PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dude Dudeson (ranked 1219 p4p, 2363 weight class) and Krisko Kurtev (ranked 154 p4p, 277 weight class). Krisko Kurtev has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dude Dudeson's chin.

Dudeson
vs
Kurtev

193 cm
33
212
25 - 24 - 1

189 cm
41
193
36 - 43 - 2

Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 25 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dude Dudeson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 43 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Krisko Kurtev!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dudeson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kurtev did well to prevent Dudeson getting side control.
Kurtev has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Kurtev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kurtev is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dudeson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dudeson's back!
Dudeson covers up after that shot from Kurtev.
I really don't envy Dudeson right now.
Kurtev loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Dudeson hold on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurtev is punishing Dudeson with strikes - can he finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kurtev punches the canvas rather than the man.
Kurtev throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Kurtev is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Kurtev gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Kurtev gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Kurtev apologises and we restart here on the feet.

Kurtev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dudeson, pushing him back against the cage.

Dudeson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kurtev tries to strike from the bottom.

Kurtev is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kurtev keeping moving, preventing Dudeson from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kurtev looking for subs off his back but Dudeson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Dudeson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kurtev flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Dudeson is looking to take a break and control but Kurtev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Dudeson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kurtev defends it well.
Dudeson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kurtev!
Dudeson with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kurtev is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dudeson scoring with strikes but Kurtev is staying in there.
Kurtev is trying to escape the mount.
Kurtev is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dudeson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dudeson lands a big elbow.
Kurtev throwing hammer fists to the chest of Dudeson. What's that going to do exactly?
Kurtev tries to lock up and control but Dudeson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dudeson tries to control but Kurtev wriggling away.
Kurtev sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kurtev is looking to get to half guard.
Kurtev wants to control but Dudeson is having none of it.
Dudeson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dudeson wants to control the pace but Kurtev is squirming around nicely.
Kurtev in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kurtev tries to hold on but Dudeson postures up.
Dudeson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kurtev hang on?
Kurtev really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
BOOM! Dudeson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kurtev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Kurtev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dudeson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dudeson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kurtev is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dudeson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kurtev looks a forlorn figure.
Kurtev is squirming around, avoiding Dudeson's attempts to control the action.
Kurtev tries to hold on but Dudeson pushes him away.
Dudeson landing strikes from the mount.
Kurtev is in a horrible position here. Dudeson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dudeson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kurtev's face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dude Dudeson 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.

Dudeson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dudeson!

Dudeson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dudeson trying to control from half guard but Kurtev is working away.
Kurtev punching from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kurtev manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dudeson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dudeson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dude Dudeson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kurtev keeping moving, preventing Dudeson from controlling successfully.
Dudeson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudeson landing with the ground and pound.
Dudeson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kurtev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dudeson wants to control from the top but Kurtev keeps moving.
Dudeson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kurtev has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Dudeson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kurtev.
Kurtev takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dudeson grinds an elbow into Kurtev's temple.
Dudeson looks up at the clock and then as Kurtev takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dudeson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Dudeson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kurtev knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kurtev tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurtev throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Kurtev throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Dudeson lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev is looking to reverse the position.
Dudeson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kurtev can do to turn this around?
Dudeson lands a few punches from side control.
Kurtev is trying to control Dudeson's posture but Dudeson avoids it.
Kurtev tries to improve position but can't.
Dudeson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kurtev some visible discomfort.
Dudeson wants to control but Kurtev is keeping him busy.
Dudeson is chipping away with strikes.
Kurtev regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Kurtev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kurtev is looking for a sweep. Dudeson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dudeson working over Kurtev with some ground and pound. Kurtev looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kurtev moves into full guard.
Dudeson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Kurtev has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Dudeson has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

Dudeson has picked Kurtev up - he's going for a ride! Dudeson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kurtev is trying to escape back to his feet but Dudeson uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Kurtev takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Dudeson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kurtev is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kurtev struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Dudeson scores with punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dudeson trying to control the action but Kurtev is working from the bottom.
Kurtev is looking for a sweep.
Kurtev is not content to let Dudeson control the position.
Dudeson working the ground and pound.
Kurtev can't do much from the bottom here.
Kurtev throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dude Dudeson dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Dudeson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kurtev was covering up waiting for the punch and Dudeson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dudeson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kurtev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kurtev trying to keep a closed guard but Dudeson is proving a slippery customer.
Kurtev throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Dudeson postures up and lands a big shot to Kurtev's brow.
Dudeson looking to sit in guard and control but Kurtev gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurtev throws an elbow that misses. Dudeson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kurtev's guard. Nice move by Dudeson!

Dudeson is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Dudeson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kurtev isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Dudeson stacks Kurtev on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Dudeson!
Dudeson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kurtev keeps working.
Kurtev is looking to regain half guard here but Dudeson keeps moving and retains side control.
Dudeson lands some shots froms side control.
Kurtev throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Kurtev is looking for a sweep.
Dudeson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dudeson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kurtev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dudeson scores with punches from side control.
Dudeson avoids the strikes from the bottom by Kurtev.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev is trying to control Dudeson's posture but Dudeson avoids it.
Dudeson trying to control the action but Kurtev is working from the bottom.

Dudeson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kurtev has escaped the position, nice work there.
Krisko Kurtev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dudeson lands some shots froms side control.
Kurtev is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dudeson working away.
Dudeson advances to mount.
Dudeson lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev gets back to half guard.
Kurtev tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Dudeson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kurtev trying to control from the bottom.
Kurtev is looking for a sweep. Dudeson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kurtev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Kurtev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dudeson slips a nice elbow through Kurtev's hands, connecting with Kurtev's forehead.
Dudeson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dudeson connects with a nice short shot to Kurtev's temple.
Kurtev wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Dudeson seems content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kurtev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dudeson pulls his head out easily.
Dudeson wants to control but Kurtev is keeping him busy.
Dudeson is thwarting Kurtev's attempts to control the position.
Dudeson is looking to take a break and control but Kurtev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dudeson working the head and body with strikes.
Dude Dudeson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dudeson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kurtev knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dudeson blocks the strikes from Kurtev.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kurtev punching from the bottom.

Dudeson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kurtev sees it coming and defends easily.

Kurtev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dude Dudeson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dudeson, 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dude Dudeson!
Dude Dudeson looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I gave this guys wife a three knuckler just the other night. So this was kinda awkward, props to him for showing up, and my apologies for ruining your weekend.'.