PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Meltroco Bimbotinque (ranked 1186 p4p, 168 weight class) and Damian Dudley (ranked 1459 p4p, 204 weight class). Damian Dudley will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bimbotinque
vs
Dudley

181 cm
27
172 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

183 cm
29
170 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meltroco Bimbotinque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damian Dudley!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bimbotinque tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dudley was well out of range. Poor timing from Bimbotinque.
Dudley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dudley under the eye.
We've been told by Bimbotinque's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dudley throws a series of punches but Bimbotinque avoids them all with ease.
A quick step to the side and Bimbotinque tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dudley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dudley slips under a jab from Bimbotinque.
Meltroco Bimbotinque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bimbotinque or perhaps it was just good defense by Dudley, which made it look bad.
Bimbotinque digs a good hook to Dudley's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bimbotinque swings for the body but Dudley moves out of range.
Bimbotinque throws an overhand right that lands on Dudley's shoulder, as Dudley tries to avoid the shot.
Bimbotinque throws a shot from downtown. Dudley moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bimbotinque connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dudley's hands.
Bimbotinque lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bimbotinque moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bimbotinque misses with a left hand
and Dudley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bimbotinque misses with a body shot
letting Dudley counter with a right hand.
Bimbotinque ducks right into an uppercut from Dudley.

Bimbotinque shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dudley is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bimbotinque dives into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dudley can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bimbotinque wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
What's Dudley going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Dudley takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dudley wants to control but Bimbotinque postures up.
Bimbotinque throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bimbotinque trying to control the position but Dudley is working away.
Bimbotinque landing a few strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dudley can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley is looking to regain half guard here but Bimbotinque keeps moving and retains side control.
Bimbotinque in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dudley is trying to improve his position.
Dudley is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bimbotinque connects with a decent elbow.
The strikes coming from Bimbotinque are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dudley struggling a bit here.
Bimbotinque taking a breather here.
Dudley wants to get back to his feet but Bimbotinque drags him back down.
Bimbotinque working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudley is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bimbotinque looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bimbotinque prevents Dudley from improving his position.
Bimbotinque keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bimbotinque misses with a head shot. Dudley uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bimbotinque lands a couple of digs.
Dudley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bimbotinque postures up in Dudley's guard and throws a big left but Dudley blocks it.
Bimbotinque postures up.
Dudley controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Meltroco Bimbotinque dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dudley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dudley.
Dudley throws a jab when Bimbotinque was well out of range.
Dudley just misses with a punch to the body.
Bimbotinque paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bimbotinque throws a hook to the side of Dudley's head but Dudley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dudley! But no joy.
Dudley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dudley throws a nice looking combination but Bimbotinque bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bimbotinque was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bimbotinque lands a nice shot to the body.
Dudley slips under a jab.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bimbotinque.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bimbotinque wants to control but Dudley is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bimbotinque working the ground and pound.
Bimbotinque is putting a hurting on Dudley here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dudley struggling a bit here.
Dudley is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bimbotinque landing a few strikes.
Dudley felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Dudley is looking to regain half guard here but Bimbotinque keeps moving and retains side control.
Bimbotinque lands a nice forearm strike.
Dudley is looking for a sweep.
Dudley taking punishment in the form of punches.
Meltroco Bimbotinque overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dudley wants to control but Bimbotinque postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley is not content to let Bimbotinque control the position.
Dudley wants to control but Bimbotinque postures up.
Dudley tries to improve position but can't.
Bimbotinque trying to control the action but Dudley is working from the bottom.
Dudley regains half guard.
Bimbotinque not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dudley is trying to maintain the position but Bimbotinque is very close to passing his half guard.
Dudley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dudley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley trying to control from the bottom.
Bimbotinque is trying to control the action in half guard but Dudley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bimbotinque stalling.
Bimbotinque looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dudley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dudley wants to control but Bimbotinque is keeping busy.
Bimbotinque thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dudley wants to control but Bimbotinque passes into side.
Dudley tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque trying to control the action but Dudley is working from the bottom.
Bimbotinque controlling the position from side mount.
Bimbotinque has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dudley struggling a bit here.
Dudley is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dudley taking a bit of punishment here - Bimbotinque scoring with strikes.
Bimbotinque works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Meltroco Bimbotinque dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Dudley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bimbotinque connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dudley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bimbotinque gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dudley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dudley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bimbotinque with a body shot.
Bimbotinque connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Bimbotinque drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bimbotinque distracts Dudley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bimbotinque is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dudley can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley looking for a sweep. Not yet Dudley, not yet.
Bimbotinque loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bimbotinque keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dudley's head.
Bimbotinque trying to control the position from guard on top but Dudley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bimbotinque is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dudley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dudley throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bimbotinque passes into half guard.
Dudley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Damian Dudley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley wants to improve his position but Bimbotinque is controlling well.
Bimbotinque looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bimbotinque takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bimbotinque thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bimbotinque slows the pace down in half guard.
Bimbotinque working Dudley over with strikes.
Bimbotinque is thwarting Dudley's attempts to control the position.
Dudley is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bimbotinque scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque trying to control the pace.
Dudley keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Bimbotinque stalling.
Bimbotinque prevents Dudley from improving his position.
Dudley is not content to let Bimbotinque control the position.
Bimbotinque prevents Dudley from improving his position.
Meltroco Bimbotinque is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dudley wants to control but Bimbotinque is keeping busy.
Dudley is trying to get back to full guard.
Bimbotinque slips a nice elbow through Dudley's hands, connecting with Dudley's forehead.
Bimbotinque perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bimbotinque tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dudley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bimbotinque in particular looking to stall.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Meltroco Bimbotinque showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bimbotinque has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meltroco Bimbotinque!
An out of breath Meltroco Bimbotinque thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.