PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Dup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Robbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Robbo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Max Dup's chin.

Dup
vs
Robbo

183 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Dup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Robbo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dup misses with a body kick.
Dup scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dup fails to land with a series of punches.
Dup scores with a shot to the body.
Robbo throws a combination that misses

and Dup counters with a series of strikes that sends Robbo to the canvas! Dup follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robbo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dup.
Robbo has momentary wrist control but Dup slips an elbow through the middle.
Dup trying to control the position from guard on top but Robbo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dup makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dup postures up in Robbo's guard and throws a big left but Robbo blocks it.
Robbo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dup throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Robbo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Robbo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dup missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dup with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Robbo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Dup gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dup swinging wilding here.
Dup tries for a takedown but Robbo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dup tries to bum rush Robbo with a series of wild strikes but Robbo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dup with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Dup.
Robbo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dup is breathing heavily.
Robbo tries for a takedown but Dup circles away easily
and Dup counters with a left to the body.
Dup throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dup circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dup takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robbo scores with a head kick.
Robbo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robbo tries to clinch there but Dup circles away.
Dup misses with a double jab.
Dup keeps the fight on the outside.
Robbo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dup throws a left and a right that both miss
and Robbo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dup really felt that one!
Robbo tries to clinch up but Dup circles away and keeps his distance.
Robbo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robbo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab lands there for Dup.
Max Dup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dup looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Robbo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dup.
Dup trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Robbo is looking to stand up but Dup isn't so interested in that idea.
Dup working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Robbo controls Dup momentarily but Dup frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dup trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dup lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbo controls Dup momentarily but Dup frees himself.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dup throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dup scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dup looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Robbo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dup.
Dup is in close to Robbo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dup scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dup with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Dup decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Robbo, up you get!
A combination from Dup does no damage.
Dup lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Dup dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dup throws a combination. Robbo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dup is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robbo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Max Dup has been cut.

Dup looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dup not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dup stops Robbo from getting back to his feet.
Robbo wants to control but Dup is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dup 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.
Dup thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dup is nestled in close to Robbo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dup slips a nice elbow through Robbo's hands, connecting with Robbo's forehead.
Dup thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Robbo's head.
Robbo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Dup has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Robbo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dup wants to take a breather but Robbo is having none of it.
Dup working Robbo over with strikes.
Dup working Robbo over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dup with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dup is nestled in close to Robbo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dup seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dup winds up and cracks Robbo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dup takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dup drops an elbow to the side of Robbo's head.
Dup missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Dup there.
Robbo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dup scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dup working Robbo over with strikes.
Dup missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbo is staying active underneath Dup, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dup takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dup is nestled in close to Robbo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Dup postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Robbo to stand up.
Dup throws a lazy head kick
and Robbo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dup misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Robbo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dup manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Robbo prevents Dup from improving his position.
Dup flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Dup on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dup tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbo wants to stand up but Dup has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Dup slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dup is trying to keep Robbo in close.
Robbo wants to stand but Dup has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Robbo stands up and waves to Dup to follow him.
Dup lands with a nice combination. Robbo backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Dup dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max Dup's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dup throws a lazy body kick
and Robbo counters with an inside leg kick.

Dup clinches up against the cage.
Robbo looking for a takedown.

Dup pulls guard effortlessly.
Robbo trying to control the position from guard on top but Dup is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robbo stopping the sweep attempt from Dup.
Dup tries to strike from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dup doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Dup lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Robbo!
Dup unloading with bombs!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dup unloading with bombs!
Dup landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dup lands a nice shot to the head.
Dup has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Robbo's face.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dup cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Robbo is in a horrible position here. Dup smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Robbo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dup lands with some strikes.
Dup working Robbo over with strikes here.
Dup fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dup landing punches.
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!
Robbo taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dup cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dup lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dup unloading with bombs!
Dup prevents Robbo from getting the reversal.
Robbo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dup lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dup fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dup scoring with strikes but Robbo is staying in there.
Dup dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dup is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Robbo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dup looking to finish Robbo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Robbo!
Dup lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dup landing strikes, looking to finish!
Robbo throwing hammer fists to the chest of Dup. What's that going to do exactly?
Dup working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dup working the ground and pound effectively.
Dup wants to control the pace but Robbo is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns Robbo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dup fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dup working Robbo over with strikes here.
Dup lands a nice shot to the head.
Dup putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Robbo suckers Dup into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Robbo is now in Dup's guard!
Dup keeping moving, preventing Robbo from controlling successfully.
Dup throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dup manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Robbo manages to get himself to full guard.

Dup stands up from Robbo's guard - Dup perhaps looking for a knockout.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Dup showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dup has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Dup!