PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bogdan Petrycki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Dickens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bogdan Petrycki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Petrycki
vs
Dickens

167 cm
32
142 lbs
22 - 6 - 0

155 cm
32
141 lbs
13 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Nuggetori's Nutritionals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogdan Petrycki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Dickens!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrycki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dickens manages to avoid it.
Petrycki scores with a push kick.
Petrycki swings for the body but Dickens moves out of range.
Dickens steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Petrycki.
Petrycki throws a sloppy head kick and Dickens moves out of range easily.
Dickens has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Petrycki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Petrycki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Petrycki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dickens throws the left hand but Petrycki avoids the punch easily.
Dickens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Petrycki misses.
Dickens avoids a kick to the body.
Dickens defending well as Petrycki loads up on a big left hand.
Dickens is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Petrycki throws a hook but Dickens avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrycki wants to land a leg kick but Dickens is out of range.
Petrycki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dickens.
Dickens wants to counter with a clinch but Petrycki pushes him away.
Petrycki definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Petrycki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Petrycki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dickens tries to move into range but Petrycki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big right from Petrycki misses.
Dickens steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Petrycki.
Dickens tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Petrycki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petrycki tried to counter with a leg kick but Dickens avoided it.
Petrycki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Petrycki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dickens blocks a head kick by Petrycki.
Dickens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrycki.
Petrycki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dickens moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bogdan Petrycki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Petrycki misses.
Dickens tries to clinch
letting Petrycki counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrycki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dickens manages to avoid it.
Petrycki throws out a loose jab but Dickens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrycki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Petrycki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrycki throws a head kick but Dickens moves out of range.
Petrycki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dickens has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Petrycki throws a chopping leg kick but Dickens manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dickens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dickens scores with a jab. Petrycki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki misses with a low kick.
Petrycki throws a body shot but no joy.
Dickens is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dickens throws a right and a left that Petrycki avoids nicely.
Dickens lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrycki. Dickens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dickens misses with a body shot.
Petrycki appears to be looking for a big counter.
Petrycki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petrycki misses with a head kick.
Dickens comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dickens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petrycki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petrycki connects with a solid leg kick.
Petrycki is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrycki missing with a left hand there. Dickens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dickens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Petrycki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dickens tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Petrycki is able to avoid easily.
Petrycki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dickens has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Petrycki throws a body kick that misses.
Dickens fakes the leg kick and cracks Petrycki in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrycki pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dickens back to the cage. Petrycki follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A shot to the body from Dickens misses
and Petrycki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Petrycki looks to score with a jab to the body but Dickens is just out of range.
Petrycki dodges the punch combination from Dickens.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bogdan Petrycki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dickens tries to clinch but Petrycki moves out of range.
Bogdan Petrycki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petrycki throws a series of punches but Dickens avoids them all with ease.
Petrycki keeps the fight on the outside.
Petrycki throws a leg kick but Dickens sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dickens wants to counter the offense by Petrycki and move into the clinch position.
Dickens just misses with a punch to the body.
Dickens avoids the body shot from Petrycki.
Petrycki misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrycki lands a jab to Dickens's midsection.
Petrycki throws a good cross that connects.
Petrycki takes a swing at Dickens's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrycki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dickens.
Some wild striking there from Petrycki.
Petrycki sets himself, and Dickens steps forward looking for the clinch! Petrycki avoids it this time.
Dickens scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petrycki doesn't seem bothered though.
Petrycki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dickens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Petrycki.
Petrycki throws a right and a left that Dickens avoids nicely.
Petrycki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Petrycki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bogdan Petrycki is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrycki lands with a good body shot.
Petrycki throws a hook but Dickens avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki keeps the fight on the outside.
Dickens tries to close the distance and clinch but Petrycki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petrycki looks to throw a body kick

and Dickens counters by moving into the clinch.
Petrycki can't break the clinch.
Petrycki scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Dickens scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dickens.
Dickens lands with a light punch inside.
Dickens misses with the head strike.

Petrycki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dickens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petrycki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petrycki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dickens can do to turn this around?
Dickens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrycki was well out of range. Poor timing from Dickens.
Petrycki is looking to counter punch.
Dickens is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Petrycki rather than just go for the knockout.
Petrycki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dickens tries to clinch up but Petrycki circles away and keeps his distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Dickens checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Petrycki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dickens tries to counter by closing the distance.
Petrycki misses with a wild combination.
Dickens wants to counter the offense by Petrycki and move into the clinch position.
Petrycki looks for the body kick but Dickens saw that one coming.
Petrycki throws a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petrycki.
Petrycki throws a push kick but Dickens slaps the foot to one side.
Petrycki cracks Dickens with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickens swings widly with a right hand
and Petrycki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dickens thinking.
Petrycki's corner calls for a 1-2. Petrycki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dickens misses with a wild body shot.
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!
Petrycki fakes the leg kick and cracks Dickens in the body.
Dickens scores with a nice right hand.
That kick from Petrycki tenderised Dickens's leg. Dickens is trying to keep his angry face on.
Petrycki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrycki's corner calls for a 1-2. Petrycki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dickens dodges the punch combination from Petrycki.
Petrycki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dickens's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bogdan Petrycki dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dickens throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Petrycki tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dickens slips a jab and a cross from Petrycki.
Petrycki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dickens throws a lazy right hand but Petrycki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrycki takes a swing at Dickens's ribcage but misses.
Petrycki throws a nice head kick!

Dickens is rocked!
Nice cross by Petrycki.
Dickens is still on wobbly legs! Can Petrycki finish him?
Petrycki tries to bum rush Dickens with a series of wild strikes but Dickens uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dickens wants to counter the offense by Petrycki and move into the clinch position.
and Petrycki counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Dickens! He's just covering up as Petrycki starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bogdan Petrycki!
Bogdan Petrycki retains his bantamweight title!
A very excited looking Bogdan Petrycki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.