PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Walsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and spike dudley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Walsh
vs
dudley

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Walsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, spike dudley!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dudley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Walsh avoids it really well and circles away.
dudley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Walsh lands with a nice body kick.

Walsh clinches up with dudley and pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, dudley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Walsh's brow.
Walsh keeps control of dudley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Walsh gets control of dudley's arms and successfully pulls guard. Walsh will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walsh 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.
Walsh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
dudley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
dudley preventing the sweep.
Walsh manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
dudley is desperately trying to improve his position but Walsh has a good base and remains in mount.
Walsh is landing with some decent strikes but dudley is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Walsh controlling from the full mount.
Walsh looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
dudley looks gassed!
dudley wants to hold on but Walsh pushes him away.
Walsh controlling the position easily from mount.
dudley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Walsh goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now dudley is on top in guard.
dudley stopping the sweep attempt from Walsh.
dudley trying to control the position from guard on top but Walsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Walsh has his foot on dudley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. dudley works his way back into a safe position though.
dudley preventing the sweep.
dudley wants to pass the guard but Walsh is keeping the position.
Walsh has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Walsh keeping moving, preventing dudley from controlling successfully.
dudley is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

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.
Walsh being controlled here, momentarily.
Walsh looking for a sweep. Not yet Walsh, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

dudley feints and as Walsh raises his hands in defense, dudley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walsh looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
dudley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Walsh dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

dudley closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Walsh did well to prevent dudley getting side control.
Walsh gets back to full guard.
dudley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walsh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Walsh controls dudley momentarily but dudley frees himself.

Walsh has his foot on dudley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. dudley works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

dudley decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

dudley scores a takedown into full mount!
Walsh tries to hold on but dudley pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by dudley.
Walsh wants to hold on but dudley pushes him away.
BOOM! dudley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
dudley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Walsh is looking to escape.
dudley punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Walsh is in all sorts of trouble here.
dudley dominating with strikes here.
dudley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Walsh is looking to escape.
Walsh really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Walsh manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dudley prevents Walsh from improving his position.
dudley wants to stand up but Walsh has a hold of him and won't allow it.
dudley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Walsh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Walsh holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

dudley seems to be working for a kimura but Walsh defends the submission attempt.
Walsh moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Walsh throws a nice elbow from the bottom.

Walsh is looking for a triangle but dudley pushes his legs off easily.
dudley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

spike dudley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Walsh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Walsh gets a takedown into half guard.
dudley is pressing down on Walsh's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
dudley looking to control.
dudley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Walsh drops back looking for a leg! dudley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and dudley manages to kick Walsh off! Walsh jumps back into dudley's guard.
dudley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dudley keeping moving, preventing Walsh from controlling successfully.
dudley trying to keep a closed guard but Walsh is proving a slippery customer.
Walsh chips away with some ground and pound.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Walsh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
dudley goes for a takedown attempt but Walsh pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
dudley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
dudley avoids a punch combination nicely.

Walsh looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for dudley!
Walsh trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Walsh working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
dudley throwing hammer fists to the chest of Walsh. What's that going to do exactly?
dudley is wriggling around trying to escape.

Walsh has control of dudley's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and dudley regains control of the situation pretty easily.
dudley is squirming around, avoiding Walsh's attempts to control the action.
dudley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Walsh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
dudley working to try and regain half guard.
Walsh controlling from the full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Walsh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Walsh has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Walsh!