PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between ROBIN HOOD (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dermaine dudley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as dermaine dudley enters the cage!

HOOD
vs
dudley

191 cm
22
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

205 cm
20
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, ROBIN HOOD!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, dermaine dudley!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
HOOD goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from HOOD.
dudley doesn't manage to clinch there - HOOD circles away.
HOOD throws a leg kick which misses dudley's front leg but catches the back leg as dudley tries to avoid it.
dudley wants to clinch up but HOOD keeps it at a distance.
HOOD pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck for dudley with that takedown attempt.
HOOD tries to clinch there but dudley circles away.

dudley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming HOOD to the mat! HOOD manages to get full guard.
HOOD wants to stand but dudley is controlling the position.
HOOD wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
dudley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
dudley is looking to stand up but HOOD won't let him.
HOOD is looking to stand up but dudley isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
HOOD looking for a sweep. Not yet HOOD, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
HOOD is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
dudley wants to control but HOOD is keeping busy and won't allow it.
HOOD wants to stand up but dudley is controlling the position.
dudley is staying active underneath HOOD, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
HOOD content to control rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
HOOD looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
HOOD with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
HOOD throwing shots but dudley is blocking nicely.
HOOD trying to control the action but dudley is working from the bottom.
HOOD passes to full mount!
dudley looks gassed!
HOOD trying to control but he's not successful this time.
dudley really wants to buck HOOD off and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
HOOD prevents dudley from getting the reversal.
dudley wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by HOOD.
dudley wants to control but HOOD is having none of it.
dudley is mounted but he's throwing punches.
HOOD looking to finish with strikes here!
HOOD sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
dudley is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
HOOD throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
HOOD controlling from mount.
HOOD sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
HOOD connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
HOOD controlling the position easily from mount.
HOOD prevents dudley from getting the reversal.
HOOD sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ROBIN HOOD dominated that round.
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.

HOOD darts in and clinches dudley up against the cage.

HOOD pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

HOOD pushes dudley up against the cage in a clinch.
HOOD unloads a knee to the mid-section. dudley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

HOOD drags the fight down to the ground.
HOOD wants to get back to his feet but dudley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
HOOD looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
HOOD has a closed guard, preventing dudley from standing up.
dudley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. HOOD is keeping the position for now.
dudley stops HOOD from standing up.
HOOD wants to sweep here but dudley controlling him for the moment.
dudley is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

HOOD kicks dudley off and gets to his feet.
HOOD tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and dudley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
HOOD scores with a jab to the body.
HOOD is looking to clinch.

HOOD drives through and clinches with dudley against the cage.
dudley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
dudley tries to pull guard but HOOD won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

HOOD breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
HOOD scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. dudley doesn't seem bothered though.
dermaine dudley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

HOOD rushes dudley and presses him up against the cage.
HOOD tries a knee to the head but dudley blocks it.
HOOD landing some nice looking knees to the body.
HOOD leaning against his opponent.
HOOD lands a shoulder strike.
HOOD lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
HOOD utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

HOOD breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
HOOD plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

HOOD darts in and clinches dudley up against the cage.
HOOD putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has dudley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
HOOD lands a damaging elbow.
HOOD lands an elbow that stopped dudley in his tracks for a moment.
HOOD utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. HOOD obliges.
dudley jumps guard but HOOD stands there with dudley around his waist. dudley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
ROBIN HOOD has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of dermaine dudley.
Knees in the clinch landing for HOOD.
HOOD is struggling to control the position.
HOOD crunches a lovely knee into dudley's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
HOOD makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
HOOD lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
dudley takes an elbow to the temple.

HOOD manages to break the clinch.

HOOD rushes dudley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
HOOD lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
dudley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. HOOD fights it off and pushes away nicely.
HOOD tries to clinch there but dudley circles away.
HOOD connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ROBIN HOOD dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

HOOD shoots in and bounces dudley off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
HOOD trying to control but dudley is working from the bottom.
dudley is adopting a defensive guard.
HOOD prevents dudley from getting back to his feet.
HOOD controls from within his opponent's guard.
dudley is trying to keep HOOD in close.
HOOD might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
HOOD missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
dudley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
HOOD trying to control the position from guard on top but dudley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

HOOD moves into the clinch successfully.
HOOD lands a nice elbow.

It looks like dermaine dudley has been cut.
dudley wants a takedown.

HOOD ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. HOOD no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
dudley won't allow HOOD to sweep him here.

HOOD is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
HOOD controlling the action here for a moment.

HOOD escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

HOOD looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
HOOD wants to control from the top but dudley keeps moving.
HOOD slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
dudley is trying to control the position but HOOD postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
HOOD showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
dudley keeping moving, preventing HOOD from controlling successfully.
dudley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from HOOD.
dudley is pulling down on HOOD's head. It's preventing any offense from HOOD, at least for the moment.

That's four 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.
HOOD content to stall in guard here.

dudley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. HOOD defends it easily.
dudley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
ROBIN HOOD is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
HOOD slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
dermaine dudley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

dudley looking for a guillotine here but HOOD defends easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
ROBIN HOOD showed his dominance in that final round.
Well HOOD 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ROBIN HOOD!