PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abel Dziuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dude Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Love's choice of entrance music: Imagine. Abel Dziuk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dziuk
vs
Love

165 cm
21
140 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

150 cm
19
134 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Einherjer RAW Nutrition * Recovery 156 : 45$ *

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abel Dziuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dude Love!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dziuk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Love swivels and escapes.
Love gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Dziuk decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Love's guard.

Love has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dziuk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dziuk seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dziuk would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Love lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dziuk!
Love prevents Dziuk from getting the reversal.
Dziuk slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dziuk regains full guard. Nicely done.

Love is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dziuk is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dziuk has escaped and now he's on top!
Love looks gassed!
Love keeping full guard, as Dziuk tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Love looking for a guillotine here but Dziuk defends easily.
Dziuk forces his way into half guard.
Dziuk wants to pass to mount but Love is defending the position.
Love has hold of Dziuk's hands but Dziuk slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Still in half guard, Dziuk seems content to control.
Dziuk wants to control but Love is keeping him busy.
Dziuk scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Love looking for a kimura from the bottom but Dziuk passes into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love tries to buck Dziuk off but Dziuk is having none of it.
Dziuk lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Love tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dziuk lands a few punches from side control.
Dziuk is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Love is looking to reverse the position.
Love takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dziuk wants to control but Love is keeping him busy.
Dziuk scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Love to see if he's OK.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Dziuk tries for a kimura but Love is defending well.
Dziuk lands a nice forearm strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love is looking for a sweep.
Love is not content to let Dziuk control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dziuk is really struggling to control Love but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Dziuk scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Love to see if he's OK.
Love gets back to half guard.
Dziuk content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Love is pressing down on Dziuk's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dziuk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Love escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dziuk gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Love has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dziuk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Love is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dziuk is aware though and is defending well.
Dziuk postures up and lands a big shot to Love's brow.
Dziuk forces his way into half guard.
Dziuk is trying to control. Love wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Love looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abel Dziuk dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dziuk with a poor takedown

and Love counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Love pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dziuk is keeping the position for now.
Love preventing the sweep.
Dziuk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Love is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dziuk working a defensive guard here.
Dziuk seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Love tries to free his leg and advance position but Dziuk is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Love tries for a takedown but Dziuk circles away easily

and Dziuk counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dziuk content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Abel Dziuk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dziuk stands up over Love, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Love looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Love looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dziuk scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Love is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dziuk is aware though and is defending well.
Love can't keep his opponent in guard - Dziuk advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dziuk is trying to control the action in half guard but Love is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Love.

Love is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dziuk is in close to Love's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Love escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dziuk gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dziuk throwing strikes from guard but Love blocks nicely.

Dziuk is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Love looking for a triangle here. Dziuk is fighting it but it looks tight! Love pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Dziuk is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dude Love!