PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brandon J Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Griegorij Dudkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

J Jacobs
vs
Dudkov

170 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

166 cm
25
141 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brandon J Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Griegorij Dudkov!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Some wild striking there from Dudkov.
Dudkov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dudkov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jacobs's head backwards.
Dudkov throws a big shot that misses.
Dudkov looks to land a right hand but Jacobs moved out of range.
Dudkov throws a hook to the side of Jacobs's head but Jacobs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dudkov, as that shot connected.
Dudkov lands a body shot.
Jacobs looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dudkov tests Jacobs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dudkov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudkov lands the left hand.
Dudkov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dudkov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dudkov thuds his right hand into Jacobs's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jacobs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dudkov.
Jacobs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dudkov.
Dudkov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jacobs at a distance.
Dudkov throws out a powerful jab.
Dudkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dudkov lands with an uppercut that bounces Jacobs off the cage and back into range.
We've been informed that Dudkov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudkov looks to land a left hand but Jacobs moved out of range nicely.
Dudkov scores with a jab. Jacobs acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dudkov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jacobs had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dudkov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jacobs's hands.
Dudkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dudkov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jacobs on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Griegorij Dudkov dominated that round.
That's time! Jacobs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jacobs looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dudkov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jacobs ducks under a wild hook from Dudkov.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dudkov lands a slapping body shot.
Jacobs slips under a jab from Dudkov.
Jacobs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dudkov 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudkov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jacobs gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dudkov loads up on a big right hand but Jacobs slips the punch.
A cross from Dudkov lands.
Dudkov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jacobs momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Dudkov.
Jacobs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dudkov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dudkov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jacobs back to the cage. Dudkov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
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!
Dudkov scores with a three punch combo!
Jacobs looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jacobs looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dudkov lands a big uppercut and Jacobs crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jacobs looks OK. Dudkov waves Jacobs back to his feet!

Jacobs is rocked!
Good shot there by Dudkov.
Oh Jacobs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacobs walks straight into a right hand from Dudkov - that's dropped him! Dudkov jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Jacobs from any more punishment! Jacobs complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Griegorij Dudkov!
Brandon J Jacobs was interviewed post fight and said 'It was a good fight and i respect him'.