PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart Dew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Fury
vs
Dew

180 cm
26
142 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

168 cm
27
135 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Spartan Nutrition
KaotiK

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stuart Dew!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dew scores with a takedown into Fury's guard.
Dew stopping the sweep attempt from Fury.
Dew being controlled here momentarily.
Dew looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dew trying to control the position from guard on top but Fury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fury lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Fury has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Fury works over Dew with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dew looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fury passes into half guard.

Dew looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fury scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury trying to control the action but Dew is working from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Fury.
Fury is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fury looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dew with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this 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. Fury connects with a nice short shot to Dew's temple.
Fury not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fury lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Fury there.
Dew taking some punishment here, with Fury in his half guard.
Dew blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fury.
Fury wants to pass the guard but Dew is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury trying to control from half guard but Dew is working away.
Dew has hold of Fury's hands but Fury slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fury thows a huge punch but Dew dodges it nicely.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dew actively working from the bottom here.
Fury seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fury is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fury thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dew's head.
Fury wants to control but Dew is keeping him busy.
Dew taking some punishment here, with Fury in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dew is looking to control Fury's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dew avoid being mounted?
Fury 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.

Dew actively working from the bottom here.
Fury seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fury wants to control but Dew is keeping him busy.
Dew on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fury winds up and cracks Dew with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fury is pressing down on Dew's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dew is holding on for now.
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. Fury connects with a nice short shot to Dew's temple.
Fury will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ground and pound from Fury.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fury working Dew over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fury wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dew keeps working.

Dew is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fury pulls his head out easily.
Dew is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fury scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fury not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fury seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fury is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dew is trying to control but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fury slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Fury dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dew closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dew tries to move into full mount but can't pass Fury's legs.

Dew is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fury has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fury regains half guard.
Fury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dew can do to turn this around?
Fury holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dew is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fury defends it well.
Dew is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Frank Fury overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dew working a defensive guard here.
Fury with a nice head shot there.
Fury working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fury's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fury content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fury has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fury trying to control but Dew is working from the bottom.
Fury throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dew works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fury scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury wants to control from the top but Dew keeps moving.
Fury scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fury trying to control but Dew is working from the bottom.

Dew looking for a guillotine here but Fury defends easily.
Dew keeping moving, preventing Fury from controlling successfully.
Fury scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dew is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dew is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Fury chips away with some ground and pound.
Fury is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fury working some strikes from top position.
Fury works over Dew with some ground and pound from guard.
Fury lands a couple of digs.

Dew is rocked!
Fury passes Dew's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dew is still in real trouble! Can Fury finish him?
Dew is breathing heavily.
Dew is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fury scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fury slips a nice elbow through Dew's hands, connecting with Dew's forehead.
Fury is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury lands a big elbow - Dew is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Fury!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Fury!
Frank Fury seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.