PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Ducreux (ranked 716 p4p, 1667 weight class) and Jacks Sole (ranked 104 p4p, 221 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ducreux
vs
Sole

184 cm
31
186
15 - 11 - 1

188 cm
37
186
21 - 14 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Ducreux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ducreux misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Sole was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ducreux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sole.
Ducreux throws an overhand right that lands on Sole's shoulder, as Sole tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Sole was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ducreux throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sole counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Joseph Ducreux has been cut.
Ducreux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ducreux throws out a loose jab but Sole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ducreux throws the kick towards the body but Sole avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ducreux looks to land a right hand but Sole moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sole! But no joy.
Sole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sole looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ducreux lands a really nice looking cross but Sole seems unphased.
Joseph Ducreux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducreux misses with a body kick.
Ducreux backing away here, and Sole unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ducreux with a nice cross.
Ducreux lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ducreux lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sole takes a step back to recover.
Sole throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ducreux counters with a left to the body.
Ducreux throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sole counters with a nice leg kick.
Ducreux misses with a hook
letting Sole counter with a right hand.
Ducreux throws a lazy uppercut
and Sole counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux lands a jab to the head.
Ducreux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ducreux paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ducreux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sole with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ducreux to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Sole.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sole! But no joy.
Sole moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sole misses the jab.
Sole lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ducreux will feel that in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux moves out of range of the body kick.
Ducreux misses with a hook. Sole ducked under it nicely.
Sole tries a quick counter leg kick but Ducreux is wise to it.
Ducreux fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sole on the side of the head.
Ducreux scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sole throws a right hand that misses
and Ducreux counters with a left to the body.
Ducreux misses with a kick to the body
and Sole makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sole takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ducreux lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ducreux moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ducreux slips under a jab from Sole.
Sole throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ducreux moves into range and connects with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sole. That's going to slow Ducreux down.
Ducreux scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ducreux throws a right hand that misses
and Sole counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ducreux.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Ducreux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Ducreux's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ducreux.
Ducreux throws a lazy uppercut
and Sole counters with a left to the body.
Sole moves out of range of the strikes.
Sole thinks about the counter body kick.
Sole throws a hook to the side of Ducreux's head but Ducreux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ducreux swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ducreux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sole can do to turn this around?
Ducreux looks to throw the jab but Sole is out of range.
Ducreux moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ducreux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sole counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sole looks to throw a body kick
and Ducreux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ducreux backing away here, and Sole unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Sole might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ducreux has got the better of the exchanges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducreux throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sole stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ducreux looks for the body kick but Sole saw that one coming.
Ducreux throws a big shot that misses.
Sole gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Joseph Ducreux is winning the standup battle so far.
Ducreux missing with a left hand there. Sole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Ducreux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sole doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sole checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sole takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ducreux misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Sole on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ducreux throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ducreux looks to throw a body kick
and Sole counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ducreux. Sole does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Sole misses.
Ducreux throws a body shot but no joy.
Sole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ducreux jabs Sole right on the nose. Sole blinks but takes it well.
Sole is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux cracks Sole with a good jab.
Ducreux throws the left hand but Sole avoids the punch easily.
Sole is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ducreux with a body shot.
Sole avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sole looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ducreux swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sole counters with a straight right hand.
Ducreux lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sole will feel that in the morning.
Ducreux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sole.
Ducreux throws a jab when Sole was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sole counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Joseph Ducreux's cut is getting worse.
Sole takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ducreux loads up on a big right hand but Sole slips the punch.
Sole is trying to counter with his kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ducreux - that will leave a mark!
That kick from Ducreux tenderised Sole's leg. Sole is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ducreux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sole throws a hook to the side of Ducreux's head but Ducreux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ducreux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sole.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Ducreux dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Ducreux's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Sole looks to land a combination but Ducreux avoids it well.
Sole looks to land a right hand but Ducreux moved out of range.
Ducreux misses with an uppercut. Sole saw that one coming.
Sole is looking for the big counter here.
Ducreux looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sole flicks out a counter leg kick but Ducreux steps away.
Sole walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ducreux's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sole under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ducreux misses with a body shot
and Sole counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ducreux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sole moves away.
Sole lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducreux cracks Sole with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ducreux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ducreux moves out of range of the body kick from Sole.
Sole scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ducreux throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sole cracks Ducreux with a good jab.
Sole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ducreux.
Ducreux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jacks Sole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ducreux misses.
It seemed like Sole was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ducreux catches Sole with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice straight punches there by Ducreux. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ducreux.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Sole.
Ducreux looks to land a body kick but Sole moved away.
Sole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ducreux.
Sole throws out a counter right but Ducreux avoids it with no problem.
Ducreux misses with a right hand
and Sole counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sole walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole throws a hook but Ducreux blocks it.
Sole moves out of range of the body kick.
Ducreux lands with a hook. Sole tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sole defending well as Ducreux loads up on a big left hand.
Sole replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ducreux blocks it well.
Ducreux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ducreux looks to land a body kick but Sole moved away.
Ducreux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ducreux is looking to counter punch.
Ducreux moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux misses with a lunging right hand
and Sole counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ducreux lands with a shot to the body.
Sole has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sole stalks Ducreux and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ducreux's face. Ducreux staggers backwards, shaken.

Joseph Ducreux's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ducreux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sole counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Ducreux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sole ducks under a wild hook from Ducreux.
Sole looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ducreux lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ducreux throws a leg kick
and Sole counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joseph Ducreux.
Well Ducreux 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Ducreux!
Joseph Ducreux made sure to mention his sponsor, Bondi MMA 🏝️ in his post fight interview.