PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Artie Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tweedle Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lange comes to the cage accompanied by Fire - Bruce Springsteen. Dee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Chumbawamba - Tubthumping. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lange
vs
Dee

182 cm
30
199 lbs
17 - 13 - 1

180 cm
29
195 lbs
28 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition (160!)
BeastMode

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Artie Lange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tweedle Dee!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dee, right into the meat.
Lange misses with a left hand

and Dee counters with a takedown into side control.
Lange dodges the ground and pound from Dee.
Lange is trying to get back to half guard.
Dee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Dee tries for a kimura but Lange is defending well.
Lange is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dee is looking to take a break and control but Lange is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lange tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lange is holding Dee down, trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange is looking for a sweep.
Lange is working hard here to advance position.
Lange can't do much from the bottom here.

Dee working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lange tries to buck Dee off but Dee is having none of it.
Dee trying to control the position but Lange is working away.
Dee is working Lange over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dee landing a few strikes.
Dee looks up at the clock and then as Lange takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dee smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dee takes a little break here. Lange wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lange keeps working.
Dee blocks the strikes from Lange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lange tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Dee is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lange has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dee looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lange is avoiding damage well.
Lange tries to buck Dee off but Dee is having none of it.
Dee cracks Lange with a big right hand but Lange just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lange tries to buck Dee off but Dee is having none of it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lange is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lange struggling a bit here.
Dee lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dee slows the pace down.
Lange is trying to get back to half guard.
Dee in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dee scoring with punches and elbows.
Dee looks up at the clock and then as Lange takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dee smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dee scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lange to see if he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dee working the head and body with strikes.
Dee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lange keeps working.
Lange being controlled for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lange some visible discomfort.
Dee scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lange to see if he's OK.
Lange is trying to control Dee's posture but Dee avoids it.
Lange is trying to get back to half guard.
Lange manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Dee actively working from the bottom here.
Lange is just content to waste time from the top position. Dee takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tweedle Dee dominated that round.
That's time! Lange's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lange throws an off balance right hand
and Dee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lange misses with an uppercut
and Dee counters with a stiff right hand.
Lange misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lange.
Dee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lange scores with a nice strike.
Lange ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dee moves away.
Dee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lange.
Dee throws a leg kick but Lange sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lange lands a nice shot that snaps Dee's head back.
Dee throws a body punch but Lange moves out of range.
Lange swings widly with a right hand
and Dee counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lange lands with a nice body punch.
Lange scores with a hook to the body. Dee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Artie Lange seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lange misses with a wild body shot.
Lange throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lange throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lange has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lange.
Tweedle Dee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Dee lands a left and a right that sends Lange crashing to the canvas! Dee dives into mount looking to finish!

Lange is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dee connects with a bit shot that sees Lange covering up! More strikes from Dee and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dee is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tweedle Dee!
Tweedle Dee managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Syndicate Nutrition, into his post fight interview.