PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Dublin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kayno West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kayno West has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dublin
vs
West

193 cm
20
210 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

190 cm
22
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Dublin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kayno West!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dublin wants to clinch up but West keeps it at a distance.
Dublin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with West but West pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dublin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. West defends it nicely.

Dublin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows West to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

Dublin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. West doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. West manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dublin doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dublin being controlled here, momentarily.
West stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dublin swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Dublin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. West is aware though and is defending well.
Dublin being controlled here, momentarily.
West trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dublin being controlled here, momentarily.
West chips away with some ground and pound.
Dublin keeping moving, preventing West from controlling successfully.
West 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.
West preventing the sweep.
West slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
West looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dublin keeping moving, preventing West from controlling successfully.
Dublin keeping full guard, as West tries to pass.
West looks gassed!
West stands up over Dublin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dublin tries for a takedown but West circles away easily

and West counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Dublin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West is trying to control the action in half guard but Dublin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dublin regains full guard. Nicely done.
West wants to control from the top but Dublin keeps moving.

West postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dublin is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of West, into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dublin doesn't succeed with the takedown

and West counters with a shoot takedown. Dublin fights it but they end up in guard.
Dublin wants to sweep but no luck.

West avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
West is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
West is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dublin trying to keep a closed guard but West is proving a slippery customer.
West's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dublin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. West doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. West manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
West trying to control the position from guard on top but Dublin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

West thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dublin keeping moving, preventing West from controlling successfully.
West not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Despite being in the dominant position, Kayno West just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dublin fails with the takedown

and West counters with a shoot takedown. Dublin fights it but they end up in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
West trying to control but Dublin is working from the bottom.
Dublin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for West on the ground.
West looking to sit in guard and control but Dublin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dublin postures up.

Dublin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on West, up you get!
Dublin misses with a takedown

and West counters with a shoot takedown. Dublin fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Dublin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West trying to control but Dublin is working from the bottom.
West wants to pass the guard but Dublin is keeping the position.

West 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.
Kayno West has got the better of the ground game so far.

Dublin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dublin is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four 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.
West slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

West drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and West jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
West pushing down on Dublin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
West wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dublin keeps working.
West is controlling the pace.

Dublin is defending against the submission attempts here by West.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kayno West showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Dublin has his takedown stuffed

and West counters with a nice double leg into guard.
West slips nicely into half guard.
Dublin is trying to maintain the position but West is very close to passing his half guard.
Nice strikes from West there.

West is looking for a kimura but Dublin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for West to get the leverage.
Dublin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dublin wants to control the action here but instead West manages to pass to full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dublin is desperately trying to improve his position but West has a good base and remains in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West controlling the pace for now.
Dublin tries to hold on but West postures up.
West working away from the top, dropping strikes.
West takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.

Dublin is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

West is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Dublin has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

West looking for the choke from the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lull in the action here.
West throwing damaging strikes from the back! Dublin could be in trouble here!

West is persistently looking for the submission but Dublin is defending it well.
Dublin is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by West.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dublin is taking damage to the body and head.

West looking for the choke from the back.

West is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Dublin knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Dublin for a finish.
Dublin looking very determined here, making life difficult for West.
West softening up his opponent with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dublin trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

West working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Dublin is doing well to defend. West seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Dublin is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kayno West!