PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ganja Lover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dude Dudder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lover
vs
Dudder

188 cm
21
185 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

175 cm
24
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ganja Lover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dude Dudder!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudder avoids a kick to the body.
Dudder just misses with a punch to the body.

Lover shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dudder napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lover staying calm.
Lover trying to control the action but Dudder is working from the bottom.
Dudder being controlled for a moment.
Lover's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lover is looking to take a break and control but Dudder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lover will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Ganja Lover has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lover with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dudder counters with a stiff right hand.
Lover has his takedown stuffed
and Dudder counters with a one-two to the body.
A jab lands there for Dudder.
Lover with a poor takedown
and Dudder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ganja Lover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dudder lands a two punch combo.
A combination from Dudder does no damage.
Lover with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dudder counters with a stiff right hand.
Lover misses with a body kick.

Lover shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dudder is trying to defend but Lover finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lover is keen to just control but Dudder is a slippery customer.
Dudder looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Lover seems content to control.
Dudder won't allow Lover to pass to mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dudder can do anything to dispel that myth.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lover gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Dudder counter with a right hand.
Lover shoots and misses
enabling Dudder to counter with a crisp jab.
Lover is breathing heavily.
Lover gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dudder counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lover tries to clinch up.
Lover with a poor takedown
and Dudder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lover takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lover gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dudder counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudder lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lover backs up against the cage.
Lover falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dudder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dudder is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lover had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dudder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dudder scores with a nice right hand.
Dudder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dudder scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lover doesn't seem bothered though.
Lover takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lover fails with the takedown
and Dudder counters with a straight right hand.
Lover tries for a takedown but Dudder circles away easily
and Dudder counters with a one-two to the body.
Dudder lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dudder connects with a single shot there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dudder swings for the body but Lover moves out of range.
Dudder lands a nice shot to the body.
Dudder digs a good body shot into Lover's ribs.
Lover misses with a takedown attempt
and Dudder counters with a left to the body.
Dudder ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dudder scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dudder thuds a left hand into Lover's body.
Dudder lands with an uppercut that bounces Lover off the cage and back into rage.
Dudder works the jab nicely.
Dudder sizes up Lover with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dudder scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dudder lands a body shot.
Dude Dudder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dudder thuds a left hand into Lover's body.
Dudder lands with a shot to the body.
Ganja Lover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dudder scores with a jab.
Lover takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dudder stuns Lover with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dudder scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dudder's corner calls for a 1-2. Dudder obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dudder lands a nice looking body shot.
Dudder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dudder bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lover's head backwards.
Dudder is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dudder changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lover's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dudder connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lover scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dude Dudder dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dudder lands an overhand right.
Lover takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dudder. Lover does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dudder just misses with a punch to the body.
Dudder comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lover misses with a two punch combination.
Lover misses with a takedown attempt
and Dudder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dudder digs a good body shot into Lover's ribs.
Lover slips a jab and a cross from Dudder.
Lover takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lover looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lover on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dudder digs a good body shot into Lover's ribs.
Dudder misses with a double jab.
Dude Dudder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dudder moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A jab from Dudder does it's job there.

Lover is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dudder scores with a jab to the body.
Lover takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dudder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lover tries to move into range but Dudder moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oh Lover is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ganja Lover is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Dudder.
Lover finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Dudder's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Lover falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dude Dudder!