PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Dude (ranked 5824 p4p, 2092 weight class) and Viktor Brandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Dude
vs
Brandt

192 cm
26
211
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
205
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, The Dude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Viktor Brandt!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandt shoots for a takedown but Dude saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dude throws a combination. Brandt tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Viktor Brandt has been cut.
Brandt jabs Dude to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dude bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brandt's head.
Brandt doesn't manage to clinch there - Dude circles away.
Dude drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brandt sprawls and moves away.
A combination from Dude does no damage.
Dude swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brandt doesn't manage to clinch there - Dude circles away.
Dude waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brandt.
Brandt swinging wildly here.
Dude appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Brandt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dude defends it nicely.
Brandt has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dude swivels and escapes.
The Dude has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Brandt.
Dude misses with a series of wild punches.
Dude keeps the fight on the outside.
Brandt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dude tries to avoid it but Brandt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dude to the ground. Dude escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dude attempts a counter takedown but Brandt avoids it well and moves away.
Brandt misses with a series of wild punches.
Brandt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Dude. Those never looked like landing.
Brandt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dude tries to avoid it but Brandt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dude to the ground. Dude escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dude scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brandt tries to clinch there but Dude circles away.
Dude's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brandt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dude scrambles back to his feet.
Dude looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brandt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brandt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dude but Dude pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brandt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dude sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brandt looks for a takedown but Dude sprawls well.
Dude half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dude scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandt shoots in and drives through. Dude sprawls well.
Dude changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Brandt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dude ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brandt moves away.
Viktor Brandt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dude moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brandt blocks a jab.
Dude misses with a wild body shot.
Brandt with the counter takedown but Dude avoids it easily.
Dude throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brandt fails with a takedown attempt.
Brandt has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brandt.
Dude throws a series of punches but Brandt moves out of range.
Brandt shoots in looking for a takedown but Dude manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brandt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dude fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brandt wants to counter the offense by Dude and move into the clinch position.
Dude lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brandt circles away quickly and effectively.
Dude moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dude keeps the fight on the outside.
Brandt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dude circles away.
Brandt throws a series of punches but Dude avoids them all with ease.
Dude lands a nice hook to Brandt's body. Brandt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brandt looks winded!
Dude scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Dude dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Brandt's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brandt shoots in looking for a takedown. Dude tries to sprawl out of it but Brandt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dude manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dude feinted with a counter takedown.

Brandt shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dude manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dude is trying to keep Brandt in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandt won't allow Dude to sweep him here.
Brandt looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Dude looking for a guillotine here but Brandt defends easily.
Dude trying to keep a closed guard but Brandt is proving a slippery customer.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dude looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brandt is one step ahead there.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brandt goes for a double leg but Dude avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dude continues to drive forward.

That's two 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.
Dude misses the shot to the body.

Dude gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dude is striking off his back. Brandt thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Dude is looking to control Brandt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dude avoid being mounted?
Brandt is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude striking from the bottom.
Dude trying to control from the bottom.
Brandt tries to pass to full mount but Dude defends it.
Brandt prevents Dude from improving his position.
Dude is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brandt's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brandt's back!
Brandt trying to control the position but Dude manages to sink in the hooks.
Brandt prevents Dude from getting a body triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude gets his hands free as Brandt looks to control.
Dude lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Brandt is trying to stand back up.
Brandt tries to roll but Dude sticks to his back.
Dude connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Brandt to escape the position.

That has opened up Viktor Brandt's cut even more.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dude is controlling the position but Brandt somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Brandt preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that The Dude will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Viktor Brandt's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Brandt misses with a double jab.
Brandt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dude circles away.
Dude misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brandt changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Brandt shoots in for a takedown but Dude shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brandt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Dude counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandt trying to hold on to Dude's head to control him but Dude postures up.
Dude wants to control but Brandt is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dude.
Brandt flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dude sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brandt defending well though.
Dude working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandt wants to improve his position but Dude is controlling well.
Brandt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dude looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brandt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

The cut above Viktor Brandt's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dude scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Viktor Brandt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). The Dude!
A very excited looking The Dude rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.