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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Serious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Dudley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Sam Serious has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 cm
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270 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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200 cm
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250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Serious! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Dudley! The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Serious rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dudley moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Dudley closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Serious did well to prevent Dudley getting side control. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Serious is defending against the submission attempts here by Dudley.
Serious makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Serious. Serious trying to keep a closed guard but Dudley is proving a slippery customer.
Dudley stands and steps away. Serious gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Dudley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dudley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Serious. Dudley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Serious swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dudley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Sam Serious is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Serious throws a one two combo.
Serious fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Serious lands with a good body shot. Serious displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Serious tries to bum rush Dudley with a series of wild strikes but Dudley uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Serious fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dudley clinches with his opponent.
Dudley lands on the inside with an uppercut. Serious wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dudley manages to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Dudley has his hands on Serious's head, controlling the position. Dudley looks winded! Serious trying to control the position from guard on top but Dudley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Serious is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dudley is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. Serious is really struggling to control Dudley but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sam Serious wasn't doing enough on the ground. Serious with a body punch. A glancing blow. Serious scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Serious lands a right hook to the body.
Serious scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Serious gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Serious working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dudley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dudley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Serious is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Dudley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Dudley tries to stand but Serious is controlling from the bottom. Serious working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Serious looking for a sweep. Not yet Serious, not yet. Serious will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Serious wants to improve his position but instead Dudley has moved into half guard.
Dudley is trying to work for a kimura but Serious is defending well.
Dudley is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Serious is just riding it out for now. Dudley eventually gives up the hold. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Serious trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Serious dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Serious lands a really nice looking cross but Dudley seems unphased.
Serious misses with a combination
and Dudley counters with a nice body kick. Dudley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Dudley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Serious is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Dudley seems to be working for a kimura but Serious defends the submission attempt. Serious is looking to control Dudley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Serious avoid being mounted? Serious is trying to stand back up but Dudley is controlling him
Dudley is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dudley decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up. Danga de danga de dang - Serious scores with a four punch combination! Serious fails to land with a series of punches.
Dudley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Serious scores with a jab. Dudley acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Serious closes the distance and lands a one-two. Serious lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Serious. Dudley takes one to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Serious.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Dudley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Serious counters with a lovely shot to the body. Dudley tries to clinch but Serious is having none of it. Dudley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Serious works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Serious throws a shot to the body.
Dudley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Serious counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Serious throws a nice looking combination but Dudley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Serious lands with a nice combination. Dudley backs away looking to recover. Serious swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Serious lands with a good body shot. Serious dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Serious looks to land a combination but Dudley avoids it well. Serious misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Left hook, right uppercut from Serious. Serious is working the combinations to good effect here. Serious wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Serious lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Serious. Sam Serious is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. A nice combination there by Serious.
Serious is looking to wear down Dudley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Dudley throws a head kick that misses. Serious digs a good body shot into Dudley's ribs. Serious scores with a one two! Dudley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Dudley tries to bum rush Serious with a series of wild strikes but Serious uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Serious lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Serious throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Serious's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Serious duly obliges. Dudley moves in looking to clinch but Serious pushes him off. Dudley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Dudley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Serious throws a series of strikes that have Dudley backpedaling.
Serious stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Dudley misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Dudley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Serious scores with a one two! Dudley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Serious dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice body punch from Serious. Serious stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Serious wants it to stay on the feet. No joy there for Serious, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dudley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Serious swats him away and circles back towards the center. Serious fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dudley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Serious.
Serious throws a series of strikes that have Dudley backpedaling.
Dudley throws a series of punches but Serious avoids them all with ease. Dudley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Serious lands with a shot to the body. Serious lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Dudley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Serious dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dudley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Serious with a hook. Serious swats away the attempt to clinch by Dudley. Dudley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Serious manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Donk. Serious catches Dudley right on the button with a cross. Serious misses with a two punch combination.
Serious throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Serious lands a head shot. Serious works Dudley's body with a nice hook. Serious works over Dudley's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dudley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Serious counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Dudley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Serious counters with a right hand to the body. Serious lands a jab. Dudley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Serious jabs Dudley to the body, keeping him at a distance. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Serious misses with the combination.
Serious is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dudley can do to turn this around? Serious moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Dudley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Serious to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Serious lands with a right hand. Serious lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Serious throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Dudley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Serious looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Serious scores with a one two! Dudley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. A left and a right from Serious both land. Nice combination. Dudley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Serious sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dudley somewhat. Sam Serious is winning the standup battle so far. Good exchange - Serious coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Serious scores with a decent looking hook. Danga de danga de dang - Serious scores with a four punch combination! Dudley wants to clinch up but Serious keeps it at a distance. Serious misses with a double jab.
Serious throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Dudley has closed the distance and engaged Serious in a clinch.
Serious fails to pull the fight into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Dudley tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alex Dudley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Sam Serious is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Sam Serious has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Dudley. Serious working hard to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Sam Serious showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Serious, 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27 Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27 Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Serious!
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energy
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hype
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