PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Josh Auton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Twardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Auton
vs
Twardy

190 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Auton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Twardy!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Auton lands with a nice combination. Twardy backs away looking to recover.
Twardy tries to clinch but Auton is having none of it.
Twardy shoots in for a takedown but Auton shows good takedown defense.
Jab from Auton.
Twardy takes one to the chin there.
Auton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Twardy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Twardy tries for a takedown but Auton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Auton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A decent looking cross lands there for Auton.
Twardy walks into a straight right hand from Auton.
Auton scores with a one two! Twardy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Josh Auton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Auton lands a head kick!
A nice combination there by Auton.

Twardy is rocked!
Twardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Twardy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Auton.
Twardy takes one on the button.
Twardy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Auton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Twardy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Auton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Twardy is still on wobbly legs! Can Auton finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twardy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Auton as he avoids it easily.
Twardy seems to have recovered his senses.
Josh Auton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Twardy.
Auton throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A combination from Auton does no damage.
Twardy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Auton is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Auton throws a head kick that Twardy semi-blocks.
Auton misses with a double jab.
Auton misses with a series of wild punches.
Auton lands a glancing blow to the side of Twardy's head.
Auton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Twardy backs up against the cage.
Auton's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Auton duly obliges.
Auton's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Auton duly obliges.
Auton lands a high kick!
Josh Auton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Auton connects with a single shot there.
Auton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Auton connects with a high kick.
Auton lands with a nice combination. Twardy backs away looking to recover.
Auton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Twardy's head.
Twardy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Auton connects with a high kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Auton swinging wilding here.
Auton dodges the punch combination from Twardy.
Twardy looks gassed!
Auton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Twardy.
Twardy tries for a takedown but Auton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Auton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Twardy's head.
Auton lands with a kick to the temple. Twardy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Auton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice combination there by Auton.
Auton is working the combinations to good effect here.
Auton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Auton connects with a single shot there.
Auton lands a high kick!
Twardy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Auton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A right-left combo lands from Auton.
Auton scores with a one two! Twardy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Auton throws a nice looking combination but Twardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Twardy misses with a combination
and Auton counters with a one-two to the body.
Auton closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twardy with a poor takedown
and Auton counters with a series of strikes. Twardy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Twardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body punch from Auton.
Twardy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Auton lands a head kick. Twardy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Auton keeps the fight on the outside.
Auton misses with a wild combination.
Twardy is trying desperately to land a takedown but Auton is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Twardy.
Twardy fails with the takedown
and Auton counters with a left and a right that stings Twardy.
Twardy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Auton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Auton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Twardy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Auton's waist but Auton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Twardy off to one side.
Auton's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Auton duly obliges.
Twardy misses with a takedown
and Auton counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Auton lands a head kick!
Auton throws a head kick that Twardy semi-blocks.
Auton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twardy shoots and misses
and Auton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Twardy slips a jab and a cross from Auton.
Auton lands with a slapping head kick.
Auton scores with a three punch combo!
Auton works over Twardy's head and body with a nice combination.
Auton lands with a kick to the temple. Twardy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Auton lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Auton throws a right hand that Twardy ducks under and follows up with a left that Twardy also avoids with ease.
Auton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Twardy backs up against the cage.
Auton is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Auton scores with a three punch combo!
Auton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Twardy backs up against the cage.
Twardy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Auton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Auton lands a jab to the head.
Auton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Twardy misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Auton to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Auton throws a one two combo.
Auton throws a series of punches but Twardy avoids them all with ease.

Twardy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Twardy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Twardy landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Auton dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Twardy shoots in and bounces Auton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Auton wants to sweep but no luck.
Twardy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Twardy wants to pass the guard but Auton is keeping the position.
Twardy stands and throws Auton's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Auton is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Twardy is controlling him well.
Twardy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Auton is avoiding damage well.
Twardy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Twardy landing strikes.
Twardy advances nicely into full mount.
Auton gets back to half guard.
Auton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Twardy advances position into side control!
Auton manages to work his way to half guard, despite Twardy's best efforts.
Twardy is breathing heavily.
Twardy stops Auton from getting back to his feet.
Auton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Auton.
Auton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Twardy is one step ahead there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Auton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Auton drops an elbow to the side of Twardy's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Twardy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Auton working some strikes from top position.
Auton preventing the sweep.
Twardy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Auton is looking to escape.
Twardy working Auton over with strikes.
Auton on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Twardy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Twardy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Twardy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Twardy lands a nice short elbow.
Auton is looking to escape.

Auton has one foot on Twardy's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Twardy tries for a takedown but Auton circles away easily
and Auton counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Twardy is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Twardy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Auton is fending him off so far but Twardy persists. Nope, Auton circles away and we're back to standing.
Twardy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Auton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Auton throws a head kick that misses.
Twardy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Auton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Twardy scores a takedown into full mount!
Dan Twardy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Auton is in all sorts of trouble here.
Twardy postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Auton is out cold - huge knockout for Twardy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dan Twardy!