PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Iso Danny (ranked 5313 p4p, 25447 weight class) and Small Dude (ranked 535 p4p, 572 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Danny
vs
Dude

180 cm
18
175
1 - 3 - 0

168 cm
18
175
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Island clothing lite
Phoenix Island

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iso Danny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Small Dude!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dude pushes Danny up against the cage in a clinch.

Dude is fighting off a takedown attempt but Danny is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dude to the mat. Dude regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Dude tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Danny has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Danny trying to control but Dude is working from the bottom.
Danny wants to pass the guard but Dude is keeping the position.
Danny won't allow Dude to sweep him here.
Danny tries to free his leg and advance position but Dude is retaining full guard.
Dude looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dude keeping moving, preventing Danny from controlling successfully.
Dude looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Danny stopping the sweep attempt from Dude.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danny controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dude controlling Danny's posture.
Danny wants to pass the guard but Dude is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danny works over Dude with some ground and pound from guard.
Dude is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dude pulls Danny in to control the position.
Danny stands up over Dude, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dude pulls Danny in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dude tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dude working a defensive guard here.
Dude has his hands on Danny's head, controlling the position.
Danny will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Danny throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dude wants to sweep here but Danny controlling him for the moment.
Dude is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Danny wants to pass the guard but Dude is keeping the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Danny wants to control from the top but Dude keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Dude feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dude working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Danny's head.
Dude throwing strikes but missing.
Dude wants to control from the top but Danny keeps moving.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dude throwing strikes from guard but Danny blocks nicely.
Dude content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dude lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dude postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dude has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dude working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dude working some strikes from top position.
Danny keeping full guard, as Dude tries to pass.
Dude working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dude scoring with punches to the head and body.

Danny is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Danny escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dude gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude lands a couple of elbows.
Dude lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dude with a nice head shot there.
Danny on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Danny tries to get out of the position.
Dude scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dude with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dude stands up over Danny, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dude works over Danny with some ground and pound from guard.
Danny is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dude lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dude chips away with some ground and pound.
Danny has momentary wrist control but Dude slips an elbow through the middle.

Dude avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dude's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Small Dude dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Danny changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dude looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dude sneaks back into half guard.
Dude preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Danny looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Danny is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dude trying to hold on to Danny's head to control him but Danny postures up.
Danny is trying to control the action in half guard but Dude is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dude is looking to improve his position.
Danny missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude manages to get to full guard.
Danny postures up.
Dude has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Danny has passed into side control.
Danny wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dude keeps working.
Dude struggling a bit here.
Dude manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dude is pressing down on Danny's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dude trying to keep a closed guard but Danny is proving a slippery customer.

Danny drops back looking for a leg! Dude is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dude manages to kick Danny off! Danny jumps back into Dude's guard.
Dude keeping full guard, as Danny tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danny throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dude manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Danny manages to get himself to full guard.

Dude lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dude cracks Danny with a solid left hand.
Danny is trying to keep Dude in close.
Dude postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dude loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Dude avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dude connects with a couple of short punches.
Dude works over Danny with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude landing with the ground and pound.
Danny knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dude on the ground.
Danny is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Danny is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dude works over Danny with some ground and pound from guard.
Dude scoring with some ground and pound.
Small Dude has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dude keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Danny's head.
Dude trying to control the position from guard on top but Danny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dude scoring with some ground and pound.
Dude cracks Danny with a solid left hand.

Danny looking for a guillotine here but Dude defends easily.
Dude postures up and lands a big shot to Danny's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude with a nice head shot there.
Dude makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dude postures up and lands a big shot to Danny's brow.

Danny is rocked!
Dude scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oh Danny is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Danny is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dude defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dude works over Danny with some ground and pound from guard.
Dude postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dude's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dude lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dude wants to control from the top but Danny keeps moving.
Danny looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dude is one step ahead there.

Danny escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dude gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dude keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Danny's head.
Danny doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Dude avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dude scoring with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Small Dude showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Dude lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Danny at a distance.
Dude ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Danny out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Small Dude!
The defeated Iso Danny had this to say: 'No way, no way, no way! '.