PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baba Diuob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrews's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, something to be proud of. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Andrews
vs
Diuob

180 cm
23
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Baba Diuob!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews circles away from the clinch attempt

and Andrews counters by clinching up.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Diuob is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Andrews jumps guard but Diuob turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Andrews tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Andrews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diuob lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Adam Andrews has been cut.
Diuob scores a nice knee to the body.
Diuob lands an elbow inside.
Diuob using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andrews has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diuob with a knee to the head.
Diuob tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diuob landing knees to the head.
Diuob lands a knee to the body.
Diuob is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Andrews is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diuob misses with an elbow over the top.
Diuob throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Andrews blocks it with crossed arms.
Andrews effectively controlling the action here.
Andrews tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Diuob connects with a knee to the head.
Diuob scores with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Diuob throws an elbow but misses.
Andrews scores with a shot to the side of Diuob's head.
Andrews managing to block the knees to the body from Diuob.

Andrews pulls Diuob into guard.
Diuob won't allow Andrews to get back to his feet.
Andrews tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diuob has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Andrews is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Diuob stands up from Andrews's guard - Diuob perhaps looking for a knockout.
Diuob wants to clinch

and Andrews counters with a nice double leg into side control. Diuob won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diuob tries to escape but Andrews is in control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diuob is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Andrews wants to control but Diuob is keeping him busy.

Andrews decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diuob defends it nicely.
Baba Diuob is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diuob misses with a knee to the head.

Andrews pulls Diuob into guard.
Diuob wants to stand but Andrews has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews is pulling down on Diuob's head to control his posture.
Diuob really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Andrews. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diuob wanted to stand there but Andrews had control of the position.

Diuob stands up from Andrews's guard - Diuob perhaps looking for a knockout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck for Andrews with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baba Diuob dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Andrews's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Diuob is looking to clinch but Andrews is avoiding it.
Andrews shoots in for a double leg but Diuob sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Diuob moves in looking to clinch but Andrews pushes him off.
Diuob fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diuob tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Andrews manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Baba Diuob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diuob doesn't manage to clinch there - Andrews circles away.
Diuob is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diuob tries to clinch but Andrews is having none of it.
Diuob tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andrews swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diuob doesn't manage to clinch there - Andrews circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews lands a nice looking kick to the body. Diuob takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diuob doesn't manage to clinch there - Andrews circles away.
Diuob tries to clinch

and Andrews counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Diuob wants to get back to his feet but Andrews passes into half guard.
Diuob looks like he's trying to stand up.
Diuob is staying active underneath Andrews, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Diuob is trying to stand back up but Andrews is controlling him

Andrews is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Diuob doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Andrews.
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.
Diuob wants to get back to his feet.
Andrews is looking to advance position but Diuob won't allow it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diuob is trying to stand up here but Andrews is controlling him well.
Andrews trying to control from half guard but Diuob is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diuob is trying to stand back up but Andrews is controlling him
Diuob keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Diuob is trying to stand.
Adam Andrews overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Andrews thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diuob keeps working.
Diuob is trying to stand up here but Andrews is controlling him well.
Andrews sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Adam Andrews wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Andrews shoots in for a takedown but Diuob shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Diuob moves to clinch but Andrews breaks away

and Andrews counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diuob misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andrews.

Andrews manages to pull guard.
Andrews working a defensive guard here.
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 Adam Andrews will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adam Andrews's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Andrews has a takedown stuffed.
Andrews swats away the attempt to clinch by Diuob.

Diuob clinches.
Andrews takes an elbow to the forehead.
Diuob using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andrews has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diuob using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diuob throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diuob lands a knee to the body.
Diuob utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Andrews on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews avoiding damage as Diuob throws knees to the body.
Andrews missing with knees to the body.
Diuob throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diuob missing with knees to the body.

Andrews gets control of Diuob's arms and successfully pulls guard. Andrews will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Diuob gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Diuob takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diuob is looking to clinch but Andrews is avoiding it.

Andrews rushes Diuob and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Andrews blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andrews goes for a takedown attempt but Diuob pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Diuob tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diuob tries to clinch but Andrews moves away

and Andrews counters with a nice double leg into side control. Diuob won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrews trying to control the position but Diuob is working away.
Diuob wants to get back to his feet but Andrews drags him back down.
Andrews is staying tight to Diuob's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Andrews decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Andrews keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diuob tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Andrews counters with a head kick. That will keep Diuob thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Diuob tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Andrews makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Diuob wants to clinch up but Andrews keeps it at a distance.
Diuob wants to clinch up but Andrews keeps it at a distance.
Andrews keeps the fight on the outside.
Adam Andrews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andrews connects with a high kick.
Andrews pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Andrews shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Andrews wants to take Diuob's back but he can't do it this time.
Diuob wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews controlling from mount.
Diuob wants to get back to his feet.
Diuob is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Andrews has taken his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Andrews is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Andrews showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Andrews 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Andrews!
Our winner, Adam Andrews, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.