PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Po Will (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Dudley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Will
vs
Dudley

200 cm
23
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Po Will!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Dudley!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Will.
Will tries to clinch up but Dudley circles away and keeps his distance.
Will shoots in but no luck this time.
Will tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Will throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dudley's head.
Will throws a nice head kick!
Dudley lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dudley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dudley misses with a wild combination.
Dudley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dudley fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Dudley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Will fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Po Will. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Will looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dudley tries to clinch but Will moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Will looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Will closes the distance and clinches.
Will dodges an elbow strike from Dudley.

Will breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Will misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Will moves into range and clinches up with Dudley.
Dudley jumps guard but Will stands there with Dudley around his waist. Dudley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dudley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Will.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Will can't find room to land a body shot as Dudley controls the action.
Will gets through Dudley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Dudley breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Will. Those never looked like landing.
Nice sprawl there from Dudley as Will shoots in.
Will tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dudley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dudley swings for the body but Will moves out of range.
Will shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dudley but Dudley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Will throws a head kick but Dudley moves out of range.

Dudley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Will is looking to improve his position.
Dudley winds up and cracks Will with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Will trying to control here.
Will wants to get back to his feet.
Will trying to hold on to Dudley's head to control him but Dudley postures up.
Will is trying to get back to full guard.
Dudley seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudley prevents Will from improving his position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Will avoids the head kick by Dudley.
Dudley slaps away a takedown attempt from Will, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Will will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Will fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Will is breathing heavily.
Will keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alex Dudley will probably get the nod.
That's time! Will's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Will circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Will counter with a right hand.
Dudley misses with a double jab.

Will forces Dudley back against the cage and clinches.
Will controlling the action here for a moment.
Will is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dudley to keep the fight standing.
Will throws a knee to the head but misses.
Will is trying to stall.
Will is trying to break the clinch but Dudley has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Will dodges an elbow strike from Dudley.
Dudley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Will stalling in the clinch but Dudley improves position.
Dudley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dudley is trying to break free.
Will manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dudley is looking for a takedown.
Dudley is trying to drag Will to the mat but Will just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Will fails to pull guard.
Will can't break the clinch.
Dudley avoiding damage as Will throws knees to the body.
Dudley tries to score a body lock takedown but Will shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Po Will has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Dudley.
Dudley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Will pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dudley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dudley is breathing heavily.

Will has taken the fight to the clinch.
Will is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dudley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Will's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Will drives through and clinches with Dudley against the cage.
Dudley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dudley prevents Will from breaking the clinch.
Will is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dudley is defending well for now.
Will lands a hook to the side of the head.
Will jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dudley walks away with a smile on his face. Will gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Will clinches.
Dudley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dudley is trying to pull guard but Will turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Will stops a takedown attempt from Dudley.
Will goes for a takedown attempt but Dudley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Po Will is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dudley tries to clinch but Will is having none of it.
Will looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Will works over Dudley's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Will throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Will is defended easily by Dudley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Po Will dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dudley closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Will did well to prevent Dudley getting side control.
Will is trying to control but can't.
Will tries to kick Dudley off but Dudley keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Will knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dudley on the ground.

Dudley decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Will shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dudley as he avoids it easily.
Dudley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Will.
Will shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dudley eats them both and turns towards Will to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Dudley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Will to the mat! Will manages to get full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dudley throwing strikes from guard but Will blocks nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dudley scoring with punches to the head and body.

Will is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Will looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dudley passes into side control.
Will is trying to get back to half guard.

Dudley is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Will is trying to escape and Dudley transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Will is forced to tap! Nice work there by Dudley! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alex Dudley!