PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Dupont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and T Challa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dupont's entrance music is Bodies Hit the Floor. A fine choice. Damian Dupont has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dupont
vs
Challa

165 cm
20
187 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

184 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Top Line Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damian Dupont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, T Challa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dupont fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dupont changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Challa tries to avoid it but Dupont manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Challa to the ground. Challa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Challa scores with a sloppy right hand. Dupont should have avoided that one.
Challa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dupont.
Challa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dupont.
Challa takes a swing at Dupont's ribcage but misses.
Challa throws a series of punches but Dupont moves out of range.
Challa lands with an uppercut that bounces Dupont off the cage and back into rage.
Dupont throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Challa's waist but Challa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dupont off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Dupont. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dupont shoots in looking for a takedown. Challa tries to sprawl out of it but Dupont keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Challa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Challa throws a right and a left that Dupont avoids nicely.
Dupont fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Challa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dupont takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dupont shoots in and drives through. Challa sprawls well.
Challa lands the left hand.
Challa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dupont closes this distance looking for a takedown but Challa circles away.
Dupont is breathing heavily.
Challa lands with an overhand left.

Dupont is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Challa circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Dupont to the canvas! Dupont doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Challa keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). T Challa!