PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Druff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deryk Tweedle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Druff kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mother *uckers. Tweedle has chosen Mickey Avalon-Stroke Me as his entrance music. Dan Druff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Druff
vs
Tweedle

185 cm
20
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
27
198 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Druff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Deryk Tweedle!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Druff shoots for a double leg takedown but Tweedle sprawls well. He's pushed Druff's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tweedle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tweedle throws a leg kick but Druff moved away.
Tweedle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Druff shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Druff shoots in for a takedown but Tweedle shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Druff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Druff shoots in for a takedown but Tweedle shows good takedown defense.
Tweedle swinging wildly here.

Tweedle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tweedle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Druff blocks it with crossed arms.
Tweedle missing with knees to the body.
Tweedle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Druff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but Druff blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Tweedle.
Druff takes a knee right on the jaw!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but Druff blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tweedle lands a good knee to the midsection. Druff won't want to take too many of those.
Druff wants a takedown but no success here.
Tweedle misses with a knee strike.
Druff is trying to pull guard but Tweedle has him pressed against the cage.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Druff avoids it.
Tweedle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Druff tries for a takedown. No joy.
Druff avoiding damage as Tweedle throws knees to the body.
Druff takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tweedle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but Druff blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tweedle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Druff changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tweedle fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Deryk Tweedle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tweedle throws a big shot that misses.
Druff shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tweedle as he jumps to the side.
Tweedle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Druff's calf.

Tweedle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Druff, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tweedle prevents the takedown attempt.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but Druff blocks with his arms.
Tweedle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Druff is defending well for now.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Druff fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Druff has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tweedle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tweedle looking to throw knees to the head but Druff is blocking nicely.
Druff tries to score a body lock takedown but Tweedle shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tweedle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Druff has Tweedle pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tweedle manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tweedle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Druff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but Druff blocks it.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but Druff blocks with his arms.
Druff wants a takedown but no success here.
Tweedle lands a good knee to the midsection. Druff won't want to take too many of those.
Tweedle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Druff is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tweedle landing knees to the body.
Druff is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tweedle misses with a knee to the head.
Druff tries to score a body lock takedown but Tweedle shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tweedle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tweedle scores with a knee to the head.
Tweedle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tweedle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Druff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but Druff blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tweedle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tweedle is pressed up against the cage. Druff has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tweedle down to the mat. Tweedle avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice jab there from Tweedle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deryk Tweedle 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.

Tweedle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Druff. That did some damage!
Druff gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Druff shoots for a double leg takedown but Tweedle sprawls well. He's pushed Druff's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tweedle. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Tweedle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tweedle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tweedle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Deryk Tweedle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tweedle misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tweedle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tweedle misses with a knee strike.
Tweedle looking to throw knees to the head but Druff is blocking nicely.
Tweedle misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tweedle misses with a knee to the head.
Tweedle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Druff is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Druff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tweedle gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Druff.
Tweedle trying to land knees to the body.
Tweedle lands a good knee to the midsection. Druff won't want to take too many of those.
Tweedle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Druff blocks it with crossed arms.
Tweedle working Druff over with knees to the body.
Tweedle scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Druff is trying to drag Tweedle to the mat but Tweedle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tweedle missing with knees to the body.
Tweedle looking to throw knees to the head but Druff is blocking nicely.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but Druff blocks with his arms.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but Druff blocks it.
Tweedle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tweedle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Druff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Druff wants to take the fight to the mat but Tweedle manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tweedle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tweedle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but Druff blocks it.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but Druff blocks with his arms.
Tweedle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tweedle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tweedle looking to throw knees to the head but Druff is blocking nicely.
Druff jumps guard but Tweedle turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but Druff blocks it.
Druff drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tweedle misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tweedle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Druff.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tweedle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Druff has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tweedle is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Druff blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tweedle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tweedle connects with a knee to the head.
Tweedle trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deryk Tweedle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Druff gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tweedle counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Some wild striking there from Tweedle.
Druff tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tweedle swivels and escapes.
Druff shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tweedle as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Druff. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Druff tries to keep at a distance but Tweedle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tweedle lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Tweedle.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Druff managing to block the knees to the body from Tweedle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Druff takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tweedle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tweedle looking to throw knees to the head but Druff is blocking nicely.
Tweedle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Druff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tweedle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tweedle looking to throw knees to the head but Druff is blocking nicely.
Tweedle tries to land knees in the clinch but Druff avoids the damage to the body.
Tweedle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tweedle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Druff.
Tweedle looking to throw knees to the head but Druff is blocking nicely.

Druff gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Druff trying to control from Tweedle's half guard. Tweedle has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Druff forces his way into half guard.
Tweedle wants to get back to his feet.

Druff wants to work for an arm triangle but Tweedle is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tweedle won't allow Druff to pass to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Druff is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tweedle has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tweedle is trying to stand.
Druff is keen to just control but Tweedle is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Druff in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Tweedle tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Druff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dan Druff!
Our winner, Dan Druff, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.