PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ugly Dirty (ranked 3894 p4p, 130 weight class) and Tom Savage (ranked 4590 p4p, 156 weight class). Savage is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Many Men By 50 cent. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dirty
vs
Savage

225 cm
25
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

205 cm
25
282 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter
IniTech Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ugly Dirty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Savage!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dirty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Savage swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dirty tries to clinch up
and Savage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dirty tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Savage counters with a straight right hand.
Dirty definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Savage scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ugly Dirty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dirty is looking to clinch but Savage is avoiding it.
Dirty is looking to clinch.
Dirty moves to clinch but Savage breaks away
and Savage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dirty closes the distance looking to clinch
and Savage counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Savage jabs Dirty right on the nose. Dirty blinks but takes it well.
Savage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Savage thuds a left hand into Dirty's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dirty tries to land knees in the clinch but Savage avoids the damage to the body.
Dirty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Savage.
Dirty throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Savage blocks it with crossed arms.
Dirty throws an elbow but it misses.
Dirty comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Tom Savage has been cut.
Savage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Savage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dirty tries to clinch up.
Savage jabs Dirty to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dirty looks to clinch
and Savage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dirty darts in trying to clinch
and Savage counters with a straight right hand.
Dirty tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Savage counters with a nice body shot.
Dirty takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dirty wants to clinch but Savage slips to the side
and Savage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Savage looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dirty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Savage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Dirty has closed the distance and engaged Savage in a clinch.
Savage lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Savage as the two fighters clinch.
Savage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Savage.
Dirty missing with knees to the body.
Dirty is breathing heavily.
Savage blocks the elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Savage.
Nice elbow from Dirty.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dirty just misses with a elbow thrown towards Savage's brow.
Savage is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dirty lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dirty lands a damaging elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Savage.
A short body shot lands from Savage as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage digs a right hand underneath Dirty's ribcage. Dirty let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Savage lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Savage will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dirty up against the cage.

Savage manages to break the clinch.
Dirty walks into a stiff left hand from Savage.
Savage bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dirty's head.
Dirty has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Savage finds it's way round the side to connect with Dirty's head.
Dirty on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dirty tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Savage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Savage throws out a counter right but Dirty avoids it with no problem.
Dirty throws a wild hook but Savage just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Dirty gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Savage raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Savage!
Tom Savage looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Im the real #1 fighter in NJMMA'.