PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Dudley (ranked 1339 p4p, 1368 weight class) and Khaba Dagestanskiy (ranked 184 p4p, 187 weight class). Damian Dudley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Khaba Dagestanskiy's chin.

Dudley
vs
Dagestanskiy

183 cm
39
178
21 - 18 - 0

175 cm
32
175
15 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

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 21 - 18 - 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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khaba Dagestanskiy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dagestanskiy shoots in for a double leg but Dudley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
An attempted straight right counter from Dudley misses the target.
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.
A swing and a miss from Dudley.
Nice straight punches there by Dudley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dudley.
Dagestanskiy throws a right hand that Dudley ducks under and follows up with a left that Dudley also avoids with ease.
Dagestanskiy fails with a takedown attempt.
Dagestanskiy just misses with a punch to the body.
Dagestanskiy misses with a hook to the body
enabling Dudley to counter with a crisp jab.
Dudley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dudley throws a body shot but no joy.
Dudley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dagestanskiy misses with a right hand
and Dudley counters with a nice body shot.

Dagestanskiy moves into range and clinches up with Dudley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dudley lands a left hand.
Dudley misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dudley throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dagestanskiy scores with a shoulder strike.
Dudley lands an elbow just above Dagestanskiy 's eye.

It looks like Khaba Dagestanskiy has been cut.
Dagestanskiy looking to stall.

Dagestanskiy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khaba Dagestanskiy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dudley lands a body shot.
Dagestanskiy connects with a crisp jab.
Dudley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dagestanskiy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dudley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dagestanskiy misses with an uppercut
and Dudley counters with a stiff right hand.
Dagestanskiy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dudley.
Dudley throws a big counter combination but Dagestanskiy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dagestanskiy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dudley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dudley throwing a counter right hand but Dagestanskiy manages to avoid it.
Dudley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dagestanskiy staying out of range there.
Dagestanskiy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Dudley misses the target.
Dagestanskiy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dagestanskiy misses with a jab to the body
and Dudley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dudley cracks Dagestanskiy with an open hand slap.
Dagestanskiy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dudley is fending him off so far but Dagestanskiy persists. Nope, Dudley circles away and we're back to standing.
Damian Dudley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khaba Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy throws an off balance right hand
and Dudley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A lazy left from Dagestanskiy finds it's target.
Dagestanskiy with a poor takedown
enabling Dudley to counter with a crisp jab.
Dudley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dagestanskiy throws a series of punches but Dudley moves out of range.
Dudley throws a jab when Dagestanskiy was well out of range.
Dudley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dagestanskiy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dagestanskiy.
Dudley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dagestanskiy manages to avoid it.
Dagestanskiy with a poor takedown
enabling Dudley to counter with a crisp jab.
Dagestanskiy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dagestanskiy misses with a combination
and Dudley counters with a one-two to the body.
Dudley throws a looping overhand right but Dagestanskiy ducks down to avoid it.
Dagestanskiy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dudley.
Dudley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Dudley backs off Dagestanskiy throws a huge counter combo but Dudley manages to avoid it all.
Dudley misses with a body shot.
Dudley takes a swing at Dagestanskiy's ribcage but misses.
Dagestanskiy avoids the body shot from Dudley.
Dagestanskiy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dudley. Dudley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudley misses the body punch
and Dagestanskiy counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dagestanskiy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dudley seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dudley throws the left hand but Dagestanskiy avoids the punch easily.
Dagestanskiy misses with a combination
and Dudley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dagestanskiy avoids the body shot from Dudley.
Dudley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dagestanskiy shoots in but Dudley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dagestanskiy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dudley manages to avoid it.
Dudley moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Dagestanskiy does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Dagestanskiy has managed to clinch.
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 Khaba Dagestanskiy'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.

A left and a right from Dudley both land. Nice combination.

Dagestanskiy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Dudley manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Dagestanskiy keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dudley.
Dudley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dagestanskiy has him pressed against the cage.
Dagestanskiy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dagestanskiy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dudley pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dagestanskiy looking to stall.
Dudley misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 lands a right hand.

Dudley breaks from the clinch.
Dudley misses the jab.
It seemed like Dagestanskiy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Damian Dudley is winning the standup battle so far.
Dagestanskiy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy misses with a takedown attempt
and Dudley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dudley missing with a left hand there. Dagestanskiy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dagestanskiy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dagestanskiy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dudley.
Dagestanskiy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dudley misses with a wild body shot.
Dagestanskiy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dagestanskiy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dagestanskiy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dudley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dagestanskiy somewhat.
Damian Dudley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khaba Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dudley pinned against the cage. Dudley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dudley lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dudley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dagestanskiy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dagestanskiy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dudley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dagestanskiy.
A punch combination from Dagestanskiy misses.
Khaba Dagestanskiy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dagestanskiy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Dagestanskiy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dagestanskiy throws a combination that misses
and Dudley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dagestanskiy thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Dagestanskiy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Dudley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dagestanskiy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dudley sprawls well. Dudley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dagestanskiy gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like Dudley was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dudley tries to keep at a distance but Dagestanskiy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dudley tries to break the clinch but Dagestanskiy is controlling the position.
Dudley lands with a right to the head.
Dudley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dagestanskiy's elbow.
Dudley misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dudley.
Dagestanskiy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Dudley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dagestanskiy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dudley.
Dagestanskiy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dagestanskiy. Dudley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dudley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dagestanskiy under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy darts in looking for a takedown but Dudley gets double underhooks and turns Dagestanskiy into the cage.
Dudley throws a right hand that Dagestanskiy ducks under and follows up with a left that Dagestanskiy also avoids with ease.
Dagestanskiy throws out a counter right but Dudley avoids it with no problem.
Dudley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice straight punches there by Dagestanskiy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Dudley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dudley.
Dudley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dudley. Dagestanskiy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Damian Dudley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dagestanskiy misses with a takedown attempt - Dudley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dagestanskiy fails to land the takedown.
Dagestanskiy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dudley.
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 Khaba Dagestanskiy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Dudley swings for the body but Dagestanskiy moves out of range.
Dagestanskiy lands with an uppercut that bounces Dudley off the cage and back into range.
Dudley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dagestanskiy connects with a body shot that sends Dudley's belly button to the back.
Dagestanskiy throws a poor cross that misses
and Dudley counters with a stiff right hand.
Dudley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dagestanskiy.
Dudley throwing a counter right hand but Dagestanskiy manages to avoid it.
Dagestanskiy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dudley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dudley. Dagestanskiy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dudley with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dagestanskiy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dudley throwing a counter right hand but Dagestanskiy manages to avoid it.
Dagestanskiy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dudley.
Nice uppercut lands for Dudley. That snapped Dagestanskiy's head back.
Dudley lands a glancing blow to the side of Dagestanskiy's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dagestanskiy takes a swing at Dudley's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley punishes Dagestanskiy's body with a nice straight punch.
Dagestanskiy lands with a good body shot.
Dudley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dudley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dagestanskiy's hands.
Dagestanskiy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dudley throws a series of punches but Dagestanskiy moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Dagestanskiy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dudley throws the left hand but Dagestanskiy avoids the punch easily.
Dagestanskiy misses with a straight left.
Dagestanskiy thuds a left hand into Dudley's body.
A cross from Dagestanskiy lands.

Dagestanskiy moves into the clinch successfully.
Dagestanskiy tries for a takedown but Dudley manages to get underhooks.

Dagestanskiy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dudley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dagestanskiys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dudley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dagestanskiy was well out of range. Poor timing from Dudley.
Damian Dudley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy throws a combination that misses
and Dudley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dagestanskiy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dudley counters with a stiff right hand.
Dudley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dagestanskiy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dagestanskiy throws a right hand that misses
and Dudley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Dudley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dagestanskiy doesn't seem phased though.
Dudley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dudley scores with a jab to the body.
Dagestanskiy just misses with a punch to the body.
Dagestanskiy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dudley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dudley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dagestanskiy scores with a jab to the body.
Khaba Dagestanskiy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley throws a body punch but Dagestanskiy moves out of range.
Dagestanskiy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dagestanskiy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dagestanskiy looks to land a combination but Dudley avoids it well.
Dagestanskiy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Dagestanskiy misses.
Dagestanskiy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dudley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dudley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dagestanskiy walks into a jab.
A jab lands there for Dudley.
Dudley misses the jab.
Dagestanskiy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dudley but Dudley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Damian Dudley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khaba Dagestanskiy.
Dudley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dagestanskiy's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dagestanskiy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dagestanskiy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dudley.
A big right from Dudley misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dagestanskiy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dudley lands with a nice body punch.
Dagestanskiy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Dudley to counter with a crisp jab.
Dagestanskiy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Dagestanskiy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dagestanskiy trying to control from half guard but Dudley is working away.
Dudley trying to control from the bottom.
Dagestanskiy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Dudley!
An out of breath and clearly excited Damian Dudley thanked Vegan Gains for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).