PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Test Icles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Ambrose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean Ambrose has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Icles
vs
Ambrose

185 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Test Icles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dean Ambrose!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Icles moves to clinch but Ambrose breaks away

and Ambrose counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ambrose is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ambrose with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ambrose in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ambrose slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ambrose is looking to work some ground and pound but Icles has wrist control.
Ambrose with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambrose postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ambrose working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Icles's head.
Ambrose postures up in Icles's guard and throws a big left but Icles blocks it.
Icles knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ambrose on the ground.
Icles working a defensive guard here.
Ambrose has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ambrose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ambrose postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ambrose stays in close to Icles's body and controls the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Icles throws a front kick aimed at Ambrose's knee but Ambrose avoids it well.
Icles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ambrose moves away.

Ambrose shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Icles's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ambrose throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ambrose is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ambrose with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose looking to pass the guard.
Ambrose keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Icles's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Icles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ambrose.
Icles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ambrose.
Icles trying to control the position.
Ambrose is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ambrose tries to clinch there but Icles circles away.
Icles throws a right and a left that Ambrose avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ambrose throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Icles was covering up waiting for the punch and Ambrose finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ambrose throws a big right hand that misses.
Ambrose with a flurry of punches that miss.
Icles wants to sweep here but Ambrose controlling him for the moment.
Ambrose working some strikes from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ambrose lands a couple of elbows.
Ambrose distracts Icles with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Icles misses with a low kick.
Icles misses with a hook to the body
and Ambrose makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Icles looks for the body kick but Ambrose saw that one coming.
Ambrose is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Ambrose drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dean Ambrose has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ambrose is chipping away with strikes.
Ambrose is chipping away with strikes.
Ambrose scoring with punches and elbows.
Icles taking a bit of punishment here - Ambrose scoring with strikes.
Icles is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Icles is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ambrose cracks Icles with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Ambrose immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Icles is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Ambrose!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Ambrose!