PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yogi Dutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandin King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dutt
vs
King

168 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yogi Dutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brandin King!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Yogi Dutt has been cut.

Dutt fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. King sprawls well initially but Dutt persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dutt is thwarting King's attempts to control the position.
Dutt with the ground and pound but King uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dutt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
Dutt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dutt wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
Dutt controlling from the top position.

Dutt drops back, looking for a kneebar! King looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. King looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from King!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutt holds on to King's head and controls the position momentarily.
An elbow from King crashes against the mat.
Dutt is looking to reverse the position.
Dutt regains half guard.
Dutt tries to roll over but King keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dutt is working hard here to advance position.
Dutt on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dutt tries to get out of the position.
Dutt is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Dutt is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutt is positioning himself well to prevent King advancing to mount.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
King misses the jab.
King slaps away a takedown attempt from Dutt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dutt throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dutt thinking.
Dutt throws a lazy uppercut
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

A momentary lapse in concentration from King enables Dutt to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. King manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dutt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
Dutt landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dutt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dutt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dutt postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dutt works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dutt slows the pace down in half guard.
Dutt throwing shots but King is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brandin King will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yogi Dutt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dutt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. King tries to avoid it but Dutt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag King to the ground. King escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Dutt closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dutt landing a few strikes.
Dutt 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.

Dutt is trying to get an arm triangle but King is defending well.
Dutt works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dutt is trying to ground and pound but King uses the momentary lack of control by Dutt to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dutt thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
King on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutt content to control rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dutt looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks King with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dutt is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dutt with shots to the head and body - King looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dutt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dutt scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish King?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutt working King over with strikes here.
King is breathing heavily.
Dutt breaks from King's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dutt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dutt landing strikes from the mount and King is in trouble!
Dutt in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dutt scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dutt looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dutt raining down shots from the mount!
Dutt looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dutt looking to finish King with some ground and pound. This is bad for King!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dutt is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dutt lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dutt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dutt in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dutt lands with some vicious ground and pound - can King hang on?
Dutt landing strikes, looking to finish!
King is bucking up trying to escape but Dutt cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yogi Dutt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yogi Dutt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

King gets caught napping as Dutt dives in and scores a takedown. King manages to retain guard.
Yogi Dutt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dutt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dutt scoring with some ground and pound.
Dutt stays in close to King's body and controls the position.
Dutt stands and throws King's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dutt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
King takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dutt lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dutt connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused King some visible discomfort.
Dutt working the head with strikes.
Dutt taking a breather here.
Dutt cracks King with a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King trying to remain calm as Dutt controls from the top position.
Dutt seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down King for as long as he can get away with.
Dutt scoring with punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dutt lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dutt grinds an elbow into King's temple.
Dutt looks up at the clock and then as King takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dutt smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dutt scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dutt in side control lands a decent elbow.
King takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dutt is working King over with some ground and pound from side control.
King is being controlled here.
King is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dutt connects with a decent elbow.
Dutt happy to just control the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dutt landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dutt taking a breather here.
Dutt cracks King with a big right hand but King just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dutt is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dutt just content to control the position.
Dutt is putting a hurting on King here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dutt cracks King with a big elbow.
Dutt is staying tight to King's torso, preventing him from escaping.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yogi Dutt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dutt 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yogi Dutt!
Yogi Dutt decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.