PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Duffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Andrysiak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duffy has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. This should be fireworks!

Duffy
vs
Andrysiak

190 cm
25
194 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jordan Duffy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrzej Andrysiak!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrysiak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Andrysiak fails to land the takedown.
Andrysiak doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Duffy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jordan Duffy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Andrysiak.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Duffy controlling the pace.
Duffy wants to get back to his feet.
Duffy is breathing heavily.
Duffy is thwarting Andrysiak's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Andrysiak manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Duffy throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Andrysiak is on top in guard.
Duffy keeping moving, preventing Andrysiak from controlling successfully.
Andrysiak prevents Duffy from getting back to his feet.
Andrysiak trying to move into half guard but instead Duffy has managed to sweep!
Andrysiak bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Duffy's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrysiak trying to control but Duffy is working from the bottom.
Andrysiak advances to half guard.
Andrysiak is keen to just control but Duffy is a slippery customer.

Andrysiak is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Duffy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Andrysiak.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrysiak trying to control the action but Duffy is working from the bottom.
Duffy pushes Andrysiak off looking to stand but Andrysiak dives back in and keeps control.
Andrysiak not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four 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.
Duffy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Andrysiak thows a huge punch but Duffy dodges it nicely.
Andrysiak is keen to just control but Duffy is a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Andrzej Andrysiak was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Duffy tries to close the distance and clinch but Andrysiak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duffy. Andrysiak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andrysiak has his takedown stuffed
and Duffy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andrzej Andrysiak will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Andrysiak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andrysiak throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Andrysiak is predictable there
and Duffy counters with a straight right hand.
Andrysiak misses with a takedown

and Duffy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Andrysiak's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duffy is looking to work some ground and pound but Andrysiak has wrist control.

Andrysiak looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andrysiak is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Duffy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Andrysiak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Andrysiak is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Andrysiak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Duffy.
Duffy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Duffy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Andrysiak on the ground.
Andrysiak looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Andrysiak being controlled here, momentarily.
Duffy won't allow Andrysiak to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duffy landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Andrysiak's head.

Andrysiak is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Andrysiak looking for a sweep. Not yet Andrysiak, not yet.
Duffy controlling from the top position.
Andrysiak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Duffy is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy wants to get up but he can't break Andrysiak's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Andrysiak working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Duffy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Duffy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Andrysiak is trying to control the position but Duffy postures up.
Andrysiak keeping moving, preventing Duffy from controlling successfully.
Andrysiak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jordan Duffy has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Duffy throws a nice head kick!
Duffy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice sprawl there from Duffy as Andrysiak shoots in.
Andrysiak throws out a powerful jab.

Duffy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Andrysiak avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Duffy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Andrysiak pushes Duffy off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jordan Duffy will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Duffy tries to clinch up but Andrysiak circles away and keeps his distance.
Duffy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andrysiak will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Andrysiak shoots for a double leg takedown but Duffy sprawls well. He's pushed Andrysiak's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Andrysiak shoots in and drives through. Duffy sprawls well.
Jordan Duffy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Andrysiak.
Duffy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Andrysiak swivels and escapes.
Andrzej Andrysiak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duffy stuffs the takedown attempt from Andrysiak. Andrysiak gets slowly back to his feet.
Andrysiak avoids the head kick by Duffy.
Duffy keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Andrysiak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duffy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Duffy wants it to stay on the feet.
Duffy throws a head kick that Andrysiak semi-blocks.
Nice sprawl there from Andrysiak as Duffy shoots in.
Andrysiak shoots in for a double leg but Duffy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Andrysiak throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Duffy's waist but Duffy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Andrysiak off to one side.
Andrysiak tries to close the distance and clinch but Duffy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andrysiak fails to land the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Duffy tries to keep at a distance but Andrysiak has taken the fight into the clinch.

Andrysiak pulls guard effortlessly.
Duffy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Duffy trying to control but Andrysiak is working from the bottom.
Andrysiak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Andrysiak uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Duffy tries to clinch but Andrysiak is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrysiak fails with the takedown
and Duffy counters with a head kick. That will keep Andrysiak thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The fight stays on the outside here - Duffy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duffy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fighters circle momentarily. Andrysiak darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Duffy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Andrysiak tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrysiak wants to control but Duffy postures up.
Duffy grinds an elbow into Andrysiak's temple.
Andrysiak regains half guard, as Duffy was trying to land strikes.
Duffy is pressing down on Andrysiak's thigh, looking to free his foot. Andrysiak is holding on for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jordan Duffy.
I think Duffy 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jordan Duffy!