PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Dudley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Turtle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Dudley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dudley
vs
Turtle

182 cm
25
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

160 cm
27
205 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eric Dudley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Turtle!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Turtle gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dudley won't allow Turtle to sweep him here.
Dudley wants to pass the guard but Turtle is keeping the position.
Dudley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dudley throwing strikes from guard but Turtle blocks nicely.
Dudley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Turtle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dudley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Eric Dudley has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Dudley looking to score a takedown here. Turtle is defending well but Dudley drives through and ends up in Turtle's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Turtle can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dudley trying to control but Turtle is working from the bottom.
Dudley tries to free his leg and advance position but Turtle is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dudley trying to control the position from guard on top but Turtle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Eric Dudley has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dudley shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice takedown defense from Turtle. No joy for Dudley on that attempt.
Turtle shoots in but Dudley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Turtle misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Turtle counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Dudley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dudley is breathing heavily.
Dudley tries to kick Turtle off but Turtle keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Turtle working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ground and pound from Turtle.
Turtle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dudley wants to get back to full guard.
Turtle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Turtle wants to take a breather but Dudley is having none of it.
Dudley gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turtle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Turtle not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Dudley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Turtle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dudley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turtle sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Turtle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Tom Turtle hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dudley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dudley shoots in and gets a takedown into Turtle's guard.
Dudley passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dudley working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eric Dudley will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dudley shoots in and drives through. Turtle sprawls well.
Dudley fails with a takedown attempt.

Turtle drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dudley working a defensive guard here.
Dudley keeping full guard, as Turtle tries to pass.
Turtle preventing the sweep.
Turtle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Dudley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtle stays in close to Dudley's body and controls the position.
Turtle is pushing down on Dudley's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dudley is fighting to maintain full guard but Turtle has managed to sneak the leg through.
Turtle controlling the action here.
Turtle is trying to control. Dudley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turtle tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Dudley has one foot on Turtle's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Dudley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dudley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Turtle sprawls well. Turtle wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dudley gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Dudley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dudley is defended easily by Turtle.
Dudley stuffs the takedown attempt from Turtle. Turtle gets slowly back to his feet.
Turtle swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley with a lazy takedown attempt

and Turtle counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Turtle.

Dudley looking for subs off his back but Turtle has passed one foot through into half guard.
Turtle wants to pass to mount but Dudley is defending the position.

Turtle wants to work for an arm triangle but Dudley is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tom Turtle has got the better of the ground game so far.

Dudley actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turtle is thwarting Dudley's attempts to control the position.
Dudley wants to get back to his feet.
Turtle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dudley keeps working.
Ground and pound from Turtle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Turtle is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Turtle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Dudley misses with a takedown

and Turtle counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turtle is thwarting Dudley's attempts to control the position.
Dudley is not content to let Turtle control the position.
Dudley has hold of Turtle's hands but Turtle slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Turtle is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dudley tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Turtle manages to move to mount!
Dudley wants to control but Turtle is having none of it.
Dudley throwing hammer fists to the chest of Turtle. What's that going to do exactly?
Turtle prevents Dudley from getting the reversal.
Turtle landing strikes from the mount and Dudley is in trouble!
Dudley is trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dudley is squirming around, avoiding Turtle's attempts to control the action.
Dudley is looking to get to half guard.
Dudley'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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turtle takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Turtle get's back to his feet.
Dudley doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Turtle counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dudley won't be happy with that.
Turtle is looking to take a break and control but Dudley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turtle taking a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turtle tries to move to full mount but Dudley actually manages to regain half guard.
Turtle is keen to just control but Dudley is a slippery customer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Turtle wants to stand up but Dudley manages to regain full guard.

Turtle throws a sloppy strike and Dudley has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Turtle is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Dudley!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eric Dudley!
A relieved looking Eric Dudley thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.