PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between nat north (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Dewing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dewing has chosen Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as CJ Dewing enters the cage!

north
vs
Dewing

188 cm
24
212 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

200 cm
22
205 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, nat north!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, CJ Dewing!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dewing tries to clinch up but north circles away and keeps his distance.

Dewing clinches up against the cage.
north tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dewing avoids it.

north manages to break the clinch.
Dewing tries to close the distance and clinch but north swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Dewing has north up against the cage in a clinch.
north missing with knees to the body.
north tries to break free but Dewing pushes him back against the cage.

north breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
north tries a head kick but it misses.
Dewing misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
north throws a solid leg kick but Dewing takes the impact on his shin and smiles at north.
Dewing tries to clinch but north moves out of range.

Dewing has north up against the cage in a clinch.
Dewing tries to break free but north pushes him back against the cage.
north looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
north tries to work over Dewing's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dewing gets underhooks to prevent north's takedown attempt.
north keeps control of Dewing as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
north tries to break the clinch but Dewing is controlling the position.
north can't break the clinch.
north has Dewing pushed against the cage.
Nice body punch from north - that landed with a thud.
north avoids a wild elbow strike from Dewing.
Dewing lands a hook that snaps the head of north backwards.
north stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
north throws a right and a left that Dewing avoids nicely.
No joy there for Dewing, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dewing looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
north slips a jab and a cross from Dewing.

north pushes Dewing up against the cage in a clinch.
north wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
north missing with knees to the body.
north misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dewing.
north tries to break free but Dewing pushes him back against the cage.
Dewing prevents a body shot from north.

north breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
north is looking to clinch but Dewing is avoiding it.
Dewing wants to clinch up but north keeps it at a distance.

Dewing fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with north, pushing him back against the cage.

north manages to break the clinch.
north misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dewing lands a jab to the head.

Dewing has north up against the cage in a clinch.
north is working for takedown but Dewing is calmly controlling the position for now.

Dewing breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dewing avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dewing tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

north scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
north is looking to advance position but Dewing won't allow it.

north looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

north is looking for a kimura here.
Dewing slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dewing trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
north throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dewing throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
north trying to control the position from guard on top but Dewing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
north circles away from the clinch attempt

and north counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dewing won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dewing is looking for a sweep.

north tries for a kimura but Dewing is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dewing is looking for a sweep.
Dewing manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dewing wants to improve his position but north is controlling well.

north is working for a kimura but Dewing is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

nat north dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dewing rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but north moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dewing circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dewing clobbers north with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice uppercut there from Dewing.
Dewing tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and north counters with a single leg into guard. Dewing didn't expect that.

north drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and north jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
north stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dewing swivels though and keeps the full guard.

north drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and north jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Dewing wriggles free and stands up.
Dewing works north's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

north moves into range and clinches up with Dewing.
Dewing with an attempt at a knee that misses.
north is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on north's face as he tries to break the clinch.
north wants to break free but Dewing has control.
Dewing has north pressed against the cage, preventing north from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
north tries to circle away but Dewing has him pinned against the cage.

Dewing breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
nat north is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Dewing darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
north wants to improve his position but Dewing is controlling well.
Dewing throwing shots but north is blocking nicely.
Dewing is looking to advance position but north won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dewing maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! north could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Dewing has cracked it and north is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Dewing!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). CJ Dewing!