PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefano Dufinbeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnnie Wait (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dufinbeger comes to the ring accompanied by Steppin Stone. Wait comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Say Hello kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Stefano Dufinbeger has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Dufinbeger
vs
Wait

200 cm
24
275 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

180 cm
26
270 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stefano Dufinbeger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnnie Wait!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Wait.
Dufinbeger avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Wait.
Dufinbeger is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Wait working the ground and pound but Dufinbeger is defending the strikes.
Wait is looking to take a break and control but Dufinbeger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wait scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dufinbeger to see if he's OK.
Wait creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dufinbeger wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Dufinbeger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wait lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dufinbeger can't do much from the bottom here.
Wait landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dufinbeger takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dufinbeger struggling a bit here.
The ground and pound from Wait seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Check out the look on Wait's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Wait goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dufinbeger has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Wait but great work by Dufinbeger.
Wait is looking to regain half guard here but Dufinbeger keeps moving and retains side control.
Dufinbeger tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dufinbeger is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wait knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wait tries to improve position but can't.
Wait really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dufinbeger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dufinbeger tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Dufinbeger trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wait wants to control but Dufinbeger postures up.
Wait is trying to buck Dufinbeger off.
Dufinbeger will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dufinbeger wants to stand but Wait is controlling his arm.
Dufinbeger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wait keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wait is looking to reverse the position.
Dufinbeger tries to stand but Wait is controlling his head.
You can see the frustration on Wait's face as Dufinbeger controls the position.
Wait is trying to control Dufinbeger's posture but Dufinbeger avoids it.
Dufinbeger wants to stand but Wait is controlling his arm.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wait is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dufinbeger wants to stand but Wait is controlling his arm.
Dufinbeger working the ground and pound.
Dufinbeger working the head and body with strikes.
Wait is pushing Dufinbeger's head away, looking to escape. Dufinbeger manages to hold on to the position though.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dufinbeger tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Dufinbeger wants to control but Wait is keeping him busy.
Wait is trying to get back to his feet.
Dufinbeger in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Dufinbeger tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Dufinbeger stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A combination from Dufinbeger does no damage.

Wait takes the fight into the clinch.

Dufinbeger breaks the clinch.

Dufinbeger clinches.

Dufinbeger breaks from the clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wait tries to clinch up
and Dufinbeger counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Johnnie Wait has been cut.
Dufinbeger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wait throws a chopping leg kick but Dufinbeger manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wait with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dufinbeger to score with a decent uppercut.
Wait will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wait misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dufinbeger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wait misses with a double jab.
Wait throws a solid leg kick but Dufinbeger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wait.
Dufinbeger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dufinbeger tries to clinch up.
Dufinbeger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wait displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dufinbeger.
Dufinbeger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wait throws out the jab.
Dufinbeger stuffs the takedown attempt from Wait. Wait gets slowly back to his feet.
Dufinbeger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wait tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Dufinbeger to counter with a crisp jab.

That has opened up Johnnie Wait's cut even more.
Wait wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wait waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dufinbeger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Stefano Dufinbeger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnnie Wait's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Wait misses with a leg kick.
Wait shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dufinbeger defends it nicely.
Dufinbeger digs a good body shot into Wait's ribs.
Dufinbeger works over Wait's head and body with a nice combination.
Stefano Dufinbeger is winning the standup battle so far.
Dufinbeger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wait misses with a takedown attempt - Dufinbeger sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wait misses with a hook
and Dufinbeger counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Dufinbeger cracks Wait with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dufinbeger has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Wait to stand back up!

Wait is rocked!
Dufinbeger closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Wait out cold! Wait corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Stefano Dufinbeger!
After the big win, Stefano Dufinbeger made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Pirates Powder and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.