PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rusev Hungary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart Dew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stuart Dew has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rusev Hungary's chin.

Hungary
vs
Dew

194 cm
25
130 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

168 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rusev Hungary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stuart Dew!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hungary scores with a nice head shot.
Hungary pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dew back to the ropes. Hungary follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hungary lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dew with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hungary cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hungary feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dews jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Dew gets caught flat footed, as Hungary shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Dew throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Dew is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dew is looking to sweep but instead, Hungary has passed into half guard.
Dew avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hungary.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dew is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Dew is looking to control Hungary's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dew avoid being mounted?
Hungary sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dew defending well though.

Dew looking for submissions off his back.
Dew trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hungary prevents Dew from improving his position.
Dew is looking to control Hungary's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dew avoid being mounted?

Dew actively working from the bottom here.

Dew is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hungary pulls his head out easily.
Dew looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hungary throwing shots but Dew is blocking nicely.

Dew is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hungary pulls his head out easily.
Hungary throwing shots but Dew is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hungary misses with a head shot. Dew uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dew keeping moving, preventing Hungary from controlling successfully.

Dew had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hungary defends it easily.
Hungary stops Dew from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dew can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dew has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hungary can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hungary will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hungary wants to stand but Dew has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hungary has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Dew is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hungary is aware though and is defending well.
Hungary trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dew's guard.
Dew seems keen to control Hungary's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hungary wants to pass the guard but Dew is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hungary closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Hungary gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dew to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hungary can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dew controls the pace.
Dew wants to control from the top but Hungary keeps moving.

Dew drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hungary looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hungary looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hungary!

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An elbow from Hungary crashes against the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dew can't do much from the bottom here.

Hungary wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dew, who protects the arm well.
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.
Dew regains half guard.
Dew is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

Dew looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hungary not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hungary stops Dew from getting back to his feet.
Dew wants to control but Hungary is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hungary really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hungary wants to take a breather but Dew is having none of it.
Hungary sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dew defending well though.
Hungary is trying to control the action in half guard but Dew is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dew gets back to full guard.

Dew looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hungary is fighting to break Dew's control of his arms but Dew is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dew is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hungary is standing up over Dew. Dew looks to escape but Hungary dives into side control.
Dew stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Hungary sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dew is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The strikes coming from Hungary are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hungary working away.
Hungary is looking to take a break and control but Dew is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hungary working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dew manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hungary is trying to control the action in half guard but Dew is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dew holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hungary throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dew is holding on to half guard well.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dew walks into a stiff left hand from Hungary.
Hungary paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hungary lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rusev Hungary dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Dew changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hungary tries to avoid it but Dew manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hungary to the ground. Hungary escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dew doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hungary counters with a straight right hand.
Rusev Hungary is winning the standup battle so far.

Hungary feints and as Dew raises his hands in defense, Hungary changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Dew is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hungary is aware though and is defending well.

Hungary got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dew has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hungary has managed to get both his arms back between Dew's legs - danger averted.
Hungary postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dew wants to stand but Hungary is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dew utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rusev Hungary overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dew looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dew might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hungary haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Dew is looking for a triangle here but Hungary uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Dew is holding Hungary down, trying to stall.
Hungary throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Dew works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

Hungary is working for a kimura but Dew is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Dew looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dew is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Dew is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hungary jumps into side control!
Dew is trying to control Hungary's posture but Hungary avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hungary wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dew keeps working.
Hungary is trying to ground and pound but Dew uses the momentary lack of control by Hungary to regain half guard.
Dew is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hungary's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hungary's back!
Hungary covering up well and avoiding damage.
Hungary breaks Dew's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hungary accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Dew is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hungary wants to control from the top but Dew keeps moving.
Hungary missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Dew is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Dew is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rusev Hungary.
Well Hungary has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rusev Hungary!