PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Li Xiaodong (ranked 5565 p4p, 230 weight class) and Dennis Dice (ranked 5517 p4p, 228 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Xiaodong
vs
Dice

165 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Top Gun Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Li Xiaodong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dennis Dice!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dice gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Xiaodong counters with a stiff right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Xiaodong lands a jab.
Xiaodong scores with the left hand. Dice knows he should have avoided that one.
Dice tries to score a power double leg takedown but Xiaodong sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dice somewhat.
Dice fails to land the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Xiaodong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Li Xiaodong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Dice.
Dice's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Xiaodong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dice scrambles back to his feet.
Xiaodong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dice.

Dice changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Xiaodong looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dice wants to control but Xiaodong is keeping him busy.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Xiaodong is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dice has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Xiaodong is looking to regain half guard here but Dice keeps moving and retains side control.
Dice advances to mount.
Dice working the ground and pound effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Xiaodong that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dice landing strikes from the mount.
Dice landing punches.
Dice with good strikes from the mount here!
Xiaodong is trying to escape the mount.
Xiaodong wants to try and get back to his feet.
Dice in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dice fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Xiaodong is in a horrible position here. Dice smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dice putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Xiaodong trying desperately to get to his feet.
Xiaodong taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Dice.
Dice cracks Xiaodong with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dice working the ground and pound effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dice with the ground and pound from mount.
Dice lands a big shot there that rocks Xiaodong but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dice controlling from the full mount.
Dice landing shots from mount.
Dice lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Xiaodong hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xiaodong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dice landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dice with the ground and pound from mount.
Dice putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dice landing strikes from the mount and Xiaodong is in trouble!
Xiaodong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dice on the ground.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dice landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dice tries to control but Xiaodong wriggling away.
Xiaodong is in a horrible position here. Dice smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dice lands a nice shot to the head.
Xiaodong in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dice working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dice working the ground and pound effectively.
Dice looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dice landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dice is landing with some decent strikes but Xiaodong is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Xiaodong taking shots to the head.
Dice with good strikes from the mount here!
Dice lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dice with the ground and pound from mount.
Dice lands a couple of good shots and Xiaodong has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Dice is working the ground and pound. Can Xiaodong escape?
Xiaodong trying to get back to his feet but Dice is in full control for now.
Xiaodong is keeping busy.
Dice lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Dice scores with punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Dice is punishing Xiaodong with strikes - can he finish him?!
Dice is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Xiaodong up.
Xiaodong grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Dice trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Xiaodong doesn't escape.
Dice is working the ground and pound. Can Xiaodong escape?
Dice lands shots from the back.
Xiaodong wants to control his opponent's hands but Dice gets his hands free.
Xiaodong is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Dice. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xiaodong is trying to stand back up.
Dice tries to get the hooks in deep but Xiaodong pushed the leg off.
Dice loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Xiaodong hold on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Dice dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Xiaodong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Xiaodong as he connects with a hook.
Dice has his takedown stuffed
and Xiaodong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Dice scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dice landing a few strikes.
Xiaodong can't do much from the bottom here.
Dice scoring with punches from side control.
Dice is looking to take a break and control but Xiaodong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dice is putting a hurting on Xiaodong here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dice has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dice lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Xiaodong down.
Dice working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Xiaodong is looking to reverse the position.
Dice wants to lay and pray for a moment but Xiaodong keeps working.
Dice cracks Xiaodong with a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dice in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dice is putting a hurting on Xiaodong here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dice advances nicely into full mount.
Xiaodong is bucking up trying to escape but Dice cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dice looking to finish Xiaodong with some ground and pound. This is bad for Xiaodong!
Dice dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Dice.
Dice with a couple of short strikes.
Dice scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Xiaodong?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dice in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dice lands a nice shot to the head.
Dice raining down shots from the mount!
Dice dominating with strikes here.
Dice looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Xiaodong wants to hold on but Dice pushes him away.
Dice can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Xiaodong is looking to escape.
Dice cracks Xiaodong with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dice lands a big elbow.
Xiaodong is trying to stand up.
Xiaodong is in a horrible position here. Dice smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Xiaodong really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
BOOM! Dice connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Xiaodong takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dice has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Xiaodong's face.
Dice is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Xiaodong can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Xiaodong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Xiaodong in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dice scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dice with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Dice connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dice with shots to the head and body - Xiaodong looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dice landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dice cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dice has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Xiaodong's face.
Dice looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dice landing shots from mount.
Dice with the ground and pound from mount.
Dice looking to finish Xiaodong with some ground and pound. This is bad for Xiaodong!
Dice lands a couple of good shots and Xiaodong has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dice looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Dice is punishing Xiaodong with some ground and pound.
Dice lands with a hammerfist to the side of Xiaodong's head.
Dice wants to control but Xiaodong is keeping busy.
Dice is punishing Xiaodong with strikes - can he finish him?!
Dice lands a shot to the body.
Dice looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Dice.
Dice lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Xiaodong covers up after that shot from Dice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dice is working the ground and pound. Can Xiaodong escape?
Dice is punishing Xiaodong with strikes - can he finish him?!
Dice is punishing Xiaodong with strikes - can he finish him?!
Dice struggling to keep hold of the position.
Dice connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Xiaodong to escape the position.
Xiaodong is covering up but some of the strikes from Dice are getting through and doing damage.
Xiaodong tries to roll but Dice sticks to his back.
Dice scores with punches and elbows.
Dice lands punches and elbows.
The referee is taking a good look at Xiaodong as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Dice!
Xiaodong takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Dice is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dice is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Xiaodong. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Dice lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Xiaodong wants to control his opponent's hands but Dice gets his hands free.
Dennis Dice has got the better of the ground game so far.
Xiaodong is taking damage to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Dice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Xiaodong lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Xiaodong scores with the left hand. Dice knows he should have avoided that one.
Dice with a poor takedown
and Xiaodong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dice shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Xiaodong but Xiaodong pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Li Xiaodong is winning the standup battle so far.
Xiaodong stuffs the takedown.
Li Xiaodong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Dice.
Dice shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Xiaodong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dice takes one on the button.
Xiaodong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Xiaodong drops Dice with a beautiful combination! Dice stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Xiaodong is looking for the KO!

Dice is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dice misses with a takedown attempt

and Xiaodong counters with a crisp right hand that drops Dice! Xiaodong lets Dice back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Dice is still on wobbly legs! Can Xiaodong finish him?
Dice fails with the takedown
and Xiaodong counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Dice out cold! What a finish! Xiaodong is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Li Xiaodong!