PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Dundee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hossam El Masry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hossam El Masry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dundee
vs
El Masry

184 cm
25
181 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Dundee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hossam El Masry !
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Masry fails with a takedown attempt.
Dundee's corner calls for a 1-2. Dundee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
El Masry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
El Masry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dundee.
Dundee misses with a two punch combination.
Dundee throws a right hand that El Masry ducks under and follows up with a left that El Masry also avoids with ease.

Dundee moves into the clinch.
Dundee prevents El Masry from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dundee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dundee looks to land a combination but El Masry avoids it well.
El Masry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dundee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Dundee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Masry shoots and misses
and Dundee counters with a two punch combo.
El Masry looks to land a combination but Dundee avoids it well.

Dundee has managed to clinch.

Dundee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
El Masry fails to land with a series of punches.

Dundee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with El Masry , pushing him back against the cage.
El Masry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dundee.

Dundee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bruce Dundee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dundee misses with a combination
and El Masry counters with a left and a right that stings Dundee.
Dundee looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dundee dips to his left and cracks El Masry with an uppercut!
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!
El Masry takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dundee shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. El Masry eats them both and turns towards Dundee to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Hossam El Masry has been cut.
El Masry avoids the body shot from Dundee.
El Masry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
El Masry avoids a punch combination nicely.
El Masry drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dundee defends it well.
El Masry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dundee swinging wildly here.
Dundee digs a good hook to El Masry 's body.
Dundee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by El Masry .
Left hook, right uppercut from Dundee.
Dundee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El Masry moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dundee throws a left and a right that both miss

and El Masry decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dundee's guard.

Dundee has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes El Masry off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Dundee clinches up against the cage.
Dundee lands with a right to the head.
Dundee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dundee misses with a hook to the ribs.
El Masry is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dundee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bruce Dundee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hossam El Masry .
Nice body punch from Dundee.
El Masry is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dundee pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dundee works on El Masry 's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dundee lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dundee lands a nice uppercut.
Dundee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Dundee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dundee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dundee scores with a jab. El Masry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
El Masry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dundee lands with an uppercut that bounces El Masry off the cage and back into range.
Dundee lands a jab-cross combination.
El Masry takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dundee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by El Masry .
El Masry takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Dundee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hossam El Masry 's cut.
That's time! Dundee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dundee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. El Masry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
El Masry fails with a takedown attempt.
Bruce Dundee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Dundee misses.
Dundee jabs El Masry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Dundee. Those never looked like landing.
El Masry tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dundee misses with a double jab.
Dundee misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dundee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dundee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Donk. Dundee catches El Masry right on the button with a cross.
Dundee misses with a jab, cross combination.
El Masry changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dundee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bruce Dundee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dundee throws a right hand that El Masry ducks under and follows up with a left that El Masry also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Dundee misses.
Dundee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from El Masry .
Dundee tries to clinch up but El Masry circles away and keeps his distance.
El Masry fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dundee avoids it really well and circles away.
A combination from Dundee does no damage.
Dundee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that El Masry can do to turn this around?
El Masry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dundee as he avoids it easily.
Bruce Dundee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hossam El Masry .
A looping hook to the body misses from Dundee. El Masry does a little dance to reset his feet.
El Masry wants to counter with a clinch but Dundee pushes him away.

Dundee darts in and clinches El Masry up against the cage.
El Masry fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dundee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dundee lands a shoulder strike.

Dundee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dundee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

El Masry manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dundee on his heels. He'll look to pass Dundee's guard now, I'm sure.
El Masry postures up in Dundee's guard and throws a big left but Dundee blocks it.
El Masry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
El Masry stops Dundee from standing up.
Dundee keeping moving, preventing El Masry from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dundee uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Dundee lands a right hook to the body.
Dundee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dundee digs a good body shot into El Masry 's ribs.
Dundee lands with a nice body punch.
El Masry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dundee.
Dundee is looking to wear down El Masry with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dundee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dundee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Masry was well out of range. Poor timing from Dundee.
Horrible takedown attempt by El Masry or perhaps it was just good defense by Dundee, which made it look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dundee misses with a double jab
and El Masry counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dundee scores with a one two! El Masry had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Dundee.
El Masry 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dundee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! El Masry scrambles back to his feet.
El Masry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dundee can pounce on him.
A swing and a miss from Dundee.
El Masry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dundee's waist but Dundee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing El Masry off to one side.
Dundee lands with a nice combination. El Masry backs away looking to recover.
Dundee with a hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Dundee scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Dundee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hossam El Masry 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

El Masry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dundee tries to avoid it but El Masry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dundee to the ground. Dundee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dundee lands a nice hook to El Masry 's body. El Masry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dundee misses with an uppercut. El Masry saw that one coming.
Dundee connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dundee.
El Masry takes one to the chin there.
Dundee tries to close the distance and clinch up but El Masry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
El Masry avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Dundee misses.
El Masry drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dundee defends it well.
El Masry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dundee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten El Masry somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dundee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
El Masry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dundee lands a nice looking body shot.
Dundee throws a combination. El Masry tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dundee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dundee misses with a looping right.

Dundee gets a clinch.
El Masry tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bruce Dundee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hossam El Masry .
Dundee lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dundee effectively controlling the action here.
Dundee struggles to land a body shot inside as El Masry controls his hands.
Dundee lands a nice shot to the body.

Dundee breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horrible takedown attempt by El Masry or perhaps it was just good defense by Dundee, which made it look bad.
Dundee lands a jab to the head.
Dundee throws a series of punches but El Masry avoids them all with ease.
Dundee misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dundee has taken the fight to the clinch.

Dundee breaks from the clinch.
Dundee misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Dundee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dundee jabs at El Masry 's body.
Dundee throws a right and a left that both miss.
El Masry has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dundee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Masry manages to avoid it.
Dundee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dundee swings for the body but El Masry moves out of range.
El Masry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Masry shoots for a takedown but Dundee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dundee feints a jab promting El Masry to slip. Dundee then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. El Masry slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
El Masry fails to land the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Dundee misses the target.
Dundee takes a swing at El Masry 's ribcage but misses.
El Masry appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
El Masry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dundee swivels and escapes.
Dundee connects with a body shot that sends El Masry 's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dundee misses with a wild body shot.
Hossam El Masry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dundee lands with a nice combination. El Masry backs away looking to recover.
Dundee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruce Dundee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dundee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on El Masry . That did some damage!

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Dundee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dundee, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Dundee!
Bruce Dundee took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fightpit Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.