PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin Rathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hey Dude (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.

Rathaway
vs
Dude

203 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colin Rathaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hey Dude!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rathaway shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dude but Dude pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Rathaway gets caught flat footed, as Dude shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Dude avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dude tries to free his leg and advance position but Rathaway is retaining full guard.
Dude postures up.
Dude passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rathaway is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rathaway struggling a bit here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rathaway tries for a takedown but Dude circles away easily

and Dude counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rathaway's guard now.
Rathaway is breathing heavily.
Dude trying to control but Rathaway is working from the bottom.
Rathaway will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Rathaway looking for a guillotine here but Dude defends easily.
Dude trying to control the position from guard on top but Rathaway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rathaway utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dude wants to pass the guard but Rathaway is keeping the position.
Rathaway keeping moving, preventing Dude from controlling successfully.
Rathaway looking for a sweep. Not yet Rathaway, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dude gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Horrible takedown by Dude or perhaps it was just good defense by Rathaway which made him look bad.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Dude drags the fight down to the ground.

Dude is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dude not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Rathaway drops back looking for a leg! Dude is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dude manages to kick Rathaway off! Rathaway jumps back into Dude's guard.

Rathaway avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dude controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dude is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Rathaway gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Dude looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dude keeping moving, preventing Rathaway from controlling successfully.
Dude looking for a sweep. Not yet Dude, not yet.
Rathaway trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Dude is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rathaway trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dude manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Rathaway trying to keep a closed guard but Dude is proving a slippery customer.

Rathaway looking for a guillotine here but Dude defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Rathaway tries for a takedown but Dude circles away easily

so Dude counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colin Rathaway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dude tries to stand but Rathaway is controlling from the bottom.
Dude trying to control the position from guard on top but Rathaway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rathaway is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dude is trying to stand back up but Rathaway is controlling him
Rathaway tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dude knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dude trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rathaway works his foot free and advances to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dude tries to hold on but Rathaway pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hey Dude dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dude looks for a takedown but Rathaway sprawls well.
Dude is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dude tries to land a front kick but Rathaway steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rathaway fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Dude has taken the fight to the clinch.

Dude has picked Rathaway up - he's going for a ride! Dude dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Rathaway throws a strike from the bottom but Dude passes into side control!
Rathaway tries to buck Dude off but Dude is having none of it.
Rathaway manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Dude makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nice sprawl there from Rathaway as Dude shoots in.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rathaway.

Rathaway looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dude!
Dude is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rathaway trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rathaway with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Dude regains half guard.
Dude is looking to control Rathaway's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dude avoid being mounted?

Rathaway is trying to work for a kimura but Dude is defending well.
Rathaway missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dude trying to control from the bottom.
Dude missing with punches from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dude regains full guard. Nicely done.

Dude throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hey Dude has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dude looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rathaway is one step ahead there.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Dude scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dude sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rathaway works his way to full guard. Good work.

Rathaway throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dude wants to control from the top but Rathaway keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dude avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dude must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dude tries to free his leg and advance position but Rathaway is retaining full guard.
Rathaway is trying to control the position but Dude postures up.
Rathaway looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Rathaway working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dude doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dude manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rathaway wants to sweep here but Dude controlling him for the moment.
Dude slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rathaway being controlled for a moment.

That's four 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.
Rathaway gets back to half guard.
Rathaway tries to get to full guard but Dude has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Dude there.
Dude wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rathaway keeps working.

Rathaway is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Dude pulls his head out easily.
Rathaway trying to control from the bottom.
Rathaway manages to get to full guard.
Rathaway looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hey Dude showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Dude tries to clinch but Rathaway moves out of range.
Hey Dude is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rathaway tries for a takedown but Dude circles away easily
and Dude counters with a body kick that stops Rathaway in his tracks momentarily.
Rathaway tries for a takedown but Dude sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Dude scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rathaway manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dude's best efforts.

Rathaway looking for submissions off his back.
Rathaway works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rathaway manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dude is working to get back to half guard.
Rathaway controlling from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dude keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rathaway tries to push Dude's head away but Dude is holding on tight.
Dude is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rathaway wants to take Dude's back here but Dude is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
A lull in the action here.
Rathaway is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Rathaway tries to escape but Dude has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

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.
Rathaway is working hard here to advance position.
Dude controls the position.
Rathaway rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Rathaway is looking to control Dude's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rathaway avoid being mounted?
Dude is trying to control the action in half guard but Rathaway is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rathaway wants to control but Dude is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rathaway preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Dude prevents Rathaway from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Rathaway tries for a takedown but Dude circles away easily

and Dude decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rathaway's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colin Rathaway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dude trying to control the position from guard on top but Rathaway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Dude avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rathaway looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dude puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Dude looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dude trying to pass the guard but Rathaway defending well.
Rathaway trying to hold on to Dude's head to control him but Dude postures up.

Rathaway is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Dude pulls his head out easily.
Rathaway is refusing to be controlled, as Dude sits in half guard.
Colin Rathaway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rathaway moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dude missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rathaway working a defensive guard but Dude passes into half guard.
Rathaway wants to improve his position but Dude is controlling well.
Dude wants to control but Rathaway is keeping him busy.
Rathaway gets full guard.

Dude stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Dude takes the fight into the clinch.
Rathaway fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dude prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rathaway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rathaway looking for a takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hey Dude comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dude has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hey Dude!