PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Dude (ranked 5038 p4p, 4567 weight class) and John Lightning (ranked 0 p4p, 500 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dude
vs
Lightning

175 cm
25
173
3 - 3 - 0

175 cm
19
180
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The Dude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Lightning!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lightning rushes Dude and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Dude.
Lightning wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dude slowing the pace effectively.
Dude gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lightning.
Dude tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lightning tries to score a body lock takedown but Dude shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dude digs a right hand into Lightning's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lightning's gas tank.
Dude looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dude slows down the pace here.
Lightning blocks an elbow strike from Dude.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude tries to break the clinch but Lightning is controlling the position.

Lightning breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dude avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Dude tries to keep at a distance but Lightning has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dude wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lightning being controlled against the cage.
Lightning misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dude.

Dude decides to pull guard.
Lightning won't allow Dude to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude controlling Lightning's posture.
Lightning with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lightning throws an elbow that misses. Dude uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lightning's guard. Nice move by Dude!

Lightning is trying to control the position but Dude postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lightning can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dude engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lightning avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightning looking for a sweep. Not yet Lightning, not yet.

Lightning is working an open guard so Dude takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lightning shoots and misses
and Dude counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Dude has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Lightning.
Lightning shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lightning looks winded!
Dude shoots in for a takedown but Lightning shows good takedown defense.
Dude fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lightning avoids it really well and circles away.

Lightning scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Dude kicks Lightning off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Dude instigates a clinch.
Lightning tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dude just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dude has Lightning pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lightning manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dude prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lightning gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dude.

Dude breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dude blocks a head kick by Lightning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

The Dude dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dude tries for a takedown but Lightning sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Lightning was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dude looks to land a combination but Lightning avoids it well.
Dude keeps the fight on the outside.
Dude is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lightning can do to turn this around?
Lightning tries to clinch but Dude moves out of range.
Dude is looking for a counter combo.
Lightning throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dude's waist but Dude gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lightning off to one side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dude.

Dude pushes Lightning up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lightning is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dude to keep the fight standing.
Lightning is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Dude pulls guard successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dude keeping moving, preventing Lightning from controlling successfully.
Lightning is breathing heavily.
Dude pulls Lightning in to control the position.
Lightning must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Dude pushes Lightning off and scrambles back to his feet.
Lightning walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dude closes the distance and pushes Lightning back into the cage.
Lightning tries for a takedown. No joy.
The Dude has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Lightning.
Lightning taking a breather.
Dude is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lightning swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dude tries to score a body lock takedown but Lightning shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lightning gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dude.
Lightning tries to score a body lock takedown but Dude shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dude has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lightning uses from the top position.
Dude looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lightning really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dude. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Dude has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Lightning is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Dude is trying to break free.
Lightning trying to control the position but instead, Dude has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lightning into the cage.
Dude prevents Lightning from breaking the clinch.
Dude tries to score a body lock takedown but Lightning shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lightning avoids the elbow strike from Dude, against the cage.
Lightning can't get the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude avoiding damage.
Dude has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lightning avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Dude pulls guard successfully.
Lightning trying to control the position from guard on top but Dude is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Dude is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lightning defends well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Lightning got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dude has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lightning has managed to get both his arms back between Dude's legs - danger averted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

The Dude dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dude closes the distance and pushes Lightning back into the cage.

Dude successfully pulls guard.
Dude bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lightning's guard.

Lightning being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lightning working a defensive guard but Dude manages to pass into side control anyway.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

Dude is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lightning has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Lightning's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lightning tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dude wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dude working away.
Dude controls the position.
Lightning takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Dude wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lightning, who protects the arm well.

Dude tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightning is trying to get back to his feet.
Lightning tries to bench press Dude off him but Dude keeps the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Dude gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dude has Lightning pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lightning manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lightning looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lightning drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dude gets the underhooks and prevents it.

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.
Lightning tries to pull guard but Dude won't allow it.
Lightning gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dude.
Dude gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lightning.
The Dude has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Lightning.
Dude stalling against the cage.
John Lightning has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Dude is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lightning managing to block the knees to the body from Dude.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Dude showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dude has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Dude!