PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Momofuku Ando (ranked 4146 p4p, 439 weight class) and Drizzt Do Urden (ranked 6565 p4p, 529 weight class). Ando's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Pot Noodle Song. Drizzt Do Urden has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Momofuku Ando's chin.

Ando
vs
Do Urden

180 cm
20
179 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
20
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter
Condemned

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Momofuku Ando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drizzt Do Urden!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ando throws a jab but it's blocked by Do Urden.
Do Urden throws a hook but Ando avoids it easily.
Ando has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Do Urden misses with an uppercut.
Do Urden has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ando is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Ando has taken the fight to the clinch.

Do Urden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body punch from Do Urden.
Drizzt Do Urden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Do Urden throws a jab when Ando was well out of range.
Ando misses with a jab to the body
and Do Urden counters with a nice body shot.
Ando blocks a jab.
It appears Ando was looking to counter with a kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Ando there.
Ando missing with a left hand there. Do Urden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Do Urden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ando.
Do Urden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ando throws a hook but Do Urden avoids it easily.
Do Urden misses with a shot to the body
and Ando counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Do Urden fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ando looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ando fails with an attempt to clinch.
Do Urden misses with an uppercut. Ando saw that one coming.
Ando thows a left - swing and a miss!
Do Urden lands a jab.
Ando keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Do Urden throws a body punch but Ando moves out of range.
It looked like Ando wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ando throws an overhand right that lands on Do Urden's shoulder, as Do Urden tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Do Urden on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Do Urden finds it's way through Ando's defenses.
Do Urden throws the left hand but Ando avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ando throws a hook but Do Urden avoids it easily.
Ando looks for the body kick but Do Urden saw that one coming.
Do Urden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ando was well out of range. Poor timing from Do Urden.
Ando bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Do Urden's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do Urden looks to land a combination but Ando avoids it well.
Do Urden blocks a jab.
Do Urden is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ando with a body shot.
Do Urden misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the body from Do Urden misses
and Ando counters with a straight right hand.
Do Urden scores with a shot to the body.
Ando is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Do Urden looks to land a left hand but Ando moved out of range nicely.
Do Urden comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ando throws a big shot that misses.
Ando takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ando looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Do Urden lands with a good body shot.
Ando turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ando catches Do Urden with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ando takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Do Urden misses with a hook. Ando ducked under it nicely.
Do Urden missing with a left hand there. Ando was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Do Urden gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Do Urden moves out of range of the body kick.
Ando connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Do Urden's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do Urden misses with a hook
and Ando counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ando moves out of range as Do Urden strikes.
Do Urden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ando misses with a leg kick
and Do Urden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Do Urden misses.
Ando throws a hook but Do Urden blocks it.
Do Urden looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Do Urden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ando throws out the jab.
Ando tries to clinch but Do Urden is having none of it.
Do Urden misses with a hook

and Ando moves into the clinch.
Ando slows down the pace here.
Ando tries to throw a body punch but Do Urden avoids it by throwing Ando back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Drizzt Do Urden will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Do Urden throws a body shot but no joy.
Do Urden misses with a wild combination.
Ando keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Do Urden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ando throws a poor cross that misses
and Do Urden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ando doesn't manage to clinch there - Do Urden circles away.
Do Urden throws the left hand but Ando avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Do Urden lands a nice shot that snaps Ando's head back.
Do Urden throws a right hand that misses
and Ando counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Do Urden avoids the head kick by Ando.
Do Urden falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ando counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Urden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ando plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Do Urden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ando.
A telegraphed right hand from Ando misses the target.
Ando slips under a jab from Do Urden.
Do Urden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ando looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ando fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ando ducks under a wild hook from Do Urden.
Do Urden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Do Urden lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Do Urden misses.
Ando misses the shot to the body.
Do Urden misses with an uppercut. Ando saw that one coming.
Ando takes one to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Do Urden. Ando does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ando scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ando throws the left hand but Do Urden avoids the punch easily.
Ando throws a hook but Do Urden avoids it easily.
Do Urden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ando counters with a stiff right hand.
Drizzt Do Urden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Do Urden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ando tries to clinch there but Do Urden circles away.
Do Urden misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ando manages to avoid it.
Ando throws a hook but Do Urden blocks it.
Do Urden swings for the body but Ando moves out of range.
Do Urden takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ando bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Do Urden just misses with a punch to the body.
Ando scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Ando rushes Do Urden and presses him up against the cage.
Do Urden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ando misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ando trying to control the position but instead, Do Urden has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ando into the cage.
Ando keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Do Urden's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ando struggles to land a body shot inside as Do Urden controls his hands.
Ando blocking some punches.
Ando prevents a body shot from Do Urden.
Ando blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ando has a couple of punches blocked by Do Urden.
Do Urden lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ando.
Ando misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Do Urden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Do Urden throws out a loose jab but Ando uses good head movement to avoid it.
Do Urden misses with a left hand
and Ando counters with a nice uppercut.
Ando defending well as Do Urden loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drizzt Do Urden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ando wants to clinch up but Do Urden keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Do Urden was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ando throws an off balance right hand
and Do Urden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ando throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Do Urden to counter with a crisp jab.
Do Urden swings widly with a right hand
enabling Ando to counter with a crisp jab.
Do Urden jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ando misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Do Urden.
Ando avoids the body shot from Do Urden.
Ando throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Do Urden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Do Urden lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Do Urden misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Do Urden.
Do Urden swings for the body but Ando moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ando looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Do Urden throws a counter combo.
A left lands for Ando.
Ando lands with a right hand.
Ando is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ando pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ando tests Do Urden's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ando connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from Do Urden misses the target.
A jab lands there for Do Urden.
Nice defenses there by Do Urden.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Do Urden! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden misses with a straight right.
Ando pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ando fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ando loads up on a big right hand but Do Urden slips the punch.
Do Urden misses with a shot to the body
and Ando counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Ando.
Do Urden looks to land a right hand but Ando moved out of range.
Do Urden misses with a series of wild punches.
Ando moves out of range as Do Urden strikes.
Ando lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ando tries to clinch but Do Urden moves out of range.
Ando takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Do Urden misses with a straight left.
Ando connects with the punch.
Do Urden misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ando throws a head kick but Do Urden moves out of range.
Ando misses with an attempted mid kick.
It seemed like Do Urden was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Ando.
Do Urden scores with the left hand. Ando knows he should have avoided that one.
Ando dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ando tries to close the distance and clinch up but Do Urden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ando tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Do Urden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Do Urden misses with a body shot.
Do Urden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do Urden drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Do Urden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ando was well out of range. Poor timing from Do Urden.
Do Urden tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Do Urden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ando throws a right hand that misses
and Do Urden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Momofuku Ando has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drizzt Do Urden is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Do Urden looks to score with a jab to the body but Ando is just out of range.

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 Momofuku Ando.
I think Do Urden 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drizzt Do Urden!
Momofuku Ando was interviewed post fight and said 'Jamie Oliver Is A Nonce'.