PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lav Artic (ranked 3346 p4p, 3943 weight class) and Bruno Dukic (ranked 399 p4p, 443 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Artic
vs
Dukic

182 cm
21
180
3 - 4 - 0

169 cm
22
178
4 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Powerful

Conquer

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lav Artic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruno Dukic!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukic avoids the body shot from Artic.
Dukic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Artic throws a low kick but Dukic avoids it.
Artic walks into a jab.
Bruno Dukic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Artic circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dukic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Artic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dukic back to the cage. Artic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dukic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Artic under the eye.
Artic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dukic manages to avoid it.
Artic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch but Artic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Artic throws a combination. Dukic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Artic throws a leg kick but Dukic moved away.
Dukic lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Artic misses with a straight right.
Dukic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Artic.
Dukic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Artic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Dukic misses.
Artic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Bruno Dukic has been cut.
Dukic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Artic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dukic doesn't manage to clinch there - Artic circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dukic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Artic works Dukic's body with a nice hook.
Artic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dukic tries to clinch up.
Artic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dukic sizes up Artic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Dukic gets a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dukic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dukic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A nice left hand lands by Dukic.
Artic is looking for a takedown.

Dukic manages to break the clinch.
Dukic tries to clinch up.
Artic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dukic lands with an uppercut that bounces Artic off the cage and back into range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukic is looking to clinch but Artic is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dukic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dukic scores with a hook.
Artic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dukic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Artic on the side of the head.
Artic thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dukic! But no joy.
Artic looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bruno Dukic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Artic tries to score with a low kick but Dukic moves his leg out of the way.
Artic swinging wildly here.
Dukic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Artic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dukic slips under a jab from Artic.
Artic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Artic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dukic tries to clinch up.
Artic throws a body shot but no joy.
Dukic tries to clinch there but Artic circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Artic in his tracks.
Artic misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Dukic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Artic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Artic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Artic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dukic moves out of range as Artic strikes.
Dukic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Artic is rocked!

Dukic pushes Artic up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Artic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Artic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dukic has a couple of punches blocked by Artic.
Dukic working aggressively here.
Artic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Artic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Artic seems to have got his legs back now.
Artic blocking some punches.
Dukic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dukic swings wildly with an uppercut but Artic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Artic.
Artic letting Dukic take a breather here.
Artic trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Dukic on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukic creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Artic's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Artic drops to his knees and Dukic pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Dukic!
A very excited looking Bruno Dukic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.