PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fatey Ahmad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Dukes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Fatey Ahmad has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ahmad
vs
Dukes

163 cm
19
131 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

174 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fatey Ahmad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Dukes!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ahmad but Ahmad pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ahmad has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Young Achievers (All Elite Coach) in the buildup to the fight.
Jason Dukes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahmad throws a combination that misses

and Dukes counters by moving into the clinch.
Dukes stalling against the cage.
Ahmad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dukes is trying to pull guard but Ahmad has him pressed against the cage.
Ahmad tries to break free but Dukes pushes him back against the cage.
Ahmad tries to break the clinch but Dukes is controlling the position.
A body shot lands from Dukes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukes avoiding damage.
Ahmad wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ahmad blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmad tries to break free but Dukes pushes him back against the cage.
Ahmad is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dukes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dukes tries for a takedown but Ahmad manages to get underhooks.
Fatey Ahmad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Dukes.
Dukes working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Ahmad's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ahmad is trying to break the clinch but Dukes is controlling him.

Dukes breaks from the clinch.
Fatey Ahmad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dukes misses with a takedown attempt
and Ahmad counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dukes thinking.
Ahmad shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dukes eats them both and turns towards Ahmad to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ahmad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dukes tries to clinch but Ahmad moves away
and Ahmad counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dukes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ahmad sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ahmad seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dukes closes the distance and clinches.

Dukes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ahmad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dukes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dukes tries for a takedown but Ahmad circles away easily
letting Ahmad counter with a right hand.
Dukes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dukes tries to clinch
and Ahmad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ahmad leaves Dukes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dukes misses with a takedown
and Ahmad counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dukes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dukes with a poor takedown
and Ahmad counters with a straight right hand.
Dukes looks winded!
Ahmad stalks Dukes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dukes's face. Dukes staggers backwards, shaken.
Dukes needs to keep his hands up - Ahmad had a free shot at his head there.
Ahmad stuns Dukes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dukes throws a head kick that half lands.
Dukes with a poor takedown
enabling Ahmad to counter with a crisp jab.
Dukes wants to clinch
and Ahmad counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dukes looks to clinch
and Ahmad counters with a right hand to the body.
Ahmad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ahmad pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dukes back to the cage. Ahmad follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahmad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dukes with the counter takedown but Ahmad avoids it easily.
Dukes dives in and grabs Ahmad's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ahmad pushes down on Dukes's head and hops out.

Ahmad tries to keep at a distance but Dukes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dukes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dukes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting on Dukes's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Ahmad managing to block the knees to the body from Dukes.
Dukes wants a takedown.
Dukes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Ahmad's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fatey Ahmad dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dukes doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Ahmad counter with a right hand.
Dukes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ahmad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ahmad connects with a body shot that sends Dukes's belly button to the back.
Ahmad feints a jab promting Dukes to slip. Ahmad then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dukes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dukes darts in looking for a takedown but Ahmad gets double underhooks and turns Dukes into the cage.
Fatey Ahmad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Dukes.
Some wild striking there from Ahmad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dukes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dukes moves to clinch but Ahmad breaks away
and Ahmad counters with a three punch combo that has Dukes backing up. Dukes nods at Ahmad to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukes has his takedown stuffed
and Ahmad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dukes is breathing heavily.
Ahmad lands a right hook to the body.
Dukes tries to clinch up
and Ahmad counters with a straight right hand.
Ahmad throws a series of punches but Dukes avoids them all with ease.
Ahmad lands a nice hook to Dukes's body. Dukes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A left and a right from Ahmad both land. Nice combination.
Dukes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ahmad avoids it really well and circles away.
As Dukes looks to move away, Ahmad throws a big counter combo but Dukes just gets out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahmad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dukes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ahmad as he jumps to the side.
Ahmad fails to land with a series of punches.
Ahmad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dukes can do to turn this around?
Some wild striking there from Ahmad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dukes! But no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dukes pushes Ahmad up against the cage in a clinch.
Dukes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ahmad fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dukes walks into a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukes darts in trying to clinch
and Dukes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dukes tries for a takedown but Ahmad circles away easily
and Ahmad counters with a straight right hand.
Dukes lands the left hand.
Ahmad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Dukes has closed the distance and engaged Ahmad in a clinch.

Ahmad breaks the clinch.
Ahmad lands with an uppercut that bounces Dukes off the cage and back into range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahmad scores with a jab to the head.
Dukes misses with a takedown attempt
and Ahmad counters with a left and a right that stings Dukes.
Dukes wants to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dukes with a poor takedown
and Ahmad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dukes tries to clinch there but Ahmad circles away.
As Dukes looks to move away, Ahmad throws a big counter combo but Dukes just gets out of the way.
Ahmad connects with a single shot there.
Dukes closes the distance and clinches up with Ahmad, looking for a takedown. Dukes pushes Ahmad against the cage but Ahmad circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ahmad lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dukes at a distance.
Ahmad pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dukes back to the cage. Ahmad follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fatey Ahmad dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Dukes looks for a takedown but Ahmad sprawls well.
Fatey Ahmad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ahmad lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dukes darts in looking for a takedown but Ahmad gets double underhooks and turns Dukes into the cage.
Dukes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Dukes instigates a clinch.
Ahmad is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ahmad wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ahmad wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmad wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ahmad tries to break free but Dukes pushes him back against the cage.

Dukes pulls guard effortlessly.
Ahmad wants to stand and escape but instead Dukes has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Ahmad avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dukes throwing strikes from guard but Ahmad blocks nicely.

Dukes drops back looking for a leg! Ahmad is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ahmad manages to kick Dukes off! Dukes jumps back into Ahmad's guard.
Dukes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ahmad might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukes is looking to work some ground and pound but Ahmad has wrist control.
Dukes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dukes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ahmad is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dukes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dukes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ahmad knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dukes on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukes passes into half guard.
Ahmad is trying to stand up here but Dukes is controlling him well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Dukes gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Dukes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ahmad but Ahmad pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fatey Ahmad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Dukes.
Dukes wants to clinch up but Ahmad keeps it at a distance.
Dukes dives in and grabs Ahmad's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ahmad pushes down on Dukes's head and hops out.
Dukes tries for a takedown but Ahmad circles away easily
and Ahmad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukes misses the jab.
Ahmad throws a series of punches but Dukes avoids them all with ease.
Ahmad misses with a few strikes there.
Fatey Ahmad is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice sprawl there from Ahmad as Dukes shoots in.
As Dukes looks to move away, Ahmad throws a big counter combo but Dukes just gets out of the way.
Ahmad looks to land a combination. Dukes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Dukes drives through and clinches with Ahmad against the cage.
Dukes has Ahmad pressed against the cage, preventing Ahmad from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Dukes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jason Dukes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fatey Ahmad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dukes throws a poor cross that misses
and Ahmad counters with a lovely shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Fatey Ahmad.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ahmad, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Hoff scores the fight for Fatey Ahmad!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Fatey Ahmad!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Fatey Ahmad!

Fatey Ahmad wins by unanimous decision!