PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Tretow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BitterSweet LuLu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tretow comes to the cage accompanied by Days of Thunder. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tretow
vs
LuLu

178 cm
30
143 lbs
15 - 25 - 0

180 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dennis Tretow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, BitterSweet LuLu!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Tretow.

Tretow fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging LuLu to the ground. Tretow is now in LuLu's guard.
LuLu can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tretow controls the pace.
Tretow's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Dennis Tretow just wasn't active enough.

LuLu moves into the clinch.
Tretow landing knees to the body.
LuLu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tretow lands a good knee to the midsection. LuLu won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tretow wants to take the fight to the mat but LuLu manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tretow has LuLu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. LuLu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Tretow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
LuLu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tretow.
LuLu avoiding damage as Tretow throws knees to the body.
Tretow stalls.
Tretow lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

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

Tretow gets tackled into the cage by LuLu. LuLu maintains the clinch.

Tretow has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but LuLu regains guard immediately.
Tretow wants to pass the guard but LuLu is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tretow looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Dennis Tretow has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

LuLu closes the distance and pushes Tretow back into the cage.

Tretow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tretow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice body kick there by Tretow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tretow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tretow throws a quick inside leg kick.
BitterSweet LuLu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tretow shoots in for a takedown but LuLu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Tretow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tretow closes the distance and clinches up with LuLu, looking for a takedown. Tretow pushes LuLu against the cage but LuLu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tretow throws a head kick but LuLu moves out of range.

Tretow has LuLu up against the cage in a clinch.

Tretow breaks the clinch.

LuLu clinches up with Tretow and pushes him back against the cage.
LuLu tries to land knees in the clinch but Tretow avoids the damage to the body.

Tretow has clasped his hands together around LuLu's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Tretow slows the pace down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Tretow tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
LuLu prevents Tretow from moving into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Tretow dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tretow takes the fight into the clinch.

Tretow breaks from the clinch.

Tretow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with LuLu, pushing him back against the cage.
Tretow lands a good knee to the midsection. LuLu won't want to take too many of those.

Tretow has picked LuLu up - he's going for a ride! Tretow dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Tretow is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so LuLu is just riding it out for now. Tretow eventually gives up the hold.
Tretow with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tretow is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Tretow landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tretow takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dennis Tretow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dennis Tretow wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Tretow drives through with a takedown into LuLu's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tretow is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tretow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that LuLu can do to turn this around?
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Dennis Tretow has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
LuLu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tretow.
LuLu moves out of range of the leg kick from Tretow.

LuLu rushes Tretow and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
LuLu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Tretow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Tretow drives through with a takedown into LuLu's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tretow's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Dennis Tretow has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

LuLu clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Tretow dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Tretow decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tretow passes the guard and advances to mount!
Tretow landing punches.

Tretow stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

LuLu has Tretow up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tretow breaks from the clinch.

LuLu gets tackled into the cage by Tretow. Tretow maintains the clinch.
LuLu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tretow.

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

Tretow moves into the clinch.
LuLu managing to block the knees to the body from Tretow.

Tretow pulls guard.

Tretow throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tretow has his hands on LuLu's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tretow working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. LuLu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. LuLu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
LuLu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tretow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tretow seems keen to control LuLu's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by BitterSweet LuLu.
LuLu avoids the body shot from Tretow.
Dennis Tretow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Tretow looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tretow not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Dennis Tretow just wasn't active enough.
Tretow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tretow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tretow lands an overhand right.

Tretow clinches with his opponent.
Tretow avoiding damage as LuLu throws knees to the body.
LuLu scores a nice knee to the body.

Tretow breaks from the clinch.

LuLu moves into range and clinches up with Tretow.
LuLu with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Tretow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

LuLu moves into the clinch.
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.
Tretow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
LuLu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tretow blocks it with crossed arms.
BitterSweet LuLu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tretow avoids the elbow strike from LuLu, against the cage.

Tretow gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Tretow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tretow 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Tretow!
A relieved looking Dennis Tretow thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.