PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Dudley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joao Almeida will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Dudley
vs
Almeida

155 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

184 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randall Dudley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Almeida scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dudley is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Almeida's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dudley is looking for a sweep. Almeida is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dudley really is a fat lump.
Almeida tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Dudley.
Dudley scores with a few weak punches.
Dudley works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dudley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Almeida postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudley keeping moving, preventing Almeida from controlling successfully.
Almeida has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dudley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dudley is trying to keep Almeida in close.
Almeida preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dudley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Almeida wants to control from the top but Dudley keeps moving.
Almeida is looking to stand up but Dudley won't let him.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Almeida accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Dudley moves into the clinch successfully.

Dudley is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Almeida can't fight it off and eventually Dudley manages to take the fight to the floor. Almeida looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Almeida manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

Dudley is trying to trip Almeida. He has hold of a leg but Almeida is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dudley persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dudley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida wants to stand up but Dudley is controlling him.
Dudley might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dudley sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Almeida throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dudley was covering up waiting for the punch and Almeida finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dudley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dudley is breathing heavily.
Almeida trying to control but Dudley is working from the bottom.
Almeida is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dudley will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Dudley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Almeida is one step ahead there.

Almeida gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Dudley tries to sprawl but Almeida drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dudley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Almeida is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Almeida lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dudley is looking for a sweep. Almeida is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Almeida is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joao Almeida dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Almeida shoots in and bounces Dudley off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dudley working a defensive guard here.
Almeida tries to stand but Dudley is controlling from the bottom.
Almeida won't allow Dudley to sweep him here.
Dudley is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida is looking to stand up but Dudley won't let him.
Almeida chips away with some ground and pound.
Almeida's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Almeida wants to stand and escape but instead Dudley has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Almeida not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Almeida controlling Dudley's posture.
Dudley stays in close to Almeida's body and controls the position.
Almeida looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dudley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Almeida is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dudley is in close to Almeida's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dudley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Joao Almeida has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Dudley rushes Almeida and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Dudley has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Almeida is trying to keep an underhook but Dudley manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Dudley is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Almeida is trying to stand back up but Dudley is controlling him

Almeida kicks off Dudley and gets to his feet.
Almeida keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Almeida closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Almeida decides to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Almeida closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dudley is refusing to be controlled, as Almeida sits in half guard.
Dudley taking some punishment here, with Almeida in his half guard.
Dudley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dudley trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Dudley can't escape the position.
Dudley tries to hold on but Almeida postures up.

Almeida is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

Almeida moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dudley turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Dudley working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almeida has one of Dudley's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Dudley is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Almeida's shoulder. That is not cool.
Almeida can't do much from the bottom here.
Almeida is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dudley has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Almeida isn't going anywhere.
Almeida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Almeida bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Almeida is looking to clinch but Dudley is avoiding it.

Dudley rushes Almeida and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joao Almeida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Dudley has Almeida up against the cage in a clinch.

Almeida pulls guard successfully.
Dudley preventing the sweep.
Dudley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dudley won't allow Almeida to get back to his feet.
Dudley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Almeida bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dudley's guard.

Dudley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Almeida's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Almeida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dudley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Almeida has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dudley has managed to get both his arms back between Almeida's legs - danger averted.
Almeida being controlled here, momentarily.
Dudley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dudley stopping the sweep attempt from Almeida.

Almeida had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dudley defends it easily.

Dudley stands and steps away. Almeida gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Dudley has Almeida up against the cage in a clinch.

Dudley tightens his grip and picks Almeida up, before dumping him to the ground. Almeida manages to land in guard.
Dudley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dudley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dudley has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Almeida is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dudley sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is looking to stand up but Dudley isn't so interested in that idea.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dudley postures up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Almeida tries to keep at a distance but Dudley has taken the fight into the clinch.

Almeida pulls guard successfully.

Almeida looking for a guillotine here but Dudley defends easily.
Dudley content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Dudley.
Almeida looking to control.
Dudley sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dudley'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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Almeida seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randall Dudley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Almeida has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao Almeida!