PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke South (ranked 6224 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micky Trudo (ranked 6177 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.

South
vs
Trudo

195 cm
24
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
24
277 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Duke South!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Micky Trudo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trudo keeps the fight on the outside.
Trudo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Duke South has been cut.
Trudo jabs at South's body.
Trudo connects with a single shot there.
South feints and then cracks Trudo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trudo down.

Trudo clinches up against the cage.
Trudo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with South's elbow.
South blocks a body shot from Trudo.
Trudo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trudo throws a punch but it's blocked by South.
Trudo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trudo misses with some punches.
Trudo tries to throw a body punch but South avoids it by throwing Trudo back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trudo.
Trudo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Trudo misses with a punch to the body.

South breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
South shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Trudo pinned against the cage. Trudo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudo misses with a double jab.
Trudo cracks South with a right hand to the side of the head.
Trudo misses with a looping right.
South is looking for a counter combo.
South tries for a takedown but Trudo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Trudo takes the fight into the clinch.

Trudo breaks from the clinch.
Trudo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. South eats them both and turns towards Trudo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Trudo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from South.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke South. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trudo throws a series of strikes that have South backpedaling.

Duke South's cut is getting worse.
Trudo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trudo misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Trudo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

South breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trudo throws a series of punches but South moves out of range.
Trudo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Trudo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Trudo misses with a jab, cross combination.
South seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Trudo wants to clinch up but South keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trudo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
South tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Trudo is able to avoid easily.
Trudo works the jab nicely.
South shoots in for a takedown but Trudo shows good takedown defense.
Trudo tries to counter with a clinch but South shakes him off and moves away.
Trudo misses with the combination.
Trudo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Duke South's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Trudo has managed to clinch.
Trudo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
South jumps guard but Trudo stands there with South around his waist. South gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Trudo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trudo throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Trudo as South tries to tie him up.
South jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Trudo walks away with a smile on his face. South gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
South is looking to clinch but Trudo is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from South.
Trudo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Trudo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Micky Trudo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Trudo.

Trudo drives through and clinches with South against the cage.

Trudo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trudo lands with a straight right. South didn't see that one coming.

Jeez, Duke South's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Trudo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! South had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Trudo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping South at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trudo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by South.
South fails with an attempt to clinch.
South wants to clinch.
Trudo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Trudo can't find room to land a body shot as South controls the action.

South breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micky Trudo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Duke South's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Trudo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Trudo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
South swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Trudo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before South has time to react.
Trudo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by South.

Trudo clinches.
Trudo works on South's body with a couple of short punches.
Trudo lands a left hand that snaps the head of South backwards.
South throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trudo lands with a left to the head.
Trudo lands with a light punch inside.

Trudo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trudo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
South tries to clinch up but Trudo circles away and keeps his distance.
Trudo fails to land with a series of punches.
Trudo clobbers South with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Trudo clinches up with South and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
South blocks a body shot from Trudo.

Trudo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
South dodges the punch combination from Trudo.
Trudo misses with an uppercut. South saw that one coming.
South thinks about countering with a body kick.
Trudo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
No joy there for Trudo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
South misses with a two punch combination.
Trudo tries to counter by closing the distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trudo. South does a little dance to reset his feet.
South is trying hard to land a takedown here. Trudo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Duke South is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Trudo has closed the distance and engaged South in a clinch.
Trudo misses with a short punch on the inside.
South misses with an elbow strike.
Trudo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trudo misses with a punch to the body.
Trudo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudo lands a shot to the body.
Trudo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trudo works on South's body with a couple of short punches.
Trudo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trudo misses with a punch to the body.
Trudo working some nice short punches in the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Duke South's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Micky Trudo!