PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Crocodile Dundee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Da La Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crocodile Dundee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dundee
vs
Da La Rosa

192 cm
21
198 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

186 cm
25
180 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crocodile Dundee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Da La Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Da La Rosa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Da La Rosa looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Dundee chips away with some ground and pound.
Dundee postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dundee trying to control but Da La Rosa is working from the bottom.
Dundee working some strikes from top position.

Da La Rosa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dundee defends well.
Dundee is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dundee is working Da La Rosa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dundee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dundee's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dundee with a nice head shot there.
Dundee keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Da La Rosa's head.
Dundee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dundee's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dundee postures up and lands a big shot to Da La Rosa's brow.
Dundee scoring with some ground and pound.
Dundee scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dundee is in close to Da La Rosa's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da La Rosa has momentary wrist control but Dundee slips an elbow through the middle.
Da La Rosa keeping moving, preventing Dundee from controlling successfully.
Dundee passes into half guard.
Dundee working over Da La Rosa with some ground and pound. Da La Rosa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Da La Rosa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dundee scores with a couple of nice shots.

Da La Rosa looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dundee drops an elbow to the side of Da La Rosa's head.
Da La Rosa tries to roll over but Dundee keeps him under control.
Dundee looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dundee lands a nice short elbow.
Dundee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Da La Rosa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dundee seems to be working for a kimura but Da La Rosa defends the submission attempt.
Dundee seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da La Rosa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dundee scores with a couple of nice shots.
Da La Rosa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dundee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dundee landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dundee in particular looking to stall.
Dundee is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dundee working over Da La Rosa with some ground and pound. Da La Rosa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dundee working over Da La Rosa with some ground and pound. Da La Rosa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Da La Rosa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dundee scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Dundee.
Dundee is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da La Rosa tries to roll over but Dundee keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Da La Rosa actively working from the bottom here.
Da La Rosa taking some punishment here, with Dundee in his half guard.
Dundee winds up and cracks Da La Rosa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dundee 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.
Dundee 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.
Dundee lands with a punch from half guard.
Dundee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Da La Rosa keeps working.

Da La Rosa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Dundee is working for a kimura but Da La Rosa is defending it quite comfortably.

Dundee is looking for a kimura but Da La Rosa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dundee to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dundee 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.

Dundee seems to be working for a kimura but Da La Rosa defends the submission attempt.
Dundee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Da La Rosa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dundee.

Da La Rosa actively working from the bottom here.
Da La Rosa taking some punishment here, with Dundee in his half guard.
Da La Rosa is trying to get back to full guard.
Dundee is nestled in close to Da La Rosa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dundee has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dundee landing strikes from the mount and Da La Rosa is in trouble!
Dundee is landing with some decent strikes but Da La Rosa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crocodile Dundee 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.

Dundee shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Da La Rosa is trying to defend but Dundee finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Dundee is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Da La Rosa is trying to get back to full guard.

Dundee seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Da La Rosa is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Crocodile Dundee!