PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Dude
vs
Brady

180 cm
26
179 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

173 cm
21
177 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Dude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Liam Brady!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brady connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Justin Dude has been cut.

Dude closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Brady did well to prevent Dude getting side control.

Brady has one foot on Dude's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Brady falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dude counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brady pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brady misses with a hook
and Brady takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dude throws a poor cross that misses
and Brady counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dude's knee momentarily.
Dude avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dude fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brady manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady moves to clinch but Dude breaks away
and Dude counters with a nice body shot.
Brady misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Dude to counter with a crisp jab.
Brady swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Dude counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brady wants to stand up but Dude is controlling him.
Brady keeping moving, preventing Dude from controlling successfully.
Brady wants to stand up but Dude is controlling him.
Dude trying to control the position from guard on top but Brady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dude knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brady on the ground.
Brady wants to stand up but Dude is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude passes Brady's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dude throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dude sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brady defending well though.

Brady kicks Dude off and gets back to his feet.
Dude misses with a lunging right hand

and Brady counters with a head kick that drops Dude to the mat! Dude scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Dude is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dude shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brady defends it nicely.
Brady has his takedown stuffed

and Dude counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dude.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brady is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dude tries to free his leg and advance position but Brady is retaining full guard.
Dude is working hard here to advance position.
Dude throwing strikes but missing.

Brady scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Dude darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dude connects with a nice short shot to Brady's temple.

Brady kicks Dude off and gets back to his feet.
Dude rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brady counters with a nice body kick.
Brady misses with the combination.
Brady misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brady misses with a double jab
and Dude connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Liam Brady will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Justin Dude's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dude moves out of range of the strikes.
Dude looks to score with a jab to the body but Brady is just out of range.
Brady swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Dude counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dude tries for a takedown. No joy.
Brady is trying to break the clinch but Dude is controlling him.
Brady wants to break the clinch but can't.

Brady breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brady shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dude counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brady feints and then cracks Dude's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dude down.
Brady throws a poor cross that misses

and Dude counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brady won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude tries to move to mount but Brady blocks the move with his legs.
Dude prevents Brady from escaping the position.
Check out the look on Dude's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dude working the head and body with strikes.
Dude lands a nice forearm strike.
Brady is trying to get back to his feet.
Brady managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dude.
Brady wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dude looks up at the clock and then as Brady takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dude smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dude wants to control but Brady is keeping him busy.
Brady is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Brady dodges the ground and pound from Dude.
Brady taking a bit of punishment here - Dude scoring with strikes.
Dude in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Dude throws a strike aimed at the side of Brady's head but Brady avoids it well.
Brady is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dude has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dude throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dude in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dude prevents Brady from escaping the position.
Dude is putting a hurting on Brady here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dude wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brady keeps working.
Sloppy strikes there by Dude.
Dude works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dude misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Brady throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brady misses with a takedown

and Dude counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Brady!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady wants to try and get back to his feet.
Dude looking to finish Brady with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brady!
Dude postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brady looks a forlorn figure.
Dude landing punches.
Brady wants to try and get back to his feet.
Dude dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dude won't let Brady get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dude raining down shots from the mount!
Dude sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Dude dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Justin Dude's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Brady misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dude scores with a nice strike.
Brady doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dude cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dude is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Dude.
Dude throws a sloppy head kick
and Brady counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude throws an off balance right hand
and Brady counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brady lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dude circles away quickly and effectively.
Brady looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brady shoots and misses
and Dude cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brady throws a series of punches but Dude moves out of range.
Liam Brady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brady misses with a double jab
and Dude counters with a stiff right hand.
Brady uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dude.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady misses with a takedown
and Dude connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Justin Dude has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Brady.
Dude bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brady has his takedown stuffed

so Dude counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dude stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brady swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brady is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dude is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dude throws a big right hand that misses.
Dude throwing strikes from guard but Brady blocks nicely.
Dude looking to sit in guard and control but Brady gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dude looking to control.
Dude keeping moving, preventing Brady from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Dude working for a triangle but Brady defends it easily.
Brady trying to control but Dude is working from the bottom.

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.
Dude looking for a sweep. Not yet Dude, not yet.

Brady thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brady trying to control the position from guard on top but Dude is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Liam Brady.
Brady with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dude counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brady misses with a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Liam Brady.
I think Brady 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Brady!