PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anthon Van Der Dusse (ranked 952 p4p, 113 weight class) and George Steve Jr (ranked 3149 p4p, 306 weight class). George Steve Jr is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Van Der Dusse
vs
Steve Jr

167 cm
21
146 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
21
150 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthon Van Der Dusse!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Steve Jr!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Dusse gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Steve Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot lands for Steve Jr.
Van Der Dusse has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Official UFC Performance Institute Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Steve Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Van Der Dusse misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A big right from Steve Jr misses.
Steve Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Van Der Dusse avoids it really well and circles away.
Steve Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthon Van Der Dusse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve Jr misses with a body shot.
Steve Jr throws a lazy right hand but Van Der Dusse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Der Dusse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steve Jr throws out the jab.
Van Der Dusse misses the shot to the body.
Anthon Van Der Dusse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve Jr moves forwards but Van Der Dusse connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse throws a lazy uppercut
and Steve Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Van Der Dusse has his takedown stuffed
and Steve Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Der Dusse slips a jab from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Van Der Dusse misses with a lunging right hand
and Steve Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Steve Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Der Dusse shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Steve Jr defends it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Steve Jr misses.
A jab lands there for Steve Jr.
Steve Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Der Dusse is looking to counter punch.
Steve Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Steve Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Steve Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Van Der Dusse sprawls well. Van Der Dusse wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Steve Jr gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Der Dusse connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Steve Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Van Der Dusse misses with a body shot.
Steve Jr moves away from the strike by Van Der Dusse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Van Der Dusse gets a double leg takedown into Steve Jr's guard.

Steve Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Van Der Dusse defends well.

Steve Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Van Der Dusse gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Van Der Dusse trying to control the position from guard on top but Steve Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Der Dusse postures up and lands a big shot to Steve Jr's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Steve Jr is looking for a triangle but Van Der Dusse pushes his legs off easily.
Van Der Dusse chips away with some ground and pound.
Van Der Dusse working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Steve Jr's head.

Steve Jr has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Van Der Dusse is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Steve Jr.
Steve Jr is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Van Der Dusse has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Van Der Dusse landing a few strikes.
Van Der Dusse cracks Steve Jr with a big elbow.
Van Der Dusse lands a decent elbow from side control.
Van Der Dusse working the ground and pound from side control.
Steve Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Steve Jr tries to bench press Van Der Dusse off him but Van Der Dusse keeps the position.
Van Der Dusse grinds an elbow into Steve Jr's temple.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Van Der Dusse tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Van Der Dusse has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse scoring with punches from side control.
Steve Jr tries to improve position but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Der Dusse is putting a hurting on Steve Jr here, landing some big shots from side control.
Steve Jr manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Van Der Dusse lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Steve Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Van Der Dusse lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Steve Jr wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Van Der Dusse connects with a nice short shot to Steve Jr's temple.
Steve Jr is not content to let Van Der Dusse control the position.

Steve Jr looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthon Van Der Dusse dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Steve Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Van Der Dusse connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Van Der Dusse throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Van Der Dusse misses with a hook. Steve Jr ducked under it nicely.
Van Der Dusse scores with a sloppy right hand. Steve Jr should have avoided that one.

Van Der Dusse shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Steve Jr manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Van Der Dusse lands a couple of digs.

Steve Jr pushes a forearm under Van Der Dusse's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Van Der Dusse is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). George Steve Jr!
George Steve Jr is the new featherweight champion!
George Steve Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.