PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Royal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royal comes to the ring accompanied by Becoming The Bull. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Royal
vs
Austin

180 cm
23
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
24
200 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sammy Royal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dwayne Austin!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin dodges the punch combination from Royal.
Royal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Royal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Royal swats away the attempt to clinch by Austin.
Royal keeps the fight on the outside.

Royal moves into the clinch.
Austin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Royal takes an elbow to the temple.
Austin lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Sammy Royal has been cut.
Austin pushes Royal back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Austin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Austin lands a knee to the body.
Royal drops down looking for an ankle pick but Austin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Royal is breathing heavily.

Austin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Royal to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Austin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Austin kicks Royal off and gets to his feet.
Dwayne Austin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin clinches but Royal breaks the clinch

and Royal counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Austin wants to stand and escape but Royal is having none of it.
Austin keeping full guard, as Royal tries to pass.
Royal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Austin has his feet on Royal's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Austin tries to clinch but Royal moves away
and Royal counters with a two punch combo.
Austin tries to clinch up

and Royal counters with a nice double leg into side control. Austin won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Royal cracks Austin with a big elbow.
Austin is pushing Royal's head away, looking to escape. Royal manages to hold on to the position though.
Royal tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Royal is looking to take a break and control but Austin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Royal stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Austin tries to clinch
and Royal counters with a one-two to the body.
Austin wants to clinch but Royal slips to the side

and Royal counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Austin!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Royal moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Austin has worked his arm free - good work by Austin!
Austin is not content to let Royal control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royal wants to stand but Austin has his arm trapped.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Royal prevents Austin from escaping the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Austin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Royal trying to control the position but Austin is working away.
Austin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

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.

Royal decides to stand up, so the ref orders Austin to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Royal is defended easily by Austin.
Royal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Royal counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Austin closes the distance but Royal moves to the side
and Royal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Austin clinches but Royal breaks the clinch

and Royal decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Austin's guard.
Royal has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Austin pushes Royal off and scrambles back to his feet.
Royal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Royal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sammy Royal's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Austin looks to clinch

and Royal counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Royal.
Austin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Royal blocks it with crossed arms.
Austin misses with a knee strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Austin.
Austin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Royal blocks it with crossed arms.
Royal goes for a takedown in the clinch but Austin prevents it.
Royal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Austin misses with an elbow strike.
Royal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Austin in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

Royal jumps guard.
Austin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Royal is proving hard to escape from.
Austin wants to stand and escape but instead Royal has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Royal trying to control the position from guard on top but Austin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Royal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin keeping moving, preventing Royal from controlling successfully.

Austin has his feet on Royal's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Austin tries to clinch but Royal moves away
and Royal counters with a three punch combo that has Austin backing up. Austin nods at Royal to acknowledge the strikes.
Royal cracks Austin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Royal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Royal circles away from the clinch attempt

and Royal counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Austin is trying to stand back up but Royal is controlling him
Austin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Austin wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royal seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Austin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Royal is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Austin is staying active underneath Royal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Royal not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Austin clinches but Royal breaks the clinch
and Royal counters with a straight right hand.
Austin tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Royal counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Royal wants to control for a moment but Austin uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.

Royal is trying to work for a kimura but Austin is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royal looks to land a strike but Austin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Royal trying to control but Austin is working from the bottom.

Austin has his feet on Royal's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Austin closes the distance but Royal moves to the side
and Royal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Royal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Austin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Royal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Austin tries to clinch but Royal moves away

and Royal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Royal.
Austin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Royal is controlling him.
Royal is standing up over Austin. Austin looks to escape but Royal dives into side control.
Royal is looking to take a break and control but Austin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Austin pushes Royal away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Royal gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Royal is looking to take a break and control but Austin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Royal is trying to get an arm triangle but Austin is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Royal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sammy Royal's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Austin wants to clinch but Royal slips to the side

and Royal counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Austin's guard now.
Royal trying to control the position from guard on top but Austin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Royal wants to stand and escape but instead Austin has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Sammy Royal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Austin stands up and waves to Royal to follow him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Austin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Austin wants to clinch but Royal slips to the side
and Royal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Royal looks for a takedown but Austin sprawls well.
Austin clinches but Royal breaks the clinch
and Royal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Royal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Austin darts in trying to clinch

and Royal counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin tries a knee to the head but Royal blocks it.
Royal is trying to maintain a safe position but Austin gets an underhook and turns Royal into the ropes.
Austin misses with a knee strike.
Royal blocks an elbow strike.

Royal decides to pull guard.

Royal working for a triangle but Austin defends it easily.

Austin stands and steps away. Royal gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Royal throws a head kick that misses.
Austin tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Royal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Royal.
Royal slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Austin keeps working.
Royal wants to stand but Austin is controlling his arm.
Austin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Austin explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Dwayne Austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Austin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Austin is looking to stand up but Royal isn't so interested in that idea.
Royal passes Austin's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royal takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Royal wants to stand up but Austin has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Austin is trying to stand.
Royal works his way into full mount!
Royal looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Austin is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Royal tries to control but Austin wriggling away.

Austin bucks up and throws Royal to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Austin tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Royal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Royal.
Royal wants to control from the top but Austin keeps moving.

Austin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Royal off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Royal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Austin can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Austin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Royal.
Dwayne Austin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sammy Royal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Royal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Royal, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Royal!