PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Duarte (ranked 5820 p4p, 5621 weight class) and Aster Oid (ranked 608 p4p, 595 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Duarte
vs
Oid

190 cm
18
210
0 - 2 - 0

189 cm
25
200
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Urban Fighter
HELLBENT

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francisco Duarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aster Oid!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oid gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oid looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Oid lands a left hand.
Duarte can't break the clinch.
Duarte being controlled against the cage.
Oid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duarte is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Duarte tries to break free but Oid pushes him back against the cage.
Oid has a couple of punches blocked by Duarte.
A frustrated look appears on Duarte's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Duarte wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oid lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oid scores with a nice hook to the head.
Duarte jumps guard but Oid turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oid tries to land a knee to the head but Duarte blocks with his arms.
Oid digs a right hand into Duarte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Duarte's gas tank.
Oid keeps control of Duarte as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Duarte breaks the clinch.

Duarte instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte is trying to break free.
Oid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oid tries to work over Duarte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oid stalling the fight.
Oid throws a punch but it's blocked by Duarte.
Duarte is trying to break the clinch but Oid has him pressed against the cage.
Oid misses with a knee strike.
Oid can't find room to land a body shot as Duarte controls the action.
Duarte landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Duarte.
Duarte wants to get back to striking at distance but Oid won't allow it.
Duarte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oid backwards.
Oid avoiding damage as Duarte throws knees to the body.
Duarte is trying to pull guard but Oid turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Duarte working hard to break the clinch.
Oid has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Duarte seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Oid can turn it around.

Duarte ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Duarte no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Duarte is trying to control the position but Oid postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oid prevents Duarte from getting back to his feet.
Duarte seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oid trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Duarte bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Oid's guard.

Duarte throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oid works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Duarte has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Duarte trying to control the position from guard on top but Oid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duarte loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oid wants to stand but Duarte is controlling the position.

Oid is working an open guard so Duarte takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte dives in for a single leg takedown but Oid sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco Duarte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oid stops a takedown attempt from Duarte.
Duarte tries to pull guard but Oid holds him up against the cage and eventually Duarte drops back down to his feet.
Duarte is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oid is keeping busy.
Duarte tries to circle away but Oid has him pinned against the cage.
Oid has Duarte pressed against the cage, preventing Duarte from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Oid fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Oid.

Duarte has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Oid uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oid postures up in Duarte's guard and throws a big left but Duarte blocks it.
Duarte is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte keeping full guard, as Oid tries to pass.
Duarte knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oid on the ground.
Duarte avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Duarte is trying to keep Oid in close.
Duarte keeping moving, preventing Oid from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Aster Oid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Duarte closes the distance and clinches.
Duarte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oid has him pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Francisco Duarte will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Oid lands with a thumping leg kick.

Duarte closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Duarte wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Duarte is trying to push Oid away but Oid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Duarte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duarte is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Oid to keep the fight standing.
A frustrated look appears on Duarte's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Duarte blocks an uppercut.
Duarte missing with knees to the body.
Oid lands a nice shot to the body.

Duarte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duarte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duarte throws a nice looking combination but Oid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oid is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Duarte tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Oid defends well and Duarte ends up having to push Oid into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oid will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Duarte up against the cage.
Duarte's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Duarte wants to get back to striking at distance but Oid won't allow it.
Duarte wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duarte's elbow.
Oid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duarte jumps guard but Oid turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco Duarte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duarte wants to get back to striking at distance but Oid won't allow it.
Oid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Oid.
Duarte wants to break free but Oid has control.
Oid scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Duarte's efforts to push away.
Aster Oid seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Duarte wants a takedown but no success here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte is trying to break the clinch but Oid is controlling him.
Oid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duarte is trying to push Oid away but Oid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Oid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Duarte's efforts to push away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Oid 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.
Oid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duarte is trying to push Oid away but Oid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Duarte wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duarte blocks a body shot from Oid.
Oid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duarte has had enough of the clinch but Oid keeps him there for the moment.
Oid misses with a punch on the inside.
Oid prevents Duarte from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Oid fails to land.
Duarte tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oid is looking to control Duarte's arms but Duarte gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oid has his back to the cage.
Oid blocks the elbow strike.
Duarte fails to pull guard.
Oid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duarte's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Duarte's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Duarte lands a body punch.
Duarte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oid.
Duarte wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duarte is looking to break free of the clinch but Oid has double underhooks.
Duarte tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oid just stands there and leans against the cage.
Duarte is trying to push Oid away but Oid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Duarte tries to break the clinch but Oid is controlling the position.
Oid scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Duarte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Duarte breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oid takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Duarte connects with a high kick.
Duarte lands a high kick!
Francisco Duarte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duarte plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Oid is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Oid closes the distance and clinches.
Oid is still on wobbly legs! Can Duarte finish him?
A short right from Oid.
Duarte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duarte wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Duarte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oid has him pressed against the cage.
Oid seems to have recovered his senses.
Oid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duarte wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Duarte tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oid smiles and moves away.
Oid moves out of range of the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Aster Oid will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Oid keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Oid moves into the clinch.
Duarte is trying to break the clinch but Oid is controlling him.
Duarte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oid has him pressed against the cage.
Oid prevents Duarte from breaking the clinch.
Duarte pushes off an throws an elbow but Oid leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Duarte fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Duarte fails to pull guard.
Oid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Duarte's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Oid scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duarte wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duarte is trying to push Oid away but Oid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oid.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duarte jumps guard but Oid turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco Duarte. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oid has a couple of punches blocked by Duarte.
Oid leaning against his opponent.
Oid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oid has Duarte pressed against the cage, preventing Duarte from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Duarte can't break the clinch.
Oid throws a head punch that misses.
Duarte tries to break the clinch but Oid is controlling the position.
Duarte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oid has him pressed against the cage.
Duarte is looking to break free of the clinch but Oid has double underhooks.
Duarte is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oid tries to throw a body punch but Duarte avoids it by throwing Oid back against the cage.
Duarte tries to circle away but Oid has him pinned against the cage.
Duarte tries to circle away but Oid has him pinned against the cage.
Oid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duarte wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Duarte has had enough of the clinch but Oid keeps him there for the moment.
Duarte wants to get back to striking at distance but Oid won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Duarte fails to land.
Duarte is trying to break the clinch but Oid has him pressed against the cage.

Duarte breaks from the clinch.
Oid slips a jab and a cross from Duarte.
Duarte's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Duarte duly obliges.
Nice sprawl there from Oid as Duarte shoots in.

Oid moves into range and clinches up with Duarte.
Duarte looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Oid has Duarte pressed against the cage.
Duarte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duarte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oid misses with a punch on the inside.
Duarte lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oid throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oid as Duarte tries to tie him up.
Duarte has had enough of the clinch but Oid keeps him there for the moment.
Oid misses with a punch to the body.
Duarte wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duarte fails to pull guard.
Duarte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Duarte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Oid as Duarte shoots in.

Duarte gets tackled into the cage by Oid. Oid maintains the clinch.
Oid is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Duarte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oid has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oid misses with the head strike.
Duarte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duarte is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Oid to keep the fight standing.
Duarte can't break the clinch.
Duarte is trying to pull guard but Oid turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Duarte is trying to break free.
Duarte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Duarte's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oid.
Duarte is trying to force a seperation but Oid has the dominant position.
Duarte tries to break free but Oid pushes him back against the cage.
Duarte has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Duarte is looking to break free of the clinch but Oid has double underhooks.
Duarte jumps guard but Oid turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Oid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aster Oid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Oid has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!