PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Smack Dre (ranked 23801 p4p, 23899 weight class) and Two Of Five (ranked 542 p4p, 537 weight class). Two Of Five will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Dre
vs
Of Five

175 cm
22
145
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
155
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

PWNAGE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Smack Dre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Two Of Five!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Dre is predictable there
and Of Five counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Of Five throws an off balance right hand

and Dre counters by clinching up.
Dre avoids the elbow strike from Of Five, against the cage.
Dre blocks an elbow strike from Of Five.
Of Five blocking some punches.
Dre lands with a right to the head.

Of Five breaks from the clinch.
Dre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Of Five looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Of Five throws a series of punches but Dre avoids them all with ease.
Of Five tries to clinch there but Dre circles away.
Dre goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Dre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Of Five, pushing him back against the cage.
Of Five throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dre misses with a punch on the inside.
Dre dodges an elbow strike from Of Five.
Dre blocks the elbow strike.
Dre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dre avoids a wild elbow strike from Of Five.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Of Five's elbow.
Of Five's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Of Five looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Dre scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Dre scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Dre.
Dre misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Of Five just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dre's brow.
Dre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Of Five throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Dre breaks from the clinch.
Of Five avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Of Five on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dre. Dre obviously looking to wear him down.
Two Of Five is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dre thows a leg kick but Of Five checks it
and Of Five counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dre tries a low kick but Of Five avoids it.
Of Five lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dre takes a step back to recover.
Of Five with the inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Of Five moves into the clinch.
Dre blocks an elbow strike from Of Five.
Of Five throws an elbow that misses.
Dre avoids a wild elbow strike from Of Five.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Five throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dre.

Dre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Of Five. Dre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Of Five misses.
Dre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Of Five is out of range and Dre settles back down.
Of Five flicks out a counter leg kick but Dre steps away.
Of Five tries to clinch up.
Of Five fails in his attempt to clinch.
Of Five throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dre's head.
Of Five ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dre takes a swing at Of Five's ribcage but misses.
Of Five swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Of Five ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Of Five looks to land a right hand but Dre moved out of range.
Jab, jab by Of Five - just one landing.
Of Five takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've been told by Dre's head coaches at Cloud9 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Of Five throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dre lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Five checks a low kick from Dre.
Dre ducks under a wild hook from Of Five.
Of Five misses the jab.

Dre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Of Five, pushing him back against the cage.
Dre presses Of Five against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dre blocks an elbow strike.

Of Five breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Of Five keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Of Five.
Of Five cracks Dre with an open hand slap.
Of Five tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Of Five's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dre under the eye.
Dre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Of Five fails with an attempt to clinch.

Dre shoots in and gets a takedown into Of Five's guard.

Of Five uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Dre has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dre throws a head punch that misses.
Dre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Of Five's elbow.
Of Five throws an elbow that misses.
Of Five lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Smack Dre has been cut.
Dre blocks an elbow strike from Of Five.

Of Five breaks the clinch.
A low kick from Of Five misses
and Dre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Dre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dre scores with a shot to the side of Of Five's head.
Dre lands a shoulder strike.
Of Five gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dre takes an elbow to the temple.
Of Five blocking some punches.
Of Five throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Dre - that landed with a thud.
Dre has Of Five pressed against the cage, preventing Of Five from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dre misses with the head strike.
Of Five throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Of Five throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Dre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Of Five throws a body shot but no joy.
Of Five takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Smack Dre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Smack Dre's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dre walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Dre misses
and Of Five counters with a left to the body.
Of Five connects with a leg kick.
Dre fails with a takedown attempt.
Dre throws a looping overhand right but Of Five ducks down to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Of Five.
Of Five with a jab.
Dre blocks a head kick by Of Five.
Nice body punch from Dre.
Dre just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dre throws a leg kick but Of Five sees it coming and moves out of range.
Of Five changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Of Five leaves Dre with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Of Five tries to clinch but Dre moves out of range.
Dre tries to counter by clinching up but Of Five breaks away and moves out of range.
Of Five tries to close the distance and clinch but Dre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Of Five misses the target.
Of Five keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dre lands with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Of Five looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dre cracks Of Five with a good jab.
Of Five keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Of Five's sensitive parts.
Of Five throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dre pushes Of Five away with a front kick.
Dre looks to throw the jab but Of Five is out of range.
Of Five misses with a head kick.
Of Five throws a body kick that misses.
Of Five throws a right and a left that Dre avoids nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Of Five. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Of Five.
Of Five scores with a nice right hand.
Of Five checks a leg kick.
Two Of Five seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Of Five.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dre tries to work over Of Five's front leg with a kick but Of Five checks it.
Dre swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dre wants to land a leg kick but Of Five is out of range.
Of Five was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Of Five takes a swing at Dre's ribcage but misses.
Dre shoots in looking for a takedown. Of Five tries to sprawl out of it but Dre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Of Five manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smack Dre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dre drops his hands momentarily and Of Five takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Of Five tries to keep at a distance but Dre has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dre tries to throw a body punch but Of Five avoids it by throwing Dre back against the cage.
Dre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dre blocks an elbow strike from Of Five.
Dre stalling against the cage.
Dre scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Five creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dre working aggressively here.
Of Five has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dre seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Of Five can turn it around.
Dre blocks the elbow strike.
Dre misses with a body punch.
Dre tries to throw a body punch but Of Five avoids it by throwing Dre back against the cage.
Dre pushes Of Five back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dre has a couple of punches blocked by Of Five.

Dre breaks the clinch.

Of Five closes the distance and clinches.

Dre manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dre.
Of Five checks a leg kick.
Dre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Of Five checks a leg kick nicely.
Dre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Of Five tries a head kick but it misses.
Dre tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Of Five manages to circle out of the way.
Of Five misses with a looping left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dre. That's going to slow Of Five down.
Dre is looking to wear down Of Five with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dre misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dre has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Five throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Of Five throws an elbow that misses.
Dre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dre blocks an elbow strike.
Of Five misses with an elbow strike.
Dre misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Dre.
Smack Dre has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Of Five's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Of Five misses with an elbow over the top.
Dre tries to throw a body punch but Of Five avoids it by throwing Dre back against the cage.
Dre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Of Five's elbow.
Of Five is trying to break the clinch but Dre is controlling him.
Dre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dre blocks an elbow strike from Of Five.
Dre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dre lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Of Five misses with an elbow over the top.
Of Five blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Smack Dre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Smack Dre's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Of Five misses with a straight left.
Dre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Of Five sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dre looks to land a left hand but Of Five moved out of range nicely.
Of Five swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Of Five misses with the combination.
Of Five throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dre has a takedown stuffed.
Of Five tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Five keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Of Five lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dre backs up against the cage.
Of Five avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dre misses with a leg kick.

Dre instigates a clinch.
Of Five's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Five misses with an elbow strike.
Dre tries to throw a body punch but Of Five avoids it by throwing Dre back against the cage.
Dre tries to pull guard but Of Five holds him up against the cage and eventually Dre drops back down to his feet.

Of Five breaks the clinch.

Dre clinches up against the cage.
Dre blocks an elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Dre.
Dre lands a body shot.

Dre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dre misses with a hook.
Dre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Of Five was well out of range. Poor timing from Dre.
Dre fakes the leg kick and cracks Of Five in the body.
Dre misses with a hook. Of Five ducked under it nicely.
Dre works Of Five's body with a nice hook.
Of Five connects with a looping right hand.
Dre with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dre is looking to chop away at Of Five's legs.
Dre has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smack Dre. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Five avoids the body shot from Dre.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dre tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Of Five pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Of Five swivels and escapes.
Dre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Of Five circles away.
Of Five with the inside leg kick.
Dre keeps Of Five at a distance using the push kick.
Smack Dre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dre misses the shot to the body.
Of Five moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Of Five displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dre misses the body punch
and Dre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Of Five throws out the jab.
Of Five misses with a looping left.

Of Five gets caught flat footed, as Dre shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Of Five has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dre can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dre looking to pass the guard.
Dre slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dre wants to control from the top but Of Five keeps moving.
Dre stays in close to Of Five's body and controls the position.

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.
Dre stopping the sweep attempt from Of Five.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Of Five throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No joy there for Of Five, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dre dodges the punch combination from Of Five.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dre. Of Five does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as Of Five blocks the low kick.
Dre thumps Of Five with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Dre blocks the low kick.
Dre slips a straight right by Of Five.
Of Five moves away from the strike by Dre.
A leg kick checked by Of Five.
Two Of Five has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dre with a nice cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Smack Dre.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dre, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Two Of Five!