PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Almdudler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Almdudler
vs
Matthews

162 cm
27
155 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

167 cm
25
161 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andreas Almdudler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clay Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matthews misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Matthews jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Almdudler is looking to clinch but Matthews is avoiding it.
Matthews misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Almdudler lands with a nice combination. Matthews backs away looking to recover.

Almdudler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Matthews avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Almdudler throwing strikes but missing.
Matthews can't keep his opponent in guard - Almdudler advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Almdudler is pressing down on Matthews's thigh, looking to free his foot. Matthews is holding on for now.
Matthews keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almdudler with the ground and pound but Matthews uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Matthews 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.
Almdudler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Matthews controls Almdudler momentarily but Almdudler frees himself.
Almdudler trying to control but Matthews is working from the bottom.
Almdudler throws a big right hand that misses.
Almdudler chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almdudler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Almdudler throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Almdudler with a nice head shot there.
Almdudler working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Matthews's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Almdudler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Matthews trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Almdudler is fighting to break Matthews's control of his arms but Matthews is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Almdudler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Matthews manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Almdudler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matthews.
Matthews lunges at Almdudler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Almdudler's hand.
No luck for Matthews with that takedown attempt.
No joy there for Almdudler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Almdudler misses with a body shot.
Almdudler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Matthews manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Matthews gets caught flat footed, as Almdudler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almdudler working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Matthews's head.
Matthews is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Almdudler looking to sit in guard and control but Matthews gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Almdudler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Almdudler is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Almdudler is on top in guard.

Matthews is pulling down on Almdudler's head. It's preventing any offense from Almdudler, at least for the moment.
Almdudler wants to control from the top but Matthews keeps moving.
Almdudler throws an elbow that misses. Matthews uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Almdudler's guard. Nice move by Matthews!

Almdudler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Matthews showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Almdudler throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andreas Almdudler dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Almdudler closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Matthews quickly recovers to half guard.
Almdudler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matthews can do to turn this around?
Almdudler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Almdudler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Almdudler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Matthews is concentrating on defense, preventing Almdudler from advancing position.
Almdudler tries to pass the half guard into mount. Matthews knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Almdudler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Almdudler with the ground and pound but Matthews uses the opportunity to regain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almdudler trying to control but Matthews is working from the bottom.
Almdudler postures up in Matthews's guard and throws a big left but Matthews blocks it.
Matthews looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almdudler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Matthews wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Matthews looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Almdudler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Almdudler takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Matthews misses with a looping left.
Almdudler moves in looking to clinch but Matthews pushes him off.
A good leg kick by Matthews.

Almdudler shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Matthews is trying to defend but Almdudler finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Almdudler misses with a head shot. Matthews uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Almdudler seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Andreas Almdudler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Matthews sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Almdudler trying to keep a closed guard but Matthews is proving a slippery customer.
Almdudler punching from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Almdudler is on top in guard.

Matthews bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Almdudler's guard.

Matthews trying to control but Almdudler is working from the bottom.
Matthews throwing strikes from guard but Almdudler blocks nicely.

Almdudler is looking for a triangle but Matthews pushes his legs off easily.
Matthews throws a strike but Almdudler rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Matthews looking for a sweep. Not yet Matthews, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Matthews is keen to just control but Almdudler is a slippery customer.
Matthews might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Almdudler haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Almdudler tries to get to full guard but Matthews has control of the leg.

Almdudler has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Matthews escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Matthews!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matthews lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Andreas Almdudler will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Matthews shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Almdudler as he jumps to the side.
Almdudler looks for a takedown but Matthews sprawls well.
Matthews slaps away a takedown attempt from Almdudler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Almdudler uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Matthews has time to react.
Matthews thows a left - swing and a miss!
Almdudler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Matthews misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Almdudler.
Almdudler tries to clinch

and Matthews counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Matthews.
Matthews working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Matthews throws an elbow that misses. Almdudler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Matthews's guard. Nice move by Almdudler!

Almdudler trying to control the position from guard on top but Matthews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almdudler cracks Matthews with a solid left hand.
Matthews wants to sweep but no luck.
Matthews pulls Almdudler in close to his closed guard and prevents Almdudler from doing any damage or advancing position.
Almdudler trying to control but Matthews is working from the bottom.
Matthews wants to sweep but no luck.
Matthews wants to hit a switch here but Almdudler passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Matthews there!
Almdudler sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almdudler raining down hammerfists from mount.
Almdudler throwing strikes here but Matthews is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Matthews regains half guard.

Almdudler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Matthews gets full guard.
Clay Matthews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Almdudler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews keeping moving, preventing Almdudler from controlling successfully.
Almdudler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Matthews is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Andreas Almdudler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Almdudler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Almdudler throws a big elbow that misses.
Almdudler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Almdudler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matthews is keeping the position for now.
Matthews lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews with a flurry of punches that miss.
Matthews trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Almdudler has momentary wrist control but Matthews slips an elbow through the middle.
Almdudler wants to sweep but no luck.
Matthews throws a big elbow that misses.

Almdudler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Matthews defends well.
Matthews is in close to Almdudler's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matthews landing some decent shots from guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Clay Matthews.
I think Almdudler has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Andreas Almdudler!
Our winner, Andreas Almdudler, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.