PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sloppy Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Dwyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Joe
vs
Dwyer

190 cm
22
220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
212 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sloppy Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Dwyer!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe shoots for a takedown but Dwyer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Joe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dwyer's waist but Dwyer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Joe off to one side.

Joe instigates a clinch.

Dwyer pulls Joe into guard.
Dwyer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Dwyer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Joe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Joe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dwyer wants to stand up but Joe is controlling him.
Dwyer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Joe throwing strikes but missing.
Dwyer can't keep his opponent in guard - Joe advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Joe works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dwyer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Joe prevents Dwyer from getting the reversal.
Joe with the ground and pound from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe cracks Dwyer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dwyer can't escape the position.
Joe blocks Dwyer's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Dwyer is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Joe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dwyer really wants to buck Joe off and get back to his feet.
Dwyer trying to punch from the bottom. They're landing but they're really not going to hurt Joe.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dwyer can't escape the position.
Joe is landing with some decent strikes but Dwyer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Joe throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dwyer is desperately trying to improve his position but Joe has a good base and remains in mount.
Dwyer swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Dwyer is bucking up trying to escape but Joe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Dwyer is rocked!
Joe misses with a head shot.
Dwyer is still in real trouble! Can Joe finish him?
Joe punching from mount but Dwyer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Joe misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dwyer blocking the ground and pound.
Joe unloads with some shots from mount but Dwyer bucks and avoids them well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Joe thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Joe unloads with some shots from mount but Dwyer bucks and avoids them well.
Joe looking to ground and pound but Dwyer is blocking nicely.
Joe throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dwyer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Joe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Joe unloads with some shots from mount but Dwyer bucks and avoids them well.
Dwyer blocking the ground and pound.
Joe punching from mount but Dwyer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Joe looking to ground and pound but Dwyer is blocking nicely.
Joe misses with a head shot.
Joe misses with a head shot.
Joe throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Joe 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.
Joe punching from mount but Dwyer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dwyer avoids a series of strikes thrown by Joe.
Joe looking to finish with strikes here!
Joe looking to finish with strikes here!
Joe unloads with some shots from mount but Dwyer bucks and avoids them well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe throws some wild stikes that Dwyer manages to avoid easily.
Joe thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Joe throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Joe punching from mount but Dwyer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dwyer blocking the ground and pound.
Joe unloads with some shots from mount but Dwyer bucks and avoids them well.
Joe punching from mount but Dwyer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dwyer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Joe punching from mount but Dwyer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Joe sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Joe misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Joe throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Joe throws some wild stikes that Dwyer manages to avoid easily.
Joe unloads with some shots from mount but Dwyer bucks and avoids them well.
Dwyer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dwyer blocking the ground and pound.
Joe looking to finish with strikes here!
Dwyer holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Joe tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Joe punching from mount but Dwyer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dwyer wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Joe.
Joe throwing strikes here but Dwyer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Joe punching from mount but Dwyer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Joe looking to ground and pound but Dwyer is blocking nicely.
Joe punching from mount but Dwyer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Joe thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Joe throws some wild stikes that Dwyer manages to avoid easily.
Joe throws some wild stikes that Dwyer manages to avoid easily.
Joe throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dwyer avoids a series of strikes thrown by Joe.
Dwyer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Joe sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Joe looking to finish with strikes here!
Joe misses with a head shot.
Dwyer wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Joe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sloppy Joe 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.

Dwyer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Joe sprawls well initially but Dwyer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Joe flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Dwyer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dwyer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Joe is pressing down on Dwyer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Joe is on top in guard.
Joe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dwyer 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.
Dwyer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dwyer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Joe is controlling him.
Joe works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dwyer is trying to stand up here but Joe is controlling him well.
Dwyer seems to have recovered his senses.
Dwyer wants to improve his position but Joe is controlling well.
Joe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Dwyer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dwyer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Joe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dwyer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Joe is looking to escape.
Sloppy Joe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dwyer throws some wild stikes that Joe manages to avoid easily.
Joe throwing hammer fists to the chest of Dwyer. What's that going to do exactly?
Dwyer landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dwyer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dwyer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dwyer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dwyer landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dwyer lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Joe is looking to improve his position but Dwyer isn't that keen on the idea.
Dwyer controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dwyer with the ground and pound from mount.
Dwyer dominating with strikes here.
Joe is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dwyer landing shots from mount.
Dwyer lands a big shot there that rocks Joe but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Joe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dwyer wants to control the pace but Joe is squirming around nicely.
Joe flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Dwyer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Joe looks a forlorn figure.
Joe is in all sorts of trouble here.
Joe tries to improve his position but instead Dwyer has taken his back!
Dwyer has the hooks in. Joe is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Joe is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Dwyer is looking to control Joe but Joe is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Joe gets back to full guard.
Dwyer wants to pass the guard but Joe is keeping the position.
Joe wants to sweep but no luck.
Dwyer wants to stand but Joe has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Joe wants to sweep but no luck.
Joe throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Joe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dwyer is one step ahead there.
Dwyer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Joe is proving hard to escape from.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Joe closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Joe lands in his opponent's guard.
Dwyer is looking to stand up but Joe isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dwyer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dwyer wants to stand and escape but Joe is having none of it.
Joe cracks Dwyer with a solid left hand.
Joe works over Dwyer with some ground and pound from guard.
Dwyer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Joe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Joe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Joe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dwyer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dwyer pulls Joe in close to his closed guard and prevents Joe from doing any damage or advancing position.

Dwyer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Joe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Joe postures up and lands a big shot to Dwyer's brow.
Dwyer is looking to stand up but Joe isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Michael Dwyer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Joe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Joe moves into the clinch successfully.

Joe scrambles and takes Dwyer's back. He's looking to land a suplex. Oh, he's managed it! Dwyer bangs his head on the mat and seems dazed! The ref takes a look and decides to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Sloppy Joe!