PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Dudley (ranked 2099 p4p, 584 weight class) and Yuri Voronov (ranked 280 p4p, 85 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Yuri Voronov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Dudley
vs
Voronov

183 cm
43
178
27 - 24 - 0

188 cm
36
180
20 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Vegan Gains

PWNAGE Elite
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damian Dudley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuri Voronov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudley checks a low kick from Voronov.
Dudley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Voronov flicks out a counter leg kick but Dudley steps away.
Dudley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Voronov.
Nice jab there from Voronov.
Dudley slips under a jab from Voronov.
Dudley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Voronov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Damian Dudley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dudley throws a jab when Voronov was well out of range.
Dudley misses with a hook
enabling Voronov to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Damian Dudley has been cut.
Dudley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Voronov.
Dudley moves out of range as Voronov strikes.
Dudley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Voronov.
A big left from Voronov misses.
Dudley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Dudley checks a low kick from Voronov.
Voronov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dudley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Voronov needs to keep his hands up - Dudley had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dudley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Voronov.

Dudley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Voronov can't find room to land a body shot as Dudley controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronov lands an uppercut.
Voronov takes an elbow to the temple.
Dudley throws an elbow but it misses.
Voronov lands a shoulder strike.
Dudley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Voronov struggles to land a body shot inside as Dudley controls his hands.
Dudley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Voronov can't find room to land a body shot as Dudley controls the action.
Voronov told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Voronov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dudley's elbow.
Voronov struggles to land a body shot inside as Dudley controls his hands.
Voronov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dudley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dudley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Voronov's defenses.

It looks like Yuri Voronov has been cut.
Dudley misses with a punch to the body.
Dudley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Voronov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dudley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dudley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Voronov has a couple of punches blocked by Dudley.
Voronov working aggressively here.
Dudley pushes Voronov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronov lands an elbow just above Dudley 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dudley.
Voronov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voronov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dudley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voronov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dudley backwards.
Voronov misses with a knee strike.
Dudley lands an elbow just above Voronov 's eye.
Dudley struggles to land a body shot inside as Voronov controls his hands.
Voronov tries a knee to the head but Dudley blocks it.
Voronov tries to work over Dudley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dudley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Voronov or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Voronov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dudley.
Dudley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dudley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dudley lands with a left to the head.
Voronov lands with a left to the head.
Voronov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dudley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Voronov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dudley's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronov is leaning against Dudley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Voronov lands a shoulder strike.
Voronov lands a knee to the body.
Dudley throws an elbow but it misses.
Dudley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Voronov.
Dudley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Voronov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Voronov prevents a body shot from Dudley.
Dudley lands an elbow just above Voronov 's eye.
Dudley takes an elbow to the temple.
Dudley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Voronov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Voronov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dudley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dudley lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dudley has a couple of punches blocked by Voronov.
Dudley misses with a punch to the body.
Dudley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dudley lands an elbow that stopped Voronov in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dudley backwards.
Voronov throws an elbow but it misses.
Dudley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dudley pushes Voronov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Voronov throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Voronov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dudley misses with a body punch.
Voronov lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Dudley.
Voronov avoids the elbow strike from Dudley, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Dudley.

That has opened up Yuri Voronov's cut even more.
Dudley cracks Voronov with a nice body shot.
Voronov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Voronov is pressed against the cage. Dudley pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Voronov! Two more big strikes from Dudley and Voronov crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Damian Dudley!
After the big win, Damian Dudley made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bondi MMA 🏝️ and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.