PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Feer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Rudderme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Feer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Feer
vs
Rudderme

180 cm
26
170 lbs
5 - 13 - 0

176 cm
23
170 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Feer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dutch Rudderme!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Rudderme misses.
Feer looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Rudderme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Rudderme closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rudderme lands in his opponent's guard.
Rudderme wanted to stand there but Feer had control of the position.

Rudderme gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
No joy there for Rudderme, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rudderme throws a right hand that Feer ducks under and follows up with a left that Feer also avoids with ease.

Rudderme moves into the clinch.
Rudderme lands a left hand that snaps the head of Feer backwards.

Rudderme breaks the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rudderme.

Rudderme gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Feer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rudderme's efforts to push away.
Rudderme is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rudderme's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rudderme misses with a two punch combination.
Rudderme misses with a series of wild punches.
Rudderme scores with a jab. Feer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rudderme bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Feer's head.
Rudderme looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rudderme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Feer avoids the head kick by Rudderme.

Feer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rudderme is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feer stops Rudderme from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rudderme manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rudderme pulls Feer in close to his closed guard and prevents Feer from doing any damage or advancing position.

Rudderme has his feet on Feer's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Feer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Rudderme counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rudderme preventing the sweep.
Rudderme trying to control the position from guard on top but Feer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Feer looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rudderme stands and steps away. Feer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rudderme swings for the body but Feer moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Rudderme.
Feer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A head kick from Rudderme lands but Feer takes it in his stride.

Rudderme scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Rudderme is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Rudderme decides to stand and escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Feer gets the takedown into side control.
Feer is looking to take a break and control but Rudderme is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Rudderme throws Feer to one side and escapes!
Rudderme misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rudderme misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rudderme slaps away a takedown attempt from Feer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Feer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Feer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dutch Rudderme dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rudderme throws a sloppy head kick and Feer moves out of range easily.
Rudderme misses with the combination.

Rudderme gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Rudderme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rudderme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rudderme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rudderme misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feer shoots for a takedown but Rudderme saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rudderme throws a sloppy head kick and Feer moves out of range easily.
A left and a right from Rudderme both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Rudderme misses.
Rudderme with a lazy takedown attempt
and Feer counters with a three punch combo that has Rudderme backing up. Rudderme nods at Feer to acknowledge the strikes.
Feer fails to land the takedown.
Rudderme throws a combination that misses

and Feer counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rudderme!
Rudderme working to try and regain half guard.
Feer lands a nice shot to the head.
Feer tries to control but Rudderme wriggling away.
Rudderme holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Feer tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rudderme sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rudderme trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feer is looking to take a break and control but Rudderme is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Feer works his way into full mount!
Rudderme wants to get back to his feet.
Rudderme is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rudderme sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rudderme looks like he's trying to stand up.
Feer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rudderme on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Rudderme has one foot on Feer's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Rudderme keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Feer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rudderme misses with a takedown

and Feer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rudderme won't be happy with that.
Feer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rudderme tries to buck Feer off but Feer is having none of it.
Rudderme is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rudderme is looking for a sweep. Feer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rudderme trying to control here.
Rudderme gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudderme lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Feer!
Feer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Feer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rudderme wants to control the pace but Feer is squirming around nicely.
Rudderme lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rudderme looking to finish Feer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Feer!
Feer can't escape the position.
Rudderme lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Feer dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Feer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rudderme connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Rudderme clinches with his opponent.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rudderme.

Rudderme manages to break the clinch.

Rudderme shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Feer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Feer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rudderme wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dutch Rudderme has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rudderme throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Feer on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Feer tries to improve position but can't.
Feer is working hard here to advance position.

Rudderme stands up and beckons Feer to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudderme looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Feer is fending him off so far but Rudderme persists. Nope, Feer circles away and we're back to standing.
Feer missing with a left hand there. Rudderme was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rudderme throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Feer.
Rudderme with a lazy takedown attempt

so Feer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Feer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rudderme is trying to control the position but Feer postures up.

Rudderme wriggles free and stands up.
Feer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rudderme circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudderme throws a sloppy head kick

and Feer counters with a shoot takedown. Rudderme fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Feer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rudderme controlling Feer's posture.
Feer stops Rudderme from standing up.
Rudderme is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Feer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Feer tries to get out of the position.
Rudderme trying to control the action but Feer is working from the bottom.
Feer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rudderme wants to stand but Feer is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudderme preventing the sweep.
Rudderme postures up and lands a big shot to Feer's brow.
Rudderme being controlled here momentarily.

Rudderme got a little sloppy there for a moment and Feer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rudderme has managed to get both his arms back between Feer's legs - danger averted.
Rudderme with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rudderme wants to get up but he can't break Feer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Feer keeping moving, preventing Rudderme from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Feer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Feer. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rudderme shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Feer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Feer shoots in but no luck this time.
Dutch Rudderme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rudderme scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Feer holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Feer missing with punches from the bottom.
Feer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Feer is looking to control Rudderme's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Feer avoid being mounted?
Feer is staying active underneath Rudderme, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Josh Feer.
I think Feer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Feer!