PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martinez Eluard (ranked 1784 p4p, 264 weight class) and Rob Dyrdek (ranked 1621 p4p, 240 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Eluard
vs
Dyrdek

180 cm
34
181 lbs
20 - 17 - 2

170 cm
27
177 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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 20 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martinez Eluard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Dyrdek!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dyrdek gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dyrdek prevents Eluard from breaking the clinch.
Eluard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Eluard trying to control the position but instead, Dyrdek has worked for underhooks and has pushed Eluard into the cage.
Dyrdek displaying some good clinch control by pressing Eluard up against the cage.
Dyrdek trying to land knees to the body.
Dyrdek is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dyrdek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dyrdek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dyrdek lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dyrdek putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Eluard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dyrdek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Eluard tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dyrdek with a knee to the head.

It looks like Martinez Eluard has been cut.
Dyrdek with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyrdek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dyrdek digs a right hand underneath Eluard's ribcage. Eluard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dyrdek connects with a nasty looking knee right to Eluard's face.
Eluard looking to stall.
Eluard tries to work over Dyrdek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eluard dodges an elbow strike from Dyrdek.
Dyrdek stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eluard.
Eluard letting Dyrdek take a breather here.
Dyrdek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dyrdek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eluard goes for a takedown attempt but Dyrdek pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Eluard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dyrdek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eluard sets himself, and Dyrdek steps forward looking for the clinch! Eluard avoids it this time.
Eluard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyrdek moves away from the strike by Eluard.
Eluard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dyrdek at a distance.
Eluard tries for a takedown but Dyrdek circles away easily
enabling Dyrdek to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martinez Eluard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dyrdek pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Dyrdek gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dyrdek pushes off an throws an elbow but Eluard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Eluard is trying to push Dyrdek away but Dyrdek has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dyrdek looking to throw knees to the head but Eluard is blocking nicely.
Eluard managing to block the knees to the body from Dyrdek.
Still in the clinch, Eluard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Eluard has Dyrdek pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dyrdek manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A right hand to the body from Eluard.
Dyrdek dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dyrdek obliges.

Eluard gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Dyrdek tries to kick Eluard off but Eluard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dyrdek is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dyrdek manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dyrdek keeping full guard, as Eluard tries to pass.
Dyrdek looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eluard looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dyrdek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eluard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dyrdek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Eluard postures up.
Our spies down at at BLOODSPORT GYM inform us that Dyrdek has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Dyrdek has Eluard pulled in close to control his posture.
Eluard wants to control from the top but Dyrdek keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Eluard connects with a looping right hand.
Eluard blocks a head kick by Dyrdek.

Eluard closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dyrdek did well to prevent Eluard getting side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eluard wants to take a breather but Dyrdek is having none of it.
Dyrdek has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Eluard is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Dyrdek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martinez Eluard's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dyrdek takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rob Dyrdek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dyrdek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dyrdek tries a head kick but it misses.
Dyrdek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dyrdek takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Eluard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Eluard shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dyrdek is trying to defend but Eluard finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Dyrdek pushes Eluard off and gets back to his feet.
Eluard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Eluard is defended easily by Dyrdek.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eluard misses with a takedown attempt - Dyrdek sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Dyrdek as Eluard shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martinez Eluard. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Eluard looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Eluard prevents Dyrdek from improving his position.
Eluard passes to full mount!
Dyrdek is in all sorts of trouble here.
Eluard trying to control but Dyrdek is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eluard wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Dyrdek trying desperately to get to his feet.
Eluard avoids the attempt from Dyrdek to control.
Dyrdek is desperately trying to improve his position but Eluard has a good base and remains in mount.
Dyrdek is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dyrdek is desperately trying to improve his position but Eluard has a good base and remains in mount.
Dyrdek is still trying to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyrdek has given up his back. Will we see Eluard going for some submissions?
Eluard is hanging on to Dyrdek's back as he tries to escape.
Dyrdek just trying to survive but Eluard is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Dyrdek is trying to stand back up.
Eluard controlling well, preventing Dyrdek from escaping the position.
Dyrdek trying to control the position but Eluard manages to sink in the hooks.
Eluard is looking to control Dyrdek but Dyrdek is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Dyrdek is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Eluard gets his way!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eluard controlling well, preventing Dyrdek from escaping the position.
Eluard is not going to allow Dyrdek to sit and survive in this position.

Eluard working for the choke.
Eluard not allowing Dyrdek to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martinez Eluard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Martinez Eluard's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Dyrdek wants to clinch.
Dyrdek throws a series of punches but Eluard avoids them all with ease.
Dyrdek wants to clinch.
Dyrdek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dyrdek takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Martinez Eluard is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eluard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Dyrdek moves into the clinch.
Rob Dyrdek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dyrdek scores with a shoulder strike.
Eluard working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Eluard decides to pull guard.

Eluard looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dyrdek passes into half guard.
Dyrdek prevents Eluard from improving his position.
Martinez Eluard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Dyrdek is working for a kimura but Eluard is defending it quite comfortably.

Eluard is defending against the submission attempts here by Dyrdek.
Eluard tries to roll over but Dyrdek keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dyrdek seems to be looking for submissions.
Dyrdek wants to free his trapped foot but Eluard is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Eluard has his hands clasped together around Dyrdek's back. He's all about the action.
Eluard regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eluard pulls Dyrdek in close to his closed guard and prevents Dyrdek from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dyrdek controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dyrdek must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Dyrdek postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Eluard is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dyrdek, into his guard.

Eluard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dyrdek has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Eluard has managed to get both his arms back between Dyrdek's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Eluard's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Eluard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Eluard trying to control but Dyrdek is working from the bottom.
Eluard looking to sit in guard and control but Dyrdek gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Dyrdek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dyrdek trying to control but Eluard is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rob Dyrdek.
I think Dyrdek has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!