PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dirty Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Topnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dog
vs
Topnowski

175 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Purity Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dirty Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adrian Topnowski!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog drops Topnowski with a left right combo! Dog follows him down to the ground into side control.

Topnowski is rocked!

It looks like Adrian Topnowski has been cut.

Dog stands up and beckons Topnowski to his feet.
Topnowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Dog finish him?
Dog throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dog drops Topnowski with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Topnowski looks back up at him and smiles so Dog waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
A head kick misses from Topnowski.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Topnowski.
No joy there for Topnowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Topnowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Topnowski seems to have recovered his senses.
Topnowski throws a head kick but Dog moves out of range.
Dog lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dog misses with a two punch combination.
Dog throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Dog, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dog is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Topnowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dog.
Topnowski throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Topnowski throws a head kick that misses.
No luck for Topnowski with that takedown attempt.
Dog throws a series of punches but Topnowski moves out of range.
Dog misses with a combination

and Topnowski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Topnowski is keen to just control but Dog is a slippery customer.
Dog is trying to stand up here but Topnowski is controlling him well.
Dog on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dog tries to get out of the position.
Topnowski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Topnowski's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dog manages to get to full guard.
Topnowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Dog is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dog looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dog keeping moving, preventing Topnowski from controlling successfully.
Topnowski looks gassed!
Dog is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dog looking for a sweep. Not yet Dog, not yet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dog darts in trying to clinch
and Topnowski counters with a head kick. That will keep Dog thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog throws a right hand that Topnowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Topnowski also avoids with ease.
Dog keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dog throws a right hand that Topnowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Topnowski also avoids with ease.
Topnowski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dog.

Topnowski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Topnowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Dog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dog is trying to break the clinch but Topnowski has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Topnowski leaning against his opponent.
Topnowski trying to stall but Dog improves his position.
Dog wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Dog breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Dog.
Dog swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dog misses with a double jab
and Topnowski counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Topnowski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dog throws a right and a left that Topnowski avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirty Dog dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Topnowski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Topnowski throws a nice head kick!
Dog lunges at Topnowski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Topnowski's hand.
Topnowski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dog throws a series of punches but Topnowski avoids them all with ease.
Dog lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Topnowski sprawling to the canvas. Dog follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Topnowski hang on?
Dog takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dog is pressing down on Topnowski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Topnowski is holding on for now.
Topnowski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dog is working away from the top position though.
Topnowski wants to improve his position but Dog is controlling well.
Dog controlling the pace.
Topnowski is breathing heavily.
Dog's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog wants to stand up but Topnowski has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Topnowski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dog is working away from the top position though.
Topnowski gets full guard.
Dog is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Topnowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dog wants to pass the guard but Topnowski is keeping the position.
Dog stays in close to Topnowski's body and controls the position.
Dog pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Topnowski is keeping the position for now.
Dog preventing the sweep.
Dog controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dog tries to free his leg and advance position but Topnowski is retaining full guard.
Topnowski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dog has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Topnowski is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Topnowski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dog rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Topnowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dog throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Topnowski.
Dog throws a combination that misses
and Topnowski counters with a nice body kick.
Dog throws a nice looking combination but Topnowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Dog misses.
A combination from Topnowski does no damage.
Dog throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dirty Dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dog misses with a few strikes there.
Topnowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dog darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dog throws a series of punches but Topnowski moves out of range.
Topnowski throws a nice outside leg kick.

Topnowski drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dog is adopting a defensive guard.
Topnowski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dog looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Topnowski stops Dog from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirty Dog dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Topnowski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dog lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Topnowski circles away quickly and effectively.

Topnowski takes the fight into the clinch.
Topnowski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dog wants to get back to striking at distance but Topnowski won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dog blocks a body shot from Topnowski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog leaning his opponent against the cage.
Topnowski can't find room to land a body shot as Dog controls the action.
Topnowski trying to stall but Dog improves his position.
Dog wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dog wants to get back to striking at distance but Topnowski won't allow it.

That's two 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.
Dog prevents Topnowski from breaking the clinch.
Topnowski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Topnowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Topnowski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dog is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Topnowski misses with a punch to the body.
Dog is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Topnowski lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dog's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dog misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Topnowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dog fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Topnowski takes one to the chin there.
Dog misses with a double jab
and Topnowski counters with a body kick that stops Dog in his tracks momentarily.
Dog throws a series of punches but Topnowski moves out of range.
Topnowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dog as he jumps to the side.
Dirty Dog is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Dog.
The fight stays on the outside here - Topnowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Topnowski dodges the punch combination from Dog.
Dog throws a series of punches but Topnowski moves out of range.
Dog rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Topnowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dog has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Topnowski.
Adrian Topnowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Topnowski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dog swinging wilding here.
Dog lands a jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A head kick misses from Topnowski.
Dog throws a series of punches but Topnowski moves out of range.

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 Dirty Dog.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dog, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirty Dog!