PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Andres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dude Dudenstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Andres
vs
Dudenstein

200 cm
22
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
20
225 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lyoto Andres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dude Dudenstein!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudenstein looks to land a combination but Andres avoids it well.
Andres slips a jab and a cross from Dudenstein.
Dude Dudenstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Andres.

Andres shoots in and bounces Dudenstein off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Andres has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Andres wants to control from the top but Dudenstein keeps moving.
Andres stands up over Dudenstein, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Andres stands up from Dudenstein's guard - Andres perhaps looking for a knockout.

Andres throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dudenstein was covering up waiting for the punch and Andres finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dudenstein looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudenstein wants to stand but Andres is controlling the position.
Andres passes into half guard.
Andres throwing shots but Dudenstein is blocking nicely.
Dudenstein looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dudenstein taking some punishment here, with Andres in his half guard.

That's two 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.
Andres winds up and cracks Dudenstein with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Andres prevents Dudenstein from standing back up.

Andres is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dudenstein sees it coming and defends easily.
Dudenstein is trying to stand back up but Andres is controlling him
Andres 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andres lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dudenstein tries to kick Andres off but Andres keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andres looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dudenstein with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dudenstein is trying to stand back up but Andres is controlling him
Dudenstein is staying active underneath Andres, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Andres thows a huge punch but Dudenstein dodges it nicely.
Dudenstein tries to kick Andres off but Andres keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Andres trying to pass the guard but Dudenstein defending well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Andres has closed the distance and engaged Dudenstein in a clinch.

Dudenstein manages to break the clinch.
Dudenstein misses with a double jab.
Andres throws a push kick but Dudenstein slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Andres drives through and clinches with Dudenstein against the cage.
Andres keeps control of Dudenstein as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dudenstein is trying to break free.

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

Andres closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Andres lands in his opponent's guard.

Dudenstein scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Andres tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dudenstein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Andres shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Andres showed some decent athleticism there.
Dudenstein tries to get to full guard but Andres has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoto Andres dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Andres slips a jab and a cross from Dudenstein.
Andres circles away from the clinch attempt

and Andres counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dudenstein!
Dudenstein is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dudenstein is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Andres lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dudenstein is in a horrible position here. Andres smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dudenstein is bucking up trying to escape but Andres cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andres looking to finish Dudenstein with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dudenstein!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andres landing strikes from the mount and Dudenstein is in trouble!
Andres postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dudenstein looks a forlorn figure.
Dudenstein trying desperately to get to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Andres.
Dudenstein is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Andres scoring with strikes but Dudenstein is staying in there.
Dudenstein is trying to stand up.
Lyoto Andres overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A nice elbow there by Andres.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andres prevents Dudenstein from getting the reversal.
Andres is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Andres fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dudenstein throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Dudenstein is working to get back to half guard.
Andres punishing his opponent with strikes.
Andres sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Andres scoring with strikes but Dudenstein is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudenstein is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Andres scoring with strikes but Dudenstein is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andres breaks from Dudenstein's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Andres looking to secure an arm triangle but Dudenstein defends it well.
Andres in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Andres is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dudenstein throwing hammer fists to the chest of Andres. What's that going to do exactly?
Andres blocks Dudenstein's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Dudenstein is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Andres working Dudenstein over with strikes here.
Andres takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Andres with shots to the head and body - Dudenstein looks very uncomfortable down there.
Andres trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dudenstein is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoto Andres dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dudenstein rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Andres moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Andres scores with a four punch combination!
Dudenstein throws a left and a right that both miss

and Andres counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Andres wants to control from the top but Dudenstein keeps moving.
Andres won't allow Dudenstein to get back to his feet.
Dudenstein trying to strike off his back.
Dudenstein avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Andres working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Andres sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dudenstein's guard.

Dudenstein has one foot on Andres's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Dudenstein misses with a combination

so Andres counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andres trying to control but Dudenstein is working from the bottom.
Andres wants to pass the guard but Dudenstein is keeping the position.
Andres stands up over Dudenstein, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Andres working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Andres stands up over Dudenstein, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Andres stands up and waves to Dudenstein to follow him.

Andres scores a takedown into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudenstein wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Dudenstein throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Dudenstein wants to get back to his feet.
Andres scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dudenstein?
Andres fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Andres scoring with strikes but Dudenstein is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudenstein is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Andres controlling the position easily from mount.
Dudenstein is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Andres lands with some strikes.
Dudenstein is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Andres putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dudenstein's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's four 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.
A nice elbow there by Andres.
Dudenstein wants to try and get back to his feet.
Andres lands a big shot there that rocks Dudenstein but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dudenstein is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Andres is working for a guillotine from mount but Dudenstein frees his head quite easily.
Andres controlling the position easily from mount.
Dude Dudenstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lyoto Andres is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoto Andres showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Andres 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoto Andres!