PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Philipe Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Dudek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jan Dudek has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sagat
vs
Dudek

170 cm
22
166 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

191 cm
22
164 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philipe Sagat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jan Dudek!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch but Dudek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sagat tries to clinch but Dudek moves out of range.
Sagat wants to clinch

and Dudek counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sagat's guard now.
Sagat is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sagat wants to control but Dudek is keeping him busy.
Dudek wants to improve his position but Sagat is controlling well.
Sagat wants to pass to mount but Dudek is defending the position.
Dudek pushes Sagat off looking to stand but Sagat dives back in and keeps control.
Dudek moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dudek keeping moving, preventing Sagat from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudek is adopting a defensive guard.
Sagat has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dudek is proving hard to escape from.
Dudek managing to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Philipe Sagat.
Dudek keeps the fight on the outside.
Dudek throws a leg kick that is checked

and Sagat holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Dudek breaks from the clinch.
Dudek misses with a looping left.
Dudek throws a front kick aimed at Sagat's knee but Sagat avoids it well.
Dudek looks to land a left hand but Sagat moved out of range nicely.
Crunch! Dudek slams his shin into Sagat's torso.
Sagat tries to clinch but Dudek is having none of it.
Dudek scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick from Dudek misses.
Dudek attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Dudek is predictable there
and Sagat counters with a straight right hand.
Dudek thows a body shot but no joy.
Dudek tries to land a body kick

and Sagat counters by clinching up.
Sagat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Sagat.
Dudek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dudek cracks Sagat with a nice body shot.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dudek avoids it.
Dudek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sagat lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dudek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sagat or not.
Sagat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sagat tries a body shot but Dudek blocks it.
Dudek has had enough of the clinch but Sagat keeps him there for the moment.
Sagat lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sagat.
Dudek misses with some punches.
Sagat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dudek.
Dudek cracks Sagat with a nice body shot.
Sagat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dudek.
Sagat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but Dudek blocks it.
Dudek can't break the clinch.
Sagat misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat prevents a body shot from Dudek.
Sagat throws a punch but it's blocked by Dudek.
Sagat tries to throw a body punch but Dudek avoids it by throwing Sagat back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sagat - that landed with a thud.
Sagat misses with a knee to the head.
Dudek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dudek presses Sagat against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sagat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sagat missing with knees to the body.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sagat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sagat throws a head punch that misses.

Dudek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dudek throws a chopping leg kick but Sagat manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sagat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dudek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sagat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dudek throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jan Dudek will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dudek takes a swing at Sagat's ribcage but misses.
Dudek throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sagat stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sagat on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sagat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dudek throws out the jab.
Dudek throws a body punch but Sagat moves out of range.
Sagat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dudek.
Sagat is looking to clinch but Dudek is avoiding it.
Sagat tries to clinch up.
Dudek throws the left hand but Sagat avoids the punch easily.
Dudek throws a right hand that misses
and Sagat counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sagat looks to clinch
and Dudek counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sagat's knee momentarily.
Dudek misses with a leg kick
letting Sagat counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudek scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sagat walks into a left hand.
Dudek lands a nice shot to the body.
Dudek keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sagat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dudek lands a leg kick that knocks Sagat off balance momentarily.
Dudek tries to land a body kick
and Sagat counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dudek looks to land a left hand but Sagat moved out of range nicely.
Dudek misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sagat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dudek.
Dudek throws a looping overhand right but Sagat ducks down to avoid it.
Dudek throws a body punch but Sagat moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudek looks to score with a jab to the body but Sagat is just out of range.
Dudek thows a body shot but no joy.
Dudek misses with a leg kick
and Sagat counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dudek tests Sagat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dudek takes a swing at Sagat's ribcage but misses.
Dudek misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Dudek misses.
Dudek lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dudek is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sagat tries to clinch but Dudek moves away
letting Dudek counter with a right hand.
Sagat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dudek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudek throws the left hand but Sagat avoids the punch easily.
Dudek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jan Dudek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sagat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dudek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sagat moves away.
Dudek throws a poor cross that misses
and Sagat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice cross by Dudek.
Dudek lunges at Sagat with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sagat's hand.
Sagat closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dudek counters with a good, hard body kick but Sagat shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dudek. Sagat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Dudek.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dudek counters with a straight right hand.
Dudek lands with an overhand left.
Dudek bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dudek fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dudek lands a glancing blow to the side of Sagat's head.
Dudek lands a leg kick that knocks Sagat off balance momentarily.
Dudek throws a leg kick
and Sagat counters with a low kick, right behind Dudek 's knee.
Dudek stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dudek misses with an uppercut.
Dudek misses with a leg kick.
Sagat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Dudek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sagat tries to clinch there but Dudek circles away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dudek!
Sagat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jan Dudek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dudek throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dudek jabs at Sagat's body.
Sagat throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dudek throws a head kick that misses.
Dudek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sagat.
Sagat tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sagat misses with a looping right.
Sagat tries to clinch but Dudek is having none of it.
Sagat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudek looks to score with a jab to the body but Sagat is just out of range.
Dudek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sagat.
Dudek lands a jab to Sagat's midsection.
Sagat wants to clinch.
Sagat takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dudek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dudek is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dudek throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dudek wants to slow Sagat down by chopping away at his legs.
Sagat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sagat has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dudek finds it's way round the side to connect with Sagat's head.
Philipe Sagat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat drops his hands momentarily and Dudek takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dudek scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sagat in his tracks.
Dudek misses with a hook
and Sagat counters with a thumping low kick.
Sagat misses with a wild body shot.
Sagat tries to clinch but Dudek moves away
and Dudek counters with a left to the body.
Sagat takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dudek has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dudek. Sagat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dudek checks a low kick from Sagat.
Dudek misses with a body kick.
Dudek lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sagat's sensitive parts.
Jan Dudek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dudek lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dudek connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Dudek misses.
Sagat looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good shot there by Dudek.
Sagat takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sagat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dudek manages to avoid it.
Dudek lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dudek comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dudek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dudek cracks Sagat with an open hand slap.
Sagat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sagat gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudek throws a head kick but Sagat moves out of range.
Dudek throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dudek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sagat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dudek.
Dudek feints a jab promting Sagat to slip. Dudek then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sagat slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dudek misses with a kick to the body.
Dudek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dudek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sagat moves in looking to clinch but Dudek pushes him off.
Dudek lands with a slapping head kick.
Sagat throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dudek.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Dudek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dudek 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight for Jan Dudek!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Jan Dudek!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Jan Dudek!

Jan Dudek wins by unanimous decision!