PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Sultan (ranked 4127 p4p, 2646 weight class) and Ace Dudley (ranked 530 p4p, 363 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Sultan
vs
Dudley

179 cm
25
170
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
167
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Money Inc. (160Q with Proof ) 165$

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dustin Sultan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ace Dudley!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dudley's corner calls for a 1-2. Dudley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dudley has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sultan shoots in but Dudley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dustin Sultan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sultan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sultan lands in his opponent's guard.
Dudley is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dudley looking to control.
Sultan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sultan trying to control the position from guard on top but Dudley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sultan is in close to Dudley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sultan is working Dudley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sultan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dudley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dudley is controlling Sultan's posture.
Sultan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sultan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sultan is looking to work some ground and pound but Dudley has wrist control.
Sultan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dudley is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sultan scoring with some ground and pound.

Dudley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sultan defends it easily.
Sultan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dudley is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley keeping moving, preventing Sultan from controlling successfully.
Sultan cracks Dudley with a solid left hand.
Sultan connects with a couple of short punches.
Sultan throwing strikes but missing.
Dudley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sultan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dudley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sultan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sultan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sultan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Dudley is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dudley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sultan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dudley is still in real trouble! Can Sultan finish him?
Sultan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sultan looking to sit in guard and control but Dudley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Dudley seems to have recovered his senses.
Dudley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dudley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sultan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dudley manages to get himself to full guard.

Sultan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dudley's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sultan trying to move into half guard but instead Dudley has managed to sweep!

Dudley trying to control the position from guard on top but Sultan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dudley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dudley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dustin Sultan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sultan shoots in looking for a takedown but Dudley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sultan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dudley misses with the combination.
Sultan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dudley misses with a two punch combination.
Dudley missing with a left hand there. Sultan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sultan darts in looking for a takedown but Dudley gets double underhooks and turns Sultan into the cage.

Dudley breaks from the clinch.
Sultan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dudley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Sultan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dudley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sultan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sultan has his takedown stuffed
letting Dudley counter with a right hand.
Ace Dudley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice straight punches there by Dudley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dudley.

Sultan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dudley regains half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley is pressing down on Sultan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Sultan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dudley is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dudley has escaped and now he's on top!

Dudley tries to stand but Sultan is controlling from the bottom.
Dudley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dudley wants to stand but Sultan is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dudley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sultan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sultan controls Dudley momentarily but Dudley frees himself.
Dudley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sultan wants to sweep but no luck.
Dudley with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sultan is trying to keep Dudley in close.
Dudley slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sultan trying to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dudley throws a front kick that sends Sultan stumbling back into the cage.
Dudley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dudley misses with a hook. Sultan ducked under it nicely.
Sultan slips a jab and a cross from Dudley.

Sultan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dudley sprawls well initially but Sultan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sultan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dustin Sultan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Dudley actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sultan lands strikes from half guard.
Sultan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sultan is looking to take a break and control but Dudley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sultan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sultan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sultan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dudley's head.
Sultan is nestled in close to Dudley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sultan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sultan slips a nice elbow through Dudley's hands, connecting with Dudley's forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ace Dudley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sultan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sultan.
Sultan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Sultan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dudley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dudley wants it to stay on the feet.
Sultan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dudley finds it's way round the side to connect with Sultan's head.
Dudley slaps away a takedown attempt from Sultan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dudley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dudley throws a nice looking combination but Sultan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Sultan gets a takedown into half guard.
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 is controlling Sultan's trapped leg to prevent Sultan from advancing to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sultan drops an elbow to the side of Dudley's head.
Dudley wants to control but Sultan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sultan lands a nice short elbow.
Sultan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dudley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dudley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sultan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sultan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sultan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sultan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dudley regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sultan.
Sultan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sultan trying to control the position from guard on top but Dudley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Sultan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dudley looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dudley looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dudley!

Dudley tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sultan is not content to let Dudley control the position.
Dudley tries to move to mount but Sultan blocks the move with his legs.
Sultan can't do much from the bottom here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dudley lands a decent elbow from side control.
The strikes coming from Dudley are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dudley wants to stand but Sultan has his arm trapped.
Dudley trying to control the action but Sultan is working from the bottom.
Dudley working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dudley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sultan keeps working.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sultan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ace Dudley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dudley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ace Dudley!
Ace Dudley took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.