PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Derata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Loud (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.

Derata
vs
Loud

200 cm
24
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

209 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 New York, Benjamin Derata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dylan Loud!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derata shoots in looking for a takedown. Loud tries to sprawl out of it but Derata keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Loud manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Loud shoots for a takedown but Derata saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Derata scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Dylan Loud has been cut.
Derata avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Loud displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Derata.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Loud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Derata has taken the fight to the clinch.
Loud is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Loud ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Loud no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Derata avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loud can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Derata controls the pace.
Derata trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Derata has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Loud is proving hard to escape from.
Derata pushing down on Loud's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Derata is taking a breather. Loud says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Loud is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derata drops an elbow to the side of Loud's head.
Derata passes the guard and advances to mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Derata there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Derata fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Derata controlling his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Derata seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Loud for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derata punching from mount but Loud doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Derata takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Loud is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Derata has taken his back.
Derata avoiding Loud 's attempts to control his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Derata is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Loud knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Loud for a finish.
Derata is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Derata misses with an elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loud is in bad spot here.

Derata is persistently looking for the submission but Loud is defending it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Derata dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dylan Loud's cut.
That's time! Derata's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Loud keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Derata shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Loud as he jumps to the side.
Derata jabs at Loud's body.
Loud closes the distance and clinches up with Derata, looking for a takedown. Loud pushes Derata against the cage but Derata circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Derata gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Derata has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Loud uses from the top position.
Derata doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Loud prevents Derata from getting back to his feet.
Derata keeping moving, preventing Loud from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loud is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Loud wants to stand and escape but instead Derata has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Loud looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Derata passes into half guard.
Loud is breathing heavily.
Loud tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Derata has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

Derata wants to finish this one by submission but Loud is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Derata.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derata takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Derata avoids the attempt from Loud to control.
Derata tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Derata thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derata controlling his opponent.
Loud really wants to buck Derata off and get back to his feet.
Derata controlling from mount.

Derata is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Loud has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Derata stands up from mount. Strange move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derata fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin Derata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loud tries to clinch up but Derata circles away and keeps his distance.
Derata wants to clinch up but Loud keeps it at a distance.
Derata fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Derata crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Loud - the referee stops the clock and Derata gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Loud. Derata manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Derata throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Derata tries a low kick but Loud avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Derata throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck for Loud with that takedown attempt.
Derata closes the distance and clinches up with Loud, looking for a takedown. Derata pushes Loud against the cage but Loud circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Derata dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dylan Loud's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Derata shoots in for a takedown but Loud shows good takedown defense.
Derata shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Loud sprawls well. Loud wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Derata gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Loud is defended easily by Derata.
Loud defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Derata.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin Derata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loud fails with a takedown attempt.
Derata displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Loud.
Loud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derata slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Loud looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Loud fails with an attempt to clinch.
Derata fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Loud avoids it really well and circles away.
Derata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Derata shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Loud as he avoids it easily.
Loud fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Loud shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Derata as he avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derata thuds a left hand into Loud's body.
Derata shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Loud as he jumps to the side.

Derata closes the distance and clinches.
Loud tries a knee to the head but Derata blocks it.
Derata wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Loud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Derata misses with a few strikes there.
Derata closes the distance and clinches up with Loud, looking for a takedown. Derata pushes Loud against the cage but Loud circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Derata shoots in looking for a takedown but Loud manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Derata's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Loud tries to clinch but Derata is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Derata. No joy for Loud on that attempt.
Loud tries to close the distance and clinch but Derata swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Loud fails in his attempt to clinch.
Derata shoots in looking for a takedown. Loud tries to sprawl out of it but Derata keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Loud manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Loud shoots in for a takedown but Derata shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Loud leaves Derata with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Loud shoots for a double leg takedown but Derata sprawls well. He's pushed Loud's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derata throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Loud's waist but Loud gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Derata off to one side.
Loud shoots in but no luck this time.
Benjamin Derata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Derata tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Loud manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Derata shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Loud scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Derata shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Loud sprawls well. Loud wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Derata gets slowly back to his feet.
Loud moves to clinch but Derata breaks away

and Derata counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Derata misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Loud.
Loud drops down looking for an ankle pick but Derata pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dylan Loud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benjamin Derata is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Derata lands an overhand right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Derata showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Derata has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Derata!