PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Dudley (ranked 3910 p4p, 399 weight class) and Monkhbat Togoruutan (ranked 4131 p4p, 416 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dudley
vs
Togoruutan

183 cm
27
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

177 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Damian Dudley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Monkhbat Togoruutan!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Togoruutan has his takedown stuffed
and Dudley counters with a nice body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Dudley as Togoruutan shoots in.
As Togoruutan backs away, Dudley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dudley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Togoruutan.
Dudley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

It looks like Monkhbat Togoruutan has been cut.
Togoruutan fails with the takedown
and Dudley counters with a straight right hand.
Damian Dudley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monkhbat Togoruutan.
Togoruutan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dudley circles away.
Dudley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Togoruutan fails with the takedown
and Dudley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Togoruutan tries to score with a low kick but Dudley moves his leg out of the way.
A little feinted left hand from Dudley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Togoruutan misses with a takedown attempt
and Dudley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dudley throws a jab when Togoruutan was well out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Dudley there.
Togoruutan misses with a takedown attempt
and Dudley counters with a straight right hand.
Dudley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Togoruutan shoots in for a double leg but Dudley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Damian Dudley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dudley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Togoruutan misses with a takedown attempt - Dudley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Togoruutan misses with a takedown attempt
and Dudley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Togoruutan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dudley counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley tests Togoruutan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck for Togoruutan with that takedown attempt.
Togoruutan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dudley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Togoruutan shoots in but Dudley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dudley throws a quick counter kick to the body but Togoruutan avoids it.
Togoruutan misses with a takedown
and Dudley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dudley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Togoruutan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dudley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dudley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Togoruutan ducks right into an uppercut from Dudley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Togoruutan dives in and grabs Dudley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dudley pushes down on Togoruutan's head and hops out.
Togoruutan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dudley avoids it really well and circles away.
Togoruutan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dudley as he jumps to the side.
Togoruutan tries for a takedown but Dudley circles away easily
and Dudley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Togoruutan shoots and misses
and Togoruutan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Togoruutan has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Dudley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Togoruutan.
Monkhbat Togoruutan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Togoruutan with a poor takedown
and Dudley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Togoruutan misses with a takedown
and Dudley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Togoruutan with a poor takedown
enabling Dudley to counter with a crisp jab.

Togoruutan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dudley trying to control from the bottom.
Dudley wants to get back to full guard.

Togoruutan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Togoruutan prevents Dudley from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Dudley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Monkhbat Togoruutan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Togoruutan fails with the takedown
and Dudley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dudley throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Dudley finds it's way through Togoruutan's defenses.
Togoruutan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dudley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Togoruutan with a poor takedown
letting Dudley counter with a right hand.
Damian Dudley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monkhbat Togoruutan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Togoruutan.
Togoruutan shoots in for a takedown but Dudley shows good takedown defense.
Dudley throwing a counter right hand but Togoruutan manages to avoid it.
Togoruutan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dudley counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Togoruutan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dudley as he jumps to the side.
Togoruutan misses with a takedown
and Dudley counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That has opened up Monkhbat Togoruutan's cut even more.
Togoruutan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dudley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Togoruutan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dudley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dudley connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley checks a leg kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Dudley misses the target.
A low kick from Togoruutan misses
and Dudley counters with a straight right hand.

Dudley tries to sprawl but Togoruutan drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Dudley kicks Togoruutan off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Togoruutan tries for a takedown but Dudley circles away easily
and Dudley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dudley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Togoruutan can do to turn this around?
Dudley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Togoruutan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dudley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Togoruutan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Dudley counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Togoruutan is rocked!

The cut above Monkhbat Togoruutan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dudley throws a series of punches but Togoruutan moves out of range.
Togoruutan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dudley counters with a big right hand! Oh Togoruutan is in trouble here! Dudley follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Dudley!
During a confident post fight interview, Damian Dudley thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.