PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthon Van Der Dusse (ranked 2617 p4p, 3432 weight class) and The Prophet (ranked 103 p4p, 139 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Van Der Dusse
vs
Prophet

167 cm
29
147
10 - 13 - 0

170 cm
38
140
18 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthon Van Der Dusse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, The Prophet!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Van Der Dusse looking to score a takedown here. Prophet is defending well but Van Der Dusse drives through and ends up in Prophet's guard.
Van Der Dusse throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Prophet works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Van Der Dusse has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Van Der Dusse is looking to work some ground and pound but Prophet has wrist control.
Van Der Dusse distracts Prophet with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Van Der Dusse is in close to Prophet's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Van Der Dusse in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Van Der Dusse is fighting to break Prophet's control of his arms but Prophet is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Van Der Dusse cracks Prophet with a solid left hand.
Prophet looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Van Der Dusse throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prophet keeping moving, preventing Van Der Dusse from controlling successfully.
Prophet pulls Van Der Dusse in close to his closed guard and prevents Van Der Dusse from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Der Dusse accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Der Dusse postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Prophet trying to control the position.
Van Der Dusse working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Prophet is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Van Der Dusse throwing strikes from guard but Prophet blocks nicely.
Van Der Dusse content to stall in guard here.
Van Der Dusse connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse throws an elbow that misses. Prophet uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Van Der Dusse's guard. Nice move by Prophet!

Prophet sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Van Der Dusse looking to hit a scissor sweep but Prophet is one step ahead there.

Van Der Dusse is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Prophet presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Prophet lands a left hand.
Van Der Dusse goes for a takedown in the clinch but Prophet prevents it.
Van Der Dusse blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prophet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Der Dusse drops down looking for an ankle pick but Prophet pulls his leg out and moves away.
Van Der Dusse takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van Der Dusse ducks under a wild hook from Prophet.

Prophet moves into range and clinches up with Van Der Dusse.
Prophet working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Prophet.
Prophet misses with a body punch.
Prophet misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Prophet.

Van Der Dusse's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Der Dusse lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Van Der Dusse has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthon Van Der Dusse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prophet throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Der Dusse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Der Dusse fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Van Der Dusse is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prophet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Prophet closes the distance and pushes Van Der Dusse back into the cage.
Prophet misses with some punches.
A short right from Prophet on the inside.
Van Der Dusse has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Prophet avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Prophet throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Der Dusse.
Van Der Dusse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prophet lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Der Dusse wants to take the fight to the mat but Prophet manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Van Der Dusse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Der Dusse goes for a takedown in the clinch but Prophet prevents it.
Prophet tries to work over Van Der Dusse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Der Dusse is trying to drag Prophet to the mat but Prophet just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Prophet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

The Prophet dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Van Der Dusse on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Der Dusse takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anthon Van Der Dusse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Prophet darts in and clinches Van Der Dusse up against the cage.
Prophet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prophet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Van Der Dusse's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van Der Dusse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Der Dusse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Prophet.
Prophet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Der Dusse takes a shot to the head.
Prophet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Prophet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prophet tries a body shot but Van Der Dusse blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prophet.
Prophet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prophet lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Prophet lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prophet can't find room to land a body shot as Van Der Dusse controls the action.
Prophet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prophet working aggressively here.
Van Der Dusse looking for a takedown.

Van Der Dusse breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Der Dusse will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Van Der Dusse misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Prophet tries to counter by closing the distance.
Anthon Van Der Dusse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Der Dusse looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Prophet is fending him off so far but Van Der Dusse persists. Nope, Prophet circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthon Van Der Dusse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prophet works Van Der Dusse's body with a nice hook.
Prophet lands a jab to the nose.
Prophet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Prophet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Prophet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Der Dusse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prophet throws out the jab.
Van Der Dusse attempts a counter takedown but Prophet avoids it well and moves away.
Prophet lands an overhand right.
Prophet lunges at Van Der Dusse with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van Der Dusse's hand.
Van Der Dusse walks into a stiff left hand from Prophet.

Van Der Dusse is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Prophet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oh Van Der Dusse is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Prophet is pressed up against the cage. Van Der Dusse has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Prophet down to the mat. Prophet avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Van Der Dusse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prophet.
Van Der Dusse half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Van Der Dusse shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van Der Dusse seems to have got his legs back now.
Prophet might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prophet looks to land a right hand but Van Der Dusse moved out of range.
Van Der Dusse shoots in looking for a takedown. Prophet tries to sprawl out of it but Van Der Dusse keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Prophet manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Van Der Dusse fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Prophet to the ground. Van Der Dusse is now in Prophet's guard.
Van Der Dusse scoring with some ground and pound.
Van Der Dusse throws an elbow that misses. Prophet uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Van Der Dusse's guard. Nice move by Prophet!

Van Der Dusse keeping moving, preventing Prophet from controlling successfully.
Prophet tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Der Dusse is retaining full guard.
Anthon Van Der Dusse overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Prophet wants to control from the top but Van Der Dusse keeps moving.
Prophet tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Der Dusse is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse 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.
Van Der Dusse trying to keep a closed guard but Prophet is proving a slippery customer.
Prophet slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Van Der Dusse keeping moving, preventing Prophet from controlling successfully.
Van Der Dusse is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Van Der Dusse wants to stand up but Prophet is controlling him.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Prophet stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Der Dusse swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Prophet misses with a looping right.
Prophet defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Van Der Dusse.
A jab from Prophet misses.
Van Der Dusse changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The Prophet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Prophet.
Prophet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Der Dusse.

Van Der Dusse looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Prophet!
Van Der Dusse wants to lay and pray for a moment but Prophet keeps working.
Prophet is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

The Prophet 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Prophet misses with an uppercut. Van Der Dusse saw that one coming.

Van Der Dusse gets tackled into the cage by Prophet. Prophet maintains the clinch.
Prophet swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Der Dusse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Der Dusse scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Van Der Dusse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prophet is pressed up against the cage. Van Der Dusse has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Prophet down to the mat. Prophet avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Van Der Dusse wants to clinch up but Prophet keeps it at a distance.
Prophet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Der Dusse.
Van Der Dusse throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Prophet's waist but Prophet gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Van Der Dusse off to one side.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van Der Dusse has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Prophet avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
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.
A body shot lands from Prophet.
Van Der Dusse takes a shot to the head.
Prophet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Prophet seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Der Dusse is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Prophet pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Der Dusse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prophet lands an uppercut.
Prophet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prophet throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Der Dusse.
Prophet keeps control of Van Der Dusse as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Prophet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Der Dusse is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Prophet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Der Dusse has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Prophet after a bit of a struggle.
Prophet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Der Dusses head.
Prophet makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Der Dusse has Prophet pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Prophet manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Van Der Dusse has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Prophet is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Prophet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Prophet lands with a short shot to the head.
Prophet struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Der Dusse controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Der Dusse.
Prophet lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Der Dusse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prophet lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Der Dusse backwards.
Prophet swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Der Dusse uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Prophet lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Prophet scores with a nice short uppercut.
Prophet working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Der Dusse is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Prophet pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Prophet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prophet working aggressively here.
Van Der Dusse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prophet lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Prophet lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Der Dusse goes for a takedown in the clinch but Prophet prevents it.
Prophet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Der Dusse's elbow.
Van Der Dusse drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Prophet gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Good body shot from Prophet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prophet lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Prophet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prophet.
Prophet misses with the head strike.
The Prophet is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Van Der Dusse is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Van Der Dusse drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van Der Dusse is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Prophet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Der Dusse's elbow.
Prophet can't find room to land a body shot as Van Der Dusse controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Van Der Dusse fails to land.
Prophet is pressed up against the cage. Van Der Dusse has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Prophet down to the mat. Prophet avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Anthon Van Der Dusse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Der Dusse lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Van Der Dusse takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Van Der Dusse takes one to the side of the head.
Van Der Dusse looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Prophet.
Prophet throws the left hand but Van Der Dusse avoids the punch easily.
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!
Prophet scores with a nice strike.
Van Der Dusse looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Prophet is fending him off so far but Van Der Dusse persists. Nope, Prophet circles away and we're back to standing.
Prophet darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Van Der Dusse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prophet.

Prophet closes the distance and pushes Van Der Dusse back into the cage.
Prophet tries to throw a body punch but Van Der Dusse avoids it by throwing Prophet back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Prophet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Prophet winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Prophet!