PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tupa Dufu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dufu has chosen Rock You Like A Hurricane as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Marley
vs
Dufu

175 cm
26
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

182 cm
26
175 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tupa Dufu!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dufu throws a hook but Marley blocks it.
Marley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Marley tries to move into range but Dufu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dufu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dufu misses with a double jab
and Marley counters with a nice uppercut.
Marley swings widly with a right hand
and Dufu counters with a straight right hand.
Marley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dufu.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dufu! But no joy.
Marley misses with an uppercut. Dufu saw that one coming.
Marley's corner calls for a 1-2. Marley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dufu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dufu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marley cracks Dufu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Marley takes one to the chin there.
Dufu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Marley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marley wants to slow Dufu down by chopping away at his legs.
Marley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dufu ducks under a wild hook from Marley.
Marley thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dufu! But no joy.
Dufu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dufu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marley.
Marley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufu tries to bum rush Marley with a series of wild strikes but Marley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dufu throws a right hand that Marley ducks under and follows up with a left that Marley also avoids with ease.
Marley defending well as Dufu loads up on a big left hand.
Dufu throws a jab when Marley was well out of range.
Dufu swings for the body but Marley moves out of range.
Marley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dufu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marley throws an off balance right hand
and Dufu counters with a nice uppercut.
Dufu slips a jab from Marley.
Marley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dufu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dufu misses with an uppercut. Marley saw that one coming.
Marley throws a shot from downtown. Dufu moves away and avoids it.
Dufu misses with a looping left.
Dufu misses with a body shot.
Marley throws out a powerful jab.
Dufu throws a series of punches but Marley avoids them all with ease.
Marley throwing a counter right hand but Dufu manages to avoid it.
Marley looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marley throws a looping overhand right but Dufu ducks down to avoid it.
Marley ducks under a wild hook from Dufu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley dodges the punch combination from Dufu.
Dufu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dufu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marley circles away quickly and effectively.
A low kick from Marley is predictable there
and Dufu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dufu checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big left from Marley misses.
Dufu throws out a loose jab but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dufu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dufu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dufu.
Marley misses with a hook.
Dufu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dufu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marley cracks Dufu with an open hand slap.
Dufu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marley on the side of the head.
Dufu slips a jab from Marley.
Marley throws a low kick but Dufu avoids it.
Dufu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marley misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley misses with a hook.
Marley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Marley as he connects with a hook.
Dufu ducks under a wild hook from Marley.
Dufu lands a jab to the head.
Dufu moves away from the strike by Marley.
Dufu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marley to score with a decent uppercut.
Dufu jabs Marley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marley. Dufu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dufu.
Dufu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marley works over Dufu's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dufu throws out a loose jab but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Dufu.
Marley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dufu at a distance.
Marley throws a shot to the body.
Marley misses the jab.
Dufu throws a body punch but Marley moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley dodges the punch combination from Dufu.
Dufu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marley throws an overhand right that lands on Dufu's shoulder, as Dufu tries to avoid the shot.
Dufu looks to land a left hand but Marley moved out of range nicely.
Marley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dufu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Dufu.
It seemed like Dufu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dufu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Marley throws a hook to the side of Dufu's head but Dufu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dufu is looking for the big counter here.
Marley throws a big shot that misses.
Marley misses with a leg kick.
Dufu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dufu counters with a stiff right hand.
Marley throws a hook but Dufu blocks it.
Dufu blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dufu moves out of range as Marley strikes.
Dufu lands with a right hand.
Marley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marley misses with a hook. Dufu ducked under it nicely.
Marley throws a hook but Dufu avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tupa Dufu will probably get the nod.
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.

Marley misses with a straight right.
Marley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dufu throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Marley misses the target.

Dufu gets a clinch.
Dufu tries a body shot but Marley blocks it.
Marley tries to circle away but Dufu has him pinned against the cage.
Dufu lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Dufu on the inside.
Dufu lands an uppercut.
Marley will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dufu up against the cage.
Dufu blocking some punches.
Dufu works on Marley's body with a couple of short punches.
Dufu lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dufu throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dufu's brow.
Dufu lands a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dufu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dufu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley looking to slow down the pace here.
Dufu is leaning against Marley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dufu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marley stalling in the clinch but Dufu improves position.
Dufu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dufu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dufu lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Dufu.
Marley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Dufu.
A shot in the inside from Dufu.
Marley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dufu is leaning against Marley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dufu.

It looks like Robert Marley has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dufu.
Still in the clinch, Dufu scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tupa Dufu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dufu swings wildly with an uppercut but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dufu scores with a shot to the side of Marley's head.
Marley working aggressively here.
Dufu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marleys head.
Marley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dufu lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dufu.

Dufu breaks from the clinch.
Dufu misses with a straight right.
A big right from Dufu misses.
Marley ducks under a wild hook from Dufu.
Nice defenses there by Marley.
Dufu scores with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Dufu.
Dufu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marley ducks under a wild hook from Dufu.
Dufu avoids the body shot from Marley.
Dufu unleashes a big counter combination but Marley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufu throws a combination that misses
and Marley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dufu blocks a jab.
Marley looks to throw the jab but Dufu is out of range.
Marley scores with a hook to the body. Dufu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dufu lands with a right hand.
Marley misses with an uppercut. Dufu saw that one coming.
Marley misses with a low kick.
Marley scores with a jab to the head.
Marley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dufu momentarily.
Marley throws a hook but Dufu avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Dufu there.
Marley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dufu misses with a double jab.
Dufu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marley scores with a decent looking hook.
No joy there for Marley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marley swings for the body but Dufu moves out of range.
Marley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dufu slips a straight right by Marley.
Dufu walks into a straight right hand from Marley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A swing and a miss from Dufu.
Marley throws a jab when Dufu was well out of range.
Marley digs a good hook to Dufu's body.
Dufu throws an overhand right that lands on Marley's shoulder, as Marley tries to avoid the shot.
Marley misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Dufu misses its intended target.
Dufu misses with a wild combination.
Marley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dufu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dufu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marley misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marley clobbers Dufu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slow jab from Dufu misses its intended target.
Dufu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dufu.
Dufu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tupa Dufu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robert Marley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Marley dodges the punch combination from Dufu.
Dufu misses with a two punch combination.
Marley misses with a wild body shot.
Marley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dufu.
Marley misses with a right hand
and Dufu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dufu.
Marley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dufu.
Dufu slips under a jab.
Marley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dufu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marley throws a jab but it's blocked by Dufu.
Dufu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley throws the left hand but Dufu avoids the punch easily.
Marley looks to score with a jab to the body but Dufu is just out of range.
Marley blocks a jab.
Tupa Dufu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marley scores with a hook to the body. Dufu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marley throws a hook but Dufu avoids it easily.
Dufu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marley swats away the attempt to clinch by Dufu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley lands the left hand.
Dufu is looking to clinch but Marley is avoiding it.
Dufu tries to bum rush Marley with a series of wild strikes but Marley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marley misses with an uppercut. Dufu saw that one coming.
Dufu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marley.
Marley ducks right into an uppercut from Dufu.
Marley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dufu staying out of range there.
Dufu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dufu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dufu cracks Marley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dufu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
A jab from Dufu misses.
Marley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dufu throws out a counter right but Marley avoids it with no problem.
Dufu throws a body shot but no joy.
Marley looks to land a body kick but Dufu moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dufu misses with a looping right.
Dufu misses with a hook.
Marley throws a solid leg kick but Dufu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marley.
Dufu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marley counters with a straight right hand.
Dufu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marley misses with a shot to the body
and Dufu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Robert Marley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marley trying to control the position but instead, Dufu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Marley into the cage.
Dufu lands with a right to the head.
Dufu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Dufu lands with a right to the head.
Dufu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dufu lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Dufu misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dufu.
Dufu lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Dufu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dufu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marley on the side of the head.
Marley misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Marley misses its intended target.
Dufu throws a jab when Marley was well out of range.
Marley throws a body punch but Dufu moves out of range.
Dufu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dufu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marley on the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Marley.
Dufu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marley. Dufu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tupa Dufu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dufu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marley moves forwards but Dufu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marley misses with a hook. Dufu ducked under it nicely.
Dufu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Dufu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slow jab from Dufu misses its intended target.
Dufu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice uppercut there from Dufu.
Marley moves out of range of the strikes.
Marley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dufu.
Dufu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A combination from Marley does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Marley.
A low kick from Marley misses
and Dufu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dufu slips under a jab from Marley.
Dufu moves out of range of the strikes.
Dufu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tupa Dufu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dufu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marley.
Marley went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tupa Dufu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dufu 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tupa Dufu!
Tupa Dufu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.