PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ikuo Hitigaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickinson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Harvester of Sorrow kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Hitigaki
vs
Dickinson

180 cm
26
187 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

179 cm
32
200 lbs
15 - 22 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikuo Hitigaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Dickinson!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hitigaki moves into range and clinches up with Dickinson.
Dickinson scores with a knee to the head.
Dickinson missing with knees to the body.
Dickinson connects with a knee to the head.
Dickinson crunches a lovely knee into Hitigaki's ribcage.
Dickinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hitigaki avoids it.
Hitigaki avoids a wild elbow strike from Dickinson.
Hitigaki definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hitigaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dickinson scores with a shoulder strike.
Dickinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hitigaki avoids the damage to the body.
Dickinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dickinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dickinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hitigaki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dickinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dickinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hitigaki wants to stall.
Dickinson lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dickinson obliges.
Dickinson misses with a punch to the body.
Hitigaki throws a head punch that misses.
Dickinson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dickinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hitigaki avoids the damage to the body.
Dickinson lands a damaging elbow.
Dickinson misses with a punch to the body.
Dickinson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Hitigaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dickinson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dickinson tries a body shot but Hitigaki blocks it.
Dickinson lands a good knee to the midsection. Hitigaki won't want to take too many of those.
Dickinson trying to land knees to the body.
Dickinson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A knee to the head by Dickinson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dickinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hitigaki is defending well for now.
Dickinson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hitigaki backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitigaki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hitigaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Dickinson.
Hitigaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hitigaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dickinson is defending well for now.
Dickinson throws an elbow but it misses.
Dickinson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hitigaki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hitigaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dickinson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hitigaki dodges an elbow strike from Dickinson.
Dickinson landing knees to the body.
Dickinson pushes off an throws an elbow but Hitigaki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dickinson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hitigaki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dickinson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hitigaki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hitigaki is breathing heavily.
Dickinson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hitigaki backwards.
Dickinson connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Dickinson.
Dickinson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hitigaki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dickinson lands a nice knee to the body.
Dickinson lands a knee to the head.
Dickinson working Hitigaki over with knees to the body.
Dickinson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hitigaki or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickinson crunches a lovely knee into Hitigaki's ribcage.
Dickinson landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Dickinson.
Dickinson lands a knee to the body.
Dickinson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dickinson.
Dickinson landing knees to the head.
Dickinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hitigaki avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dickinson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dickinson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hitigaki avoiding damage as Dickinson throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dickinson.
Dickinson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dickinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hitigaki avoids the damage to the body.
Dickinson lands an elbow just above Hitigaki 's eye.
Dickinson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hitigaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Dickinson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dickinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Hitigaki controls his hands.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dickinson.
Dickinson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hitigaki is looking to control Dickinson's arms but Dickinson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hitigaki has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Dickinson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hitigaki ducks right into an uppercut from Dickinson.
Dickinson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Hitigaki drives through and clinches with Dickinson against the cage.
Dickinson tries to work over Hitigaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dickinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hitigaki misses with an elbow strike.
Dickinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hitigaki.
Hitigaki misses with a knee strike.
Dickinson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dickinson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hitigaki backwards.
Dickinson lands an elbow inside that Hitigaki shrugs off.
Dickinson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dickinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dickinson.
Hitigaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dickinson presses Hitigaki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hitigaki avoids the damage to the body.
Dickinson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dickinson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dickinson missing with knees to the body.
Dickinson lands an elbow inside that Hitigaki shrugs off.
Dickinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Hitigaki controls his hands.
Dickinson lands a knee to the body.
Hitigaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hitigaki takes an elbow to the temple.
A left hand lands to the body for Dickinson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hitigaki managing to block the knees to the body from Dickinson.
Hitigaki tries to throw a body punch but Dickinson avoids it by throwing Hitigaki back against the cage.
Dickinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hitigaki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dickinson dodges an elbow strike from Hitigaki.
Dickinson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dickinson blocks a body shot from Hitigaki.
Dickinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hitigaki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dickinson misses with a punch to the body.
Hitigaki avoiding damage as Dickinson throws knees to the body.
Dickinson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dickinson scores a nice knee to the body.
Dickinson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Dickinson.
Dickinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dickinson trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Dickinson.
Dickinson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hitigaki backwards.
Hitigaki taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dickinson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson avoids the elbow strike from Hitigaki, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Dickinson.
Dickinson lands an elbow that stopped Hitigaki in his tracks for a moment.
Dickinson is leaning against Hitigaki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hitigaki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dickinson lands a body shot.
A short left from Dickinson.
A knee to the head by Dickinson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dickinson.
Dickinson crunches a lovely knee into Hitigaki's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dickinson lands a good knee to the midsection. Hitigaki won't want to take too many of those.
Dickinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hitigaki avoids the damage to the body.
Dickinson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hitigaki takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitigaki takes an elbow to the temple.
Dickinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hitigaki.
Dickinson lands an elbow inside that Hitigaki shrugs off.
Hitigaki misses with some punches.
Hitigaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dickinson obliges.
Hitigaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dickinson.
Hitigaki managing to block the knees to the body from Dickinson.
Dickinson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hitigaki takes an elbow to the temple.
Hitigaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dickinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hitigaki.
Dickinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dickinson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hitigaki's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Dickinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hitigaki has Dickinson up against the cage in a clinch.
Dickinson lands an elbow that stopped Hitigaki in his tracks for a moment.
Dickinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dickinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Hitigaki is rocked!
Hitigaki trying to control the position but instead, Dickinson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hitigaki into the cage.
Oh Hitigaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A knee to the head by Dickinson.
Dickinson blocks an uppercut.
Hitigaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dickinson blocks it with crossed arms.
Dave Dickinson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dickinson lands with a short shot to the head.
Dickinson misses with an elbow over the top.
Dickinson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dickinson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hitigaki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dickinson trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dickinson has Hitigaki pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Hitigaki is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Dickinson - that's hurt Hitigaki badly! Oh, another knee lands and Hitigaki is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Hitigaki doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Dave Dickinson!
Dave Dickinson made sure to mention his sponsor, Golden Supplements in his post fight interview.