PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Blues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avree Dubree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrone Blues has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Blues
vs
Dubree

178 cm
21
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

154 cm
25
189 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Blues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Avree Dubree!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blues avoids the body shot from Dubree.
Dubree stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dubree wants it to stay on the feet.
Dubree should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Blues changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dubree tries to avoid it but Blues manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dubree to the ground. Dubree escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blues has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Blues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blues tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dubree.
Blues will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dubree throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blues uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dubree.
Tyrone Blues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dubree gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dubree looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Blues tries for a takedown but Dubree manages to get underhooks.
Dubree misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubree putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blues in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dubree tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blues's elbow.
Blues jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dubree walks away with a smile on his face. Blues gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dubree connects with a solid leg kick.
Blues changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dubree tries to avoid it but Blues manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dubree to the ground. Dubree escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blues shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dubree as he jumps to the side.

Dubree tries to keep at a distance but Blues has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dubree throws an elbow that misses.
Dubree unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blues lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dubree misses with a punch to the body.
Dubree lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dubree landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubree putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blues in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Blues prevents a body shot from Dubree.
Blues is trying to push Dubree away but Dubree has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dubree landing knees to the body.
Blues tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dubree avoids it.
Blues wants to get back to striking at distance but Dubree won't allow it.
Dubree scores a nice knee to the body.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Dubree has eaten all the pies!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dubree crunches a lovely knee into Blues's ribcage.
Blues looking for a takedown.
Blues is breathing heavily.
Dubree creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dubree landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blues takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dubree lands a shoulder strike.
Dubree throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubree lands an elbow inside that Blues shrugs off.
Dubree throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blues takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dubree landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dubree pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blues looking to slow down the pace here.
Dubree unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dubree utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dubree throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dubree lands an elbow just above Blues 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dubree obliges.
Dubree lands a good knee to the midsection. Blues won't want to take too many of those.
Blues takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubree using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dubree crunches a lovely knee into Blues's ribcage.
Dubree lands a good knee to the midsection. Blues won't want to take too many of those.
Blues avoids a wild elbow strike from Dubree.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blues.
Blues blocks a body shot from Dubree.
Blues is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dubree is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dubree unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dubree misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dubree lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dubree avoiding damage.
Dubree keeps control of Blues as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dubree gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blues.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Avree Dubree dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Both fighters circling a little - Dubree finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dubree throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dubree throws a hook to the side of Blues's head but Blues sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Blues gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dubree creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blues's defenses.
Dubree creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blues's defenses.
Blues avoids a wild elbow strike from Dubree.
Avree Dubree seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blues can't break the clinch.
Blues jumps guard but Dubree stands there with Blues around his waist. Blues gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dubree misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blues's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Dubree.
Dubree is stalling here.
Dubree lands a nice elbow.
Dubree creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blues's defenses.
Dubree utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dubree is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dubree struggles to land a body shot inside as Blues controls his hands.
Dubree comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blues tries for a takedown but Dubree manages to get underhooks.
Blues managing to block the knees to the body from Dubree.
Blues jumps guard but Dubree turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Blues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blues tries to pull guard but Dubree won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubree is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dubree landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dubree throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dubree obliges.
Blues fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dubree working Blues over with knees to the body.
Dubree blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dubree lands a good knee to the midsection. Blues won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blues working hard to break the clinch.
Dubree tries to throw a body punch but Blues avoids it by throwing Dubree back against the cage.
Dubree scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Dubree.
Blues letting Dubree take a breather here.
Dubree landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dubree just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blues's brow.
Dubree utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dubree putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blues in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Dubree.
Dubree is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dubree creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blues tries to pull guard but Dubree won't allow it.
Blues has Dubree pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dubree manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dubree lands a body shot.
Dubree landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubree is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Blues is trying to break free.
Blues blocks an elbow strike from Dubree.
Dubree unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dubree misses with a punch on the inside.
Dubree crunches a lovely knee into Blues's ribcage.
Dubree lands an elbow inside.
Blues is trying to pull guard but Dubree has him pressed against the cage.
Dubree landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dubree pushes off an throws an elbow but Blues leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dubree lands a hook that snaps the head of Blues backwards.
Knees to the body from Dubree.
Blues tries to pull guard but Dubree forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Avree Dubree showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Blues's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Dubree connects with a solid leg kick.
Blues shoots for a takedown but Dubree saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blues is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dubree sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Blues shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dubree sprawls well. Dubree wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blues gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Blues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blues shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dubree but Dubree pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dubree with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dubree thumps Blues with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dubree. That's going to slow Blues down.
Dubree is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubree keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice takedown defense from Dubree. No joy for Blues on that attempt.
Dubree lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dubree cracks the inside of Blues's front leg.
Blues gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dubree.
Dubree connects with an inside leg kick.
Blues sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Dubree closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Dubree.
Dubree landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dubree putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blues in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubree tries to work over Blues's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dubree scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dubree.
Dubree working Blues over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dubree obliges.
Blues avoids the elbow strike from Dubree, against the cage.
Blues avoids the elbow strike from Dubree, against the cage.
Dubree looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dubree unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blues lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dubree creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees to the body from Dubree.
Dubree displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blues up against the cage.
Dubree using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blues takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dubree throws an elbow but misses.
Dubree scores a nice knee to the body.
Dubree has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dubree crunches a lovely knee into Blues's ribcage.
Dubree tries a body shot but Blues blocks it.
Dubree using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dubree putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blues in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dubree lands a knee to the body.
Blues is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Blues jumps guard but Dubree stands there with Blues around his waist. Blues gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dubree working Blues over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dubree obliges.
Dubree unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dubree obliges.
Nice elbow from Dubree.
Dubree throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dubree misses with a punch to the body.
Dubree landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dubree is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blues avoids the elbow strike from Dubree, against the cage.
Dubree misses with an elbow over the top.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dubree.
Dubree scores a nice knee to the body.
Tyrone Blues has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dubree throws an elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Avree Dubree comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dubree has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Avree Dubree!