PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rudeboy Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Alonso
vs
Dux

188 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

184 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rudeboy Alonso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Dux!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Francis DeMontford and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux throws a right hand that misses
and Alonso counters with a left to the body.
Alonso tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alonso looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dux is fending him off so far but Alonso persists. Nope, Dux circles away and we're back to standing.
Dux loads up on a big right hand but Alonso slips the punch.
Alonso gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Dux counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dux is thwarting Alonso's attempts to control the position.
Dux wants to stand up but Alonso has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso is looking to improve his position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dux missing with a left hand there. Alonso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alonso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alonso.
Dux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alonso with a poor takedown

and Dux counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudeboy Alonso. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dux stands up.
Dux looks to land a combination but Alonso avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alonso shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dux as he avoids it easily.
Dux misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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!
A combination from Dux does no damage.
Dux throws a jab when Alonso was well out of range.
Alonso fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dux avoids it really well and circles away.
Dux rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alonso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alonso moves away from the strike by Dux.
Dux misses with a body shot.
Dux lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alonso circles away quickly and effectively.
Dux misses with a looping right.
Dux slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dux. Alonso does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso tries for a takedown but Dux circles away easily

and Dux counters with a takedown into side control.
Alonso is breathing heavily.

Dux stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Dux scores with a jab.
Dux throws a big shot that misses.
Dux lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alonso at a distance.
Alonso misses with a two punch combination.
Alonso ducks under a wild hook from Dux.
Frank Dux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alonso has his takedown stuffed

and Dux counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dux has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alonso is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dux tries to stand but Alonso is controlling from the bottom.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dux gets to his feet - Alonso follows without any prompting.
Alonso throws a nice looking combination but Dux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Dux.
Dux throws out a loose jab but Alonso uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alonso fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alonso was well out of range. Poor timing from Dux.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Dux dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dux throws a right hand that misses
and Dux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alonso misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alonso tries to close the distance and clinch but Dux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alonso dodges the punch combination from Dux.
Alonso dodges the punch combination from Dux.

Alonso moves into range and clinches up with Dux.
Dux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dux - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Alonso tries to break the clinch but Dux is controlling the position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dux takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dux as Alonso tries to tie him up.
Alonso is trying to push Dux away but Dux has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alonso being controlled against the cage.

Dux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alonso will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Some wild striking there from Dux.
Alonso will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudeboy Alonso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dux throws a hook but Alonso blocks it.
Dux misses with a hook.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dux in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dux on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A combination from Dux does no damage.
Alonso throws the kick towards the body but Dux avoids it.
Alonso moves in looking to clinch but Dux pushes him off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dux throws a right and a left that Alonso avoids nicely.
Alonso ducks under a wild hook from Dux.
Dux throws a right hand that misses
and Alonso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alonso shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Dux counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Alonso's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alonso has a closed guard, preventing Dux from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank Dux has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alonso is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dux misses the jab.
Dux cracks Alonso with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso fails with the takedown

and Dux counters with a single leg into guard. Alonso didn't expect that.
Alonso has a closed guard, preventing Dux from standing up.
Alonso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dux wanted to stand there but Alonso had control of the position.
Alonso wants to sweep here but Dux controlling him for the moment.

Dux decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dux swinging wildly here.
Dux fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Dux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Alonso throws the kick towards the body but Dux avoids it.
Dux misses with a looping left.
Alonso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frank Dux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dux misses with a hook.
Dux throws a lazy uppercut
and Alonso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Dux, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alonso will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alonso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alonso will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alonso moves away.
Dux misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dux missing with a left hand there. Alonso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alonso tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dux swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudeboy Alonso. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dux misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alonso avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dux throws a looping overhand right but Alonso ducks down to avoid it.
Alonso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dux.
Dux looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alonso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dux.
Alonso looks to clinch

and Dux counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dux.
Dux has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dux is looking to stand up but Alonso won't let him.
Dux is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Frank Dux is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alonso knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dux on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Dux decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Alonso dives in for a single leg takedown but Dux sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alonso has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dux uses from the top position.

Dux stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dux looks to land a right hand but Alonso moved out of range.
Dux might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice takedown defense from Dux. No joy for Alonso on that attempt.
Dux misses with a two punch combination.
Dux throws a right and a left that Alonso avoids nicely.
A combination from Dux does no damage.
Dux misses with the combination.
Dux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alonso.
Alonso shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dux darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux throws a lazy right hand but Alonso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dux throws a jab when Alonso was well out of range.
Alonso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dux.
Dux rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alonso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dux misses with the combination.
A big left from Dux misses.
Alonso shoots in for a takedown but Dux shows good takedown defense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dux misses with a wild combination.
Alonso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Dux comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dux has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Dux!