PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dillon Van Barle (ranked 1623 p4p, 6736 weight class) and Miguel Duarte (ranked 221 p4p, 588 weight class). Dillon Van Barle is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Van Barle
vs
Duarte

188 cm
21
210
6 - 2 - 0

188 cm
23
213
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Threads of HARDCORE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dillon Van Barle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Duarte!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duarte throws a low kick but Van Barle moves out of range easily.
Duarte falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van Barle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Duarte takes a swing at Van Barle's ribcage but misses.
Duarte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Barle moves away.
Duarte misses with a wild body shot.
Duarte misses with a straight right.
Van Barle tries to counter by clinching up but Duarte breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duarte lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Duarte stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Duarte cracks Van Barle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Barle blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Barle connects with a solid leg kick.
Duarte just misses with a punch to the body.
Duarte missing with a left hand there. Van Barle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duarte swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Van Barle counter with a right hand.

It looks like Miguel Duarte has been cut.
Van Barle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Duarte slips a straight right by Van Barle.
Duarte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Van Barle drives through and clinches with Duarte against the cage.
A short left from Duarte.

Duarte breaks from the clinch.
Van Barle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte misses with a right hand
and Van Barle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Barle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Barle has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Duarte jabs Van Barle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Barle takes a swing at Duarte's ribcage but misses.
Duarte doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Barle. Duarte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Barle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duarte tries a quick counter leg kick but Van Barle is wise to it.
Van Barle misses with a left hand
and Duarte counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Van Barle swings widly with a right hand
and Duarte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duarte tries to bum rush Van Barle with a series of wild strikes but Van Barle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Barle.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Barle misses the target.
Duarte throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Van Barle counter with a right hand.
Van Barle lands with an overhand left.
Duarte's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Barle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Duarte scrambles back to his feet.
Duarte just misses with a punch to the body.
Duarte lands with a nice body punch.
Duarte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Barle moves away.
Duarte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Barle.
Duarte misses with an uppercut.
Van Barle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Barle at a distance.
Duarte is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Van Barle rather than just go for the knockout.
Van Barle throws a sloppy head kick and Duarte moves out of range easily.
Van Barle ducks under a wild hook from Duarte.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Barle slips a straight right by Duarte.
Van Barle slips under a jab from Duarte.
Duarte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Barle.
Van Barle looks to land a left hand but Duarte moved out of range nicely.
Van Barle throws a right and a left that Duarte avoids nicely.
Duarte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Duarte moves out of range of the body kick from Van Barle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Miguel Duarte will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miguel Duarte's cut.
That's time! Van Barle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Duarte misses with a low kick.
Van Barle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Duarte.
Duarte lands a slapping body shot.
Duarte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Duarte scoring well with a low kick there.
Duarte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duarte ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big right from Duarte misses.

Van Barle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Duarte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte misses with the head strike.
Van Barle working aggressively here.
Duarte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Barle backwards.
Duarte avoiding damage as Van Barle throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Van Barle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duarte scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Van Barle fails to land.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Duarte in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Van Barle is trying to maintain a safe position but Duarte gets an underhook and turns Van Barle into the cage.
Good body shot from Duarte.
Van Barle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Duarte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duarte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duarte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Duarte taking a breather.
Duarte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Duarte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miguel Duarte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duarte takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte throws a sloppy body shot
and Van Barle counters with a slapping leg kick.
Duarte wants to slow Van Barle down by chopping away at his legs.
Van Barle loads up on a big right hand but Duarte slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Barle misses with a looping right.
Duarte let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Duarte crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Barle - the referee stops the clock and Duarte gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Barle. Duarte manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duarte. Van Barle does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Van Barle misses its target.
Van Barle throws a hook but Duarte avoids it easily.
Duarte now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Duarte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Barle throws a low kick but Duarte moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Barle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duarte lands a really nice looking cross but Van Barle seems unphased.
Duarte tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Van Barle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Van Barle defending well as Duarte loads up on a big left hand.
Van Barle throwing a counter right hand but Duarte manages to avoid it.
A lazy body kick from Van Barle
and Duarte counters with a head kick.
Duarte takes a swing at Van Barle's ribcage but misses.
Van Barle tries to bum rush Duarte with a series of wild strikes but Duarte uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Barle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duarte.
Van Barle slips a jab from Duarte.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte throws a right hand that Van Barle ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Barle also avoids with ease.
Van Barle defending well as Duarte loads up on a big left hand.
Van Barle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duarte's sensitive parts.
Van Barle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Barle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duarte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Barle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duarte misses with a looping right.
Van Barle throws a right hand that misses
and Duarte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Duarte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Miguel Duarte's cut.
That's time! Van Barle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

A big left from Duarte misses.
Duarte stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Barle.
Van Barle misses with a body kick.
Duarte misses with a wild body shot.
Van Barle throws a leg kick but Duarte sees it coming and moves out of range.
Duarte lands a leg kick that knocks Van Barle off balance momentarily.
Van Barle scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Barle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Duarte throws a lazy right hand but Van Barle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duarte takes a swing at Van Barle's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte misses with a looping left.
Duarte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duarte flicks out a counter leg kick but Van Barle steps away.
Van Barle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duarte manages to avoid it.
Duarte checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van Barle wants to clinch.
Van Barle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dillon Van Barle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Van Barle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Barle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van Barle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duarte unleashes a big counter combination but Van Barle bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Duarte throws a leg kick but Van Barle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Van Barle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Duarte keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Duarte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Barle. That did some damage!
Van Barle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duarte.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Barle with a jab.
Duarte misses with an uppercut. Van Barle saw that one coming.
Van Barle misses with an uppercut. Duarte saw that one coming.
Van Barle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Duarte gets tackled into the cage by Van Barle. Van Barle maintains the clinch.

Duarte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duarte moves out of range of the body kick from Van Barle.
Van Barle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Duarte.
Duarte ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Miguel Duarte is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Barle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duarte.
Duarte scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Van Barle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Duarte scores with a hook to the body. Van Barle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duarte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Barle moves away.
Van Barle feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Van Barle blocks a head kick by Duarte.
Van Barle swings widly with a right hand
and Duarte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Duarte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Barle pivots, looking for a leg kick but Duarte is out of range and Van Barle settles back down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Duarte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Duarte winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Duarte!