PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zdravko Dukic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Dukic
vs
Foster

177 cm
23
165 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

178 cm
32
166 lbs
18 - 12 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zdravko Dukic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Foster!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dukic's waist but Dukic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Foster off to one side.
Sloppy strikes from Foster. Those never looked like landing.
Foster scores with a sloppy right hand. Dukic should have avoided that one.
Foster fails with the takedown.
A lazy left from Dukic finds it's target.
Dukic avoids the head kick by Foster.
Dukic thows a body shot but no joy.
Foster tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dukic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Foster shoots in for a takedown but Dukic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zdravko Dukic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Foster.
Foster checks a low kick from Dukic.
Foster fails with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foster tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dukic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Foster throws a combination that misses
and Dukic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Foster shoots in looking for a takedown but Dukic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Foster's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Foster looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dukic wants it to stay on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Foster.
Foster looks gassed!
Foster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dukic circles away quickly and effectively.
Dukic lands a really nice looking cross but Foster seems unphased.
Foster shoots in but Dukic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dukic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foster fails with a takedown attempt.
Foster gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dukic.
Foster tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dukic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Foster somewhat.
Foster misses with a takedown
and Dukic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch but Dukic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dukic swinging wildly here.
Foster fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dukic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Foster shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dukic pinned against the cage. Dukic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A lazy left from Dukic finds it's target.
Jake Foster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dukic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dukic throws the kick towards the body but Foster avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dukic 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 Foster has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Foster and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Foster gets the takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Foster throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Foster trying to control the action but Dukic is working from the bottom.
Foster working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dukic is looking for a sweep.
Foster tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Foster is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dukic has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster is looking to take a break and control but Dukic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Foster might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dukic kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Foster lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Foster taking a breather here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foster wants to take a breather but Dukic manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Foster.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Zdravko Dukic will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Foster has a takedown stuffed.
Foster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dukic.
Dukic sizes up Foster with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Foster dives in and grabs Dukic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dukic pushes down on Foster's head and hops out.
Dukic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Foster.
Zdravko Dukic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Foster.
Dukic is looking to score with low kicks.
Foster dives in and grabs Dukic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dukic pushes down on Foster's head and hops out.
Dukic misses with a straight right.
Zdravko Dukic is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Dukic. Beautiful body shot.
Foster misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dukic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dukic misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Foster is defended easily by Dukic.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Foster is defended easily by Dukic.
Foster is breathing heavily.
Foster shoots in and drives through. Dukic sprawls well.
Dukic lands with a right hand.
Dukic misses with a low kick.
A nice combination there by Dukic.
Dukic misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dukic. Foster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Foster throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Dukic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Foster is defended easily by Dukic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foster throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dukic's waist but Dukic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Foster off to one side.
Good work by Foster as he checks the leg kick.
Foster shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dukic as he jumps to the side.
Dukic keeps the fight on the outside.
Foster shoots in and drives through. Dukic sprawls well.
Foster is looking to clinch but Dukic is avoiding it.
Foster takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Foster shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dukic defends it nicely.
Dukic thuds his shin into the meat of Foster's side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster dodges the punch combination from Dukic.
Dukic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Foster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dukic misses with a body kick.
Foster fails with the takedown.
Dukic throws a jab when Foster was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dukic.
Dukic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Foster's calf.
Foster fails with a takedown attempt.
Dukic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Foster's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dukic lands a jab to the head.
Dukic works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Foster has taken the fight to the clinch.

Dukic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dukic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dukic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A punch combination from Foster misses.
Zdravko Dukic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dukic digs a good body shot into Foster's ribs.
Foster takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dukic throws out a loose jab but Foster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dukic tests Foster's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zdravko Dukic dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Foster looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dukic is fending him off so far but Foster persists. Nope, Dukic circles away and we're back to standing.
Foster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Foster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dukic throws a jab when Foster was well out of range.
Dukic throws a looping overhand right but Foster ducks down to avoid it.
Dukic stuffs the takedown.
Dukic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dukic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dukic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Foster is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dukic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zdravko Dukic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Foster.
Foster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dukic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Foster shoots in but no luck this time.
Foster is looking to clinch but Dukic is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukic lands a head shot.
Dukic scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Foster is rocked!
Foster closes the distance but Dukic moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Foster is still on wobbly legs! Can Dukic finish him?
BAM! Dukic delivers a spinning backfist that drops Foster like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Zdravko Dukic!