PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Dudley (ranked 1218 p4p, 1886 weight class) and Calabi Yau (ranked 184 p4p, 274 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Dudley
vs
Yau

183 cm
36
178
17 - 13 - 0

184 cm
38
182
22 - 17 - 2

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Dudley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Calabi Yau!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yau with a nice cross.
A shot to the liver by Yau. Beautiful body shot.
Dudley swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Dudley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dudley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dudley.
Our sources have told us that Dudley has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Yau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yau avoids a wild elbow strike from Dudley.
Yau blocks an elbow strike.
Dudley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yau missing with knees to the body.
Yau is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dudley is defending well for now.
Dudley managing to block the knees to the body from Yau.
Dudley blocks a body shot from Yau.
Yau tries to land knees in the clinch but Dudley avoids the damage to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Yau has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Dudley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dudley tries to work over Yau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dudley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yaus head.
Yau is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dudley is defending well for now.
Dudley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dudley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dudley.
Dudley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yau blocks a body shot from Dudley.
Yau tries to land knees in the clinch but Dudley avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley avoiding damage as Yau throws knees to the body.
Dudley scores with a shot to the side of Yau's head.
Yau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dudley.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dudley throws an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Yau.
Yau lands with a left to the head.
Yau tries to land knees in the clinch but Dudley avoids the damage to the body.
Dudley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dudley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dudley managing to block the knees to the body from Yau.
Dudley lands a nice elbow.
Dudley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dudley.

It looks like Calabi Yau has been cut.
Yau tries to land knees in the clinch but Dudley avoids the damage to the body.
Yau putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dudley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yau tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dudley avoids it.
Dudley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Dudley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dudley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yau tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dudley is able to avoid easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Dudley misses the target.
Dudley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yau circles away quickly and effectively.
Yau on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley checks a leg kick.
Yau thuds a left hand into Dudley's body.
Yau fails to land with a series of punches.
Yau keeps the fight on the outside.
Dudley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yau.
Yau will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yau lands a right hook to the body.
Dudley scores with a decent looking hook.
Yau misses with a looping left.
Yau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dudley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Dudley rushes Yau and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dudley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dudley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yau blocks an elbow strike from Dudley.

Dudley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dudley lands a nice hook to Yau's body. Yau takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dudley fails to land with a series of punches.
Dudley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yau misses with an uppercut. Dudley saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley throws a hook but Yau avoids it easily.
Dudley throws a big shot that misses.
Yau walks into a straight right hand from Dudley.
Yau throws a body shot but no joy.
Dudley moves out of range of the strikes.
Yau connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dudley momentarily.
Yau misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Dudley misses the target.
Dudley ducks under a wild hook from Yau.
Dudley ducks under a wild hook from Yau.
Dudley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dudley.
Yau throws a body shot but no joy.
Dudley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yau.
Dudley seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dudley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dudley.
Dudley is looking to counter punch.
Dudley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dudley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dudley defending well as Yau loads up on a big left hand.
Yau throws a jab when Dudley was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dudley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dudley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dudley scores with a sloppy right hand. Yau should have avoided that one.
Yau on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yau takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dudley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dudley throws a jab but it's blocked by Yau.
Yau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Dudley misses the target.
Yau stuns Dudley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dudley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Yau bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dudley's head backwards.
Dudley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yau paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yau punishes Dudley's body with a nice straight punch.
Dudley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yau tries to bum rush Dudley with a series of wild strikes but Dudley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dudley misses with a left hand
and Yau counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Damian Dudley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Calabi Yau's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dudley throws a shot from downtown. Yau moves away and avoids it.
Yau on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yau ducks under a wild hook from Dudley.
A punch combination from Yau misses.
It looked like Dudley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice shot by Dudley.
Damian Dudley is winning the standup battle so far.
Dudley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yau.
Yau chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yau misses with a low kick as Dudley jumps back.
Dudley jabs at Yau's body.
Yau connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dudley. Dudley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Damian Dudley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dudley lands a jab.
Dudley slips under a jab from Yau.
Yau throws a body punch but Dudley moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Yau.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dudley works Yau's body with a nice hook.
Yau takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yau thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dudley lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yau throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dudley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yau was well out of range. Poor timing from Dudley.
Yau scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dudley doesn't seem bothered though.
Dudley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yau in his tracks.
Dudley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yau does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
An attempted straight right counter from Dudley misses the target.
Dudley takes a swing at Yau's ribcage but misses.
Dudley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yau is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yau looks to land a combination but Dudley avoids it well.
Dudley looks to throw the jab but Yau is out of range.
Yau listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yau is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dudley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Dudley has closed the distance and engaged Yau in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dudley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Dudley breaks from the clinch.
Dudley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Yau does no damage.
Dudley throws a shot from downtown. Yau moves away and avoids it.
Yau loads up on a big right hand but Dudley slips the punch.
Dudley lands a glancing blow to the side of Yau's head.
Yau swings for the body but Dudley moves out of range.
Dudley misses with a hook. Yau ducked under it nicely.
Yau dodges the punch combination from Dudley.
Yau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yau lands a nice hook to Dudley's body. Dudley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dudley avoids the body shot from Yau.
Dudley throws an overhand right that lands on Yau's shoulder, as Yau tries to avoid the shot.
Dudley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yau just misses with a punch to the body.
Yau slips a jab and a cross from Dudley.
Yau misses with an uppercut
and Dudley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley catches Yau with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yau lands a right hook to the body.
Dudley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dudley stuns Yau with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dudley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yau.
Dudley tries to clinch up
and Yau counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yau is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dudley rather than just go for the knockout.
Yau misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Yau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yau thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dudley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dudley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dudley throws a body punch but Yau moves out of range.
Dudley looks to clinch
letting Yau counter with a right hand.
Yau misses the shot to the body.
Dudley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yau misses with a looping right.
Yau misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudley throws a big shot that misses.
Yau blocks a jab.
A shot to the liver by Dudley. Beautiful body shot.
Yau has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dudley misses with a looping right.
Yau misses the shot to the body.
Yau scores with a hook to the body. Dudley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yau misses with a body shot.
Yau moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yau misses with a hook. Dudley ducked under it nicely.
Dudley doesn't manage to clinch there - Yau circles away.
Yau defending well as Dudley loads up on a big left hand.
Yau ducks under a wild hook from Dudley.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yau does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dudley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Dudley instigates a clinch.
Dudley lands with a light punch inside.
Nice elbow from Dudley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Dudley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Calabi Yau's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dudley ducks under a wild hook from Yau.
Yau digs a good hook to Dudley's body.
Yau takes a swing at Dudley's ribcage but misses.
Yau walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dudley misses with a body shot.
Dudley throws a hook but Yau blocks it.
Yau misses with a body shot.
Yau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dudley.
Dudley misses the shot to the body.
Dudley tries to close the distance and clinch but Yau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Dudley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dudley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yau using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dudley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yau missing with knees to the body.
Yau is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dudley is defending well for now.
Yau blocks an elbow strike from Dudley.
Yau unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dudley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yau tries a knee to the head but Dudley blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley avoiding damage as Yau throws knees to the body.
Yau cracks Dudley with a nice body shot.
Yau has a couple of punches blocked by Dudley.
Yau tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dudley avoids it.
Dudley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yau takes an elbow to the temple.
Yau takes an elbow to the temple.
Dudley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yau takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dudley managing to block the knees to the body from Yau.
Yau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dudley.
Dudley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damian Dudley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yau cracks Dudley with a nice body shot.

Dudley manages to break the clinch.
Yau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dudley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yau lands with a straight right. Dudley didn't see that one coming.
Dudley connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Dudley.
Yau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dudley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dudley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dudley stuns Yau with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Dudley misses its target.
Dudley slips a jab from Yau.
Dudley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yau attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dudley works the jab nicely.

Dudley clinches.

Dudley breaks from the clinch.
Dudley throws a series of strikes that have Yau backpedaling.
A big right from Yau misses.
Yau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dudley connects with a right hand. Yau shakes it off.
Dudley misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yau tries to bum rush Dudley with a series of wild strikes but Dudley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dudley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yau takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yau looks to land a left hand but Dudley moved out of range nicely.
Yau takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dudley.
Yau misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dudley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Dudley misses.
Dudley swinging wildly here.
It seemed like Yau was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dudley walks into a jab.
Dudley tries to clinch but Yau is having none of it.
Dudley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dudley throws out the jab.
Dudley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yau manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudley lands a nice looking body shot.
Dudley misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dudley.
It looked like Dudley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dudley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yau. Yau obviously looking to wear him down.
Yau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dudley.
Yau scores with a punch to the head.
Dudley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dudley looks to throw the jab but Yau is out of range.
Dudley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yau thows a leg kick but Dudley checks it
and Dudley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dudley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yau.
Dudley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yau misses the shot to the body.
Dudley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yau throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dudley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yau ducks right into an uppercut from Dudley.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yau takes a swing at Dudley's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Dudley clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Calabi Yau's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dudley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yau.
The fighters circling - Dudley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dudley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yau only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Yau takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big right from Yau misses.
Dudley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yau is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dudley with a body shot.
Yau takes a swing at Dudley's ribcage but misses.

Dudley closes the distance and clinches.
Yau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dudley can't find room to land a body shot as Yau controls the action.
Dudley struggles to land a body shot inside as Yau controls his hands.
Dudley digs a right hand underneath Yau's ribcage. Yau let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yau blocks an elbow strike from Dudley.
Yau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dudley blocks it with crossed arms.
Yau misses with a hook to the ribs.

Dudley manages to break the clinch.
Yau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dudley was well out of range. Poor timing from Yau.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yau.
Dudley cracks a nice hook into Yau's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yau lands a slapping body shot.
Dudley's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dudley duly obliges.
A swing and a miss from Yau.
Dudley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yau.
Dudley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dudley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yau.
Dudley throws a big shot that misses.
Dudley swings for the body but Yau moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Dudley. Those never looked like landing.
Dudley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yau lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Yau misses the target.
Dudley checks a leg kick.
Yau avoids the body shot from Dudley.
Dudley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dudley scores with a nice strike.
Nice defenses there by Yau.
Despite the aggression on Yau's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley throws the left hand but Yau avoids the punch easily.
Dudley misses with an uppercut
and Yau makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dudley misses with a double jab.
Yau misses with a wild body shot.

Dudley clinches with his opponent.
Yau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dudley managing to block the knees to the body from Yau.
Yau lands a good knee to the midsection. Dudley won't want to take too many of those.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Yau using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yau is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dudley is defending well for now.
Dudley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dudley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dudley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yau lands with a short shot to the head.
Yau takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yau obliges.
Yau working Dudley over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yau.
Dudley can't find room to land a body shot as Yau controls the action.
Dudley avoiding damage as Yau throws knees to the body.
Yau lands a nice knee to the body.
Dudley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yau blocks an elbow strike from Dudley.
Yau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dudley.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yau obliges.
Yau missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Dudley.
Yau avoids a wild elbow strike from Dudley.
Yau missing with knees to the body.
Dudley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dudley lands a damaging elbow.
Dudley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dudley throws a head punch that misses.
Dudley managing to block the knees to the body from Yau.
Yau blocks an elbow strike from Dudley.
Dudley lands an elbow just above Yau 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dudley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Dudley throws a hook but Yau blocks it.
Yau digs a good body shot into Dudley's ribs.
Yau throws out a loose jab but Dudley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dudley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yau misses with an uppercut.
Yau swings for the body but Dudley moves out of range.
Dudley doesn't manage to clinch there - Yau circles away.
Dudley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yau ducks under a wild hook from Dudley.
Yau throws a hook but Dudley avoids it easily.
Yau misses with a double jab.

Dudley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dudley lands a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Damian Dudley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Calabi Yau's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dudley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dudley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dudley defending well as Yau loads up on a big left hand.
Yau lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dudley at a distance.
Dudley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yau throws out the jab.
Dudley connects with a right hand. Yau shakes it off.
Yau takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yau throws a body shot but no joy.
Dudley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dudley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dudley connects with a crisp jab.
Dudley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dudley.
Yau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yau misses with an uppercut. Dudley saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Yau.
Dudley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Dudley misses the target.
Yau keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from Yau misses the target.
Yau connects with a body shot that sends Dudley's belly button to the back.
Yau drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yau scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dudley slips under a jab from Yau.
A big right from Yau misses.
Dudley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yau. Dudley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yau rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dudley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yau on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yau slips a jab and a cross from Dudley.
Dudley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Damian Dudley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dudley.
Yau swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Dudley to counter with a crisp jab.
Dudley misses with a looping left.
A jab from Dudley misses.
Yau does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dudley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yau can pounce on him.
Dudley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yau.
Yau misses with a body shot.
Dudley scores with a jab to the body.
Dudley drops his hands momentarily and Yau takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yau shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dudley wants to clinch up but Yau keeps it at a distance.
Dudley looks to score with a jab to the body but Yau is just out of range.
Dudley scores with a nice strike.
Yau throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yau.
Yau slips under a jab from Dudley.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yau! But no joy.
Yau walks into a straight right hand from Dudley.
Yau throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Yau misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dudley, as that shot connected.
The fighters circling - Dudley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yau doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dudley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yau can pounce on him.
Yau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dudley.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yau.
Yau just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Dudley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yau lands a jab to Dudley's midsection.
Dudley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yau moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice side step and Yau releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Dudley forces Yau back against the cage and clinches.
Calabi Yau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Yau.
Yau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dudley lands a nice elbow.
Dudley wants to get back to striking at distance but Yau won't allow it.
Dudley gets through Yau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dudley is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Dudley.
Dudley managing to block the knees to the body from Yau.
Dudley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yau throws a head punch that misses.
Dudley tries to throw a body punch but Yau avoids it by throwing Dudley back against the cage.
Yau tries to land knees in the clinch but Dudley avoids the damage to the body.
Yau missing with knees to the body.
Dudley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Dudley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dudley looks to land a left hand but Yau moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Yau was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dudley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yau counters with an outside leg kick.
Dudley stuns Yau with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dudley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Damian Dudley.
Well Dudley 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:46
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Dudley!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Damian Dudley made sure he mentioned Vegan Gains, along with how happy he was to win his fight.