PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dixon Tudeep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tudeep has chosen Despised Icon MVP as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Young
vs
Tudeep

185 cm
27
219 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

188 cm
28
215 lbs
11 - 13 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dixon Tudeep!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tudeep throws a low kick but it's checked well by Young.
Tudeep misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice shot lands for Young.
Young scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Dixon Tudeep has been cut.
Tudeep steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Young.
Tudeep walks forward, straight into a front kick from Young.
Young lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tudeep at a distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tudeep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young tries to clinch up.

Young gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Young gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tudeep tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the cage.

Tudeep breaks from the clinch.
Tudeep tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young throws a good cross that connects.
Tudeep fails in his attempt to clinch.

Tudeep rushes Young and presses him up against the cage.
Tudeep stalling.
Tudeep has had enough of the clinch but Young keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Young.
Young throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tudeep blocks it with crossed arms.
Young misses with an elbow over the top.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but Tudeep blocks with his arms.
Young comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Young is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tudeep is defending well for now.
Young pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Young lands a body punch.
Young lands an elbow inside.

Tudeep manages to break the clinch.
Young feints and then cracks Tudeep's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tudeep down.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Tudeep moves out of range easily.
Young displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Young takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tudeep throws a series of punches but Young moves out of range.
Tudeep takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Young fails to land with a series of punches.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tudeep tries for a takedown but Young sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Young lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Young scores with a nice strike.
Tudeep paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tudeep is trying hard to land a takedown here. Young sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dan Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dixon Tudeep.
Tudeep fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Young moves into range and connects with a jab.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Young clobbers Tudeep with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Young avoids the head kick by Tudeep.
Tudeep wants to clinch up but Young keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Young.
Tudeep fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tudeep avoids a punch combination nicely.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tudeep misses with the combination.

Tudeep clinches up with Young and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tudeep is struggling to control the position.
Tudeep is trying to break free.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tudeep blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Young lands an elbow inside.

Tudeep breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tudeep avoids a punch combination nicely.

Tudeep fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Young, pushing him back against the cage.
Tudeep tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Young avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Young creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Young lands a good knee to the midsection. Tudeep won't want to take too many of those.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tudeep as Young tries to tie him up.

Tudeep's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tudeep lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a body shot.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Tudeep, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Young displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Young as Tudeep shoots in.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Tudeep does a little dance to reset his feet.
Young moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tudeep tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Young. Those never looked like landing.
Tudeep takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A head kick misses from Tudeep.
Tudeep avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tudeep tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Young swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tudeep looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tudeep tries to close the distance and clinch up but Young swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Young dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dixon Tudeep's cut.
That's time! Young's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Young cracks a nice hook into Tudeep's ribs.
Tudeep ducks right into an uppercut from Young.
Young thows a body shot but no joy.
Tudeep throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
Young lands a head kick!
Young scores with the left hand. Tudeep knows he should have avoided that one.
Dan Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tudeep misses the shot to the body.
Young throws a right hand that Tudeep ducks under and follows up with a left that Tudeep also avoids with ease.
Young avoids the head kick by Tudeep.
Tudeep throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Dan Young has been cut.
Tudeep avoids the head kick by Young.
Young displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tudeep.
Young listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tudeep throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Tudeep shoots in but Young avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dan Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Tudeep throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws a combination. Tudeep tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Young tries to clinch but Tudeep moves out of range.
Tudeep shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Young sprawls well. Young wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tudeep gets slowly back to his feet.
Dan Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dixon Tudeep.
Tudeep gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tudeep misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dan Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tudeep throws a low kick but Young moves out of range easily.
Young fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tudeep on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Young smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Young scores with a hook to the body. Tudeep takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Young tries to bum rush Tudeep with a series of wild strikes but Tudeep uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tudeep.
Young sizes up Tudeep with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tudeep.
Tudeep is breathing heavily.
Tudeep's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Young connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tudeep scrambles back to his feet.
Tudeep takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young throws a right hand that Tudeep ducks under and follows up with a left that Tudeep also avoids with ease.
Tudeep avoids the head kick by Young.
Good exchange - Young coming out on top.
Young defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tudeep.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
Tudeep is trying desperately to land a takedown but Young is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Tudeep.
Tudeep shoots in for a takedown but Young shows good takedown defense.
Young stuffs the takedown attempt from Tudeep. Tudeep gets slowly back to his feet.
Young throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Young lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tudeep dodges the punch combination from Young.
Young scores with a one two! Tudeep had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tudeep shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Young pinned against the cage. Young gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Young tries to clinch but Tudeep is having none of it.
Young throws a head kick that misses

and Tudeep counters with a takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Tudeep is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Young has escaped the position, nice work there.
Young tries to escape but Tudeep is in control.

Tudeep is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Young is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Tudeep working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Young knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tudeep on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Tudeep tries for a kimura but Young is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Tudeep wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Young, who protects the arm well.
Young is pushing Tudeep's head away, looking to escape. Tudeep manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Young tries to get out of the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Tudeep is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Young is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Tudeep tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Young is trying to buck Tudeep off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dixon Tudeep will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Young's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
Young jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Young blocks a low kick nicely.
Tudeep is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tudeep moves in looking to clinch but Young pushes him off.
Tudeep takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Young avoids the body shot from Tudeep.
Tudeep slips under a jab.
Tudeep shoots in but Young avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tudeep avoids the head kick by Young.
Young throws a low kick but Tudeep moves out of range easily.
Tudeep gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Young throws a head kick that misses

and Tudeep counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Young!
Dixon Tudeep has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tudeep connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tudeep is landing with some decent strikes but Young is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Young really wants to buck Tudeep off and get back to his feet.

Tudeep is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Young can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Tudeep lands with some strikes.

Young defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tudeep.
Tudeep in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Young defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tudeep.
Tudeep won't let Young get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Young is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Tudeep has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is trying to remain composed but Tudeep is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.

Tudeep is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Young knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Young for a finish.
Young is trying to get back to his feet but Tudeep has full control of the position and if anything, Young has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Tudeep working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Young is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Tudeep has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Young taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dixon Tudeep!