dick is looking to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Longer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Longer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dick knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Longer dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Longer drives through with a takedown into Dick's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Longer looking to pass the guard.
Dick working a defensive guard here.
Dick tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bill Longer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dick trying to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Longer preventing the sweep.
Dick tries to strike from the bottom.
Longer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Longer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dick on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sucka Dick was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Horrible takedown by Dick or perhaps it was just good defense by Longer which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick misses with a wild combination.

Longer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Longer uses his free foot to push down on Dick's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dick.
Longer controlling the position easily from mount.
Longer tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick wants to hold on but Longer pushes him away.
Longer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dick is working to get back to half guard.
Longer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dick can do to turn this around?

Bill Longer has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Longer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Longer in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longer seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dick for as long as he can get away with.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dick is trying to control Longer's posture but Longer avoids it.
Longer happy to just control the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

We're going to have a standup here because Bill Longer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Longer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Longer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Longer 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Bill Longer!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Bill Longer!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Bill Longer!

Bill Longer wins by unanimous decision!