PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derek Dent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Claymore (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.

Dent
vs
Claymore

173 cm
23
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derek Dent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rusty Claymore!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claymore gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dent counters with a stiff right hand.
Claymore doesn't manage to clinch there - Dent circles away.
Claymore tries for a takedown but Dent circles away easily
enabling Dent to counter with a crisp jab.

Dent drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dent stopping the sweep attempt from Claymore.
Dent scoring with punches to the head and body.
Claymore looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dent lands a couple of elbows.
Dent keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Claymore's head.
Dent with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dent working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dent trying to control the position from guard on top but Claymore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dent throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dent is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dent working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dent is stalling in the full guard.
Dent thows a big elbow that misses.
Dent landing with the ground and pound.
Dent content to stall in guard here.
Dent postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Claymore really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dent. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dent working some strikes from top position.
Dent landing with the ground and pound.

Claymore working for a triangle but Dent defends it easily.
Claymore looks gassed!
Claymore has momentary wrist control but Dent slips an elbow through the middle.
Dent works over Claymore with some ground and pound from guard.
Dent lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dent lands a couple of elbows.
Dent postures up and lands a big shot to Claymore's brow.
Dent lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent landing some decent shots from guard.
Dent landing some decent shots from guard.
Dent is working Claymore over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dent lands a couple of elbows.
Dent lands a couple of elbows.
Claymore wants to stand and escape but Dent is having none of it.
Dent is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dent with a nice head shot there.
Claymore has momentary wrist control but Dent slips an elbow through the middle.
Dent not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dent works over Claymore with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dent keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Claymore's head.
Claymore has momentary wrist control but Dent slips an elbow through the middle.
Dent working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dent controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dent lands a couple of elbows.
Dent controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dent connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dent connects with a couple of short punches.
Dent scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dent sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Claymore tries to sprawl but Dent drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dent performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dent is nestled in close to Claymore, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dent landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Claymore trying to control here.
Dent working over Claymore with some ground and pound. Claymore looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Claymore taking some punishment here, with Dent in his half guard.
Dent 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.
Dent working the head and body with strikes.
Claymore is breathing heavily.
Dent winds up and cracks Claymore with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Dent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dent sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Claymore on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dent working over Claymore with some ground and pound. Claymore looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dent lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dent winds up and cracks Claymore with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dent is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dent looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent working the head and body with strikes.
Dent working Claymore over with strikes.
Claymore taking some punishment here, with Dent in his half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dent seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
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. Dent connects with a nice short shot to Claymore's temple.
Dent not doing much here.
Dent is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Claymore can do to turn this around?
Dent lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dent lands a nice short elbow.
Derek Dent overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dent takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dent seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Dent seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Claymore is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Derek Dent!