PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Dismantle (ranked 1849 p4p, 1604 weight class) and Steven Christie (ranked 166 p4p, 145 weight class). Dismantle comes to the cage accompanied by Come As You Are. Christie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Amityville. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dismantle
vs
Christie

170 cm
31
148
18 - 10 - 1

170 cm
29
145
17 - 11 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Mickey Dismantle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Christie!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steven Christie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christie misses with a body punch
enabling Dismantle to counter with a crisp jab.
Christie dives in and grabs Dismantle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dismantle pushes down on Christie's head and hops out.
Dismantle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dismantle misses with a body shot.
Christie was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Christie swings for the body but Dismantle moves out of range.
Christie misses with a wild body shot.
Christie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dismantle counters with a straight right hand.
Dismantle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Dismantle moves into the clinch successfully.
Christie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dismantle tries a body shot but Christie blocks it.
Christie prevents a body shot from Dismantle.
A head punch on the inside from Dismantle fails to land.
Dismantle lands with a right to the head.
Dismantle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dismantle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Dismantle.
Dismantle misses with some punches.
Dismantle misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dismantle lands with a right to the head.
Dismantle lands a shoulder strike.
Christie is trying to break free.
Dismantle has Christie pressed against the cage, preventing Christie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dismantle tries to throw a body punch but Christie avoids it by throwing Dismantle back against the cage.
Christie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Dismantle.

Christie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donk. Dismantle catches Christie right on the button with a cross.
Dismantle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christie throws out the jab.
Christie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Christie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dismantle pinned against the cage. Dismantle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Christie misses with a kick to the body
and Dismantle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Christie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice defenses there by Dismantle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Christie's coach down at Crapollas Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Christie's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dismantle.
Dismantle misses with a hook. Christie ducked under it nicely.
Christie flicks out a counter leg kick but Dismantle steps away.
Dismantle blocks the body kick.

Christie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dismantle!
An elbow from Christie crashes against the mat.
Dismantle taking a bit of punishment here - Christie scoring with strikes.
Christie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Christie misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dismantle managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Christie.
Christie is trying to ground and pound but Dismantle uses the momentary lack of control by Christie to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christie lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christie thows a huge punch but Dismantle dodges it nicely.
Dismantle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Christie.
Christie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Christie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Christie slips a nice elbow through Dismantle's hands, connecting with Dismantle's forehead.
Christie is thwarting Dismantle's attempts to control the position.
Dismantle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Christie.
Christie is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dismantle tries to hold on but Christie pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christie throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dismantle wants to control but Christie is having none of it.
Dismantle wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Christie.
Christie misses with a head shot.
Dismantle wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Christie.
Christie sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Christie scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Christie breaks from Dismantle's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Christie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Christie looking to ground and pound but Dismantle is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mickey Dismantle will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Christie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dismantle.

Dismantle closes the distance and clinches.
Christie is trying to push Dismantle away but Dismantle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Christie prevents a body shot from Dismantle.
Dismantle misses with the head strike.

Christie manages to break the clinch.
Dismantle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Christie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dismantle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Christie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dismantle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dismantle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christie.
Dismantle misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dismantle misses with a hook. Christie ducked under it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Christie misses.
Dismantle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Christie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dismantle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christie.
Christie misses with a straight right.
Christie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Christie misses
letting Dismantle counter with a right hand.
Dismantle is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Good standup being displayed there by Dismantle as he connects with a hook.
Christie loads up on a big right hand but Dismantle slips the punch.
Christie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Christie fails with a takedown attempt.
Christie throws a body punch but Dismantle moves out of range.
Christie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Christie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dismantle misses with a straight right.
Dismantle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Christie throws a push kick but Dismantle slaps the foot to one side.
Christie walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dismantle.
Dismantle throws the left hand but Christie avoids the punch easily.
Christie moves out of range as Dismantle strikes.
Christie throws the left hand but Dismantle avoids the punch easily.
Dismantle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dismantle moves away from the strike by Christie.
Christie loads up on a big right hand but Dismantle slips the punch.
Mickey Dismantle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Christie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dismantle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Christie scrambles back to his feet.
Christie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dismantle attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Christie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dismantle checks it well.
Christie staying out of range there.
Christie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Christie throws a lazy body kick
and Christie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dismantle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dismantle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dismantle throws a body punch but Christie moves out of range.
Dismantle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Christie can do to turn this around?
Christie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dismantle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Christie lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dismantle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dismantle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It looked like Dismantle was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Christie.
Christie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dismantle swivels and escapes.
Christie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christie misses the shot to the body.
Dismantle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Christie. That did some damage!
Decent striking displayed by Dismantle there.
Christie misses with a looping right.
Christie misses with an uppercut
and Dismantle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Christie shoots and misses
and Dismantle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mickey Dismantle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Christie.
Christie throws a lazy head kick
and Dismantle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dismantle connects with an inside leg kick.
Christie throws a lazy uppercut
and Dismantle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dismantle tries to clinch up but Christie circles away and keeps his distance.
Dismantle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dismantle with a jab.
Christie throws a poor cross that misses
and Dismantle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christie shoots in but no luck this time.
It looked like Dismantle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dismantle scores with a leg kick.
Christie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle leaves Christie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Christie is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Dismantle.
Dismantle pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Christie back to the cage. Dismantle follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Christie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christie misses the shot to the body.
Christie throws a body punch but Dismantle moves out of range.
It looked like Dismantle was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Christie.
Dismantle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Christie moves forwards but Dismantle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dismantle lands a slapping body shot.
Dismantle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christie.
Dismantle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christie throws out the jab.
Dismantle lands a body shot.
Christie throws a body kick that misses.
Christie just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christie needs to keep his hands up - Dismantle had a free shot at his head there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Dismantle dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Christie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Dismantle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dismantle misses with a left hand
and Christie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dismantle throws a hook but Christie blocks it.
Christie throws out a counter right but Dismantle avoids it with no problem.
Christie misses with a body punch
and Dismantle counters with a stiff right hand.
Christie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Christie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dismantle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Christie looks for a takedown but Dismantle sprawls well.
Dismantle quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Christie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dismantle tries to avoid it but Christie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dismantle to the ground. Dismantle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dismantle slips a straight right by Christie.
Christie throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dismantle thuds a left hand into Christie's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dismantle finds it's way round the side to connect with Christie's head.
Dismantle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Christie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Dismantle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Dismantle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Christie throws a hook to the side of Dismantle's head but Dismantle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dismantle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dismantle scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice leg kick from Dismantle, right into the meat of the thigh.
Christie misses with a looping left.
Christie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Christie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dismantle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Christie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dismantle moves away.
Dismantle throwing a counter right hand but Christie manages to avoid it.
Dismantle connects with a solid leg kick.

Christie tries to keep at a distance but Dismantle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dismantle throws a head punch that misses.
Dismantle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dismantle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dismantle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steven Christie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Christie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Christie works Dismantle's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dismantle lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dismantle misses with a wild body shot.
Christie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dismantle throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Christie on the side of the head.
Christie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mickey Dismantle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Christie.
Christie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christie misses with a takedown attempt - Dismantle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Christie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dismantle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dismantle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dismantle with a nice cross.
Christie misses with a jab to the body
and Dismantle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dismantle connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christie throws a big shot that misses.
Dismantle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dismantle was well out of range. Poor timing from Christie.
Christie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Christie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Christie throws a body punch but Dismantle moves out of range.
Dismantle throwing a counter right hand but Christie manages to avoid it.
Mickey Dismantle is winning the standup battle so far.
Christie throws a head kick but Dismantle moves out of range.
Dismantle scoring well with a low kick there.
Dismantle scores with a sloppy right hand. Christie should have avoided that one.
Dismantle connects with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dismantle, as that shot connected.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dismantle.
A lazy left from Dismantle finds it's target.
Christie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Christie releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dismantle 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dismantle scores with a hook.
Christie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dismantle moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christie takes a swing at Dismantle's ribcage but misses.
Christie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dismantle manages to avoid it.
Dismantle tries to clinch up but Christie circles away and keeps his distance.
Christie circles away from the clinch attempt
and Christie counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dismantle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dismantle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Christie misses with a kick to the body.
Christie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dismantle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Christie is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dismantle rather than just go for the knockout.

Dismantle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dismantle.
Dismantle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dismantle blocks an uppercut.

Christie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Dismantle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dismantle, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Dismantle!
After winning the bout, Mickey Dismantle thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Steven Christie stepped up to the mic, saying 'Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm making a voodoo doll, thinking of you.'.