PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Dudley (ranked 2449 p4p, 2024 weight class) and Chuck Norris (ranked 326 p4p, 277 weight class). Damian Dudley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dudley
vs
Norris

183 cm
38
178
18 - 16 - 0

195 cm
28
176
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Dudley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Norris!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudley misses with a body shot
and Norris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Damian Dudley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dudley fails to land with a series of punches.
Dudley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dudley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dudley misses with an uppercut
and Norris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris ducks under a wild hook from Dudley.
Despite the aggression on Norris's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dudley swings for the body but Norris moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dudley. Norris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dudley moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNorris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dudley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've been hearing reports that Dudley has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dudley misses with a hook.

Dudley closes the distance and clinches.
Dudley can't find room to land a body shot as Norris controls the action.
Dudley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dudley lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Chuck Norris has been cut.

Dudley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dudley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dudley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dudley misses with a left hand
and Norris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dudley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dudley keeps control of Norris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Dudley breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris shoots in for a double leg but Dudley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
It looked like Dudley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Norris is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Norris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dudley.
Norris throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dudley is looking to counter the offense by Norris and move into the clinch.
Norris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dudley.

Dudley has managed to clinch.
Norris is looking to break free of the clinch but Dudley has double underhooks.
Dudley misses with a punch to the body.
Dudley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norris's elbow.
Norris avoids a wild elbow strike from Dudley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dudley.
Dudley swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Dudley manages to break the clinch.
Norris darts in looking for a takedown but Dudley gets double underhooks and turns Norris into the cage.
Dudley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Norris counters with a one-two to the body.
Dudley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Norris tries to get set, Dudley tries to push him back and clinch up but Norris manages to avoid the attempt.
Dudley tries to clinch there but Norris circles away.
Norris wants to counter the offense by Dudley and move into the clinch position.
Damian Dudley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Norris misses with a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Dudley misses the target.
Dudley misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norris uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dudley has time to react.
Dudley swings for the body but Norris moves out of range.
Dudley cracks Norris with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dudley moves out of range of the strikes.
Dudley scores with the left hand. Norris knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dudley looks to score with a jab to the body but Norris is just out of range.
Dudley throws out a powerful jab.
Dudley misses with a left hand
and Norris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Norris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Dudley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Norris's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Dudley misses with an uppercut
and Dudley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dudley tries to clinch there but Norris circles away.
Norris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Norris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dudley avoids the head kick by Norris.
Dudley throws a combination that misses
and Norris counters with a nice body kick.

Dudley rushes Norris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudley dodges an elbow strike from Norris.

Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Dudley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley misses with a series of wild punches.
Norris counters with a body kick.
Dudley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Norris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dudley checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Dudley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Norris doesn't seem phased though.
Chuck Norris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norris lands a head shot.
Dudley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Norris tries a quick counter leg kick but Dudley is wise to it.
Dudley doesn't manage to clinch there - Norris circles away.
Norris wants to counter the offense by Dudley and move into the clinch position.
Dudley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Norris was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris lands with a nice combination. Dudley backs away looking to recover.
Norris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dudley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Norris.
Nice uppercut lands for Dudley. That snapped Norris's head back.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Dudley rushes Norris and presses him up against the cage.
Dudley throws an elbow that misses.
Dudley swings wildly with an uppercut but Norris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dudley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dudley misses with an elbow over the top.
Norris blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dudley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Dudley breaks the clinch.
Dudley throws a nice looking combination but Norris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Norris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dudley is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Norris.

Norris gets tackled into the cage by Dudley. Dudley maintains the clinch.
Norris is looking to break free of the clinch but Dudley has double underhooks.
Dudley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dudley pushes off an throws an elbow but Norris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dudley throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice body punch from Dudley.
Dudley tries to work over Norris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris has Dudley pressed against the cage, preventing Dudley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dudley working hard to break the clinch.

Dudley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dudley looks to land a right hand but Norris moved out of range.
Norris doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dudley misses with a series of wild punches.
Dudley lands a glancing blow to the side of Norris's head.
Dudley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dudley scores with a jab. Norris acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Dudley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Norris's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dudley is looking to clinch but Norris is avoiding it.
Dudley misses with a series of wild punches.
Norris is trying to counter with his kicks.
Norris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dudley.
Norris misses the shot to the body.
Dudley is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Norris.
Dudley throws the left hand but Norris avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot lands for Dudley.
Dudley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norris can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudley misses with a hook to the body
and Norris counters with a three punch combo that has Dudley backing up. Dudley nods at Norris to acknowledge the strikes.
Dudley fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dudley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris moves out of range of the strikes.
Norris is looking for the big counter here.
Norris moves out of range as Dudley strikes.
Norris lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dudley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Norris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dudley misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Norris is predictable there
and Dudley counters with a right hand to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Dudley scores with a four punch combination!
Dudley just misses with a punch to the body.
Dudley sets himself, and Norris steps forward looking for the clinch! Dudley avoids it this time.
Norris looks to score with a jab to the body but Dudley is just out of range.
Damian Dudley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It looked like Dudley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A swing and a miss from Dudley.
Dudley tries to clinch up but Norris circles away and keeps his distance.
Dudley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Dudley darts in and clinches Norris up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Dudley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dudley misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norris tries to move into range but Dudley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dudley looks to land a left hand but Norris moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for Dudley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Norris shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dudley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Norris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Norris throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Dudley misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Damian Dudley is winning the standup battle so far.
Dudley cracks Norris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slow jab from Dudley misses its intended target.
Norris misses with a leg kick.
Dudley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norris was well out of range. Poor timing from Dudley.
Dudley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norris lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Norris.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dudley tries to clinch but Norris moves out of range.
Norris throws out a counter right but Dudley avoids it with no problem.
Chuck Norris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dudley misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Dudley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dudley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Dudley!
Damian Dudley really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Vegan Gains logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.