PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luther Ingvar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Dual (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ingvar
vs
Dual

199 cm
22
266 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

202 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luther Ingvar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Dual!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ingvar misses with a takedown attempt - Dual sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Dual scores a takedown into full mount!
Ingvar wants to control but Dual is having none of it.
Ingvar has given up his back here.
Ingvar tries to roll but Dual sticks to his back.
cage is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Ingvar.
Ingvar trying to control but not successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ingvar can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dual keeps control of the position easily here as Ingvar tries to buck him off.
Ingvar tries to break free.
Ingvar is keeping busy.
Dual scores with punches from the back.
Dual controlling the position well here. Ingvar rolled but Dual kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Ingvar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dual on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Ingvar defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Dual's arms.
Ingvar can't escape the position.
Dual doesn't have the hooks in and Ingvar manages to turn into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dual kicks Ingvar off and gets to his feet.
Dual looks gassed!

Ingvar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dual!
Dual is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ingvar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dual is looking to escape.
Ingvar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dual?
Dual throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Dual wants to control but Ingvar is having none of it.
Ingvar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dual is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dual's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Ingvar misses with a head shot.
Ingvar thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dual prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Dual is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dual regains half guard.
Dual manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Dual dominated that 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.

Ingvar fails with the takedown

and Dual counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ingvar's guard now.

Dual decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ingvar, up you get!
Ingvar tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Dual counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dual gets to his feet - Ingvar follows without any prompting.

Dual shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dual showed some decent athleticism there.
Ingvar is looking to improve his position.
Dual passes into side control, despite Ingvar's attempt to control the position.

Dual stands up and beckons Ingvar to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dual closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ingvar circles away.
Ingvar with a poor takedown

and Dual counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ingvar's guard now.

Dual decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ingvar, up you get!
Ingvar with a poor takedown

and Dual counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luther Ingvar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ingvar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Dual gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ingvar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dual.
A combination from Dual does no damage.
Ingvar tries to clinch but Dual moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dual forces Ingvar back against the cage and clinches.
Dual stalling in the clinch.
Ingvar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dual gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The is referee keeping an eye on Dual - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Ingvar jumps into guard, dragging Dual to the mat.
Ingvar is trying to control the position but Dual postures up.
Ingvar wants to stand up but Dual is controlling him.
Dual advances to half guard.

Dual stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Ingvar to get to his feet.
Ingvar shoots in and drives through. Dual sprawls well.
A right-left combo lands from Dual.
Ingvar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ingvar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar tries to clinch up but Dual circles away and keeps his distance.

Dual darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ingvar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dual's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dual's back!
Dual manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Dual.
Ingvar throwing strikes from guard but Dual blocks nicely.
Dual looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ingvar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ingvar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar wants to control from the top but Dual keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ingvar fails with the takedown

and Dual holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Dual has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ingvar regains guard immediately.
Dual throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ingvar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dual lands a couple of decent looking shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dual stands up from Ingvar's guard - Dual perhaps looking for a knockout.
No joy there for Dual, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Dual showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Dual. No joy for Ingvar on that attempt.
Ingvar shoots in for a takedown but Dual shows good takedown defense.
Luther Ingvar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ingvar tries to clinch up but Dual circles away and keeps his distance.
Dual keeps the fight on the outside.
Ingvar tries for a takedown but Dual sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luther Ingvar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dual closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ingvar circles away.
Ingvar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dual.
Ingvar with a poor takedown

and Dual counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ingvar trying to control the position.
Ingvar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dual manages to get himself to full guard.
Ingvar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dual is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingvar won't allow Dual to sweep him here.
Dual manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Dual gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Ingvar shoots in but Dual avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ingvar misses with a takedown

and Dual counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dual.
Ingvar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dual looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dual is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ingvar controls Dual momentarily but Dual frees himself.
Ingvar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar working a defensive guard but Dual manages to pass into side control anyway.
Ingvar is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ingvar is trying to control Dual's posture but Dual avoids it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ingvar misses with a takedown

and Dual counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ingvar won't be happy with that.

Dual decides to stand back up. Dual steps back and let's Ingvar get back to his feet.
Dual misses with a straight right.
Horrible takedown by Dual or perhaps it was just good defense by Ingvar which made him look bad.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Dual. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ingvar with a poor takedown

and Dual decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ingvar's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ingvar keeping moving, preventing Dual from controlling successfully.
Dual 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dual scoring with some ground and pound.

Dual decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Dual darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Dual is trying to work for a kimura but Ingvar is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ingvar is trying to maintain the position but Dual is very close to passing his half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Dual comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dual has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Dual!