PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amadeo Thevenet (ranked 2393 p4p, 3623 weight class) and Rodrigo Duterte (ranked 135 p4p, 195 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Thevenet
vs
Duterte

190 cm
25
254
8 - 8 - 1

195 cm
26
270
5 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

30th Century Beer Store

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Amadeo Thevenet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodrigo Duterte!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thevenet swings for the body but Duterte moves out of range.
Duterte throws a fast counter high kick but Thevenet manages to duck under it in time.
Thevenet looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Duterte misses with a combination
and Thevenet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Rodrigo Duterte has been cut.
Duterte will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thevenet swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Duterte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thevenet connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Duterte momentarily.
Jab from Duterte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Thevenet misses.
Good shot there by Duterte.
Duterte throws a leg kick but Thevenet sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Duterte moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duterte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thevenet throws a hook but Duterte blocks it.
Duterte throws out a counter right but Thevenet avoids it with no problem.
Duterte tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thevenet is able to avoid easily.
Thevenet appears to be looking for a big counter.
Thevenet misses with a left hand
and Duterte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thevenet fails with a takedown attempt.
Duterte unleashes a big counter combination but Thevenet bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Thevenet throws an off balance right hand
and Duterte counters with a three punch combo that has Thevenet backing up. Thevenet nods at Duterte to acknowledge the strikes.
Duterte works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duterte slips a jab from Thevenet.
Duterte connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thevenet momentarily.
Thevenet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thevenet moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDuterte.
Duterte moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duterte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thevenet.
Thevenet on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thevenet checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thevenet misses with a jab to the body
enabling Duterte to counter with a crisp jab.

Duterte cracks Thevenet with an uppercut from hell and Thevenet crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Duterte's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!

Thevenet is rocked!
Duterte engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thevenet tries to strike from the bottom.
Duterte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thevenet controls Duterte momentarily but Duterte frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thevenet wants to sweep here but Duterte controlling him for the moment.
Duterte looking to sit in guard and control but Thevenet gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Thevenet is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Thevenet has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thevenet looking to pass the guard.
Thevenet knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Duterte on the ground.
Thevenet postures up in Duterte's guard and throws a big left but Duterte blocks it.
Thevenet stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duterte swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Duterte keeping moving, preventing Thevenet from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Duterte not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Duterte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Duterte's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Duterte misses with a head kick.
Duterte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thevenet has time to react.
Duterte misses the body punch
and Thevenet counters with a nice body shot.
Thevenet throws a right hand that misses
and Duterte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thevenet misses the shot to the body.
Duterte attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Duterte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thevenet on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thevenet throws a body shot but no joy.
Thevenet looks to score with a jab to the body but Duterte is just out of range.
Duterte flicks out a counter leg kick but Thevenet steps away.
Nice uppercut there from Thevenet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thevenet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duterte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Duterte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Duterte. Beautiful body shot.
Thevenet stuns Duterte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Duterte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thevenet fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Duterte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thevenet.
Rodrigo Duterte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duterte throws a combination. Thevenet tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thevenet keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Duterte is looking to score with low kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Thevenet misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thevenet misses with a straight left.
Rodrigo Duterte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duterte scores with a hook to the body. Thevenet takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rodrigo Duterte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duterte throws a left and a right that both miss
and Duterte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duterte throws a hook but Thevenet blocks it.
It looked like Thevenet was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Thevenet throws out a powerful jab.
Duterte ducks under a wild hook from Thevenet.
Duterte throws a counter combo.
Thevenet moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Duterte misses with a double jab.
Thevenet appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thevenet misses with an uppercut
and Duterte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thevenet throws a body punch but Duterte moves out of range.
Duterte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thevenet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duterte.
Thevenet throws a lazy uppercut
and Duterte counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thevenet thinking.
Thevenet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thevenet dips to his left and cracks Duterte with an uppercut!
Thevenet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duterte manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thevenet missing with a left hand there. Duterte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duterte throws a left and a right that both miss

and Thevenet counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thevenet.
Duterte wants to get back to his feet but Thevenet passes into half guard.
Duterte has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

Thevenet throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duterte wants to get back to his feet.
Duterte gets back to full guard.
Duterte is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Amadeo Thevenet will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Duterte's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Thevenet walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheers as Duterte lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thevenet doesn't seem phased though.
Thevenet throws a poor cross that misses
and Duterte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Thevenet misses.

Nice combo by Duterte! Oh, that's hurt him - Thevenet falls to the canvas and Duterte follows him into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Duterte is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Thevenet knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Duterte fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Thevenet's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thevenet manages to get back to half guard.

Duterte is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Duterte throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Duterte is working for a submission of some sort.

Duterte is trying to work for a kimura but Thevenet is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Duterte seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thevenet does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Duterte is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Duterte is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thevenet doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Duterte.
It looks like Duterte is going to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Duterte is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Thevenet is just riding it out for now. Duterte eventually gives up the hold.
Thevenet tries to roll over but Duterte keeps him under control.
Thevenet is not content to let Duterte control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thevenet is looking to improve his position.

Duterte is working for a kimura but Thevenet is defending it quite comfortably.
Duterte prevents Thevenet from improving his position.
Rodrigo Duterte has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Duterte moves into full mount! Thevenet won't be happy about that!

Duterte stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Duterte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Duterte has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Duterte!
A very excited looking Rodrigo Duterte rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.