PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asbjoern Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Dwyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asbjoern Andersson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Andersson
vs
Dwyer

201 cm
27
260 lbs
9 - 9 - 1

190 cm
24
212 lbs
6 - 16 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asbjoern Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Dwyer!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dwyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andersson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dwyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dwyer.
Dwyer wants to stand but Andersson is controlling his arm.
Andersson is not content to let Dwyer control the position.
Andersson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dwyer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dwyer tries to kick Andersson off but Andersson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Andersson not doing much here.
Andersson prevents Dwyer from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Andersson stands up out of the half guard.
Dwyer looks gassed!
Andersson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dwyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Dwyer does no damage.
Dwyer tries to clinch but Andersson is having none of it.

Andersson drives through and clinches with Dwyer against the cage.
Andersson working Dwyer over with knees to the body.
Dwyer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Andersson just leaning against Dwyer, taking a breather.
Andersson lands a knee to the head.
Andersson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dwyer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andersson working Dwyer over with knees to the body.
Andersson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Andersson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Andersson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Andersson with a knee to the head.

Dwyer drags the fight down to the ground.
Andersson postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dwyer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dwyer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Andersson wants to pass the guard but Dwyer is keeping the position.
Andersson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Michael Dwyer wasn't active enough on the ground.
Dwyer tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson avoids the head kick by Dwyer.
Andersson lands with a slapping head kick.

Andersson tries to sprawl but Dwyer drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dwyer tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Andersson wants to control but Dwyer is keeping busy.
Dwyer tries to stand and escape but Andersson is controlling the position.
Andersson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dwyer is working away from the top position though.
Andersson is trying to get back to full guard.
Dwyer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson is trying to get back to full guard.
Dwyer is trying to control the action in half guard but Andersson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Dwyer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dwyer wants to stand up but Andersson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Andersson works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dwyer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Andersson to the mat! Andersson manages to get full guard.
Dwyer wants to stand and escape but instead Andersson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Dwyer is trying to control the position but Andersson postures up.
Andersson slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Dwyer.
Andersson moves into full mount! Dwyer won't be happy about that!
Andersson prevents Dwyer from getting the reversal.
Andersson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Andersson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dwyer tries to reverse the position but Andersson maintains control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Andersson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dwyer wants to control but Andersson is having none of it.
Andersson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dwyer sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Andersson prevents Dwyer from improving his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Asbjoern Andersson.

Dwyer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Andersson was covering up waiting for the punch and Dwyer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Andersson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dwyer trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dwyer is trying to get back to full guard.
Dwyer missing with punches from the bottom.

Dwyer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dwyer tries to kick Andersson off but Andersson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Andersson stalling.
Andersson works his way into full mount!
Andersson controlling from the full mount.
Dwyer tries to hold on but Andersson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Asbjoern Andersson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Andersson misses with a series of wild punches.
Dwyer closes the distance looking to clinch

and Andersson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dwyer!
Andersson prevents Dwyer from getting the reversal.
Dwyer is trying to stand.
Dwyer is desperately trying to improve his position but Andersson has a good base and remains in mount.
Andersson avoids the attempt from Dwyer to control.
Andersson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Asbjoern Andersson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dwyer is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Dwyer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dwyer squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Andersson get's back to his feet.
Dwyer tries to bum rush Andersson with a series of wild strikes but Andersson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andersson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dwyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dwyer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dwyer misses with the combination.
Andersson is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dwyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dwyer fails with a takedown attempt.
Andersson slaps away a takedown attempt from Dwyer, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Andersson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dwyer was covering up waiting for the punch and Andersson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dwyer trying to keep a closed guard but Andersson is proving a slippery customer.

Dwyer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dwyer wants to stand and escape but Andersson is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dwyer striking from his own guard.
Dwyer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dwyer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Andersson controls the pace.
Dwyer can't keep his opponent in guard - Andersson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Andersson trying to control the pace.
Dwyer looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dwyer wants to get back to full guard.

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.

Andersson decides to return to a standing position.
Andersson tries to clinch there but Dwyer circles away.
Dwyer tries to clinch but Andersson moves out of range.
Asbjoern Andersson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Andersson gets caught flat footed, as Dwyer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dwyer trying to control but Andersson is working from the bottom.
Dwyer preventing the sweep.
Dwyer is in close to Andersson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Andersson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Andersson is adopting a defensive guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Asbjoern Andersson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Andersson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asbjoern Andersson!