PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Dudu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eino Leuhake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dudu
vs
Leuhake

175 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eduardo Dudu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eino Leuhake!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leuhake throws a jab but it's blocked by Dudu.
Dudu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Leuhake is fending him off so far but Dudu persists. Nope, Leuhake circles away and we're back to standing.
Dudu wants to clinch up but Leuhake keeps it at a distance.
Leuhake throws a right and a left that both miss.

Leuhake gets the takedown into side control.
Dudu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leuhake wants to control but Dudu is keeping him busy.

Leuhake stands up.
Dudu moves in looking to clinch but Leuhake pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudu misses with a takedown

and Leuhake counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dudu trying to keep a closed guard but Leuhake is proving a slippery customer.
Dudu keeping moving, preventing Leuhake from controlling successfully.
Leuhake really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dudu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dudu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leuhake is one step ahead there.
Leuhake trying to control the position from guard on top but Dudu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dudu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Leuhake's guard.
Dudu passes Leuhake's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dudu takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Leuhake avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dudu.
Leuhake has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dudu is working away from the top position though.
Leuhake blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dudu.
Leuhake is trying to get back to full guard.
Dudu works his foot free and advances to mount.
Leuhake is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dudu looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dudu is breathing heavily.
Dudu throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Leuhake because Dudu loaded up on that one.
Leuhake is squirming around, avoiding Dudu's attempts to control the action.

Dudu is working for a guillotine from mount but Leuhake frees his head quite easily.
Leuhake tries to buck Dudu off but Dudu takes his back!
Leuhake rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Leuhake is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Leuhake makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Leuhake closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Leuhake lands in his opponent's guard.
Leuhake is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Leuhake trying to control the position from guard on top but Dudu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leuhake controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Leuhake won't allow Dudu to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eino Leuhake dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dudu checks the leg kick nicely there.

Leuhake drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dudu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dudu manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leuhake is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dudu stops Leuhake from getting back to his feet.
Dudu with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dudu trying to pass the guard but Leuhake defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leuhake trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuhake wants to get back to his feet.
Leuhake trying to hold on to Dudu's head to control him but Dudu postures up.
Leuhake is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dudu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Leuhake misses the jab.
Leuhake keeps the fight on the outside.
Dudu tries to clinch up
and Leuhake makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Leuhake wants to slow Dudu down by chopping away at his legs.
Eino Leuhake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leuhake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Leuhake misses.
Leuhake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dudu defending well as Leuhake loads up on a big left hand.
Leuhake misses with a low kick.
Dudu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fighters circling - Leuhake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dudu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dudu misses with a hook. Leuhake ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuhake misses with a wild combination.
Leuhake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leuhake scores with a sloppy right hand. Dudu should have avoided that one.
Leuhake misses with the combination.
Dudu looks to clinch

and Leuhake counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dudu manages to get to full guard.

Dudu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Leuhake stands and steps away. Dudu gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudu clinches but Leuhake breaks the clinch

and Leuhake counters with a shoot takedown. Dudu fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leuhake stopping the sweep attempt from Dudu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dudu is on top in guard.
Dudu thows a big elbow that misses.
Dudu wants to stand but Leuhake has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Leuhake keeping moving, preventing Dudu from controlling successfully.
Dudu throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eino Leuhake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Dudu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Leuhake or perhaps it was just good defense by Dudu which made him look bad.
Leuhake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Leuhake has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dudu wants a takedown.
Dudu throws an elbow but it misses.
Leuhake gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dudu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Leuhake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leuhake misses with a left hand

and Dudu counters with a single leg into guard. Leuhake didn't expect that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dudu looking to sit in guard and control but Leuhake gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Eino Leuhake has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudu working a defensive guard here.
Leuhake is looking to stand up but Dudu won't let him.
Leuhake must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dudu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Leuhake manages to get himself to full guard.
Dudu trying to control but Leuhake is working from the bottom.

Leuhake manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dudu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eduardo Dudu. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuhake throws a combination that misses
and Dudu counters with a two punch combo.
Leuhake waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Dudu.
Dudu is looking to clinch.
Dudu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Leuhake.
Leuhake motions for Dudu to come forward. Leuhake throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dudu closes the distance but Leuhake moves to the side

and Leuhake counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dudu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dudu is doing well to control the position and prevent Leuhake from advancing to side control.
Leuhake prevents Dudu from improving his position.
Dudu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dudu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Eduardo Dudu!