PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cranky Mark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dux has chosen Lose My Mind as his entrance music. John Dux will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Mark
vs
Dux

170 cm
24
182 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

196 cm
24
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cranky Mark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Dux!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mark throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dux checks the leg kick.
Mark throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dux lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Cranky Mark has been cut.
Mark cracks the inside of Dux's front leg.
Mark misses with a leg kick

and Dux counters by moving into the clinch.

Mark breaks the clinch.
Mark has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Araba Fenice in the buildup to the fight.
Mark takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mark tries to land a front kick but Dux steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dux checks a leg kick.
Dux misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux scores with a punch to the head.
Mark tries to score with a low kick but Dux moves his leg out of the way.
Mark throws a low kick but Dux moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Mark there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cranky Mark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dux throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mark lands with a nice body kick.
Mark looks to land a body kick but Dux moved away.
Dux throws out a loose jab but Mark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dux keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mark connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mark walks into a left hand.
Dux tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dux throws a shot from downtown. Mark moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dux tries to move into range but Mark moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mark swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dux fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dux scores with a punch to the head.

Mark gets a takedown into half guard.
Dux wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mark passes to full mount!
Mark working Dux over with strikes here.
Dux tries to lock up and control but Mark gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mark takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dux is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mark thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mark breaks from Dux's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mark looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mark has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dux's face.
Dux takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
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!
Dux looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Mark putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Dux is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cranky Mark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cranky Mark's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Crunch! Mark slams his shin into Dux's torso.
A head kick misses from Mark.
Mark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dux has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dux throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mark keeps Dux at a distance using the push kick.
Cranky Mark is winning the standup battle so far.
Mark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dux.
A clash of legs there as Dux blocks the low kick.
Dux missing with a left hand there. Mark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Mark.
Mark scores with a kick to the body.
Dux throws out a loose jab but Mark uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mark lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mark feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dux's calf.
Mark throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mark throws a leg kick

and Dux holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mark is trying to pull guard but Dux turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Mark breaks the clinch.
Mark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mark checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mark throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mark finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mark in his tracks.
Mark loads up on a big right hand but Dux slips the punch.
Mark walks into a jab.
Dux looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dux connects with a jab.
Dux tries to clinch but Mark moves out of range.
Dux misses with a wild combination.
Dux throws a body shot but no joy.
Mark takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dux is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mark wants to slow Dux down by chopping away at his legs.
Mark looks to throw a body kick
letting Dux counter with a right hand.
Dux wants to land a leg kick but Mark is out of range.
Mark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dux is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mark throws a leg kick but Dux sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mark blocks a jab.
John Dux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mark throws a leg kick but Dux sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mark is looking to land body kicks.
Mark feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dux's calf.
Dux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dux throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dux moves out of range of the leg kick from Mark.
Mark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mark.
Dux throws the left hand but Mark avoids the punch easily.
Mark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dux can do to turn this around?
Dux on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A big right from Dux misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dux checks a leg kick.
Dux on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cranky Mark dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cranky Mark's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Mark buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dux blocks a head kick by Mark.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mark.
Mark throws a push kick but Dux slaps the foot to one side.
Mark finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dux moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A head kick misses from Mark.
Dux scores with a punch to the head.
Dux throws a looping overhand right but Mark ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dux moves out of range as Mark throws a body kick.
Dux's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mark fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dux is out of range.
Crunch! Mark slams his shin into Dux's torso.
Mark loads up on a big right hand but Dux slips the punch.
Dux misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Dux blocks the leg kick.
Mark misses with a low kick.
Dux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dux throws a head kick that misses.
John Dux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mark thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dux if he has to take too many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dux. Mark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mark throws a head kick but Dux moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Mark. That snapped Dux's head back.
Mark throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mark tried to score with a low kick but Dux checks it.
Nice body kick there by Mark.
Dux lands with a hook. Mark tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dux misses with a low kick.
Dux throws a right and a left that Mark avoids nicely.
Cranky Mark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dux moves out of range of the body kick.
Dux walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mark checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dux takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dux lands a jab to the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mark.
Dux throws an off balance right hand

and Mark counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mark.
Mark might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dux keeping moving, preventing Mark from controlling successfully.
Mark lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mark wants to pass the guard but Dux is keeping the position.
Mark passes Dux's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dux trying to control from the bottom.
Dux is looking to escape.
Dux missing with punches from the bottom.
Mark performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cranky Mark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mark, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cranky Mark!
An out of breath Cranky Mark thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.