PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Rahman (ranked 1298 p4p, 1698 weight class) and Damian Dudley (ranked 197 p4p, 254 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Rahman
vs
Dudley

182 cm
24
184
10 - 5 - 0

183 cm
34
178
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Rahman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damian Dudley!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dudley throws a big shot that misses.
Rahman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dudley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rahman throws a shot from downtown. Dudley moves away and avoids it.
Jab from Rahman.
Dudley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rahman misses with a body punch

and Dudley counters by moving into the clinch.
Dudley managing to block the knees to the body from Rahman.
Good body shot from Dudley.
Dudley misses with a punch on the inside.
Dudley throws an elbow but it misses.
Dudley lands a right hand.
Rahman working Dudley over with knees to the body.
Dudley misses with the head strike.
Dudley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rahman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rahman blocks a body shot from Dudley.
Dudley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rahman avoids a wild elbow strike from Dudley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley pushes off an throws an elbow but Rahman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rahman.
Dudley blocks an uppercut.
Rahman lands an uppercut.
Dudley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Abdul Rahman has been cut.
Dudley pushes off an throws an elbow but Rahman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rahman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dudley's elbow.
Rahman throws a head punch that misses.
Dudley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dudley has a couple of punches blocked by Rahman.
Rahman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Rahman.
Dudley tries to throw a body punch but Rahman avoids it by throwing Dudley back against the cage.
Dudley struggles to land a body shot inside as Rahman controls his hands.
Dudley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dudley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dudley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rahman avoids the elbow strike from Dudley, against the cage.
Rahman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dudley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dudley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rahman avoids a wild elbow strike from Dudley.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rahman.
A right handed body shot lands from Rahman.
Rahman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rahman crunches a lovely knee into Dudley's ribcage.
Dudley tries for a takedown but Rahman manages to get underhooks.
Dudley lands with a left to the head.
Dudley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dudley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dudley pushes off an throws an elbow but Rahman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rahman lands a hook that snaps the head of Dudley backwards.
Rahman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dudley.
Rahman working Dudley over with knees to the body.
Dudley looks winded!
Dudley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dudley misses with an elbow over the top.
Dudley has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rahman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dudley can turn it around.
Dudley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rahman working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahman missing with knees to the body.
Dudley has a couple of punches blocked by Rahman.
Dudley scores with a shoulder strike.
Rahman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dudley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dudley takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Rahman on the inside.
Dudley throws an elbow but it misses.
Dudley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rahman tries to work over Dudley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dudley struggles to land a body shot inside as Rahman controls his hands.
Dudley misses with a body punch.
Dudley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dudley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dudley misses with an elbow over the top.
Dudley blocks an uppercut.
Rahman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dudley misses with an elbow strike.
Rahman blocks an elbow strike.
Rahman has a couple of punches blocked by Dudley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Rahman.
Rahman lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rahman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dudley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Rahman.
Dudley digs a right hand into Rahman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rahman's gas tank.
Rahman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dudley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rahman's elbow.
Dudley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rahman backwards.
Rahman pushes Dudley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rahman avoids the elbow strike from Dudley, against the cage.
Rahman is leaning against Dudley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rahman avoids the elbow strike from Dudley, against the cage.
Rahman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dudley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rahman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rahman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dudley misses with some punches.
Rahman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dudley working aggressively here.
Dudley struggles to land a body shot inside as Rahman controls his hands.
Rahman working Dudley over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdul Rahman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdul Rahman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rahman moves into the clinch.
Rahman lands a nice knee to the body.
Rahman lands with a short shot to the head.
Abdul Rahman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rahman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rahman misses with some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rahman.
Rahman scores with a shoulder strike.
Rahman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rahman lands with a right to the head.
Rahman lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rahman misses with some punches.
Dudley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rahman working aggressively here.
Dudley misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rahman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dudley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rahman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rahman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rahman throws a head punch that misses.
Rahman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dudley or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman misses with some punches.
Rahman blocks an elbow strike from Dudley.
Dudley is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rahman.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rahman obliges.
Dudley working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rahman.
Rahman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rahman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rahman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dudley backwards.
Rahman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dudley's elbow.
Rahman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from Rahman on the inside.
Rahman cracks Dudley with a nice body shot.
Rahman lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dudley misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dudley throws an elbow but misses.
Rahman presses Dudley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rahman lands a left hand.
Dudley pushes off an throws an elbow but Rahman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rahman landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rahman.

Dudley is rocked!
Dudley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dudley is still on wobbly legs! Can Rahman finish him?
A shot in the inside from Rahman.
Rahman presses Dudley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rahman landing knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Rahman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dudley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rahman pushes Dudley against the cage. Rahman is working some dirty boxing. Rahman pushes off with a quick right hook! Dudley goes down! Dudley tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Rahman moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdul Rahman!