PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Dredd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Twain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dredd comes to the cage accompanied by I Am The Law!. The crowd seem to be enjoying Twain's choice of entrance music: Daler Mehndi - Tunak Tunak Tun. Jackson Dredd had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Dredd
vs
Twain

188 cm
29
214 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

184 cm
27
212 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
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Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
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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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Dredd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Twain!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Twain checks a leg kick.
Twain takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Twain misses with a body shot.
Dredd tries to counter with a takedown but Twain is quick to defend against it.

Twain moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dredd.
Dredd is stalling here.
Twain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dredd is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Twain is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Twain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dredd blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Twain.
Dredd takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twain just leaning against Dredd, taking a breather.
Twain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Twain working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Dredd is rocked!
Twain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Dredd is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Twain working aggressively here.
Twain struggles to land a body shot inside as Dredd controls his hands.
Dredd seems to have got his legs back now.
Dredd wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Twain has him pressed against the cage.
Dredd displaying some good clinch control by pressing Twain up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Dredd.

Dredd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Twain connects with an inside leg kick.
Twain throws a chopping leg kick but Dredd manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Twain throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twain jabs Dredd to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dredd avoids a kick to the body.
A big left from Dredd misses.
Mark Twain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Twain misses with a body shot.
Dredd tries to counter with a takedown but Twain is quick to defend against it.
Twain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Dredd misses with a leg kick.
Twain fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dredd checks it well.
Twain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dredd misses with a lunging right hand
and Twain counters with an inside leg kick.
Dredd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Twain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dredd manages to avoid it.
Twain throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twain is looking to clinch but Dredd is avoiding it.
Dredd bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dredd blocks a jab.
Twain moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dredd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Twain.
Twain tries to counter with a clinch but Dredd shakes him off and moves away.

Twain drives through and clinches with Dredd against the cage.
Dredd working hard to break the clinch.
Twain misses with a body punch.
Twain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Twain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Twain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Twain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Twain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twain has a couple of punches blocked by Dredd.
Dredd is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dredd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Twain fails to land.
Dredd blocks a body shot from Twain.
Twain tries to work over Dredd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Twain digs a right hand into Dredd's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dredd's gas tank.
Twain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dredd backwards.
Twain tries to throw a body punch but Dredd avoids it by throwing Twain back against the cage.
Dredd is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Twain is keeping busy.
Good body shot from Twain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Twain dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dredd slips a jab from Twain.
Twain misses with a double jab.
Dredd tries to counter with a takedown but Twain is quick to defend against it.
Twain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Twain lands a jab to the nose.
Dredd drops his hands momentarily and Twain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dredd checks a leg kick.
Dredd half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Twain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Twain throws a right hand that Dredd ducks under and follows up with a left that Dredd also avoids with ease.
Dredd drops down looking for a counter takedown but Twain sprawls and moves away.
Dredd connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dredd drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Dredd closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Twain is looking to reverse the position.
Twain wants to control but Dredd postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dredd is looking to take a break and control but Twain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Twain's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Twain tries to buck Dredd off but Dredd is having none of it.
Twain tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Twain is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dredd wants to take Twain's back but he can't do it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twain holds on to Dredd as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Twain is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dredd can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Twain is looking to escape.
Twain regains half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Dredd's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Dredd wants to take a breather but Twain is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dredd wants to pass the guard but Twain is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dredd stalling away here and it's allowed Twain to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Dredd looking to pass the guard.

Twain looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dredd passes Twain's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dredd frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Twain is squirming around, avoiding Dredd's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dredd fails to take his opponent's back.
Dredd trying to control but Twain is having none of it.
Twain tries to hold on but Dredd postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Twain is squirming around, avoiding Dredd's attempts to control the action.

Dredd is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Twain is surviving well by controlling Dredd's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Dredd dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Twain connects with a right hand. Dredd shakes it off.
Dredd on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mark Twain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Twain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Twain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Twain finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dredd moves out of range of the strikes.
Twain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dredd takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dredd throws a jab but it's blocked by Twain.
An inside leg kick from Twain misses.
Dredd feinted with a counter takedown.
Twain cracks Dredd with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twain throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Twain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Twain misses the jab.
Dredd appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Twain moves out of range of the leg kick from Dredd.
Twain is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dredd with a body shot.
Twain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dredd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dredd tries to counter with a takedown but Twain is quick to defend against it.
Dredd throws a low kick but it's checked well by Twain.
Twain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Twain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Twain misses with a hook to the body

so Dredd counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Twain is pulling down on Dredd's head. It's preventing any offense from Dredd, at least for the moment.

Twain is looking for a triangle but Dredd pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Twain looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Twain not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dredd slips nicely into half guard.
Twain wants to improve his position but Dredd is controlling well.
Jackson Dredd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Twain is trying to control but can't.
Dredd trying to mount his opponent but Twain defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twain is staying active underneath Dredd, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Twain won't allow Dredd to pass to mount.
Dredd trying to control from Twain's half guard. Twain has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Twain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dredd is one step ahead there.
Dredd trying to control the position from guard on top but Twain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dredd tries to free his leg and advance position but Twain is retaining full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Twain keeping moving, preventing Dredd from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Twain connects with a crisp jab.
Dredd ducks under a wild hook from Twain.
Twain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dredd is out of range and Twain settles back down.
The fighters circling - Twain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Twain throws an overhand right that drops Dredd like a sack of potatoes! Twain dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Twain!
Mark Twain decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.