PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Dudley (ranked 964 p4p, 2138 weight class) and Louis Princip (ranked 135 p4p, 271 weight class). Princip has chosen Lord of This World by Black Sabbath as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dudley
vs
Princip

183 cm
40
178
22 - 18 - 0

183 cm
37
165
19 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Voodoo Nutrition

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 22 - 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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louis Princip!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Princip misses with a lunging right hand
and Dudley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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 slips a jab from Princip.
No luck for Dudley with that takedown attempt.
Princip scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Princip jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Princip throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dudley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dudley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Princip misses with a hook
letting Dudley counter with a right hand.
Dudley slips a straight right by Princip.
Princip throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dudley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Princip's waist but Princip gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dudley off to one side.

Dudley looking to score a takedown here. Princip is defending well but Dudley drives through and ends up in Princip's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Princip wants to stand up but Dudley is controlling him.

Princip has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dudley off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip misses with a double jab
and Dudley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Princip swings widly with a right hand
and Princip takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Princip throws a hook to the side of Dudley's head but Dudley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dudley is looking for a counter combo.
Dudley ducks under a wild hook from Princip.
Princip scores with a sloppy right hand. Dudley should have avoided that one.
Princip misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dudley counters with a straight right hand.
Princip throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dudley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Princip misses with a combination

and Dudley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Princip tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dudley's elbow.
Dudley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Louis Princip has been cut.
Dudley blocking some punches.
Dudley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dudley lands a nice uppercut.
Princip swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dudley looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Dudley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dudley gets through Princip's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dudley lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley is looking to take this one to the mat.
Princip misses with a short punch on the inside.

Dudley has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Princip regains guard immediately.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dudley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dudley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Princip pushes Dudley off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Dudley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dudley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dudley throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Princip works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Dudley not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Princip has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Dudley is on him like a limpet, forcing Princip back against the cage.
Dudley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Princip pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley moves in looking to clinch but Princip pushes him off.
Dudley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Princip lands a nice hook to Dudley's body. Dudley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Princip misses with a looping left.
Princip misses with a straight right.
Dudley is looking to counter punch.
Princip paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Princip throws a series of punches but Dudley moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Princip.
Princip uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dudley has time to react.
Princip throws a poor cross that misses
and Dudley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Dudley misses.
Princip keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Princip misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Princip scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Princip misses with an uppercut.
Princip throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dudley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Princip misses the target.
Dudley works the jab nicely.
Dudley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dudley misses with a body shot.
Dudley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Princip manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Louis Princip seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Princip rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dudley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Princip scores with a sloppy right hand. Dudley should have avoided that one.
Princip lands a head shot.
Princip looks to land a combination. Dudley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dudley misses with a takedown attempt - Princip sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Princip misses with a body shot.
Princip lands a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Princip misses with a straight left.
Princip lands a nice shot that snaps Dudley's head back.
Dudley misses with a double jab.
Dudley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Princip misses with an uppercut
letting Dudley counter with a right hand.
Princip takes a swing at Dudley's ribcage but misses.
Princip misses with a hook. Dudley ducked under it nicely.
Princip misses with an uppercut. Dudley saw that one coming.
Dudley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Princip misses with a body shot.
Dudley seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Princip misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dudley.
Princip avoids the body shot from Dudley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudley dives in and grabs Princip's left leg, looking for a takedown. Princip pushes down on Dudley's head and hops out.
Princip swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Louis Princip seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Princip thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dudley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Damian Dudley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dudley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dudley.
Princip throws a looping overhand right but Dudley ducks down to avoid it.
Princip misses with a shot to the body

and Dudley counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Princip uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Princip waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dudley.
As Princip tries to get set, Dudley tries to push him back and clinch up but Princip manages to avoid the attempt.
Princip throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dudley throws a looping overhand right but Princip ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dudley scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Princip is looking to escape.
Dudley trying to control the action but Princip is working from the bottom.
Princip pushes Dudley off looking to stand but Dudley dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dudley misses with a head shot. Princip uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dudley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dudley throwing strikes but missing.
Dudley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dudley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dudley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dudley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Princip works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Princip preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Princip pushes Dudley off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Princip will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Princip connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dudley scrambles back to his feet.
Dudley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Princip throws an off balance right hand
and Dudley counters with a right hand to the body.
Princip showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dudley.
Dudley ducks under a wild hook from Princip.
Dudley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice defenses there by Princip.
Princip looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Princip connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dudley. Dudley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Princip digs a good body shot into Dudley's ribs.
Dudley moves away from the strike by Princip.
Princip has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Princip closes the distance but Dudley moves to the side
and Dudley counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Princip misses with a few strikes there.
An attempted straight right counter from Dudley misses the target.
Princip lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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 blocks a jab.
Princip misses with a lunging right hand

and Dudley counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Princip!
Dudley is putting a hurting on Princip here, landing some big shots from side control.
Princip takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
An elbow from Dudley crashes against the mat.
Princip dodges the ground and pound from Dudley.
Dudley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Princip keeps working.
Princip is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dudley working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Louis Princip will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Louis Princip's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Dudley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Princip sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dudley somewhat.
Dudley throws a looping overhand right but Princip ducks down to avoid it.
Dudley moves out of range as Princip strikes.
Dudley lands a head shot.
Princip looks to throw the jab but Dudley is out of range.
Princip misses with a wild body shot.
Dudley with a jab.
Princip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dudley was well out of range. Poor timing from Princip.
Princip slips a jab from Dudley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Princip misses.
Dudley throws a series of punches but Princip moves out of range.
Princip misses with a two punch combination.
Princip fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dudley manages to avoid it.
Dudley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Princip waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dudley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip misses with an uppercut

and Dudley counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Princip!
The strikes coming from Dudley are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Princip pushes Dudley away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dudley gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dudley throwing strikes but Princip manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
You can see the frustration on Dudley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Princip decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Dudley has closed the distance and engaged Princip in a clinch.
Dudley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Princip pushes Dudley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Princip lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Princip fails to land.
Damian Dudley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Dudley fails to land.
Princip lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dudley backwards.
Princip scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Princip tries to work over Dudley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Princip swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dudley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Princip.
Princip dodges an elbow strike from Dudley.
A nice left hand lands by Princip.
Princip scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Princip.
Dudley swings wildly with an uppercut but Princip uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dudley throws an elbow but it misses.
A hook to the body from Princip.
Dudley can't find room to land a body shot as Princip controls the action.
Princip tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Princip.
Dudley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Princip prevents it.
Dudley misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Princip.
Dudley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Princip.
Dudley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Princip gets underhooks to prevent Dudley's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Dudley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Princip lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dudley backwards.
Dudley tries a body shot but Princip blocks it.
Princip tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dudley's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dudley.
Dudley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dudley tries for a takedown but Princip manages to get underhooks.
Dudley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Princip's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Princip.
Princip misses with some punches.
Dudley throws an elbow that misses.
Princip prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dudley tries for a takedown but Princip manages to get underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Princip.
Princip scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Princip tries to throw a body punch but Dudley avoids it by throwing Princip back against the cage.
Princip pushes Dudley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Princip tries a body shot but Dudley blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dudley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Princip misses with the head strike.
Princip misses with a punch on the inside.
Princip blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Princip digs a right hand underneath Dudley's ribcage. Dudley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Princip lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dudley backwards.
Dudley tries to score a body lock takedown but Princip shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dudley prevents a body shot from Princip.
Dudley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dudley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Princip prevents a body shot from Dudley.
Princip prevents the takedown attempt.
Princip lands a nice uppercut.
Dudley tries to throw a body punch but Princip avoids it by throwing Dudley back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Princip.
Dudley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Princip pushes Dudley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Princip misses with some punches.
Princip misses with a body punch.
Princip tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Louis Princip comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Princip has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Princip!
After winning the bout, Louis Princip thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.