PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fritz Gouda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudy Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Gouda
vs
Dog

186 cm
23
192 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fritz Gouda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rudy Dog!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gouda moves in looking to clinch but Dog pushes him off.

Gouda closes the distance and clinches.
Gouda lands a right hand.
Dog is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A left hand lands to the body for Gouda.
Gouda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dog's defenses.

It looks like Rudy Dog has been cut.
Gouda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Gouda gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Dog is working an open guard so Gouda takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Gouda fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dog, pushing him back against the ropes.
Gouda prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gouda scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Gouda breaks from the clinch.
Gouda fails in his attempt to clinch.

Gouda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dog tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gouda smiles and moves away.
Gouda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dog swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dog tries to clinch up

and Gouda holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dog tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dog tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gouda smiles and moves away.
Fritz Gouda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudy Dog.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gouda tries to clinch up but Dog circles away and keeps his distance.
Gouda wants to clinch.

Gouda has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gouda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short body shot lands from Gouda as the two fighters clinch.

Gouda gets control of Dog's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gouda will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dog throws a strike but Gouda rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dog seems keen to control Gouda's posture.
Gouda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gouda trying to control the position from guard on top but Dog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Dog has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gouda can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gouda throwing strikes but missing.
Gouda postures up in Dog's guard and throws a big left but Dog blocks it.
Dog seems keen to control Gouda's posture.
Dog keeping moving, preventing Gouda from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dog swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gouda displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dog.
Gouda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fritz Gouda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gouda keeps the fight on the outside.
Dog keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Dog.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog tries to close the distance and clinch but Gouda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Gouda moves into the clinch.
Dog is trying to drag Gouda to the mat but Gouda just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.

Gouda breaks the clinch.
Gouda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dog swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gouda tries to clinch up but Dog circles away and keeps his distance.
Dog throws a head kick that misses

and Gouda moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Gouda.

Gouda breaks the clinch.
Gouda wants to clinch but Dog slips to the side

and Dog counters with a takedown into side control.
Dog working away.
Dog lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gouda can't do much from the bottom here.
Dog cracks Gouda with a big elbow.
Gouda struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dog goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gouda has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dog but great work by Gouda.
Dog managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gouda.
Dog manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dog is pressing down on Gouda's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gouda is holding on for now.
Dog not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gouda is looking to improve his position.
Dog seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gouda blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dog.
Dog seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fritz Gouda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rudy Dog's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gouda lands a two punch combo.
Dog shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gouda but Gouda pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dog keeps the fight on the outside.
Gouda tries to clinch up.
Dog is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gouda sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gouda tries to clinch but Dog moves away

and Dog counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gouda's guard now.
Dog thows a big elbow that misses.
Gouda lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dog!
Dog wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gouda.
Gouda throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gouda prevents Dog from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gouda throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gouda wants to control the pace but Dog is squirming around nicely.
Dog is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dog is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Gouda is staying active.
Gouda sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dog is trying to stand.
The referee warns Dog that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dog is breathing heavily.
Gouda avoids the attempt from Dog to control.
Dog is trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dog might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gouda kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gouda misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gouda lands a big elbow.

That has opened up Rudy Dog's cut even more.
Gouda pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gouda throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dog looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Gouda fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dog tries to hold on but Gouda postures up.
Gouda has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gouda with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gouda lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dog hang on?
Dog is trying to stand up.
Poor strikes thrown by Gouda there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dog manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gouda prevents Dog from improving his position.
Dog is trying to stand.

Dog pushes Gouda off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gouda moves into the clinch.
Dog is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Gouda gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fritz Gouda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudy Dog.
Gouda landing knees to the head.

The cut above Rudy Dog's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A knee to the head by Gouda.
Gouda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gouda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gouda stops a takedown attempt from Dog.

Gouda jumps guard and drags Dog to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gouda keeping moving, preventing Dog from controlling successfully.
Dog trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gouda's guard.
Gouda not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dog in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dog looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fritz Gouda dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rudy Dog's cut.
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!

The fight stays on the outside here - Gouda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dog shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gouda pinned against the cage. Gouda gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gouda wants to clinch

and Dog counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rudy Dog has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gouda is looking to get back to is feet but Dog passes into side control.
Gouda manages to get back to half guard.
Gouda keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dog connects with a nice short shot to Gouda's temple.
Gouda is staying active underneath Dog, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gouda wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dog is trying to control the action in half guard but Gouda is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dog lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gouda is not content to let Dog control the position.
Dog throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dog landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Dog is looking for a kimura but Gouda is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dog to get the leverage.
Dog missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gouda works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dog wants to control from the top but Gouda keeps moving.
Gouda seems keen to control Dog's posture.
Gouda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dog postures up and lands a big shot to Gouda's brow.
Dog postures up and lands a big shot to Gouda's brow.
Dog postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gouda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dog is one step ahead there.
Dog landing with the ground and pound.
Dog works over Gouda with some ground and pound from guard.
Gouda utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dog pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gouda is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gouda wants to stand and escape but Dog is having none of it.
Gouda is trying to control the position but Dog postures up.
Gouda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dog is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dog is working Gouda over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gouda wants to sweep but no luck.
Dog trying to control the position from guard on top but Gouda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dog is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dog missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dog advances to half guard.
Gouda tries to get to full guard but Dog has control of the leg.
Dog lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dog is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fritz Gouda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gouda blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dog.
Rudy Dog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dog throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rudy Dog comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gouda has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fritz Gouda!