PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucjan Anielski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anielski
vs
Dux

185 cm
37
185 lbs
26 - 21 - 1

196 cm
30
185 lbs
11 - 13 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 26 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucjan Anielski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Dux!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux wants to clinch
letting Anielski counter with a right hand.

Dux clinches with his opponent.
Dux tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Anielski tries to break the clinch but Dux is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dux.
Dux is trying to pull guard but Anielski has him pressed against the cage.
Dux jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Anielski walks away with a smile on his face. Dux gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lucjan Anielski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Dux.
Dux tries to score with a low kick but Anielski moves his leg out of the way.
Anielski throws a big counter combination but Dux scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dux wants to clinch up but Anielski keeps it at a distance.
Anielski lands a glancing blow to the side of Dux's head.
Anielski misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anielski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dux tries to clinch but Anielski is having none of it.
John Dux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dux jabs Anielski right on the nose. Anielski blinks but takes it well.
Anielski blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux scores with a one two! Anielski had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Lucjan Anielski has been cut.
Anielski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dux is out of range and Anielski settles back down.
Anielski throws a jab when Dux was well out of range.
Dux looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Dux has closed the distance and engaged Anielski in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dux.
Anielski misses with some punches.
Anielski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anielski misses with a punch to the body.

Dux breaks the clinch.
Dux misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dux gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Anielski counters with a leg kick.
Dux throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anielski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dux's knee momentarily.
Dux looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anielski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dux.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anielski sizes up Dux with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux misses with a double jab
letting Anielski counter with a right hand.
Anielski looks to land a right hand but Dux moved out of range.
Anielski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dux's head backwards.
Dux staying out of range there.
Anielski throws out a loose jab but Dux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dux throws a right hand that Anielski ducks under and follows up with a left that Anielski also avoids with ease.
Dux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anielski jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Dux is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anielski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dux throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anielski is looking for a counter combo.
Anielski just misses with a punch to the body.
Anielski misses with a hook.
Anielski slips a jab and a cross from Dux.
Dux closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anielski circles away.
Anielski appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dux swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dux misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Anielski was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dux.
Anielski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anielski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dux's hands.
Dux looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dux.
Dux working away.

Dux working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Dux swings around for an armbar but Anielski sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dux's guard.
Anielski controlling from the top position.
Anielski continues to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dux looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Anielski has picked Dux up and slammed him! Dux can't keep hold of the triangle and Anielski manages to pass to side control!
Dux tries to buck Anielski off but Anielski is having none of it.
Dux seems a little lost for a moment, as Anielski dominates the positioning.
Anielski trying to control the action but Dux is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dux manages to work his way to half guard, despite Anielski's best efforts.
Anielski trying to control the pace.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dux looking for a kimura from the bottom but Anielski passes into side control!
Dux is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lucjan Anielski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lucjan Anielski'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.

Dux with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anielski to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab lands there for Anielski.
Dux throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anielski feinted there with a counter leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dux jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Anielski walks away with a smile on his face. Dux gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lucjan Anielski is winning the standup battle so far.
Anielski misses with an uppercut.
Dux is looking to clinch but Anielski is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from Anielski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dux is looking to clinch but Anielski is avoiding it.
Dux has his takedown stuffed
and Anielski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anielski lands a jab to Dux's midsection.
Anielski cracks Dux with a right hand to the side of the head.

Dux is rocked!
Anielski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dux throws a series of punches but Anielski moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dux wants to clinch but Anielski slips to the side
and Anielski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dux misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anielski appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Anielski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dux can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anielski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dux's knee momentarily.
Anielski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dux is breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Anielski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dux misses with a body shot.
Anielski went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dux has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anielski.
Anielski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anielski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Anielski is looking to slow Dux down with leg kicks.
Anielski dips to his left and cracks Dux with an uppercut!
Dux is still on wobbly legs! Can Anielski finish him?
Anielski lands with a nice body punch.
Anielski scores with a kick to the body.
Anielski steps in with a hook that catches Dux right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Anielski follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Dux looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucjan Anielski!
A very excited looking Lucjan Anielski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.