PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Dukic (ranked 3360 p4p, 1857 weight class) and Morton Masters (ranked 419 p4p, 252 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dukic
vs
Masters

169 cm
24
178
6 - 11 - 0

178 cm
30
184
13 - 11 - 0

Dangerous GnP
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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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 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruno Dukic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morton Masters!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Summer Carpenter and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukic misses with an uppercut.
Masters on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dukic lands with a hook. Masters tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dukic jabs Masters right on the nose. Masters blinks but takes it well.
Masters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masters looks to land a combination but Dukic avoids it well.
Masters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dukic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dukic shoots in but no luck this time.
Masters throws a fast counter high kick but Dukic manages to duck under it in time.
Dukic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Masters.

Masters closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Masters tries a knee to the head but Dukic blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Masters just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dukic's brow.
Masters misses with a punch on the inside.
Masters throws an elbow but it misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Masters obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masters pushes off an throws an elbow but Dukic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters misses with an elbow strike.
Masters leaning his opponent against the cage.

Masters manages to break the clinch.
Masters misses with a looping right.
Dukic slips under a jab.
It looked like Dukic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dukic shoots in for a takedown but Masters shows good takedown defense.
Masters let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Masters throws a low kick but Dukic avoids it.
Morton Masters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dukic misses with a wild body shot.
Masters throws a big counter head kick but Dukic avoids it with no problem.

Masters clinches up with Dukic and pushes him back against the cage.
Dukic lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Masters breaks the clinch.
Dukic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters misses with a body shot.
Dukic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dukic misses with a straight right.
Dukic swats away the attempt to clinch by Masters.
Dukic lands a head shot.
Bruno Dukic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dukic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dukic fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Dukic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masters fails in his attempt to clinch.
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!
Masters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dukic lands an overhand right.
Dukic ducks under a wild hook from Masters.
Dukic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Masters is looking to clinch but Dukic is avoiding it.
Dukic lands a body shot.
Masters misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters looks to score with a jab to the body but Dukic is just out of range.
Dukic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Masters buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Masters misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dukic cracks Masters with a right hand to the side of the head.
Masters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dukic.
Dukic jabs Masters right on the nose. Masters blinks but takes it well.
Dukic cracks Masters with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Masters rushes Dukic and presses him up against the cage.
Dukic wants to stall.
Masters content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Masters manages to break the clinch.
Masters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dukic.
Masters is looking for the big counter here.
Masters throws a shot from downtown. Dukic moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukic blocks a head kick by Masters.
Dukic throws a shot from downtown. Masters moves away and avoids it.
Masters is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dukic scores with a hook.
Dukic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masters stuffs the takedown attempt from Dukic. Dukic gets slowly back to his feet.
Masters looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Masters takes a jab right on the kisser.

Dukic closes the distance and clinches.
Masters with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Masters tries a knee to the head but Dukic blocks it.
Dukic missing with knees to the body.
Masters throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Masters's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masters throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Dukic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dukic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Morton Masters will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dukic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dukic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masters sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dukic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Masters.
Dukic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dukic is looking to counter the offense by Masters and move into the clinch.
Dukic misses with a series of wild punches.
Dukic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Masters pinned against the cage. Masters gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dukic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masters.
Dukic moves away from the strike by Masters.
Dukic looks to land a right hand but Masters moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masters slaps away a takedown attempt from Dukic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dukic fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Dukic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dukic scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters misses with a low kick.
Dukic lands a head shot.
Masters tries to clinch but Dukic is having none of it.
Masters bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Masters throws a counter combo.
Masters pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dukic throws a hook to the side of Masters's head but Masters sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dukic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dukic misses with a straight left.
Masters misses with a body shot.
Dukic is looking to clinch.
Masters throws a counter combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dukic.
Dukic misses with a looping right.
Dukic connects with a jab.
Dukic misses with a straight left.
Masters walks into a jab.
Dukic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dukic throws a jab when Masters was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Masters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dukic checks a low kick from Masters.
Dukic shoots in and drives through. Masters sprawls well.
Masters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruno Dukic is winning the standup battle so far.
Masters tries to close the distance and clinch but Dukic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dukic feints a jab promting Masters to slip. Dukic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Masters slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dukic tests Masters's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A cross from Dukic lands.
Masters has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Masters throws a head kick that misses.
Masters fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dukic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Masters has managed to clinch.

Dukic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masters staying out of range there.
Dukic moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMasters.
Dukic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice cross by Dukic.
Dukic throws a big shot that misses.
Masters throws a nice looking combination but Dukic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Masters has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Dukic blocks a head kick by Masters.
Masters connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dukic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Masters avoids it really well and circles away.
Dukic takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Bruno Dukic has been cut.
Dukic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Masters counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masters throws a solid leg kick but Dukic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Masters.

Dukic closes the distance and clinches.
Masters lands with a short shot to the head.
Masters throws a head punch that misses.
Dukic avoiding damage as Masters throws knees to the body.
Masters presses Dukic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Dukic breaks the clinch.
Dukic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Masters unleashes a big counter combination but Dukic bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dukic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masters.
Dukic tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Masters manages to circle out of the way.

Masters gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Dukic breaks from the clinch.
Dukic connects with a nice looking jab.

Dukic has managed to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Dukic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Dukic's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Dukic goes for a double leg but Masters avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Masters continues to drive forward.
Dukic blocking some punches.
Masters swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masters lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dukic backwards.
Dukic avoiding damage as Masters throws knees to the body.
Dukic blocks an elbow strike from Masters.
Masters misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dukic.
Dukic letting Masters take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masters misses with the head strike.
Dukic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masters misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masters misses with an elbow strike.

Masters breaks the clinch.
Masters tries to clinch but Dukic is having none of it.
Dukic throwing a counter right hand but Masters manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Dukic.
Dukic misses with an uppercut.
Dukic scores with a jab. Masters acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dukic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Masters momentarily.

Masters closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Dukic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Masters wants to clinch up but Dukic keeps it at a distance.
Masters takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dukic blocks a head kick by Masters.
A little feinted left hand from Dukic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd cheers as Dukic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Masters doesn't seem phased though.
Dukic lands a nice shot that snaps Masters's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters looks to score with a jab to the body but Dukic is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dukic.
Dukic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Masters momentarily.
Dukic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dukic avoids the head kick by Masters.

Dukic closes the distance and clinches.
Masters misses with an elbow over the top.
Masters landing knees to the body.
Dukic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Dukic breaks from the clinch.
Masters throws a sloppy head kick and Dukic moves out of range easily.
Dukic is looking to counter punch.
Dukic lands a jab.
Masters throws a head kick that misses.
Dukic fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukic misses with an uppercut.
Masters takes a jab right on the kisser.
Masters finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Masters drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dukic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Masterss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Masters lands a high kick!
Masters pulls out of a head kick attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Masters is trying to break the clinch but Dukic is controlling him.

Dukic manages to break the clinch.
Dukic shoots in but no luck this time.
Masters throws a fast counter high kick but Dukic manages to duck under it in time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Dukic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Masters lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dukic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dukic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters ducks right into an uppercut from Dukic.
Dukic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dukic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dukic shoots in and drives through. Masters sprawls well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masters throws a right hand that Dukic ducks under and follows up with a left that Dukic also avoids with ease.
Dukic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Masters fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dukic is out of range.
Dukic slips a jab from Masters.
Dukic cracks Masters with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dukic is looking to clinch but Masters is avoiding it.
Masters ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Masters looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Masters on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dukic is looking to clinch but Masters is avoiding it.
Dukic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

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 Bruno Dukic.
I think Dukic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Dukic!
An out of breath Bruno Dukic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.