PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mato Burgman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Dicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Burgman
vs
Dicks

196 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

212 cm
22
173 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mato Burgman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Dicks!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burgman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dicks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dicks looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Burgman misses the shot to the body.

Dicks rushes Burgman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dicks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dicks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dicks drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Burgman is trying to break the clinch but Dicks is controlling him.
Burgman stalling in the clinch but Dicks improves position.
Burgman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dicks pulls his leg out and moves away.
A head kick by Burgman misses

and Dicks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dicks.
Burgman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burgman jumps guard but Dicks stands there with Burgman around his waist. Burgman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Burgman trying to stall but Dicks improves his position.
Burgman is trying to push Dicks away but Dicks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Burgman is working for takedown but Dicks is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mato Burgman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burgman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Burgman has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dicks uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burgman lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dicks!
Burgman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dicks tries to lock up and control but Burgman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Burgman tries to control but Dicks wriggling away.
Burgman wants to stand but Dicks is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Burgman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Burgman tries to control but Dicks wriggling away.
Dicks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Burgman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
BOOM! Burgman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Burgman controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dicks tries to lock up and control but Burgman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Burgman with shots to the head and body - Dicks looks very uncomfortable down there.
Burgman raining down hammerfists from mount.
Dicks is looking to get to half guard.
Burgman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Burgman looking for a guillotine from mount but Dicks is having none of it.
Burgman wants to control the pace but Dicks is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgman raining down hammerfists from mount.
Burgman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns Dicks that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Burgman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dicks wants to control but Burgman is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mato Burgman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Burgman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Burgman with a poor takedown

and Dicks counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Burgman is looking to control Dicks's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Burgman avoid being mounted?
Burgman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dicks is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Burgman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dicks is breathing heavily.
Dicks looking to sit in guard and control but Burgman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mato Burgman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dicks keeping moving, preventing Burgman from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Burgman gets to his feet - Dicks follows without any prompting.
Burgman is looking to clinch but Dicks is avoiding it.
Burgman shoots in and drives through. Dicks sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mato Burgman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burgman tries to clinch up but Dicks circles away and keeps his distance.
Burgman closes the distance but Dicks moves to the side

and Dicks counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Burgman!
Burgman wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Burgman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgman tries to hold on but Dicks pushes him away.
Dicks sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dicks sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Burgman is working to get back to half guard.
Burgman wants to control but Dicks is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgman slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Burgman is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are battling for position here. Burgman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Burgman throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Burgman trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Burgman uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burgman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Burgman throws a head kick but Dicks moves out of range.
Burgman tries for a takedown but Dicks circles away easily

and Dicks decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Burgman's guard.
Dicks wants to get up but he can't break Burgman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dicks wants to stand and escape but instead Burgman has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dicks wants to hit a switch here but Burgman passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Dicks there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Dicks 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!

Burgman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burgman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dicks's waist but Dicks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Burgman off to one side.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Burgman tries for a takedown but Dicks manages to get underhooks.
Nice elbow from Dicks.
Dicks content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Burgman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dicks fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mato Burgman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dicks fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Burgman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgman is looking to take a break and control but Dicks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Dicks is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Burgman's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Burgman! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Dicks has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mato Burgman!