PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Ansalon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch The Itch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Dwight Ansalon has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dwight Ansalon seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Ansalon
vs
The Itch

172 cm
24
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
199 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Virtual Fighter Clothing

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dwight Ansalon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mitch The Itch!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ansalon gets a clinch.
Ansalon struggles to land a body shot inside as The Itch controls his hands.
The Itch tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ansalon lands a body shot in the clinch.

Ansalon has hold of one of The Itch's legs. The Itch is fighting the takedown attempt but Ansalon gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ansalon won't allow The Itch to sweep him here.
Ansalon wants to pass the guard but The Itch is keeping the position.
The Itch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ansalon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Itch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ansalon 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.
The Itch wants to stand up but Ansalon is controlling him.
The Itch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ansalon.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ansalon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ansalon pushes down on The Itch's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Itch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ansalon.
The Itch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ansalon.
Ansalon throwing shots but The Itch is blocking nicely.
The Itch won't allow Ansalon to pass to mount.
Ansalon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ansalon prevents The Itch from improving his position.

Ansalon wants to work for an arm triangle but The Itch is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ansalon moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from Ansalon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Ansalon breaks the clinch.

Ansalon shoots in and bounces The Itch off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
The Itch is looking to stand up but Ansalon isn't so interested in that idea.
Ansalon landing some decent shots from guard.
The Itch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ansalon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ansalon postures up and lands a big shot to The Itch's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ansalon slips nicely into half guard.
Ansalon trying to control the action but The Itch is working from the bottom.
The Itch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ansalon.
Ansalon stops The Itch from getting back to his feet.
Ansalon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

The Itch is defending against the submission attempts here by Ansalon.
The Itch gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ansalon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ansalon postures up in The Itch's guard and throws a big left but The Itch blocks it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Ansalon moves into the clinch.
Ansalon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ansalon pushes The Itch back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ansalon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ansalon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ansalon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ansalon is trying to drag The Itch to the mat but The Itch just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.

Ansalon has The Itch pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ansalon pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending The Itch tumbling to the mat - Ansalon dives into The Itch's guard.
Ansalon trying to control the position from guard on top but The Itch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwight Ansalon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The Itch throws a series of punches but Ansalon moves out of range.
The Itch tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ansalon counters with a stiff right hand.
The Itch fails with the takedown

and Ansalon counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in The Itch's guard now.
The Itch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ansalon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Itch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Itch has momentary wrist control but Ansalon slips an elbow through the middle.
Ansalon passes The Itch's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ansalon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Itch's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ansalon trying to control the action but The Itch is working from the bottom.

Ansalon seems to be looking for submissions.
The Itch is looking for a sweep. Ansalon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ansalon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ansalon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The Itch has his hands clasped together around Ansalon's back. He's all about the action.
Ansalon is looking to take a break and control but The Itch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two 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.
Ansalon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ansalon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ansalon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ansalon uses his free foot to push down on The Itch's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for The Itch.
Ansalon with a couple of short strikes.
Ansalon controlling his opponent.
Ansalon scoring with strikes but The Itch is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Itch can't escape the position.
Ansalon dominating with strikes here.
Ansalon with the ground and pound from mount.
Ansalon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The Itch tries to hold on but Ansalon postures up.
Ansalon punching from mount but The Itch doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The Itch in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ansalon cracks The Itch with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The Itch is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Itch is wriggling around trying to escape.
The Itch avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ansalon.
Ansalon landing strikes from the mount.

It looks like Mitch The Itch has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ansalon landing strikes from the mount.
The Itch takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
BOOM! Ansalon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ansalon is landing with some decent strikes but The Itch is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ansalon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That has opened up Mitch The Itch's cut even more.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ansalon landing punches.
Ansalon with a couple of short strikes.
Ansalon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can The Itch hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwight Ansalon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mitch The Itch's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

The Itch shoots and misses

and Ansalon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ansalon.
A hook to the body from Ansalon.
Ansalon is working The Itch over against the ropes.

Ansalon jumps into guard, dragging The Itch to the mat.
Ansalon trying to control the position.
Ansalon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ansalon doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ansalon has his hands on The Itch's head, controlling the position.
Ansalon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The Itch's guard.
The Itch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ansalon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ansalon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ansalon throwing strikes but missing.
Ansalon wants to control from the top but The Itch keeps moving.
The Itch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ansalon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ansalon cracks The Itch with a solid left hand.

That's two 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.
Ansalon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The Itch's head.

The cut above Mitch The Itch's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The Itch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ansalon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Itch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Itch trying to keep a closed guard but Ansalon is proving a slippery customer.
The Itch wants to control but Ansalon passes easily into half guard.
The Itch has hold of Ansalon's hands but Ansalon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ansalon thows a huge punch but The Itch dodges it nicely.
Ansalon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ansalon not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ansalon working the head and body with strikes.
The Itch wants to control the action here but instead Ansalon manages to pass to full mount!
The Itch holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ansalon tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The Itch avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ansalon.
BOOM! Ansalon connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Mitch The Itch's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mitch The Itch's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dwight Ansalon!