PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and I Duddits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose comes into the arena with Pary Rock blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Rose
vs
Duddits

185 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

183 cm
28
212 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, I Duddits!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rose throws a nice looking combination but Duddits bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duddits was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Rose moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rose fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Rose punishes Duddits's body with a nice straight punch.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose misses with a few strikes there.
Duddits misses with a body kick.
Rose throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duddits lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rose circles away quickly and effectively.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Duddits misses with a jab, cross combination.
Duddits jabs Rose to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Duddits throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rose stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duddits.
Rose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rose.
Rose slips a jab and a cross from Duddits.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Rose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rose is breathing heavily.
Rose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duddits moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Rose, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rose takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rose misses with a double jab.

Duddits closes the distance and clinches.
Rose is trying to break the clinch but Duddits has him pressed against the cage.

Duddits breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rose stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rose wants it to stay on the feet.

Rose tries to keep at a distance but Duddits has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rose is trying to break the clinch but Duddits is controlling him.
Duddits looking for a takedown.
Thiago Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of I Duddits.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Duddits.

Duddits breaks from the clinch.
Duddits connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Duddits closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Duddits jumps guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Duddits has a closed guard, preventing Rose from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Duddits can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rose won't allow Duddits to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Duddits pushes Rose off and gets back to his feet.
Thiago Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duddits blocks a head kick by Rose.
Duddits pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Duddits, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rose scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Duddits shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rose eats them both and turns towards Duddits to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Duddits lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rose circles away quickly and effectively.

Duddits closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rose to the mat! Rose manages to get full guard.
Duddits won't allow Rose to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duddits wants to stand but Rose is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Duddits keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Duddits, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rose tries to bum rush Duddits with a series of wild strikes but Duddits uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thiago Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Rose, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duddits throws a right hand that Rose ducks under and follows up with a left that Rose also avoids with ease.
Duddits avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duddits throws a leg kick but Rose moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rose closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rose throws a series of punches but Duddits moves out of range.
Rose misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duddits looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thiago Rose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duddits tries to clinch but Rose moves out of range.

Duddits has managed to clinch.

Duddits breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duddits shoots for a double leg takedown but Rose sprawls well. He's pushed Duddits's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A punch combination from Rose misses.
Duddits throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rose misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No luck for Duddits with that takedown attempt.
Rose jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duddits attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duddits rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rose moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rose throws a shot to the body.
Rose tries to bum rush Duddits with a series of wild strikes but Duddits uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Rose. Those never looked like landing.
Rose walks into a stiff left hand from Duddits.
Rose is looking to wear down Duddits with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rose throws a series of punches but Duddits moves out of range.

Duddits moves into the clinch.
Duddits is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Duddits tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thiago Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of I Duddits.
Rose tries to break free but Duddits pushes him back against the cage.
Duddits tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rose smiles and moves away.
I Duddits seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rose throws a series of punches but Duddits avoids them all with ease.
Duddits lands a glancing blow to the side of Rose's head.
Duddits misses with the combination.
Duddits throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose scores with a three punch combo!
Rose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duddits moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duddits tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rose swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Duddits rushes Rose and presses him up against the cage.

Duddits escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rose slips a jab and a cross from Duddits.
Duddits throws a combination. Rose tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Duddits scores with a one two! Rose had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose throws a series of punches but Duddits moves out of range.
Duddits shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rose as he avoids it easily.
Duddits tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rose sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Duddits somewhat.
Rose feints a jab promting Duddits to slip. Rose then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Duddits slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Duddits looks to land a combination but Rose avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duddits looks to land a combination. Rose sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rose lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rose throws a right and a left that Duddits avoids nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Duddits.
Rose looks to throw the jab but Duddits is out of range.
Duddits scores with the left hand. Rose knows he should have avoided that one.
Duddits defending well as Rose loads up on a big left hand.
Duddits's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Duddits duly obliges.
Rose throws a right hand that Duddits ducks under and follows up with a left that Duddits also avoids with ease.

Duddits gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rose wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rose is trying to force a seperation but Duddits has the dominant position.
Duddits drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rose gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Rose breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Duddits throws a right hand that Rose ducks under and follows up with a left that Rose also avoids with ease.
Duddits uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Duddits showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rose.
Rose leaves Duddits with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No joy there for Rose, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Duddits sizes up Rose with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
No joy there for Duddits, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rose goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duddits avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rose moves out of range as Duddits throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but I Duddits will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Duddits shoots in looking for a takedown but Rose manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Duddits's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rose misses with a series of wild punches.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duddits rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rose moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duddits waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Duddits's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rose connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Duddits scrambles back to his feet.
Duddits throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rose lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rose.
Duddits misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rose misses with a double jab

and Duddits holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Rose breaks the clinch.
Rose lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duddits circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Duddits gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Rose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duddits will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rose misses with a series of wild punches.
Duddits fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duddits takes one to the chin there.

Duddits closes the distance and clinches.
Duddits tries to pull guard but Rose holds him up against the cage and eventually Duddits drops back down to his feet.
Duddits fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thiago Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of I Duddits.

Rose pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Rose.
Duddits lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Duddits lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duddits gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rose.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Duddits tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rose misses with a few strikes there.
Duddits shoots in and drives through. Rose sprawls well.
A punch combination from Duddits misses.
Some wild striking there from Rose.
Duddits fails to land the takedown.
Rose throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duddits throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duddits lands a glancing blow to the side of Rose's head.
Rose misses with a series of wild punches.
Duddits throws a leg kick but Rose sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duddits shoots in looking for a takedown but Rose manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Duddits's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Duddits is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it.
Rose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duddits looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rose stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rose wants it to stay on the feet.
Rose stuns Duddits with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rose displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Duddits.
Rose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rose misses with a straight left.

Duddits has Rose up against the cage in a clinch.
Duddits drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rose gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Rose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with a few strikes there.
Duddits shoots in looking for a takedown. Rose tries to sprawl out of it but Duddits keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rose manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rose misses with a double jab
and Duddits counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rose thinking.
Rose will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Duddits rushes Rose and presses him up against the cage.

Duddits breaks the clinch.
I Duddits is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A punch combination from Rose misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duddits shoots in for a takedown but Rose shows good takedown defense.

Duddits has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thiago Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duddits keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rose's efforts to push away.
Rose is trying to break the clinch but Duddits is controlling him.

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 Thiago Rose.
I think Duddits 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... I Duddits!