PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Steel Penn Alliance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rude is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gunslinger. Dominic Rude has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Steel Penn Alliance
vs
Rude

189 cm
29
201 lbs
15 - 18 - 1

190 cm
38
218 lbs
29 - 15 - 2

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 15 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, The Steel Penn Alliance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Dominic Rude!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel Penn Alliance has his takedown stuffed
and Rude counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Rude 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Steel Penn Alliance has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Steel Penn Alliance moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Steel Penn Alliance is looking to slow Rude down with leg kicks.
Steel Penn Alliance scores with a head kick.
Rude blocks a low kick nicely.
Rude avoids the head kick by Steel Penn Alliance.
As Steel Penn Alliance backs off Rude throws a huge counter combo but Steel Penn Alliance manages to avoid it all.
Steel Penn Alliance tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steel Penn Alliance misses with a low kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rude has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Steel Penn Alliance dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rude. That did some damage!
Rude ducks under a wild hook from Steel Penn Alliance.

Steel Penn Alliance clinches with his opponent.
Rude stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stalling in the clinch from Rude.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude scores with a hook to the body.
Steel Penn Alliance is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steel Penn Alliance prevents a body shot from Rude.
Rude misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Rude.

Rude breaks from the clinch.

Rude rushes Steel Penn Alliance and presses him up against the cage.
Steel Penn Alliance tries to circle away but Rude has him pinned against the cage.
Rude goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steel Penn Alliance is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rude keeps control of Steel Penn Alliance as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rude stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Steel Penn Alliance is trying to push Rude away but Rude has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rude misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rude creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steel Penn Alliance is trying to force a seperation but Rude has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn Alliance is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rude gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Steel Penn Alliance. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rude misses with some punches.
Rude lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rude keeps control of Steel Penn Alliance as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Steel Penn Alliance lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rude takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steel Penn Alliance.
Steel Penn Alliance tries to circle away but Rude has him pinned against the cage.
Steel Penn Alliance tries to circle away but Rude has him pinned against the cage.
Rude misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Rude.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rude.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Steel Penn Alliance lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Steel Penn Alliance winds up and cracks Rude with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rude wants to control but Steel Penn Alliance is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude is trying to get back to full guard.
Steel Penn Alliance passes to full mount!
Steel Penn Alliance 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.
Steel Penn Alliance trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Steel Penn Alliance fails to advance to Rude's back.

Steel Penn Alliance goes for an armbar but Rude turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Rude.
Steel Penn Alliance keeping moving, preventing Rude from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rude postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rude controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Steel Penn Alliance tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Steel Penn Alliance looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rude puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Steel Penn Alliance wants to improve his position but Rude is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rude looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rude closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Steel Penn Alliance is looking to regain half guard here but Rude keeps moving and retains side control.
Rude has control of an arm but Steel Penn Alliance manages to advance to Rude's back!
Steel Penn Alliance has the hooks in. Rude is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Rude looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Steel Penn Alliance scores with punches to the body.
Steel Penn Alliance doesn't have the hooks in and Rude manages to turn into his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel Penn Alliance has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn Alliance continues to stall.

Steel Penn Alliance throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rude escapes and throws Steel Penn Alliance's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Steel Penn Alliance is looking to reverse the position.

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.
Rude in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Rude wants to control for a moment but Steel Penn Alliance uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Steel Penn Alliance is not content to let Rude control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn Alliance is trying to get back to full guard.
Steel Penn Alliance is controlling Rude's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Rude content to control rather than advance.
Steel Penn Alliance has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rude is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rude is trying to control. Steel Penn Alliance wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Steel Penn Alliance throws a sloppy head kick and Rude moves out of range easily.

Rude bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rude tries to advance to mount but Steel Penn Alliance denies him.
Steel Penn Alliance tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rude wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dominic Rude has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Rude stands up and beckons Steel Penn Alliance to his feet.
Rude bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Steel Penn Alliance's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Rude showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Steel Penn Alliance on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The Steel Penn Alliance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rude tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steel Penn Alliance manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Rude gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rude misses with the head strike.

Steel Penn Alliance's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body kick there by Rude.
Rude looks to throw the jab but Steel Penn Alliance is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rude looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steel Penn Alliance doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rude counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Penn Alliance misses with a body kick.

Steel Penn Alliance looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rude!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel Penn Alliance working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rude gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rude trying to hold on to Steel Penn Alliance's head to control him but Steel Penn Alliance postures up.

Rude is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Steel Penn Alliance has latched onto it... Big trouble! Steel Penn Alliance pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Rude is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Steel Penn Alliance!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). The Steel Penn Alliance!
An out of breath The Steel Penn Alliance thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.