PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Dudda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minobu Kurita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Dudda
vs
Kurita

180 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Dudda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Minobu Kurita!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Kurita.
Dudda fails with a takedown attempt.

Kurita gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dudda has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kurita has a couple of punches blocked by Dudda.
Kurita pushes Dudda back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kurita scores with a shot to the side of Dudda's head.
Still in the clinch, Kurita scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dudda blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurita working aggressively here.

Dudda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kurita moves into the clinch.

Kurita pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kurita drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Dudda right on the button. Dudda goes down! Kurita follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Kurita gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Minobu Kurita!