PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akhmed Dudayev (ranked 1237 p4p, 150 weight class) and Frederick Zwirn (ranked 1695 p4p, 202 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Frederick Zwirn enters the cage!

Dudayev
vs
Zwirn

180 cm
19
160 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

174 cm
27
162 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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Dark Knight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Akhmed Dudayev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frederick Zwirn!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Zwirn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Zwirn rushes Dudayev and presses him up against the cage.

Zwirn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akhmed Dudayev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dudayev throws a hook but Zwirn avoids it easily.
Dudayev throws a hook but Zwirn avoids it easily.
Dudayev scores with a body shot.
Dudayev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dudayev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zwirn wants to counter with a clinch but Dudayev pushes him away.
Zwirn misses with a few strikes there.

Dudayev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zwirn misses with an elbow strike.
Dudayev can't find room to land a body shot as Zwirn controls the action.
Zwirn throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Zwirn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dudayev catches Zwirn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zwirn needs to keep his hands up - Dudayev had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudayev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zwirn avoids the body shot from Dudayev.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zwirn takes a shot to the head.

Zwirn breaks the clinch.
Zwirn misses with the combination.
Dudayev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zwirn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dudayev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zwirn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dudayev is looking to counter the offense by Zwirn and move into the clinch.
Dudayev scores with a jab.
Dudayev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zwirn.

Dudayev clinches up with Zwirn and pushes him back against the cage.
Zwirn misses with an elbow over the top.
Dudayev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zwirn has him pressed against the cage.

Zwirn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dudayev lands with a right hand.

Zwirn is rocked!

Zwirn moves into range and clinches up with Dudayev.

Zwirn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Zwirn closes the distance and clinches.
Dudayev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zwirn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zwirn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Dudayev breaks from the clinch.
Zwirn tries to clinch up but Dudayev circles away and keeps his distance.
Zwirn moves out of range of the strikes.
Zwirn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dudayev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dudayev. Zwirn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zwirn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dudayev.
Dudayev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dudayev throws a body punch but Zwirn moves out of range.
Zwirn tries to close the distance and clinch but Dudayev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Zwirn misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn avoids the body shot from Dudayev.
Dudayev swats away the attempt to clinch by Zwirn.
Akhmed Dudayev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zwirn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zwirn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dudayev just misses with a punch to the body.
Dudayev misses with a hook.
Dudayev swings widly with a right hand
and Zwirn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zwirn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dudayev throws a series of punches but Zwirn avoids them all with ease.
Zwirn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Zwirn or perhaps it was just good defense by Dudayev, which made it look bad.
Dudayev has his takedown stuffed

and Zwirn counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudayev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zwirn's elbow.
Zwirn avoiding damage.
Zwirn taking a breather.

Dudayev breaks from the clinch.
Dudayev looks to score with a jab to the body but Zwirn is just out of range.
Dudayev misses with a wild body shot.

Zwirn rushes Dudayev and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zwirn controlling the action here for a moment.
Zwirn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zwirn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zwirn has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dudayev seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zwirn can turn it around.
Zwirn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dudayev blocks an elbow strike from Zwirn.
Dudayev blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dudayev lands a right hook to the body.
Zwirn is looking to clinch but Dudayev is avoiding it.
Dudayev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zwirn can do to turn this around?
Zwirn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zwirn tries to clinch up.

Zwirn gets a clinch.
Dudayev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Zwirn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Zwirn clinches up with Dudayev and pushes him back against the cage.
Dudayev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zwirn trying to stall but Dudayev improves his position.
A shot in the inside from Dudayev.
Dudayev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zwirn wants a takedown.
Zwirn has Dudayev pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dudayev manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Zwirn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zwirn misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dudayev.
Dudayev scores with a shot to the side of Zwirn's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zwirn looking to stall.
Dudayev tries a body shot but Zwirn blocks it.
Dudayev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zwirn prevents Dudayev from breaking the clinch.
Dudayev is looking to take this one to the mat.
Zwirn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Zwirn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Dudayev closes the distance and clinches.

Dudayev manages to break the clinch.
Dudayev lands a nice hook to Zwirn's body. Zwirn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dudayev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zwirn at a distance.
Dudayev throws a series of punches but Zwirn moves out of range.
Zwirn tries to close the distance and clinch but Dudayev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zwirn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dudayev thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudayev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zwirn slips a straight right by Dudayev.
A swing and a miss from Dudayev.
Zwirn is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Dudayev misses the target.
Dudayev cracks Zwirn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zwirn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zwirn tries to clinch there but Dudayev circles away.
Dudayev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Akhmed Dudayev is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Dudayev clinches.

Zwirn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dudayev misses with a wild combination.
Zwirn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dudayev misses with a hook. Zwirn ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudayev jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Zwirn rushes Dudayev and presses him up against the cage.
Zwirn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dudayev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dudayev tries to break the clinch but Zwirn is controlling the position.
Zwirn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frederick Zwirn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Dudayev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zwirn tries to clinch but Dudayev is having none of it.

Zwirn moves into the clinch.
Dudayev struggles to land a body shot inside as Zwirn controls his hands.
Dudayev takes an elbow to the temple.

Zwirn manages to break the clinch.
Dudayev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Dudayev darts in and clinches Zwirn up against the cage.
Dudayev tries to circle away but Zwirn has him pinned against the cage.

Dudayev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn is looking to clinch but Dudayev is avoiding it.
Zwirn blocks a jab.
Zwirn slips under a jab from Dudayev.
Zwirn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dudayev.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zwirn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Zwirn has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dudayev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zwirn can't find room to land a body shot as Dudayev controls the action.
Zwirn lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Zwirn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zwirn wants to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Dudayev. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akhmed Dudayev dominated that second round.
That's time! Dudayev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Zwirn moves away from the strike by Dudayev.
Dudayev keeps the fight on the outside.
Dudayev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zwirn moves away.
Zwirn tries to clinch but Dudayev is having none of it.
Dudayev misses the shot to the body.

Zwirn gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Dudayev manages to break the clinch.
Zwirn tries to close the distance and clinch but Dudayev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dudayev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Zwirn clinches with his opponent.

Dudayev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudayev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zwirn manages to avoid it.
Dudayev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zwirn manages to avoid it.
Zwirn tries to clinch up.

Zwirn closes the distance and pushes Dudayev back into the cage.
Zwirn just leaning against Dudayev, taking a breather.
Zwirn lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zwirn looking to stall.
Zwirn blocks a body shot from Dudayev.
Dudayev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Dudayev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zwirn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dudayev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zwirn was well out of range. Poor timing from Dudayev.
Zwirn tries to counter by closing the distance.
Zwirn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dudayev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frederick Zwirn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zwirn misses with a jab, cross combination.

Dudayev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Dudayev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Zwirn tries to keep at a distance but Dudayev has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zwirn.
Dudayev misses with a hook to the ribs.

Dudayev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zwirn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zwirn is pushing Dudayev up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dudayev misses with a knee to the head.

Zwirn breaks the clinch.
Zwirn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Donk. Dudayev catches Zwirn right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dudayev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zwirn, pushing him back against the cage.
Dudayev tries to land a knee to the head but Zwirn blocks with his arms.
Zwirn blocks a body shot from Dudayev.
Dudayev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dudayev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zwirn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dudayev scores with a hook to the body.
Zwirn tries for a takedown but Dudayev manages to get underhooks.
Dudayev misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Zwirn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dudayev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dudayev loads up on a big right hand but Zwirn slips the punch.
Dudayev uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zwirn has time to react.
Zwirn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Zwirn has managed to clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zwirn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dudayev's brow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dudayev as Zwirn tries to tie him up.
Zwirn lands a left hand.

Dudayev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zwirn tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dudayev defends well and Zwirn ends up having to push Dudayev into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dudayev looks to land a right hand but Zwirn moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudayev works the jab nicely.
Dudayev's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dudayev duly obliges.
Zwirn is still on wobbly legs! Can Dudayev finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zwirn tries to clinch but Dudayev moves out of range.
Dudayev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zwirn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dudayev works Zwirn's body with a nice hook.
Zwirn seems to have recovered his senses.
Zwirn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dudayev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Zwirn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dudayev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Zwirn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dudayev misses the shot to the body.
Zwirn throws out a counter right but Dudayev avoids it with no problem.
Zwirn is looking to clinch but Dudayev is avoiding it.

Zwirn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dudayev, pushing him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akhmed Dudayev clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sloppy strikes from Dudayev. Those never looked like landing.
Zwirn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dudayev.
Zwirn fails with the takedown.
Zwirn takes one to the side of the head.
Dudayev scores with a decent looking hook.
Dudayev throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Zwirn moves into the clinch.
Dudayev is trying to break the clinch but Zwirn has him pressed against the cage.
Dudayev blocks a body shot from Zwirn.
Dudayev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudayev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dudayev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zwirn blocks a body shot from Dudayev.
Zwirn misses with a body punch.

Zwirn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Dudayev.

Zwirn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dudayev, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zwirn.
Zwirn blocks an uppercut.

Zwirn decides to pull guard.
Zwirn has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Dudayev has passed into side control.
Dudayev cracks Zwirn with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Zwirn is trying to escape the position but Dudayev is controlling the position.
Zwirn tries to improve position but can't.
Dudayev prevents Zwirn from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn wants to control but Dudayev postures up.
Dudayev is staying tight to Zwirn's torso, preventing him from escaping.
You can see the frustration on Zwirn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dudayev prevents Zwirn from escaping the position.
Zwirn is trying to control Dudayev's posture but Dudayev avoids it.
An elbow from Dudayev crashes against the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A slow jab from Dudayev misses its intended target.
Zwirn moves away from the strike by Dudayev.
Dudayev jabs at Zwirn's body.
Dudayev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dudayev swings for the body but Zwirn moves out of range.
Zwirn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dudayev.
Dudayev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Zwirn drives through and clinches with Dudayev against the cage.
Dudayev tries to break free but Zwirn pushes him back against the cage.
Zwirn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dudayev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zwirn blocks it with crossed arms.

Zwirn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zwirn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudayev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dudayev lands a lovely overhand right.
Zwirn wants to clinch.

Dudayev has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Dudayev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dudayev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zwirn manages to avoid it.
Dudayev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Zwirn moves into range and clinches up with Dudayev.
Zwirn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Dudayev breaks the clinch.
Zwirn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dudayev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zwirn scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akhmed Dudayev had his way with Frederick Zwirn in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Zwirn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zwirn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dudayev throws out the jab.
Dudayev keeps the fight on the outside.

Zwirn closes the distance and clinches.
Dudayev is trying to force a seperation but Zwirn has the dominant position.
Zwirn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zwirn digs a right hand into Dudayev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dudayev's gas tank.
Dudayev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zwirn's elbow.
Zwirn stalling in the clinch but Dudayev improves position.
Zwirn can't find room to land a body shot as Dudayev controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zwirn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dudayev's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Zwirn breaks the clinch.
Dudayev shoots in but no luck this time.
Dudayev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Zwirn moves into the clinch successfully.

Dudayev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudayev jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Dudayev tries to keep at a distance but Zwirn has taken the fight into the clinch.

Dudayev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dudayev cracks Zwirn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zwirn loads up on a big right hand but Dudayev slips the punch.

Zwirn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dudayev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dudayev is trying to break the clinch but Zwirn is controlling him.
Zwirn lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zwirn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dudayev's brow.
Zwirn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dudayev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dudayev misses with a knee to the head.
Dudayev misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudayev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zwirn misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dudayev blocks an elbow strike from Zwirn.

Zwirn manages to break the clinch.
Zwirn moves out of range of the strikes.
Zwirn lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dudayev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zwirn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dudayev. Zwirn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zwirn drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dudayev defends it well.
Zwirn wants to clinch up but Dudayev keeps it at a distance.
Dudayev swats away the attempt to clinch by Zwirn.
Dudayev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zwirn moves away.
Dudayev misses with a looping left.

Zwirn has closed the distance and engaged Dudayev in a clinch.
Dudayev working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn blocking some punches.
Dudayev is trying to break the clinch but Zwirn is controlling him.

Zwirn manages to break the clinch.
Dudayev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zwirn was well out of range. Poor timing from Dudayev.

Zwirn has managed to clinch.
Dudayev misses with a body punch.
Dudayev gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zwirn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dudayev.
Akhmed Dudayev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zwirn tries to throw a body punch but Dudayev avoids it by throwing Zwirn back against the cage.
Zwirn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zwirn stalling in the clinch but Dudayev improves position.

Zwirn breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zwirn has managed to clinch.
Zwirn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dudayev up against the cage.
Zwirn swings wildly with an uppercut but Dudayev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zwirn throws an elbow but it misses.
Dudayev blocks an elbow strike from Zwirn.
Dudayev blocks an elbow strike.
Frederick Zwirn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zwirn misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frederick Zwirn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dudayev 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 49:46
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akhmed Dudayev!
Akhmed Dudayev retains his lightweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Akhmed Dudayev waved his t-shirt featuring Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.