PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smarky Malarkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Dickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malarkey kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is LL Cool J -- Momma said knock you out.. Brian Dickson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Malarkey
vs
Dickson

178 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
145 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Smarky Malarkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Dickson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malarkey.

Malarkey drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Malarkey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Malarkey trying to control but Dickson is working from the bottom.
Malarkey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dickson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dickson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malarkey chips away with some ground and pound.
Malarkey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Malarkey is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Malarkey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Malarkey distracts Dickson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Malarkey with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malarkey wants to pass the guard but Dickson is keeping the position.
Malarkey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Malarkey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Malarkey makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dickson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Malarkey 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.
Malarkey 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Malarkey looking to pass the guard.
Malarkey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malarkey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Malarkey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Malarkey lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Malarkey advances position into side control!
Dickson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Check out the look on Malarkey's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Malarkey is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dickson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dickson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Malarkey tries for a kimura but Dickson is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dickson struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malarkey lands a few punches from side control.
Malarkey gets to mount! Dickson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Malarkey scoring with strikes but Dickson is staying in there.
Malarkey landing strikes from the mount and Dickson is in trouble!
Malarkey landing shots from mount.
Malarkey trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dickson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dickson looks gassed!
Malarkey content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Malarkey drives through with a takedown into guard.
Malarkey controls from within his opponent's guard.
Smarky Malarkey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Malarkey postures up in Dickson's guard and throws a big left but Dickson blocks it.
Malarkey landing with the ground and pound.
Malarkey forces his way into half guard.
Malarkey passes to full mount!
Malarkey lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
BOOM! Malarkey connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dickson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickson is bucking up trying to escape but Malarkey cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Malarkey dominating with strikes here.

Dickson is rocked!
Malarkey landing punches.
Dickson is still in real trouble! Can Malarkey finish him?
Malarkey fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Malarkey lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dickson hang on?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Malarkey! Dickson is hurt baaadly! Malarkey is firing away with more strikes - Dickson is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Smarky Malarkey!