PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Misirlou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Misirlou comes into the arena with Most Precious Blood - Shark Ethic blaring out of the sound system. Brian Rude has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Misirlou's chin.

Misirlou
vs
Rude

172 cm
20
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

173 cm
25
145 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Rusty Cage Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Misirlou!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Rude!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misirlou misses with a body shot.

Rude looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rude missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Misirlou keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Misirlou wants to control but Rude is keeping busy.
Misirlou makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Misirlou.
Misirlou manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rude manages to get himself to full guard.
Misirlou trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Misirlou trying to control but Rude is working from the bottom.
Misirlou working some strikes from top position.
Misirlou throws a strike but Rude rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Misirlou utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rude keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Misirlou's head.
Misirlou looking for a sweep. Not yet Misirlou, not yet.
Rude postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Misirlou looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rude is one step ahead there.
Misirlou preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Misirlou throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Misirlou has momentary wrist control but Rude slips an elbow through the middle.
Rude preventing the sweep.
Rude is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rude keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Misirlou's head.
Rude postures up in Misirlou's guard and throws a big left but Misirlou blocks it.
Rude throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Misirlou looking for a guillotine here but Rude defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rude accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Misirlou trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Rude is looking to work some ground and pound but Misirlou has wrist control.
Rude must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Misirlou holds on and takes a little breather.
Misirlou not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rude trying to control but Misirlou is working from the bottom.
Misirlou has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Misirlou looking for a sweep. Not yet Misirlou, not yet.
Rude throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rude shoots in but no luck this time.
Misirlou displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rude.
Rude throws a leg kick which misses Misirlou's front leg but catches the back leg as Misirlou tries to avoid it.
Rude shoots in and drives through. Misirlou sprawls well.
Mark Misirlou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Rude.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misirlou tried to score with a low kick but Rude checks it.
Misirlou slaps away a takedown attempt from Rude, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rude looks gassed!
Rude uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Misirlou.
Rude will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Misirlou scores with the left hand. Rude knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice body punch from Misirlou.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rude is defended easily by Misirlou.
Misirlou dives in and grabs Rude's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rude pushes down on Misirlou's head and hops out.
Misirlou tried to score with a low kick but Rude checks it.
Misirlou rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rude moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Misirlou throws a good cross that connects.
A punch combination from Misirlou misses.
Misirlou scores with the left hand. Rude knows he should have avoided that one.
Rude walks into a straight right hand from Misirlou.
Rude fails with the takedown
enabling Misirlou to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misirlou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, jab by Misirlou - just one landing.
Brian Rude seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rude walks into a straight right hand from Misirlou.
Rude shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A jab lands there for Misirlou.

Rude gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Misirlou trying to control the position from guard on top but Rude is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Misirlou landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Misirlou accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Misirlou dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Misirlou jabs at Rude's body.
Rude doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Misirlou counters with a one-two to the body.
Rude slips a jab and a cross from Misirlou.
Rude throws and low kick but Misirlou moves out of range easily.

Misirlou drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Misirlou is looking to work some ground and pound but Rude has wrist control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rude can do anything to dispel that myth.
Misirlou looking to pass the guard.
Misirlou trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Misirlou is in close to Rude's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Misirlou slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Misirlou working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Misirlou creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rude is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Misirlou wants to control but Rude is keeping him busy.

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.
Misirlou working the strikes but Rude uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Misirlou moves into full mount! Rude won't be happy about that!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Misirlou punching from mount but Rude doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rude avoids a series of strikes thrown by Misirlou.
Misirlou lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Misirlou looking to ground and pound but Rude is blocking nicely.
Misirlou landing strikes, looking to finish!
Misirlou throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Rude that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Misirlou throws a strike there. Rude manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Misirlou sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rude defending well though.
Rude wants to improve his position but Misirlou is controlling well.
Misirlou is pressing down on Rude's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rude is holding on for now.
Misirlou scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misirlou working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Misirlou trying to mount his opponent but Rude defends it.
Misirlou works his way into full mount!
Misirlou thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rude working to try and regain half guard.
Misirlou tries to control but Rude wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Misirlou shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Misirlou pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Misirlou throws a right hand that Rude ducks under and follows up with a left that Rude also avoids with ease.
Rude tries for a takedown but Misirlou circles away easily
and Misirlou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Misirlou misses with a series of wild punches.
Rude misses with a hook to the body
and Misirlou counters with a nice body shot.
Misirlou misses with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Misirlou there.
Rude shoots and misses
and Misirlou counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Rude scores a takedown into full mount!
Misirlou gets back to half guard.
Misirlou holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Rude takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Misirlou works his way to full guard. Good work.
Misirlou is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Misirlou working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rude.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Misirlou working a defensive guard here.
Misirlou looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rude is one step ahead there.
Rude postures up in Misirlou's guard and throws a big left but Misirlou blocks it.

Misirlou has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Rude doesn't defend quickly enough and Misirlou has managed to lock this one up! Can Rude escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Misirlou on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mark Misirlou!
Mark Misirlou retains his featherweight title!