PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Duke Of Fluke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Janson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: the happy gnome song.. This should be a great matchup!

Duke Of Fluke
vs
Janson

194 cm
23
219 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

153 cm
22
207 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Hell's Balls Fightwear
StarDust.

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Duke Of Fluke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jan Janson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Janson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Janson content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Of Fluke is fighting off a takedown attempt but Janson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Of Fluke to the mat. Of Fluke regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Janson trying to control the position from guard on top but Of Fluke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Of Fluke looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Janson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Of Fluke working a defensive guard here.
Janson is pushing down on Of Fluke's leg trying to pass to half guard. Of Fluke is fighting to maintain full guard but Janson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Janson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Of Fluke regains full guard. Nicely done.
Janson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Janson controls from within his opponent's guard.

Of Fluke is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Of Fluke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Janson is working Of Fluke over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Of Fluke has his foot on Janson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Janson works his way back into a safe position though.
Janson postures up and lands a big shot to Of Fluke's brow.

Of Fluke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Janson stopping the sweep attempt from Of Fluke.
Of Fluke is breathing heavily.
Janson distracts Of Fluke with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Janson wants to control from the top but Of Fluke keeps moving.
Janson throwing strikes from guard but Of Fluke blocks nicely.
Of Fluke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Janson is one step ahead there.
Janson trying to control the position from guard on top but Of Fluke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Janson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Janson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Of Fluke's head.
Janson trying to control but Of Fluke is working from the bottom.
Janson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Of Fluke keeping moving, preventing Janson from controlling successfully.
Of Fluke will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Of Fluke wants to sweep but no luck.
Janson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Of Fluke can't keep his opponent in guard - Janson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Of Fluke gets back to full guard.
Janson wants to control from the top but Of Fluke keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janson looking to pass the guard.
Janson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Janson is looking to work some ground and pound but Of Fluke has wrist control.
Janson postures up.
Janson throwing strikes but missing.
Of Fluke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Janson's guard.
Of Fluke wants to control from the top but Janson keeps moving.
Janson trying to control the position here.
Janson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Of Fluke with a flurry of punches that miss.

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.
Of Fluke content to stall in guard here.
Of Fluke trying to control the position from guard on top but Janson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Of Fluke throws a big right hand that misses.
Janson keeping moving, preventing Of Fluke from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Of Fluke throws a chopping leg kick but Janson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Of Fluke lands with a nice combination. Janson backs away looking to recover.
Jan Janson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Of Fluke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Of Fluke misses with a wild combination.
Janson tries to close the distance and clinch but Of Fluke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Of Fluke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Janson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Janson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Janson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Of Fluke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Janson is looking to clinch.
Janson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Of Fluke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Of Fluke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Of Fluke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Janson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Janson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sloppy strikes there by Janson.
Of Fluke gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Of Fluke regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Janson.
Janson connects with a couple of short punches.
Janson preventing the sweep.
Janson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Of Fluke has his foot on Janson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Janson works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Janson wants to control from the top but Of Fluke keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janson landing with the ground and pound.
Of Fluke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Janson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Janson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Of Fluke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Janson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Of Fluke is keeping the position for now.
Janson throws a strike but Of Fluke rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Of Fluke keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Janson's head.
Of Fluke sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Janson's guard.
Of Fluke is keen to just control but Janson is a slippery customer.

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.
Janson tries to roll over but Of Fluke keeps him under control.
Janson is trying to maintain the position but Of Fluke is very close to passing his half guard.
Of Fluke is looking to take a break and control but Janson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Janson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Of Fluke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Janson keeping full guard, as Of Fluke tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Janson is on top in guard.

Of Fluke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Janson throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janson trying to control the position from guard on top but Of Fluke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Of Fluke trying to control the position.
Janson stopping the sweep attempt from Of Fluke.
Janson with a nice head shot there.
Janson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Janson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Of Fluke's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Janson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Of Fluke has momentary wrist control but Janson slips an elbow through the middle.
Of Fluke wants to sweep but no luck.
Janson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Of Fluke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Janson is in close to Of Fluke's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Of Fluke wants to sweep here but Janson controlling him for the moment.
Janson trying to control but Of Fluke is working from the bottom.
Janson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Janson wants to control from the top but Of Fluke keeps moving.
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 Duke Of Fluke will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Janson scores a takedown into full mount!
Of Fluke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A nice elbow there by Janson.
Of Fluke gets back to half guard.
Janson throwing shots but Of Fluke is blocking nicely.
Janson is keen to just control but Of Fluke is a slippery customer.
Of Fluke is trying to get back to full guard.
Janson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Janson is trying to control. Of Fluke wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Of Fluke regains full guard. Nicely done.
Janson postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janson trying to control but Of Fluke is working from the bottom.

Of Fluke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Janson passes into half guard.
Janson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Janson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Janson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Janson lands a nice short elbow.
Of Fluke is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Of Fluke trying to control but Janson postures up.

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.
Of Fluke is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Of Fluke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Janson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Of Fluke is squirming around, avoiding Janson's attempts to control the action.
Janson unloading with bombs!
Janson lands a nice shot to the head.
Janson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Janson lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janson working the ground and pound effectively.
Of Fluke in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Janson lands a big elbow.
Of Fluke bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Of Fluke slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Janson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Of Fluke is one step ahead there.
Janson tries to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janson 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.
Of Fluke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jan Janson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Janson keeping full guard, as Of Fluke tries to pass.
Janson working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Janson is on top in guard.
Janson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Janson trying to control the position from guard on top but Of Fluke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Of Fluke has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Janson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Of Fluke wants to sweep here but Janson controlling him for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Janson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Janson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Janson!