PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Dukes (ranked 1892 p4p, 2338 weight class) and Striking Old Fox (ranked 225 p4p, 276 weight class). Dukes comes to the cage accompanied by I saw the Light. Striking Old Fox acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Dukes
vs
Old Fox

192 cm
24
210
2 - 0 - 0

217 cm
25
214
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Dukes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Striking Old Fox!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Old Fox tries to close the distance and clinch but Dukes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Old Fox tries to get set, Dukes tries to push him back and clinch up but Old Fox manages to avoid the attempt.
Old Fox tries to clinch but Dukes moves out of range.
Old Fox takes one to the chin there.

Old Fox moves into range and clinches up with Dukes.
A head punch on the inside from Old Fox fails to land.

Dukes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Old Fox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dukes.

Old Fox closes the distance and clinches.
Dukes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Old Fox pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Old Fox lands a nice uppercut.
Old Fox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Old Fox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dukes has Old Fox pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Old Fox manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Old Fox slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dukes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Old Fox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Old Fox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dukes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Old Fox avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Dukes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Old Fox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dukes blocks an uppercut.
Old Fox misses with a punch on the inside.
Dukes is trying to force a seperation but Old Fox has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Old Fox.
Old Fox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Old Fox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dukes backwards.
Old Fox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Old Fox.
Old Fox lands a hook that snaps the head of Dukes backwards.
Still in the clinch, Old Fox scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dukes is trying to maintain a safe position but Old Fox gets an underhook and turns Dukes into the cage.
Old Fox prevents a takedown attempt there.
Old Fox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Old Fox gets underhooks to prevent Dukes's takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Old Fox.
Old Fox lands a shoulder strike.
Old Fox swings wildly with an uppercut but Dukes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Old Fox gets underhooks to prevent Dukes's takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Old Fox.
Dukes is trying to drag Old Fox to the mat but Old Fox just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Old Fox.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Old Fox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dukes backwards.
Old Fox tries to throw a body punch but Dukes avoids it by throwing Old Fox back against the cage.
Old Fox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dukes is trying to break the clinch but Old Fox has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Old Fox.
Dukes is trying to force a seperation but Old Fox has the dominant position.
Old Fox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dukes backwards.
Old Fox lands a shoulder strike.
Old Fox lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Old Fox.
Old Fox misses with a punch on the inside.
Old Fox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dukes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dukes has had enough of the clinch but Old Fox keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Old Fox lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dukes.
Dukes trying to control the position but instead, Old Fox has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dukes into the cage.
Old Fox swings wildly with an uppercut but Dukes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Old Fox scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Old Fox.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Old Fox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dukes blocking some punches.
Old Fox gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dukes.
A short uppercut from Old Fox.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Striking Old Fox dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dukes misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Old Fox! But no joy.
Dukes misses the shot to the body.
We've been told by Dukes's head coaches at Death By Snu Snu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Old Fox forces Dukes back against the cage and clinches.
Dukes blocking some punches.
Old Fox tries a body shot but Dukes blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Old Fox.
Old Fox throws a punch but it's blocked by Dukes.
Old Fox is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dukes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Old Fox blocks an elbow strike.
Old Fox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Old Fox keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dukes's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Old Fox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Old Fox prevents Dukes from breaking the clinch.
Striking Old Fox seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Old Fox lands a hook that snaps the head of Dukes backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukes blocks a body shot from Old Fox.
Old Fox lands a nice uppercut.
Old Fox pushes Dukes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Old Fox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Dukes is rocked!
Old Fox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Dukes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Old Fox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Old Fox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Old Fox dips a shoulder and cracks Dukes with a mighty uppercut! Dukes falls back against the cage and Old Fox unloads with a barrage of strikes! Dukes is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Old Fox screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Striking Old Fox!
Striking Old Fox is the new light heavyweight champion!
The defeated Johnny Dukes had this to say: 'I want a rematch. I deserve that.'.