PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lou Dickenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Summers has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lou Dickenson's chin.

Dickenson
vs
Summers

183 cm
22
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lou Dickenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Summers!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickenson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Summers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dickenson throws a head kick but Summers moves out of range.
Scott Summers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Summers fails with a takedown attempt.
Dickenson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dickenson scores with a head kick.

Summers fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dickenson sprawls well initially but Summers persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Summers passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dickenson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dickenson is working hard here to advance position.
Summers sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Summers takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Summers jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dickenson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Summers has knee on belly momentarily but Dickenson bucks him off and regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickenson wants to control but Summers is keeping busy.
Dickenson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Summers is looking to take a break and control but Dickenson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dickenson wants to get back to full guard.
Dickenson gets back to full guard.

Summers got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dickenson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Summers has managed to get both his arms back between Dickenson's legs - danger averted.
Dickenson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Summers wants to pass the guard but Dickenson is keeping the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dickenson pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Summers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dickenson throws a wild body kick that Summers sees coming a mile off.
Dickenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Summers tries to clinch up.
Summers closes the distance and clinches up with Dickenson, looking for a takedown. Summers pushes Dickenson against the cage but Dickenson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lou Dickenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Summers.
Dickenson fakes the leg kick and cracks Summers in the body.
Summers looks gassed!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dickenson leaning against his opponent.
Dickenson lands with a left to the head.

Dickenson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dickenson throws a leg kick which misses Summers's front leg but catches the back leg as Summers tries to avoid it.

Dickenson darts in and clinches Summers up against the cage.
Summers tries to land knees in the clinch but Dickenson avoids the damage to the body.
Summers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Summers can't get the takedown.
Dickenson lands a good knee to the midsection. Summers won't want to take too many of those.
Dickenson taking a breather.
Dickenson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dickenson misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickenson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dickenson prevents a takedown attempt there.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dickenson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Dickenson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Summers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Dickenson breaks from the clinch.
Summers swats away the attempt to clinch by Dickenson.
Dickenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Summers is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dickenson.
Summers looks for a takedown but Dickenson sprawls well.
Dickenson darts in trying to clinch

and Summers counters with a takedown into side control.
Dickenson manages to get back to half guard.
Dickenson trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickenson gets back to full guard.
Summers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dickenson is keeping the position for now.
Dickenson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Summers being controlled here momentarily.
Summers stands and throws Dickenson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dickenson wants to control but Summers postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dickenson tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dickenson throws a head kick that Summers semi-blocks.

Summers rushes Dickenson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Dickenson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dickenson tries to clinch there but Summers circles away.
Dickenson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dickenson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Summers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Summers looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dickenson is trying to maintain the position but Summers is very close to passing his half guard.
Dickenson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dickenson.
Summers looking to pass the guard.
Dickenson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Summers wants to pass the guard but Dickenson is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickenson wants to sweep but no luck.
Dickenson working a defensive guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Dickenson misses the target.

Summers scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dickenson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Summers is working away from the top position though.
Summers is looking to take a break and control but Dickenson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Summers is breathing heavily.
Dickenson is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.

Summers is trying to work for a kimura but Dickenson is defending well.
Dickenson desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickenson is pressing down on Summers's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dickenson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Summers manages to get himself to full guard.
Dickenson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Summers is keeping the position for now.
Dickenson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Summers escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dickenson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Summers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dickenson content to stall in guard here.
Dickenson wants to control from the top but Summers keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickenson stands up over Summers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dickenson trying to control the position from guard on top but Summers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dickenson preventing the sweep.

Summers is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dickenson defends well.
Dickenson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dickenson looking to pass the guard.

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.
Dickenson wants to control from the top but Summers keeps moving.
Summers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Summers fails to land the takedown.
Dickenson wants to clinch.
Dickenson is looking to land body kicks.
Dickenson is looking to land body kicks.
Dickenson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dickenson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dickenson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Summers swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Summers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Summers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Summers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dickenson throws a sloppy head kick and Summers moves out of range easily.
Summers closes the distance and clinches up with Dickenson, looking for a takedown. Summers pushes Dickenson against the cage but Dickenson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Dickenson as Summers shoots in.
Dickenson clinches but Summers breaks the clinch

and Summers counters with a single leg into guard. Dickenson didn't expect that.
Dickenson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Summers controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Summers stopping the sweep attempt from Dickenson.
Summers passes Dickenson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Dickenson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Summers is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Dickenson reverses the position - he's now on top in Summers's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Summers working for a triangle but Dickenson defends it easily.

Summers is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dickenson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dickenson pushing down on Summers's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dickenson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Still in half guard, Dickenson seems content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Summers won't allow Dickenson to pass to mount.
Dickenson throwing shots but Summers is blocking nicely.
Dickenson wants to pass to mount but Summers is defending the position.
Dickenson prevents Summers from improving his position.
Scott Summers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dickenson trying to control from half guard but Summers is working away.
Summers is trying to get back to full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dickenson tries to clinch but Summers moves away

and Summers counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dickenson!
Dickenson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Summers goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Dickenson turns into him and now he's in Summers's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dickenson is one step ahead there.

Summers working for a triangle but Dickenson defends it easily.
Dickenson trying to control the position from guard on top but Summers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dickenson chips away with some ground and pound.
Dickenson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dickenson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dickenson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Summers working for a triangle but Dickenson defends it easily.
Summers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dickenson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dickenson wants to control from the top but Summers keeps moving.
Summers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Summers keeping moving, preventing Dickenson from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Summers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Summers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Summers!