PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Dickinson (ranked 4087 p4p, 408 weight class) and Handsome Hagen (ranked 2963 p4p, 306 weight class). Handsome Hagen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bruce Dickinson's chin.

Dickinson
vs
Hagen

190 cm
25
240 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

194 cm
25
225 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Intelligent

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruce Dickinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Handsome Hagen!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hagen rushes Dickinson and presses him up against the cage.
Dickinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Dickinson jumps guard.
Hagen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hagen preventing the sweep.
Dickinson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hagen trying to control but Dickinson is working from the bottom.
Dickinson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Hagen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hagen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dickinson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dickinson throwing strikes from guard but Hagen blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hagen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dickinson is controlling him.
Dickinson throwing strikes from guard but Hagen blocks nicely.
Hagen wants to control the position but Dickinson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson trying to mount his opponent but Hagen defends it.
Dickinson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dickinson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dickinson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hagen wants to control but Dickinson is keeping busy.
Dickinson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hagen wants to improve his position but Dickinson is controlling well.

Dickinson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hagen defends it well.
Hagen is pressing down on Dickinson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hagen is on top in guard.

Dickinson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dickinson wants to sweep here but Hagen controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hagen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hagen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dickinson is on top in guard.

Hagen looking to control.
Hagen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Dickinson is looking for a sweep. Hagen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hagen thows a huge punch but Dickinson dodges it nicely.
Dickinson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hagen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hagen's back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hagen wants to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson avoiding Hagen 's attempts to control his hands.
Hagen has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Dickinson.
Hagen wants to control his opponent's hands but Dickinson gets his hands free.
Hagen covering up well and avoiding damage.
Dickinson scores with punches and elbows.
Hagen is keeping busy.
Hagen tries to escape the position.
Hagen trying to control the position but Dickinson manages to sink in the hooks.
I really don't envy Hagen right now.
Dickinson misses with a punch to the head.
Hagen tries to roll but Dickinson sticks to his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson struggling to land strikes to the head as Hagen covers up.
I really don't envy Hagen right now.
Hagen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hagen covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Dickinson keeps control of the position as Hagen tries to break free.
Hagen has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Dickinson.
Hagen manages to reverse the position and now he's in Dickinson's guard. Nice work there by Hagen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hagen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dickinson is keeping the position for now.
Dickinson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Dickinson looking to pass the guard.
Hagen working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Dickinson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dickinson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hagen, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Dickinson.

Dickinson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hagen is trying to get back to full guard.
Dickinson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bruce Dickinson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hagen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dickinson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hagen keeps working.
Hagen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickinson throwing shots but Hagen is blocking nicely.
Dickinson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hagen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hagen regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dickinson postures up in Hagen's guard and throws a big left but Hagen blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagen is pulling down on Dickinson's head. It's preventing any offense from Dickinson, at least for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dickinson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hagen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hagen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Dickinson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dickinson wants to sweep here but Hagen controlling him for the moment.
Dickinson keeping moving, preventing Hagen from controlling successfully.
Dickinson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hagen's head.
Dickinson wants to pass to mount but Hagen is defending the position.
Dickinson prevents Hagen from improving his position.
Dickinson wants to advance to full mount but Hagen doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Hagen seems keen to control Dickinson's posture.
Dickinson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hagen looking to control.
Hagen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dickinson is one step ahead there.
Hagen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagen is trying to control the position but Dickinson postures up.
Dickinson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hagen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hagen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hagen seems keen to control Dickinson's posture.
Dickinson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hagen is keeping the position for now.

Hagen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dickinson defends well.
Dickinson with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hagen can't keep his opponent in guard - Dickinson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dickinson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hagen tries to roll over but Dickinson keeps him under control.
Dickinson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hagen is staying active underneath Dickinson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hagen won't allow Dickinson to pass to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hagen wants to get back to full guard.
Hagen is pressing down on Dickinson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dickinson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Dickinson dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hagen avoids a punch combination nicely.

Dickinson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hagen sprawls well initially but Dickinson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hagen is trying to stand up here but Dickinson is controlling him well.
Hagen is looking to improve his position.
Dickinson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickinson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dickinson is looking to take a break and control but Hagen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dickinson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hagen can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagen is looking to control Dickinson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hagen avoid being mounted?
Dickinson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dickinson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dickinson not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Dickinson is working for a kimura but Hagen is defending it quite comfortably.
Dickinson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dickinson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dickinson wants to pass the guard but Hagen is defending well.
Hagen is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dickinson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hagen's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hagen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hagen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hagen tries to get to full guard but Dickinson has control of the leg.
Hagen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dickinson.
Hagen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dickinson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dickinson prevents Hagen from standing back up.
Hagen tries to get to full guard but Dickinson has control of the leg.
Hagen is trying to control but can't.
Dickinson trying to control the action but Hagen is working from the bottom.
Dickinson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagen trying to control here.
Dickinson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dickinson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hagen is trying to get back to full guard.
Dickinson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dickinson is trying to control the action in half guard but Hagen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hagen wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Dickinson clinches with his opponent.
Dickinson misses with a body punch.
Dickinson managing to block the knees to the body from Hagen.
Hagen tries to land knees in the clinch but Dickinson avoids the damage to the body.
Bruce Dickinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dickinson avoids it.
Hagen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hagen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dickinson avoids it.

Hagen has picked Dickinson up - he's going for a ride! Hagen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Dickinson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hagen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dickinson defending well though.
Dickinson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hagen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hagen's back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickinson has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Hagen's body.
Dickinson has the hooks in. Hagen is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dickinson is not going to allow Hagen to sit and survive in this position.
Handsome Hagen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dickinson controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Dickinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dickinson 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Dickinson!