PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between La Dicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dicks comes to the cage accompanied by Avicii 'Levels' Skrillex Remix. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Dicks
vs
St Pier

185 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, La Dicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George St Pier!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dicks closes the distance but St Pier moves to the side
and St Pier finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dicks tries to clinch

and St Pier counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by St Pier.
St Pier blocks the elbow strike.
Dicks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

St Pier breaks from the clinch.
Dicks closes the distance but St Pier moves to the side
and St Pier counters with a right hand to the body.
St Pier circles away from the clinch attempt

and St Pier counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
St Pier avoids a wild elbow strike from Dicks.

St Pier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dicks closes the distance looking to clinch
and St Pier counters with a head kick. That will keep Dicks thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dicks closes the distance looking to clinch

and St Pier counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dicks throws an elbow that misses.
Dicks pushes off an throws an elbow but St Pier leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
St Pier is working for takedown but Dicks is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dicks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
St Pier blocks an elbow strike.

St Pier jumps guard and drags Dicks to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Dicks drops back looking for a leg! St Pier is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and St Pier manages to kick Dicks off! Dicks jumps back into St Pier's guard.

Dicks drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dicks jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Dicks thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Dicks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Dicks got a little sloppy there for a moment and St Pier has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dicks has managed to get both his arms back between St Pier's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pier not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Dicks drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but St Pier manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dicks has St Pier in his guard.
St Pier controlling from the top position.

Dicks is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Dicks looking for submissions from the bottom but instead St Pier passes into half guard.
St Pier throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
St Pier prevents Dicks from improving his position.

Dicks actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pier works his way into side control.
Dicks is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on St Pier's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Dicks looking for submissions off his back.

Dicks actively working from the bottom here.

Dicks looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dicks looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dicks gets full guard.

Dicks working for a triangle but St Pier defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Dicks has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. St Pier is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dicks managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by St Pier.
St Pier wants to control but Dicks is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

La Dicks dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dicks tries to clinch there but St Pier circles away.
Dicks tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and St Pier counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dicks won't be happy with that.
Dicks tries to bench press St Pier off him but St Pier keeps the position.
Dicks gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dicks gets full guard.

Dicks is looking for a triangle here but St Pier uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Dicks manages to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pier wants to get back to his feet.

Dicks is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but St Pier pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pier working over Dicks with some ground and pound. Dicks looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
St Pier is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dicks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St Pier looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dicks is working to get back to half guard.
Dicks slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Dicks looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dicks looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dicks looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

St Pier is working for a kimura but Dicks is defending it quite comfortably.
St Pier is breathing heavily.
St Pier throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Dicks looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
St Pier perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
St Pier prevents Dicks from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dicks actively working from the bottom here.

Dicks looking for submissions off his back.

Dicks looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and St Pier pushes past his half guard into mount!
St Pier trying to control but Dicks is having none of it.
Dicks is in all sorts of trouble here.
St Pier looking to control and managing it successfully.
St Pier tries to control but Dicks wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dicks working to try and regain half guard.
Dicks manages to regain half guard. Good work.
La Dicks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Dicks looking for submissions off his back.
Dicks is refusing to be controlled, as St Pier sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dicks looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

St Pier is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that La Dicks will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dicks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

St Pier misses with a takedown attempt - Dicks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dicks looks to clinch

and St Pier counters by moving into the clinch.
Dicks throws an elbow that misses.
Dicks throws an elbow that misses.
St Pier wants a takedown.
St Pier blocks the elbow strike.
St Pier tries to break the clinch but Dicks is controlling the position.
Dicks pushes off an throws an elbow but St Pier leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dicks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

St Pier jumps guard.

Dicks thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
St Pier really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dicks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dicks slips nicely into half guard.

Dicks wants to work for an arm triangle but St Pier is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dicks is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so St Pier is just riding it out for now. Dicks eventually gives up the hold.
St Pier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Dicks is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so St Pier is just riding it out for now. Dicks eventually gives up the hold.
St Pier wants to improve his position but Dicks is controlling well.
St Pier controlling the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dicks looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Dicks is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. St Pier doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dicks.

Dicks is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Dicks is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dicks is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, St Pier has managed to free his arm - good work.

St Pier is defending against the submission attempts here by Dicks.
St Pier tries to get to full guard but Dicks has control of the leg.

Dicks is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dicks is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, St Pier has managed to free his arm - good work.
St Pier is trying to get back to full guard.

Dicks seems to be working for a kimura but St Pier defends the submission attempt.
St Pier tries to kick Dicks off but Dicks keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
La Dicks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Pier is staying active underneath Dicks, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
La Dicks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dicks, 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... La Dicks!
La Dicks thanked the fans post fight for their support.