PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hearn (ranked 293 p4p, 356 weight class) and Damian Dudley (ranked 35 p4p, 42 weight class). Hearn comes to the cage accompanied by Professor X - Dave. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hearn
vs
Dudley

185 cm
32
180
21 - 14 - 0

183 cm
45
178
33 - 27 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

Vegan Gains
NARCOS

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 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Hearn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damian Dudley!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Chris Dean and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudley misses with a left hand
and Hearn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dudley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dudley misses with a hook
and Hearn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dudley cracks Hearn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hearn lands a slapping body shot.
Dudley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hearn was well out of range. Poor timing from Dudley.
Dudley misses with a wild body shot.
Hearn fakes the leg kick and cracks Dudley in the body.
Hearn blocks a jab.
Hearn throwing a counter right hand but Dudley manages to avoid it.
Hearn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Xtreme Black House in the buildup to the fight.
Hearn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dudley.
It looked like Hearn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dudley moves to clinch but Hearn breaks away
and Hearn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dudley tries to close the distance and clinch but Hearn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dudley misses with a lunging right hand
and Hearn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dudley's knee momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dudley jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Dudley has managed to clinch.
Hearn lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley misses with an elbow strike.
Hearn misses with a punch to the body.
Dudley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dudley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hearn struggles to land a body shot inside as Dudley controls his hands.
Hearn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dudley backwards.
Dudley misses with a hook from the clinch.

Hearn manages to break the clinch.
Hearn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dudley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dudley slips under a jab from Hearn.
Dudley tries to clinch up but Hearn circles away and keeps his distance.
Hearn ducks under a wild hook from Dudley.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dudley 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 swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dudley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hearn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dudley.
Dudley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hearn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dudley looks to throw the jab but Hearn is out of range.
Hearn quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley blocks the body kick.
Dudley lands an overhand right.
Hearn lands with an uppercut that bounces Dudley off the cage and back into range.
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 misses with a hook
and Hearn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hearn defending well as Dudley loads up on a big left hand.
Hearn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hearn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hearn quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

Dudley pushes Hearn up against the cage in a clinch.
Hearn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hearn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hearn lands with a left to the head.
Dudley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hearn.
Dudley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hearn misses with some punches.

Hearn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hearn connects with a solid leg kick.
Dudley is looking to clinch.
It appears Hearn was looking to counter with a kick there.
Dudley clobbers Hearn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dudley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hearn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dudley is looking to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Hearn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hearn.
Dudley thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Hearn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hearn connects with a right hand. Dudley shakes it off.
Dudley throws a body punch but Hearn moves out of range.
Dudley throws a lazy right hand but Hearn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dudley throws a lazy uppercut
and Hearn counters with a nice uppercut.
Dudley missing with a left hand there. Hearn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hearn is looking for a counter combo.
Dudley throws a lazy uppercut
and Hearn counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dudley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It appears Hearn was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hearn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hearn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dudley manages to avoid it.
Dudley tries to clinch up but Hearn circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudley misses with a left hand
and Hearn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dudley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dudley connects with a right hand. Hearn shakes it off.
Hearn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dudley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hearn fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dudley just manages to avoid it.
Dudley with a jab.
Dudley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hearn.
Dudley misses with a hook. Hearn ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Dudley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hearn lands a right hook to the body.
Hearn scores with a jab.
Hearn lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dudley loads up on a big right hand but Hearn slips the punch.
Hearn quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
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 Thomas Hearn will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dudley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hearn ducks under a wild hook from Dudley.
Hearn is looking to counter punch.
Dudley throws a big shot that misses.
Hearn moves out of range as Dudley strikes.

Dudley darts in and clinches Hearn up against the cage.
Hearn misses with a punch to the body.
Hearn misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hearn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dudley tries to work over Hearn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas Hearn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Hearn.
Dudley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hearn blocks an elbow strike from Dudley.
Dudley misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hearn lands a nice shot to the body.
Hearn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dudley backwards.
Hearn works on Dudley's body with a couple of short punches.
Hearn lands with a light punch inside.
Dudley is breathing heavily.
Hearn works on Dudley's body with a couple of short punches.
Hearn gets through Dudley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Hearn scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hearn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Hearn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hearn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dudley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hearn counters with a nice uppercut.
Dudley doesn't manage to clinch there - Hearn circles away.
Hearn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hearn lands a nice looking body kick.
Dudley misses with an uppercut. Hearn saw that one coming.
Dudley tries to clinch up
and Hearn counters with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick from Hearn.
Dudley misses with a looping right.
Dudley doesn't manage to clinch there - Hearn circles away.
Dudley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dudley lands a right hook to the body.
Dudley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dudley swings for the body but Hearn moves out of range.
Dudley misses with a looping right.
Hearn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hearn throws a leg kick which misses Dudley's front leg but catches the back leg as Dudley tries to avoid it.
Hearn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dudley at a distance.
Dudley misses with a right hand
and Hearn counters with a nice body kick.
Dudley misses with an uppercut
and Hearn finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dudley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hearn.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hearn lands a body shot.
Hearn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dudley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dudley tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dudley just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Hearn misses the target.
Dudley misses with a straight left.
Dudley moves in looking to clinch but Hearn pushes him off.
Dudley is looking to clinch but Hearn is avoiding it.
As Dudley backs away, Hearn returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hearn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dudley can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley misses the shot to the body.
Hearn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hearn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dudley was well out of range. Poor timing from Hearn.
Hearn moves out of range as Dudley strikes.
Hearn is looking for a counter combo.
Hearn lands with a kick to the temple. Dudley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hearn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hearn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dudley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Damian Dudley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dudley misses with an uppercut.
Hearn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hearn moves out of range as Dudley strikes.
Dudley throws a body punch but Hearn moves out of range.
Dudley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dudley moves to clinch but Hearn breaks away
and Hearn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudley looks to score with a jab to the body but Hearn is just out of range.
Hearn tried to counter with a leg kick but Dudley avoided it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dudley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Dudley looks to move away, Hearn throws a big counter combo but Dudley just gets out of the way.
Hearn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hearn swats away the attempt to clinch by Dudley.
Hearn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dudley.
Hearn is looking to counter punch.
Hearn defending well as Dudley loads up on a big left hand.
Hearn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dudley throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dudley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hearn scores with a hook to the body. Dudley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hearn connects with a crisp jab.
Dudley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hearn manages to avoid it.
Hearn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Hearn dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hearn with a jab.
Dudley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hearn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dudley thinking.
Dudley lands a really nice looking cross but Hearn seems unphased.
Dudley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hearn looks to land a body kick but Dudley moved away.
Dudley throws a hook but Hearn avoids it easily.
Dudley is looking to clinch but Hearn is avoiding it.
Hearn avoids the body shot from Dudley.
Hearn slips under a jab from Dudley.
Hearn half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dudley blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudley thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Hearn.
Dudley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hearn manages to avoid it.
Thomas Hearn is winning the standup battle so far.
Hearn keeps the fight on the outside.
Hearn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dudley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hearn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hearn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dudley digs a good hook to Hearn's body.
Dudley's corner calls for a 1-2. Dudley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dudley tries to clinch but Hearn is having none of it.
Dudley jabs Hearn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dudley tries to clinch but Hearn is having none of it.
Dudley tries to clinch there but Hearn circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hearn. That's going to slow Dudley down.
Hearn misses with a two punch combination.
Dudley misses with a jab to the body
and Hearn counters with a low kick, right behind Dudley 's knee.
Hearn swings for the body but Dudley moves out of range.
Hearn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Dudley has Hearn up against the cage in a clinch.

Hearn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Damian Dudley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearn moves away from the strike by Dudley.
Hearn seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dudley cracks Hearn with an open hand slap.

Dudley takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hearn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Dudley.
Hearn scores with a hook to the body.
Dudley lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Hearn.
Hearn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dudley backwards.
Hearn lands an uppercut.
Dudley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dudley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hearn.
Hearn scores with a hook to the body.
Hearn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dudley or not.
Hearn cracks Dudley with a nice body shot.
Hearn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dudley.
Nice body punch from Hearn.
Hearn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dudleys head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hearn.
Hearn scores with a shoulder strike.
Hearn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hearn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Hearn breaks from the clinch.
Dudley throws out a loose jab but Hearn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas Hearn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hearn throws a good cross that connects.
Hearn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dudley wants to clinch up but Hearn keeps it at a distance.
Hearn's corner calls for a 1-2. Hearn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hearn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dudley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Hearn.
Hearn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dudley misses the body punch
letting Hearn counter with a right hand.
Hearn throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hearn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hearn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hearn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hearn throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hearn lands a jab-cross combination.
Dudley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hearn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hearn jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Dudley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dudley throws a poor cross that misses
and Hearn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dudley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Dudley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hearn, pushing him back against the cage.
Dudley misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hearn.
Hearn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hearn blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Hearn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hearn 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Hearn!
A victorious Thomas Hearn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.