PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Slash Slingin (ranked 1452 p4p, 198 weight class) and Sean Dickinson (ranked 4002 p4p, 445 weight class). Slingin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Drop The World. Sean Dickinson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Slingin
vs
Dickinson

173 cm
19
170 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Sportivité
Dark Knight Nutrition

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slash Slingin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sean Dickinson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Slingin closes the distance and clinches.
Dickinson is trying to break the clinch but Slingin has him pressed against the cage.

Slingin turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Slingin manages to end up in side control.
Dickinson tries to escape but Slingin is in control.

Slingin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Slingin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Slingin controlling from side mount.
Dickinson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Slingin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dickinson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

Dickinson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Slingin tries for a takedown but Dickinson circles away easily
and Dickinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Dickinson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickinson wants to stand and escape but Slingin is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slingin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Slingin throwing strikes but missing.
Slingin trying to control the position from guard on top but Dickinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slingin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dickinson wants to get back to his feet but Slingin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Slingin trying to control but Dickinson is working from the bottom.
Slingin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dickinson wants to stand up but Slingin is controlling him.
Slingin wants to control from the top but Dickinson keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dickinson throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Slingin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dickinson!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Slingin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Slingin throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Slingin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dickinson, who protects the arm well.

Slingin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dickinson is trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slingin wants to control but Dickinson is keeping him busy.

Slingin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Slingin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dickinson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Slingin is trying to get an arm triangle but Dickinson is defending well.
Dickinson pushes Slingin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Slingin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dickinson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dickinson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Slingin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Slingin cracks Dickinson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Slingin 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Slingin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Slingin throws a strike aimed at the side of Dickinson's head but Dickinson avoids it well.

Slingin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dickinson is trying to get back to his feet.
Dickinson dodges the ground and pound from Slingin.

Slingin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Slingin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dickinson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Slingin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slash Slingin dominated that round.
That's time! Slingin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Slingin.
Slingin wants to control but Dickinson is keeping him busy.
Dickinson wants to get back to his feet but Slingin drags him back down.

Slingin tries for a kimura but Dickinson is defending well.
Dickinson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Slingin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Slingin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dickinson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slingin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dickinson to see if he's OK.
Dickinson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Slingin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Slingin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dickinson can do to turn this around?
Dickinson is not content to let Slingin control the position.
Dickinson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Slingin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Slash Slingin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dickinson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Slingin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dickinson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dickinson wants to get back to his feet but Slingin drags him back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Slingin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Slingin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Slingin is looking to take a break and control but Dickinson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Slingin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Slingin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dickinson is pushing Slingin's head away, looking to escape. Slingin manages to hold on to the position though.
Slingin landing a few strikes.
Slingin trying to control the action but Dickinson is working from the bottom.
Dickinson pushes Slingin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Slingin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Slingin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dickinson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dickinson is trying to get back to his feet.
Dickinson is not content to let Slingin control the position.
Slingin prevents Dickinson from escaping the position.
Dickinson is letting Slingin control him for a moment.
Dickinson wants to get back to his feet.
Slingin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dickinson trying to remain calm as Slingin controls from the top position.
Slingin is looking to take a break and control but Dickinson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Slingin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Slingin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Slingin prevents Dickinson from escaping the position.
Slingin is looking to take a break and control but Dickinson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sloppy strikes there by Slingin.
Slingin prevents Dickinson from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slash Slingin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Slingin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dickinson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Slingin clinches up with Dickinson and pushes him back against the cage.
Dickinson lands an elbow inside.
Dickinson tries to circle away but Slingin has him pinned against the cage.

Dickinson manages to break the clinch.
Dickinson sizes up Slingin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Slingin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slingin tries to clinch there but Dickinson circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slingin walks into a straight right hand from Dickinson.
Dickinson gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Slingin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dickinson won't be happy with that.
Dickinson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Slingin is controlling him well.

Slingin is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Dickinson is trying to escape and Slingin transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Dickinson is forced to tap! Nice work there by Slingin! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Slash Slingin!
Slash Slingin decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.