PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Dukes (ranked 3725 p4p, 3703 weight class) and Eugenio Roth (ranked 516 p4p, 513 weight class). Eugenio Roth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dukes
vs
Roth

190 cm
25
200
1 - 0 - 0

163 cm
25
196
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bubba Dukes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eugenio Roth!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Roth momentarily.

Dukes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dukes struggles to land a body shot inside as Roth controls his hands.

Dukes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Dukes rushes Roth and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Dukes breaks from the clinch.
Dukes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roth circles away quickly and effectively.
Roth feints a counter leg kick.
Dukes misses with a combination
and Roth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dukes swinging wildly here.

Roth fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dukes, pushing him back against the cage.

Dukes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Roth misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dukes throws a head kick but Roth moves out of range.
Dukes misses with a combination
and Roth counters with a low kick, right behind Dukes 's knee.

Roth moves into the clinch.
Roth content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dukes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dukes can't break the clinch.

Dukes breaks from the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Roth 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.
Dukes throws a poor cross that misses
and Roth counters with a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Dukes misses.
Bubba Dukes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Roth closes the distance and pushes Dukes back into the cage.
Roth using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dukes is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dukes stalling in the clinch but Roth improves position.
Dukes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
Roth pushes Dukes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dukes wants to break free but Roth has control.
Dukes stalling.
Roth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roth avoids a wild elbow strike from Dukes.
Dukes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roth is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Roth obliges.
Roth lands a right hand.
Roth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Roth gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Bubba Dukes has been cut.
Roth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dukes.

Dukes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dukes throws a head kick that misses
and Roth counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dukes moves into the clinch.
Dukes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dukes as Roth tries to tie him up.

Dukes breaks the clinch.

Roth pushes Dukes up against the cage in a clinch.
Dukes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dukes throws a punch but it's blocked by Roth.
Roth prevents Dukes from breaking the clinch.
Dukes scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Dukes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dukes thuds his shin into the meat of Roth's side.

Roth has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Roth fails to land.
Dukes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roth gets through Dukes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dukes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Roth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch on the inside from Dukes fails to land.
Dukes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roth has Dukes pressed against the cage.
Dukes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Roth throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eugenio Roth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bubba Dukes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dukes moves into the clinch.
Dukes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roth working aggressively here.

Dukes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Dukes closes the distance and clinches.
Roth swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Dukes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roth darts in looking for a takedown but Dukes gets double underhooks and turns Roth into the cage.
Roth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Roth fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukes tries to bum rush Roth with a series of wild strikes but Roth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roth is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Roth avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Roth is looking for the big counter here.
Bubba Dukes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dukes throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dukes.
Roth lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dukes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bubba Dukes is winning the standup battle so far.
Dukes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Roth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dukes.
Despite the aggression on Roth's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Some wild striking there from Dukes.

Dukes tries to keep at a distance but Roth has taken the fight into the clinch.
Roth landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dukes's defenses.
Roth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dukes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Roth utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Roth is pushing Dukes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dukes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Roth stalls.
Roth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roth lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Roth using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Roth is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Roth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Dukes moves into the clinch.
Roth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Roth lands an elbow that stopped Dukes in his tracks for a moment.

Roth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roth connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Roth closes the distance and pushes Dukes back into the cage.
Roth unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dukes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Roth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dukes is defending well for now.
Dukes taking a breather.
Roth connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dukes's face.

Bubba Dukes's cut is getting worse.
Knees to the body from Roth.
Dukes being controlled against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roth is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roth tries to land knees in the clinch but Dukes avoids the damage to the body.
Roth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Roth holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Roth missing with knees to the body.
Roth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Roth scores with a shot to the side of Dukes's head.
Dukes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eugenio Roth seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Roth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dukes backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roth.
Dukes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eugenio Roth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bubba Dukes'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!

Dukes misses with an uppercut
and Roth counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Roth moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dukes.
Roth scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roth.
Roth has Dukes pressed against the cage, preventing Dukes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dukes avoiding damage as Roth throws knees to the body.

Dukes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Roth clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dukes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roth ducks right into an uppercut from Dukes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dukes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dukes swinging wildly here.
Roth only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Dukes is predictable there
and Roth counters with a left and a right that stings Dukes.
Dukes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roth counters with a series of strikes. Dukes will be more careful next time no doubt.

Dukes clinches.
Dukes has had enough of the clinch but Roth keeps him there for the moment.
Roth works on Dukes's body with a couple of short punches.
Come on Roth - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dukes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roth leaning against his opponent.
Dukes looking to throw knees to the head but Roth is blocking nicely.
Roth holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dukes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roth avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth controlling the action here for a moment.

Dukes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dukes misses with a head kick.

Dukes drives through and clinches with Roth against the cage.
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!

Roth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dukes.
Roth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dukes misses with an uppercut.
Roth tries a quick counter leg kick but Dukes is wise to it.
Dukes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roth was well out of range. Poor timing from Dukes.
Roth steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

Dukes clinches up with Roth and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roth.
Roth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dukess head.
Roth lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Roth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roth landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Roth working Dukes over with knees to the body.
Roth taking a breather.
Roth lands an elbow just above Dukes 's eye.

Bubba Dukes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roth.
Roth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roth.
Roth is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Roth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roth turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roth.
Roth throws a shot to the body.

Roth gets a clinch.
Dukes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Roth has Dukes pressed against the cage.
Bubba Dukes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Dukes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roth ducks under a wild hook from Dukes.
Roth counters with a body kick.
Roth lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Roth tries to clinch up but Dukes circles away and keeps his distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eugenio Roth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Roth winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugenio Roth!
Bubba Dukes spoke after the fight, saying 'I got to get better. '.