PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tupa Dufu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunka Boulgor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dufu's entrance music is Rock You Like A Hurricane. A fine choice. Tupa Dufu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dufu
vs
Boulgor

182 cm
25
175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

163 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Vikai Gear Island

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tupa Dufu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hunka Boulgor!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boulgor misses with a takedown
and Dufu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boulgor should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Boulgor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dufu as he avoids it easily.
Dufu throws a right hand that Boulgor ducks under and follows up with a left that Boulgor also avoids with ease.
Boulgor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Hunka Boulgor has been cut.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Boulgor has eaten all the pies!
Dufu misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dufu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dufu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice uppercut lands for Dufu. That snapped Boulgor's head back.
Horrible takedown attempt by Boulgor or perhaps it was just good defense by Dufu, which made it look bad.
Tupa Dufu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hunka Boulgor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boulgor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dufu to score with a decent uppercut.
Jab by Dufu.
Some wild striking there from Dufu.
Boulgor tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dufu looks to land a left hand but Boulgor moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulgor is looking to clinch but Dufu is avoiding it.

Boulgor forces Dufu back against the cage and clinches.

Boulgor pulls Dufu into guard.
Boulgor wants to sweep here but Dufu controlling him for the moment.
Dufu stops Boulgor from standing up.
Dufu wants to get up but he can't break Boulgor's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dufu has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dufu wants to control from the top but Boulgor keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dufu wants to stand but Boulgor has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tupa Dufu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulgor staying out of range there.
Dufu throws a lazy right hand but Boulgor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boulgor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dufu appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nice body punch from Dufu.
Dufu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boulgor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dufu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boulgor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dufu's waist but Dufu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Boulgor off to one side.
Dufu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dufu.
Dufu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dufu wants it to stay on the feet.
Boulgor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dufu throws out a powerful jab.
Dufu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dufu feints a jab promting Boulgor to slip. Dufu then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Boulgor slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Boulgor is rocked!
Dufu misses with a series of wild punches.
Dufu sets himself, and Boulgor steps forward looking for the clinch! Dufu avoids it this time.
Boulgor is still on wobbly legs! Can Dufu finish him?
Dufu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dufu misses with a wild combination.
Boulgor seems to have recovered his senses.
Boulgor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dufu lands with an overhand left.
Dufu lands the left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Dufu. Those never looked like landing.
Tupa Dufu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boulgor doesn't manage to clinch there - Dufu circles away.
A swing and a miss from Dufu.
Dufu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Boulgor moves forwards but Dufu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dufu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulgor slips under a jab.
Dufu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boulgor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Dufu.
Boulgor shoots for a takedown but Dufu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dufu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Boulgor.
Boulgor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boulgor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dufu throws a big shot that misses.
Dufu looks to land a combination but Boulgor avoids it well.
Boulgor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dufu is fending him off so far but Boulgor persists. Nope, Dufu circles away and we're back to standing.
Boulgor looks winded!
Boulgor tries to clinch but Dufu moves out of range.
Dufu lands the left hand.
Boulgor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dufu looks to land a left hand but Boulgor moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tupa Dufu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hunka Boulgor's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Boulgor walks into a jab.
Dufu defending well as Boulgor loads up on a big left hand.
Dufu throws a lazy right hand but Boulgor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boulgor shoots in for a takedown but Dufu shows good takedown defense.
Dufu scores with a punch to the head.
Dufu is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dufu throws a hook to the side of Boulgor's head but Boulgor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dufu lands a right hook to the body.

Dufu cracks Boulgor with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Boulgor looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dufu finish him?
Tupa Dufu is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dufu cracks Boulgor with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Boulgor tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Dufu pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Boulgor is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tupa Dufu!
Tupa Dufu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.