PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wrex Urdnot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Pitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dancing in the Dark kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Urdnot
vs
Pitt

190 cm
21
280 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
280 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

[JMFC] 160!

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wrex Urdnot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dirk Pitt!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urdnot was well out of range. Poor timing from Pitt.
Pitt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urdnot was well out of range. Poor timing from Pitt.
Pitt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Urdnot.

Urdnot looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pitt wants to sweep here but Urdnot controlling him for the moment.
Pitt wants to improve his position but instead Urdnot has moved into half guard.

Urdnot is trying to work for a kimura but Pitt is defending well.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Urdnot is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Urdnot lands a nice short elbow.
Pitt wants to get back to full guard.
Pitt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pitt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Urdnot is one step ahead there.
Pitt lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Urdnot!
Pitt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Urdnot. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urdnot is wriggling around trying to escape.
Urdnot is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The referee warns Urdnot that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Urdnot working to try and regain half guard.
Pitt throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Urdnot is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pitt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pitt landing strikes, looking to finish!
Urdnot regains half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urdnot makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Urdnot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Urdnot's head.
Pitt postures up and lands a big shot to Urdnot's brow.
Pitt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Urdnot works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Urdnot wants to sweep but no luck.
Pitt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pitt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Urdnot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pitt.
Pitt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pitt tries to free his leg and advance position but Urdnot is retaining full guard.
Urdnot manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pitt manages to get himself to full guard.
Urdnot throws a strike but Pitt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Urdnot lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pitt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Urdnot goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Pitt is on top in guard.
Urdnot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pitt.
Pitt thows a big elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Urdnot escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pitt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pitt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Pitt dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Urdnot decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

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

Urdnot wants to work for an arm triangle but Pitt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pitt wants to get back to full guard but Urdnot has passed into side control.
Pitt manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pitt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Urdnot's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Urdnot's back!
Urdnot is in bad spot here.
Pitt punches the canvas rather than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urdnot turns into Pitt and is now in his guard.
Urdnot trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Urdnot passes into half guard.
Pitt makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pitt.
Urdnot preventing the sweep.
Urdnot throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Pitt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Urdnot gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pitt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt pulls Urdnot in close to his closed guard and prevents Urdnot from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pitt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pitt has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Urdnot has passed into side control.
Urdnot creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Urdnot goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pitt rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Urdnot's guard! Nice work there by Pitt!
Pitt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urdnot bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pitt's guard.
Urdnot throws a big right hand that misses.
Urdnot passes into half guard.
Pitt has a hand on Urdnot's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Urdnot takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

Urdnot moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Pitt has worked his arm free - good work by Pitt!
Urdnot throws a strike aimed at the side of Pitt's head but Pitt avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urdnot has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pitt!
Urdnot cracks Pitt with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Urdnot landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pitt is in all sorts of trouble here.
Urdnot 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.

Urdnot goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Pitt is on top in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Urdnot is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pitt gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wrex Urdnot dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pitt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Urdnot throws a hook but Pitt blocks it.
Urdnot throws a front kick aimed at Pitt's knee but Pitt avoids it well.
Urdnot is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pitt.
Urdnot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Urdnot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pitt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt stuffs the takedown.
Pitt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pitt looks to score with a jab to the body but Urdnot is just out of range.
Pitt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Urdnot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Urdnot shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pitt pinned against the cage. Pitt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Urdnot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pitt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pitt punishes Urdnot's body with a nice straight punch.
Urdnot misses with a looping left.
Urdnot closes the distance and clinches up with Pitt, looking for a takedown. Urdnot pushes Pitt against the cage but Pitt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wrex Urdnot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pitt jabs at Urdnot's body.
Pitt scores with a jab.

It looks like Wrex Urdnot has been cut.
Pitt scores with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Pitt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pitt. Urdnot does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitt looks to score with a jab to the body but Urdnot is just out of range.
Urdnot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pitt.
Pitt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pitt misses with a shot to the body

so Urdnot counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urdnot postures up.
Pitt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Urdnot.
Pitt wants to sweep here but Urdnot controlling him for the moment.
Urdnot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pitt is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitt 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.

Urdnot postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pitt is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Urdnot, into his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pitt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitt scoring with punches to the head and body.
Urdnot avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Urdnot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Pitt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pitt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Pitt!