PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dude Dudder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Gerous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dudder
vs
Gerous

175 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
191 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

ADCC Champion
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dude Dudder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Gerous!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudder lands a jab to the head.
Dudder looks to score with a jab to the body but Gerous is just out of range.

Gerous has managed to clinch.
Dudder is trying to break the clinch but Gerous is controlling him.
Gerous scores a nice knee to the body.
Dudder is trying to break free.
Dudder being controlled against the cage.
Gerous lands a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Dudder's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dudder takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dudder is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dudder is looking to break free of the clinch but Gerous has double underhooks.
Gerous displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dudder up against the cage.

Dudder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gerous tries to clinch there but Dudder circles away.
Dudder misses with the combination.
Dudder slips a jab and a cross from Gerous.
Dudder connects with a right hand. Gerous shakes it off.
Dudder takes one to the side of the head.
Dudder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gerous takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dudder defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gerous.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horrible takedown by Gerous or perhaps it was just good defense by Dudder which made him look bad.
Gerous scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerous throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dudder takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gerous cracks Dudder with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gerous tries to bum rush Dudder with a series of wild strikes but Dudder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dudder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gerous moves away.
Dudder lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dudder scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Gerous closes the distance and clinches.
Dudder is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Gerous's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dudder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gerous moves away.
Gerous tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dudder swivels and escapes.
Dude Dudder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Gerous.
Dudder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gerous manages to avoid it.
Dudder dodges the punch combination from Gerous.

Gerous closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dudder is trying to stand back up but Gerous is controlling him

Gerous is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gerous missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gerous looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudder is looking to escape.

Dudder is defending against the submission attempts here by Gerous.

Gerous looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gerous stops Dudder from getting back to his feet.

Gerous is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dudder has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dudder looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gerous is looking for a kimura but Dudder is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gerous to get the leverage.
Dudder is trying to stand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gerous wants to pass the guard but Dudder is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gerous throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gerous throws a nice looking combination but Dudder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gerous swings for the body but Dudder moves out of range.
Dudder throws a series of punches but Gerous avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Dudder misses.
Gerous misses with a low kick.
Dudder scores with a shot to the body.
Dude Dudder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dudder misses with a jab to the body
and Gerous counters with a two punch combo.
Gerous fails with a takedown attempt.
Dudder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gerous moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dudder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dudder connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dudder is looking to wear down Gerous with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dudder. Gerous does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dudder lands with a shot to the body.
Gerous on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dudder takes a swing at Gerous's ribcage but misses.
Dudder scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gerous doesn't seem bothered though.
Dudder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gerous looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gerous doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dudder lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gerous takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gerous looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dudder is fending him off so far but Gerous persists. Nope, Dudder circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dudder with a nice cross.
Dudder throws a shot from downtown. Gerous moves away and avoids it.
Dudder scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gerous doesn't seem bothered though.
A shot to the liver by Dudder. Beautiful body shot.
Gerous avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Gerous dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dudder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Dudder. Beautiful body shot.

Gerous shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gerous was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gerous won't let Dudder get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Gerous is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dudder can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Dudder is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Dudder takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Gerous working for a guillotine from mount but Dudder is in no mood to give up.
Dudder tries to buck Gerous off but he can't manage it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudder on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dudder tries to get out of the position.

Gerous is working for a guillotine from mount but Dudder frees his head quite easily.
Dudder really wants to buck Gerous off and get back to his feet.

Gerous is working for a guillotine from mount but Dudder frees his head quite easily.
Dudder is trying to stand.

Gerous has hold of Dudder's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dudder manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Dudder knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gerous on the ground.
Dudder wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerous looking to finish Dudder with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dudder!

Gerous looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Dudder wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Gerous looking to secure an arm triangle but Dudder defends it well.
Dudder's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Dudder is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerous lands a big elbow.
Dudder wants to try and get back to his feet.
Gerous in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BOOM! Gerous connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Gerous working for a guillotine from mount but Dudder is in no mood to give up.
Dudder trying desperately to get to his feet.

Gerous is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dudder is surviving well by controlling Gerous's body position as best he can.

Gerous working for a submission but Dudder is keeping him at bay.

Gerous wants to finish this one by submission but Dudder is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gerous.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudder is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Gerous has control of Dudder's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dudder regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Dudder tries to buck Gerous off but he can't manage it.
Gerous throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dudder because Gerous loaded up on that one.

Gerous looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Dudder bucks Gerous off and manages to get back to his feet!
A jab from Dudder does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Gerous showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gerous avoids the body shot from Dudder.
Gerous is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dudder.
Dudder misses with a wild combination.
Gerous shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dudder sprawls well. Dudder wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gerous gets slowly back to his feet.
Dudder digs a good body shot into Gerous's ribs.
Dudder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gerous.
Dudder scores with a jab.
Gerous scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Gerous clinches up against the cage.
Dudder is looking to break free of the clinch but Gerous has double underhooks.
Gerous lands an elbow that stopped Dudder in his tracks for a moment.
Dudder has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gerous is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dudder gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gerous throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gerous misses with an elbow over the top.
Dudder tries to break the clinch but Gerous is controlling the position.

Dudder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dudder!
Dudder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dudder misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Dudder misses.
Dudder jabs at Gerous's body.
Dudder misses with a double jab

and Gerous counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Gerous drops back looking for a leg! Dudder is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dudder manages to kick Gerous off! Gerous jumps back into Dudder's guard.
Dudder is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gerous is controlling him.
Gerous missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gerous drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gerous jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Gerous drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gerous jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dudder wants to stand and escape but Gerous is having none of it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Gerous is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dudder's half guard.
Gerous wants to pass the guard but Dudder is defending well.
Dudder wants to get back to his feet.

Gerous seems to be looking for submissions.

Gerous is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dudder sees it coming and defends easily.
Dudder is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gerous is trying for a kimura here. Dudder looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Gerous wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dan Gerous!