PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Aldarisio (ranked 2144 p4p, 1501 weight class) and Damian Dudley (ranked 286 p4p, 202 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aldarisio
vs
Dudley

183 cm
27
174
5 - 0 - 0

183 cm
46
178
33 - 30 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Conviction

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Aldarisio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damian Dudley!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Chris Dean and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dudley closes the distance and clinches.
Aldarisio is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dudley to keep the fight standing.
Aldarisio misses with the head strike.
Dudley throws an elbow but it misses.
Dudley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Aldarisio blocks the elbow strike.
Aldarisio blocks the elbow strike.
Aldarisio lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Dudley.
Aldarisio lands a right hand.
Dudley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aldarisio.
Aldarisio misses with a body punch.
Dudley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dudley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dudley lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldarisio digs a right hand underneath Dudley's ribcage. Dudley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Aldarisio blocks an elbow strike from Dudley.
Aldarisio avoids a wild elbow strike from Dudley.
Aldarisio misses with some punches.
Aldarisio digs a right hand into Dudley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dudley's gas tank.
Aldarisio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aldarisio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dudley misses with an elbow over the top.
I was talking to Aldarisio's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dudley throws an elbow but misses.
Dudley misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Aldarisio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dudley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aldarisio blocks an elbow strike.
Dudley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aldarisio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dudley backwards.
Aldarisio avoids the elbow strike from Dudley, against the cage.
Aldarisio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aldarisio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dudley backwards.
Aldarisio avoids a wild elbow strike from Dudley.
Aldarisio is leaning against Dudley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dudley looks winded!
Aldarisio lands with a short shot to the head.
Aldarisio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aldarisio jumps guard but Dudley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Aldarisio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldarisio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dudley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dudley throws an elbow that misses.
A short left from Aldarisio.
Dudley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dudley throws an elbow that misses.
Aldarisio avoids the elbow strike from Dudley, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldarisio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aldarisio avoids a wild elbow strike from Dudley.
Aldarisio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dudley backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Aldarisio.
A short right from Aldarisio.
Dudley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Aldarisio - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Aldarisio.
Aldarisio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dudley has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Aldarisio seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dudley can turn it around.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aldarisio.

Aldarisio successfully pulls guard.

Aldarisio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dudley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dudley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Aldarisio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dudley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Aldarisio has his foot on Dudley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dudley works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aldarisio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dudley is aware though and is defending well.
Dudley trying to control but Aldarisio is working from the bottom.

Aldarisio looking for a guillotine here but Dudley defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Aldarisio has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Dudley doesn't defend quickly enough and Aldarisio has managed to lock this one up! Can Dudley escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Aldarisio on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Josh Aldarisio!